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For fince the paffing of that useful Law in the Reign of our glorious Deliverer, King William, the whole Face of this Country hath been changed fo that from being fubject to a Famine every five or fix Years, we are now become the Granary of Europe, to the unspeakable Advantage both of the Landed and Commercial Intereft; having a Suf ficiency of Corn for ourselves, and fome to ex port in the worst of Seafons. For the Downs and High Lands will generally furnish à Supply, when the Low Lands fail,-and vice verfa: Not to mention that when both fucceed, the Farmer is ftill encouraged to plow again for a next Year's Crop, as he is fure of a Price for the Produce of his Labour, either at Home or Abroad.

XI. THESE Confiderations are humbly fubmitted to the free and unbiaffed Judgment of every boneft Man, and Lover of his Country, of whatfoever Denomination. And if it fhould appear, that there can be no juft Motive for Difaffection to the prefent Royal Family on account of either Principle or Intereft, may we not hope, that all Oppofition, derived from that Source, to the Naturalization of our perfecuted Fellow Proteftants, will entirely cease? And would it be too much to expect, that this Affair fhould be determined by every Man, in his own Confcience, according to the intrinfick Reafon of the Thing, and not according to the Dictates of Party, or former Prejudices and Prepoffeffions? It is furely a ftrange Proceeding, that an innocent, diftreffed Proteftant, fhould be denied a Shelter in this Country, merely because he cannot to pay the

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high Fees for Naturalization, which the poor Remains of his plundered Fortune cannot reach; or is difliked for his Affection to the present Royal Family;-but ftranger ftill, after it has been proved, that his Labour, Skill, and Industry, would be a new Acquifition of Strength and Riches to our own Kingdom and People; or that his Affection to His Majefty, and his Family, fhould be the very Inducement with every loyal Subject, and Lover of his Country, to receive him with Open Arms.

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