Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life And Writings of John Evelyn (1696) [ Practices / Concepts ]
… electing Members qualified to become the representatives of a Nation, with' legislative power to dispose of the fate of kingdomes; which should & would be compos'd of worthy persons, of known integritie & ability in their respective … at home! To this add the disproportion of the Buroughs capable of electing members, by which the major part of the whole kingdom are frequently out-voted, be the cause never so unjust, if it concerne a party interest. Will ever those … Nation; and divers of them of absolute necessitie to its recovery from the atrophy & consumption it labours under. The; King himselfe should (my Lord') be acquainted with these particulars, & of the; greate importance of them, by such as …
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