NOTE 81, p. 295.—The Mutiny Bill plays a very curious part in English Constitutional usage. In the Declaration of Rights it was declared that “standing armies and martial law in peace, without the consent of Parliament, are illegal.” The “consent of Parliament” is now secured in the following manner: An appropriation is made to support such an army as is needed, but all of the provisions of the appropriating bill are limited _to one year_. In order to maintain even the nucleus of an army, therefore, it is absolutely necessary that Parliament should be in session every year. This is the only provision guaranteeing an annual assembling of Parliament. NOTE 82, p. 296.—_Sursum Corda_: “let your hearts arise,” was the form of a call to silent prayer at certain intervals in the Roman Catholic service. NOTE 83, p. 296.—_Let it be happy and prosperous_, was a form of prayer among the Romans at the beginning of an important undertaking. Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained. Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained; occurrences of inconsistent hyphenation have not been changed. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Representative British Orations with Introductions and Explanatory Notes,, by Charles Kendall Adams