Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P.

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Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P.
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Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
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London :: Printed by William Du-Gard printer to the Council of State,
1651.
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Justice, Administration of -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Constables -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
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"Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A90537.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.

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The brief Regulating of the present Navie, which now cost's five or 600000 l. yearly.
The work consist's either in the Governing, or the Executive part.

I. For the Governing thereof.

1. A Committee of Admiraltie con∣sisting

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of five or seven verie able men, should alwaies sit neer the Council of State, with sufficient Secretaries: and these men (if need) may have competent salaries.

2. These to bee able to give satisfa∣ction for all marine affairs whatsoëver at all times: these to have in them the Court of Admiraltie also; which may easily bee don; if the Law of Mer∣chants were in force, who, by six men yearly chosen, may end the usual con∣troversies among Seamen and Mer∣chants. The Admiraltie Court (as now it stand's) beeing verie offensive.

3. In this Committee, the Admi∣rals of the Sea, to sit, when they return home, as Assistants.

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