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Show Advife to the King, touchimg Mr. SnttonJ Eflate. Thing~~nd1ng to the perturbation •o{ States, involved irt that Term ; ) for Converts to the Reformed Religion, either of Youth or otherwife; For,I doubt not, but there are in Spain, Italy, and · other Countries, of the Papifts., many, whofe Hearts are touched, with a fenfe of thofe Corruptions, and an acknowledgment of a better Way; which Grace, is, many times:> [mothered, 2nd choaked,through a worldly Confideration ofNecejfity,and w .. nt; tv1en not knowing, where to have succeur, and Refuge. T hi£,like- ' wife, I hold a Wor/z of great Piety, and a Work._, of great Confequence; That we, alfo, may be Wife, in 01~r Generation; And that, the 1V6ftchfu.ll, and silent Night,. may be ufed, as well for [owing of good Seed, as of 'Tares. . The third is, the Imitation of a Memorable, and Religious ACt, of ~een Elizabeth; Who finding~ a part of Lancafhire, to be extreamly Backward, in Religion; And tbt Benefices, [wallowed up, in Impropriationt,_ did, by Decree, in the Dutchy, erefr four flipends, of IOG I. per Annum, a piece, for Preachers, well chofen, .. to help the HD~rvijl ~ which have done, a great deal of Good, in the Parts, where tney have laboured. Neither do there want, other Corners, in the Realm,. that would require, for a . time) the like ExtraordinarJ Help. · Thus have I, briefly, delivered, unto your MtJjefly, 1nine Q .. pinion, tou~hin.g the f-mfloyment, of this Charity: whereby,. that Maffe of wealth, wbtch was in the Owner, little better,. then a Stack, or Heap, o1 Muck, may be fpread, over your King dome, to many fruitfull purpofei; your Majefl.J pfanting)and wateri11g ~ and God gi7Jing the Encreafe. .. . · . . .· ... A I j. ---~--L-.~~~----------~------------------ . A PROPOSITION . ' TO His .Maiefl:y, . BY Sir F R A N CIS B A C 0 N~ Knight, HIS MA E 'STIE S AT1-VRNEY GENERAL-L. ' AND One. of His PRIVY CouNsELL. T dung t'h e co mpt· rz ng , LIt1 lll d Ame1Jd;nent Of' theo u- LAWES, of ENGLAND. J~dCr Favt_ou~, Havin~ Made me Privy Counce/lor: IIGeneralo! n (wmhu·m h g m· .e ' tnt hhePJace, ofyour AttHrney. . TO~R MA]E8TT, ' tc JS more t en was thefe hundred ~ear~ befffe,) I do not underftand it to be that by ... . an~ttng o ' the dealing, in Caufes, betwe;n party that, I fhouldde£~~7' 1£h?uldkeepHoly-d~y ~he.more: But frraCI:ion. Wherefor e ~y tlht~e, tlo Y?ur S~rvtce, wtth lefie di-e' tn t ts p enufull Acceilion of Time, which |