Takingthepresentcurrentexpensesatsevenmillionsandanhalf,whichistheleastamounttheyarenowat,therewillremain（afterthesumofonemillionandanhalfbetakenforthenewcurrentexpensesandfourmillionsforthebefore—mentionedservice）thesumoftwomillions;partofwhichtobeappliedasfollows:
Thoughfleetsandarmies,byanalliancewithFrance,will,inagreatmeasure,becomeuseless,yetthepersonswhohavedevotedthemselvestothoseservices,andhavetherebyunfittedthemselvesforotherlinesoflife,arenottobesufferersbythemeansthatmakeothershappy。Theyareadifferentdescriptionofmenfromthosewhoformorhangaboutacourt。
Apartofthearmywillremain,atleastforsomeyears,andalsoofthenavy,forwhichaprovisionisalreadymadeintheformerpartofthisplanofonemillion,whichisalmosthalfamillionmorethanthepeaceestablishmentofthearmyandnavyintheprodigaltimesofCharlestheSecond。
Suppose,then,fifteenthousandsoldierstobedisbanded,andthatanallowancebemadetoeachofthreeshillingsaweekduringlife,clearofalldeductions,tobepaidinthesamemannerastheChelseaCollegepensionersarepaid,andforthemtoreturntotheirtradesandtheirfriends;andalsothatanadditionoffifteenthousandsixpencesperweekbemadetothepayofthesoldierswhoshallremain;theannualexpenseswillbe:
TothepayoffifteenthousanddisbandedsoldiersatthreeshillingsperweekL117,000