P. 204. [par. 206.] _Clarendon_. Together with that of attainder of the Earl of Strafford, another Bill was passed by the King, of almost as fatal a consequence both to the King and kingdom, ... "the Act for the perpetual Parliament;" as it is since called.--_Swift_. Cursed stupidity! _Hinc illae lachrymae_. P. 205. [par. 207.] _Clarendon_. No way could be thought of so sure, as an Act of Parliament, "that this Parliament should not be adjourned, prorogued, or dissolved, but by Act of Parliament, which, upon this occasion, His Majesty would never deny to pass."--_Swift_. The fatal stroke. _Ibid_. [par. 210.] _Clarendon_, on the King's passing this Bill. --_Swift_. I wish the author had enlarged here upon what motives the King passed that Bill. P 205 [par 210] _Clarendon_, on the same.--_Swift_ The King by this act utterly ruined. P 207 [par 217] _Clarendon_, on the passing of the tonnage and poundage bill--And so in expectation and confidence, that they would make glorious additions to the state and revenue of the crown, His Majesty suffered himself to be stripped of all that he had left.--_Swift_ Great weakness in the King. P 225 [par 271] _Clarendon_ These Acts of Parliament, etc will be acknowledged, by an uncorrupted posterity, to be everlasting monuments of the King's princely and fatherly affection to his people.--_Swift_ Rather of his weakness. BOOK IV P 237 [par 24] _Clarendon_ A general insurrection of the Irish, spread itself over the whole country, in such an inhumane and barbarous manner, that there were forty or fifty thousand of the English Protestants murdered.--_Swift_ At least. P 243 [par 43] _Clarendon_ That which should have been an act of oblivion, was made a defence and justification of whatsoever they [the Scotch] had done.--_Swift_ Scot, Scot, Scot, for ever Scot. P 244 [par 47] _Clarendon_ His Majesty having never received any considerable profit from Scotland, etc.--_Swift_ How could he, from Scottish rebels and beggars? P 245 [par 47] _Clarendon_ Surely he had then very hard thoughts of a great part of the nation [the Scotch].--_Swift_ Who can doubt of it? P 257 [par 87] _Clarendon_ The propositions made from Scotland, "for the sending ten thousand men from thence, into Ulster, to be paid by the Parliament," were consented to, whereby some soldiers were dispatched thither, to defend their own plantation, and did in truth, at our charge, as much oppress the English that were there, as the rebels could have done.--_Swift_ Send cursed rebel Scots, who oppressed the English in that kingdom as the Irish rebels did, and were governors of that province, etc. P 271 [par 130] _Clarendon_, Doctor Williams, Archbishop of York--had himself published, by his own authority, a book against the using those ceremonies [which were countenanced by Laud], in which there was much good learning, and too little gravity for a bishop.--_Swift_ Where is that book to be had?[5]