you have no more to wish for, but
that you may live and practice 'em ;
and it will be to me both a great Sa-
tisfaction and Honour to see my
Work finisht by the same Artist who
put it first into my hands, and
frufted me with the beginning of it.
It will be enough for me that I have
put my hands to such a Master-piece,
and fhall be highly honoured if your
Lordship take notice of my Endea-
vours, and fufficiently Rewarded if
you grant your Protection to him
who has no other Ambition than
to be,
Your Lordships

Most Humble, most
Obedient and most

Devoted Servant,
9. Dela Heuge.

THE

CONTENTS

H

page 1

p. 36

I.

IS Lordships Advice to his Chil-

dren.

II.

An Esay upon Government

III.

Reasons why King James Ran away from

Salisbury.

IV.

Observations upon the Attainder of the

late Duke of Monmouth, with fome

Arguments for the Reversing there.

of

p. 70

V. Of

p. 56

p. 82

V.

of the Interest of Whig and Tory;

which may with most safety be depended
on by the Government, on the account
either of Fidelity, or Numbers. In a

Letter to a Friend

VI.

A Discourse shewing who were the true In-

couragers of Popery: Written on the

occasion of King James's Declaration

of Indulgence.

VII.

Speech in Parliament for the Bill of Ex-

clufion. That the next of Blood have no
Absolute Right to the Crown.

p. 94
VIII.

A Speech against Arbitrary and Illegal Im-

prisonments by the Privy Council. Sec,

veral Laws for the Restraint of this

Power. Instance of the Exercise of this

Power

p. 88

p. 100

Power on Sir Gilbert Gerrard about
a Black-Box. An Obječtion answe-
red.

IX.

A Speech against the Bishops Voting in case

of Blood. Lord Coke's Opinion do

gainst it. An Açt of Parliament Good, to

which their Confent is not had. Bishops

no Peers, though Lords of Parlia-

p. 107

ment.

X.

A Speech against the Pensioners in the Reign
of King Charles II.

p. 115

XI.

A Speech for the sitting of Parliaments,

and against King Charles' the seconds

Favourites.

p. 121

XII.

A Speech in Parliament on the occasion of

Jome Justices being put out of Commission

in the faid Reign.

p. 129.

XIII. A

XIII.
A Speech for the Banishing the Pa-,
pists.

p. 133

XIV.
A Speech on the Corruption of the Judges.

Laws to prevent it. Some Instances
thereof, particularly, Sir George
Jeffreys when fudge of Che-
fter.

p. 138

XV.

Some Observations on the Prince of

Orange's Declaration. On the Exit of

King Charles II. and Entrance of the

late King., whole Administration be. ·

coming Exorbitant, brought on the Pre-

sent Revolution. The Arbitrary Procee-

ding of K. James, excellently set forth

by the Declaration, &c. In a Charge to
the Grand Jury.

p. 353

XVI. A