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Show 20 Confiderations, tOHCbing t~e Qgecns Serl'ice,in Ireland. try, by Seifes, and fuch like Oppreffions. And the Third, the barbarous Laws, Cuftoms, their Brehen. Laws,Habits of .Apparel, their hets or Heralds, that enchaunt them in Savage Manners, and fundry other fuch Dreggs, of Barbarifm, and Rebellion; Which , by a Number, ofPolitick Statutes, of Ireland, tneet to be put in Execution, are already forbidden ; llnto which , fuch Additions may be made, as the prefent Time requireth. :But the_Deducing of this Branch, requireth a more particular Notice, of the State, and Manners there, than fall's within my Compaife. For PlantatiBns, and BuildiJ:J.)!.S, I doe find it ftrange, that in the laft Plot, for the Populatiun of Mun~~r, there were Limitations, how much in· Demef n , and how tnuch in Farm, and how much in ~tnancy : Again, how many Buildings iliould be ere6ted ; ~ow many lrifb, in Mixture, fhould be admitted ; And other dungs forefeen almoil to Curiofity; But no Refi:raint, that th~y tnig~t uot build, {parfim, at their pleafure; Nor any Condiuon> that they fhould make places Fortified, and Defmfible : Which Omiffion was a firange N egle6t, and Secureneife , to my underf\.anding. So as, for this laft Point, of Plantations, and Buildings, there be two Confiderations, wh~ch hold .m?ft material ; .The one, ~or Q.uic/ming; And the other, for Aj]urmg. The firft ts, that chotce be made, of fuch Perfons, fq,r th<l! Government,ofTowns, and Places ; And fuch P'ndeytakers be procl.rred, as be Men gracious, and well beloved, and are like to be well followed. Wherein, for Munfler, it tnay be, (becaufe it is not Res integra; , but that the fortner T/ndertakers, ftand ititereifed,) there will be [orne Difficulty : But furely, in mine Opinion, either by Agreeing with them, or by Over-ruling them, with a Parliament, in Ireland; (which in this Courfe, of a Politick Proceeding, infinite Occafions , will require, fpeedily, to be held;) It will be fit, to fupply, fit qualified. Perfons, offl'n.dertaleers. The other, that it be not left, (as heretofore:)) to the Pleafure, of the Vndertakers, and .Adventurers, where, and how, to build, and plant; But that they doe, acco\ding t? a Prdcripr, or For1nulary : For firfi, the.Places, b?th Marittme~ and Inland, which are fitteft, for Colome1, or Garri[ons; As well, for doubt of the Foreiner, as for the Keeping the Countrcy, in Bridle, would be found, furveyed, and refolvcd upon : And that. the Patentees, be tyed, to build, in thofe places o~ely, and to forufy, as {hall be thought convenient. And lafil y, tt followeth of CG:mr[e, in Countries, of new Populations, to invite, and provoke Inl:~abita~ets, by ample Liberties, and Charters. It may plea[e JOur good Lordiliip, AS the Time, of Sowing a Seed · k . Comtnipg up, and Diiclofin i/s nown, but the Time of Seafon.; So, I am a VVirneife to~~' Se~~[u~l, or according to the vered, tn my mind, a long time a Keed ~/Affi ~~re hath been cowards your L:ordfhip.., [own b' the Efi. .e 10n, and Zeal, toand your parucular Honours, ·Ind Fa unauon of your V ertues, and my Self: VVhich Seed fi:ill f1 ri ~ours,to my Brothtr Deceafed, · to this Profeffion. And to be 1P. ngt~g, nowburfteth forth, in-ry. true; (And no Winds; or IN~~fesWltfc_!?~lr Lordfhip, it is vethts, out of my Head, or Hearr· Th~to tvt Marters"can blow Love) towards Studies and C~ ly~ur great Capacity, an.d worthier Nature, that; Popular~tC~pNattons, of ~n higl)er, and and in a perfon, of your Lordfh. , 1. ature rare tn the World me? a great, and chief Motive, r~ ~~ 1%' almofi. fingular;) is t~ rauon, towards you. And therefore y Affechon,. and Admi· of any ufe, to your Lordfbi b ; good my Lord,tfl may be, Means, or Friends I humbl'' Y my Head, Tongue, or Penn, A~d herewithall, 1~ot to doe ~0 ~~6e>n k~~ hold me your own ; Mmd, nor Partly to your own VVorth vantag~ to my good Commendation, of my humble Se . , as to concetve, that this ~treights, of my Occafions, but m~~~~e, proceedeth, ou~ of any tndeed, the Fulneife of my Heart A Y.> ou~ ~f. an Elecbon, and · all profperiry, I continue. t nd fo wlflnng your Lordfhip, , A Letter, of Offer of his Service . t t. M . a . ' fi·JJ C . '. 0 ms aJen:y, uponbts 'P' ommmg tn~ . It m.:J plea[tjour mo~ exceUent Majefty, . -. JT ts ob[erved, upon a plac . h . Flos Campi, tt Lilium Convaffiuln t e Ca~tzcle~, b~ ~Ofi!e; Ego /am Ego fum F/os Horti et Lili Ml m,. that " Difpart, tt ts not faid, Per(on, is not enclofcd fo;~ F onttum, bccau[e the Majtfty of that And yet, notwithftanding t~J': R no\ ~propriate to the Great. Nature, and Jud etnent h~th oya .ertueofAcceife; which as the Portal of a~l the r~fi planted, ~n your Maiefties Minde; ons con fidered~) ha · ' co~ not, of lt Self, (my ImperfecH~ my Self, immediater~ a~~~~~r z.e~ .:0 htvde ~ade Oblati?n , of ._ ' att;IJ, 1a lt not been Joyned, . with . |