nd: seeing one generation comes and
another goes, but the earth remains firm forever, that is, in her proper
situation or place, whether she be moved or not moved upon her proper
centre. The Senate, the people, and the magistracy, or the Parliament so
constituted, as you have seen, is the guardian of this commonwealth, and
the husband of such a wife as is elegantly described by Solomon: "She is
like the merchant's ships; she brings her food from far. She considers
a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
She perceives that her merchandise is good. She stretches forth her
hands to the poor. She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for
all her household are clothed with scarlet. She makes herself coverings
of tapestry, her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known (by
his robes) in the gates, when he sits among the senators of the land."
The gates, or inferior courts, were branches, as it were, of the
Sanhedrim, or Senate, of Israel. Nor is our commonwealth a worse
housewife, nor has she less regard to her magistrates; as may pear by--

The twenty-fifth order, "That, whereas the public revenue is through the
late civil wars dilapidated, the excise, being improved or improvable to
the revenue of L1,000,000, be applied, for the space of eleven years to
come, to the reparation of the same, and for the present maintenance of
the magistrates, knights, deputies, and other officers, who, according
to their several dignities and functions, shall annually receive toward
the support of the same, as follows:

"The lord strategus marching, is, upon another account, to have
field-pay as general.

Per Annum
The lord strategus sitting...... L2,000
The lord orator...... 2,000
The three commissioners of the seal... 4,500
The three commissioners of the treasury... 4,500
The two censors.... 3,000
The 290 knights, at L500 a man..... 145,000
The four ambassadors-in-ordinary.... 12,000
The Council of War for intelligence.... 3,000
The master of the ceremonies..... 500
The master of the horse...... 500
His substitute..... 150
The twelve ballotins for their winter liveries 240

For summer liveries... 120

For their board-