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Show ConflrlerationJ, tgu~hing the Plantation, in Ireland. The third Confequence, is the great Safety, that is like to grow,. to your Majcfiies Eflate, in generall, by this ACt; In difcomfiting all Hdji1le Attempts of Forreiners; which theW eakneffe of that\ Kmgdome, hath heretofore invited: Wherein, I £hall not need, to fetch R..eafons, af.1r oif, either for the generall, or particu- 1 Jar. For the generall, becaufe nothing is more evident, then that, which one of the Romans, faid of Peloponnefos; Tejhulo intra tegumcn i"1tta eft. The 'lortoife i1 fafe within her fhell: But, if fl1e put forth, any part of her Body, then itendangereth, not opely the part that is fo put forth, but all the Refi. And fo, we fee in Armo:: r, if any part be left naked, it puts in hazard the whole Perfan. And, in the Naturall Body of Man, if there be any weak or Affected, part, it is enough, to draw Rheums, or Maligne 'Hu-~ mours unto it, to the Interruption, of the Health, of the whole Bocly. . And for the Particular, the Example is too FreCh, that the indifpoution of that Kingdome, hath been a continnall Attractive, of Trouble~:~ and Infefiations , upon this Eflate; and though yo~tr kldje.fiies Greatnefie,doth, in fome fort.::.difcharge this Fear:. yet with your encreafe of rower, it cannot be, but Envy is likewife encreafed. The fourth, and lafi: Confequence) is the great lJroftt, and Strength; 'Which is like to redound., to your Cr~Jwn, by the working, upon this unpolifhed Part thereof: Whereof; your Maje.fty, (being in the fi:rength of yoll:r years,) are like,by tbe good pl_eafure of Almighty God, to receive, more then the Firfl Fruits; And your Poflerily~ a growing, and Springing Veine of Riches, and Power. For this Ijland, being another Britain; As Britain was faid, to be another World; Is endowed, with fo m~ny Dowries of Nat1~re, ( confidering the Fruitfullnejfe of the Soil, the forts ) the Ri'lJers, the Fifhing.r, the .~arries-, the Woods, and other Mafetial/J; And (pecially, t.h~ Race, and ({u1ertttion of Jf.Jen, vallant, hard, and achve; ) As tt H not eafie, bo not upon the continent, to find, fuch Conflu~nce of Gommoditifs, if tht> Hand of JVJan, did j oyn with the Hand of Nat1sre. So then for the Ex cellency, of the work; in point of Honour, Policy, Safety, and Vtility, here I ceafe. For the Means, to effect this Work; I know your Majefly 1hall not want, the Information of Perfons expert, and indufhious, which have fe~ved you there,and know the Region: Nor the Advife, of a Grave, and Prudent Counfell, here; which know the Pulfes> of the Hearu, of People, and the wayes, 2nd Paffages, of conducting great Actions: Beftdes that, which is a .. boveal!; which is,that Fountain, of Wifdome, and Univerfal~ t.y~which is in your fel£·yet notwithfianding, in a thiog, of fo publickn Nature~ it is not amif.fe, for your Maje.fty, to hear variety o:· Opinion. For as Demo.fthelleJ faith well; The good Fortune, of a Prince, or State, doth, (ometimes, put a good lldotion, into a Fools 1 ltio~tth~ I do think therefore,· the Meant, of accompliiliing this ,,I Work ---~ Conjiderati01u, toltcbing the Plantation, in Ireland. ~ s 9 WorkcQnfifieth of two principal! Parts. The firfr, the Invlfa-tion, and Enco~tragement, of ~"l.)ndertak.Frs: The fecond, the Order, and Pol;cy of the ProjefJ, it felf. For as in all Engines of the Hand, there is fomewhat, that giveth the Motion and Force, and the refr, ferveth to guide, and govern, the tame: So it is in thefe EnterprifeJ', sr Engines, of Eftate. As for the former of thefe, there is no doubt, but next unto the Providence, and Finger of God, which writeth thefe Vertuous ~ and Excellent, De-fires, in the Tables, of your J,Jajeflies Heart, your Authority, and Ajfe&ion, is Primus Motor, in this Caufe: And therefore, the more frrongly, and fully, your Majefly fhall declare your felf in it, the more fhall you quicken:; and animate, the whole procee-ding. For this is is an Atlion, which as the worthine!fe of it,doth bear it, fo the Nature of it requireth it, to be carried in fome Hcighth of Reputation; And fit, in mine OpinioA, for Pulpit.r,and ParliamentS', and all places, to ring, and refound ofit. For that, which may feem Vanity, in fome Thin~s; (I mean, Matter of Fa me;) is of great efficacy>in this Cafe. · , But now, let me de(cend; to the inferiour sphears, and fpeak~ what Cooperation, in the Subjects, or undertakers, may be rai· fed, and kindled, and by what 1'.1eans. Therefore, to take plain Grounds, which are the fureft; All Men are drawn into.AlJions, by three Things, Pleafore~ Honor$r, and Profit. But before I purfue the three Motiv~J, it is fit, in this place, to enterlace,a word, or two, of the ~ality, of the Vnclerta/zers; wherein my Opinion fi~ply is,. that if your lUajdfy,iliall make thefe Portions of Land, which are to be Planted, as Reward~, or as Suiu, or as Fortunes, for thofe, that are in want:; And are likefi: to feek aner them; That they will not be able, to go through, with the Charge, of good fubfrantiall Plantations; But will Deft cere, in Opere medio; And then, this fVork will fucceed, as Tttcitus faith; Acrib~ ir.itiis, Fine incuriofo. So that, this mufi: rather be-an Adventute~t r fuch as are full; Then a Jetting up,· of thofe, that are low of Means; For thofe Men, are fit, indeed, to perform thefe Vndertakjngs; Which were fit, to purchafe dry R.everjions, after Lives, or years; Or fuch, as were fit; to put out Monry, upon long Returns. I do not fay, but that I think, the Vndertafters themfelve~9 will be glad to have fome Captains, or kJen of service, intermixed among them, for their fafety; But I fpeak,of the Generality ofVndcrtafteri; which, I wifb:) were Men of Eflate, aad Plenty. . Now therefore, it followeth well to fpeak, of the afor~f~id . three: Moti'ves: For it will appear the more, how neceffar~ 1t ts, to allure, by all means, VRderta/zers; Since thofe.Men, w1ll be leafi: fit) whi~h are like to be, mofi in Appetite, of themfelves; And thofc moft fit, which are like, leafi: to defire it. Firfr therefore, for Pleafo.re, in this Region)or TrafJ ofSojl, there is no Warm Winfer.r, nor Orenge Trees, nor fi:range Beajh, or Birds, , or other Points of Curiojty, or Pleafore, as there are in the Indies, ~~ 2 and f I |
