An Apology for the Army in a Short Essay on Fortitude, &C

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Excerpt from An Apology for the Army in a Short Essay on Fortitude, &C T H I s was the End to which all the em ecrable Arts of a pernicious Fathom evidentl tended. But tho' they fuceeeded beyond Ima gination, yet the Grand Projec'l was judged hy themfelves lmpraetieable unlefs the Ar my cou'd either be gained or dgfgrac'a'. All poihble Methods were therefore put in i7ra étice to eompafs the firit which had at once cut the Gordian Knot of a [tubborn Conftitu tion, and made its Ruin furet It was there fore extreamly worth while to negleét no News that might engage the Officers on their Side: But fo jui't a Senfe had thete Gentle men of their own Honour to great a Regard to the Welfare of their Countrv, and to clear an Apprehenfion of their: Men's wicked D figns, that they (corned all Otters on one Side, and Threats on the other, bravely te~ leiring, to hazard their Potts, (their only Maintenance) rather than lay violent Handi on a Confiitution they had lo often ventured their Lives to defend. Some few indeed (to their eternal Shame defirted their Brethren, and enter'd into the molt Criminal Meafures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.