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| 1. Augmented the Church, the Duke of York, and by Provisoes. | 770 M. Acres. | |||
| 2. Hath paid the Adventurers, and 49 Officers, besides Housing in Walled Towns | 670 M. Acres. | |||
| 3. Gain'd a Revenue worth above 80000 1. per Ann. and 15 Years Purchase | l. 1200,000 | |||
| 4. Gain'd the Years value, &c. worth | 300,000 | |||
| 5. Hath freed himself from the 1648. Articles with the Irish. | ||||
| 6. Restored many of his Friends to their own Estates[1]. | ||||
| The value of the said Army's Lands at ten Years Purchase, is 854000[2] l. Out of which deduct a years value and charge, there remains now but | l. 700,000 For all their Pay and Hazard.|6| | |||
| Mem. | ||||
| That whereas until Anno [3] England always sent Money and other Supplies into Ireland, now the Revenue is 200,000 1. and the charge Civil and Military but 170,0001. which is the gain or ease of England. | ||||
| The Debentures of Commission Officers, who serv'd eight years till about December 1649. comes to | l. 1,800,000 | |||
| Wherefore the Pay of private Soldiers to | 5,400,000 | |||
| 7,200,000 | ||||
| The 1⁄8 whereof is 900,000 l. The one half whereof being for Foot, was, 450,0001. per Ann. which, at 15 l. each, maintains 30,000 Foot, and the rest 15000 Horse, General Officers, and Train of Artillery included; so as there was a British Army, for eight Years, of at least 45000 Men[4]. | ||||
- ↑ Cox, 'he might add yt ye K gaind 12 Subsidyes, A great established revenew by hearthmoney excise and customs, from a flourishing Kingdome made soe by the Act of Setlemt, which else would not grant, and could not pay, those vast sumes.'
- ↑ Apparently should be '864000.'
- ↑ A blank in S.
- ↑ Cox, 'I doubt the 49 army was not 30000 foot and 15000 horse nor above half yt number at any one time. Neither was any footsouldier allowed 15l pann.'
