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Transactions in Parliament relative to the Stoppage of Payment in Specie of

the Bank of Engiand,

Copies of all Communications between the Directors of the Bank and the Chan-

cellor of the Exchequer, refpecting Advances to Government fince the firf of

November, 1794,
(ibid.)

Report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed by the House of Lords to exa-

mine and fate the total Amount of outstanding Demands on the Bank of

England, and likewife of the Funds for difcharging the fame, and to report

the Result thereof to the Houfe, together with their Opinion on the N.cefity

of tromiding for the Confirmation and Continuance of Meafures taken in

pufuance of the Minute of Council on the 26th of February laft, (217)

Copy of Refolutions mor ed by the Duke of Bedford, May 15, 1797, in Con-

fequence of the above Report-The previous Question was carried on the

rbole Series,

(231)

Proteft entered on the Journals of the House of Lords, in Confequence of the

Refolution of the House to reject the Motion of the Duke of Bedford for the

Difmiffion of Minifters,

(234)

His Majefty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, Tuesday, July 20, 1797,
(237)

His Majefty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, Nov. 2, 1797, (238)

Address of the House of Feers to the King,
(239)

The bumble Addrefs of the House of Commons to the King, moved by Mr. Wil-

brakam Brotle,
(241)

Papers which paffed in the late Negotiation for Peace at Lifle, between Lord
Mainejury, Plenipotentiary from the King of Great Britain, and the Com-
Foners from the French Directory. Prejeated to the House of Commons,

by Command of his Majefiv, November 3, 1797,
(242)

Declaration of the King of Great Britain to the People, respecting the Rupture

of the late Negotiation,

(790)

Joint Addrefs of both Houses of Parliament to his Majesty, prefented Nov.

15, 1797,

Mage from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant to the House of Commons,

(ibid.)

(209)

Letter of Convocation addreffed to the Plenipotentiary Envoys of the AMC-

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MISCELLANEOUS PAPER S.

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THE

HISTORY

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KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, AND TASTE,

IN GREAT BRITAIN,

During the Reign of KING CHARLES II.
PART I.

THE character of a nation, both with respect to morals and literature, is commonly found to vary with that of its rulers. Morals and literature are indeed in many refpects clofely connected; and science will not in general flourish without cultivation. The writers therefore, in many departments, of what are termed the belles lettres, in particular, will affume a caft and character from the manners of the times; and, though individuals may cafually arife eminent in particular branches of science, yet, thofe which are moft encouraged will in general occupy moft the attention of mankind.

We are now arrived at a period which, in character and manners, afforded a remarkable contraft to that which it immediately fucceeded. Indeed it is difficult to conceive how, in fo fhort a lapfe of time, the genius and purfuits of a peo

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