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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12915	The commons complaint VVherein is contained tvvo speciall grieuances: The first, the generall destruction and waste of woods in this kingdome, with a remedy for the same: also how to plant wood according tyo the nature of euery soyle, without losse of any ground; and how thereby many more and better cattel may be yeerely bred, with the charge and profit that yeerely may arise thereby. The second grieuance is, the extreme dearth of victuals. Fovre remedies for the same. ...	Standish, Arthur, fl. 1611-1613.	1611 (1611)	STC 23201; ESTC S110882	23,961	47

THE COMMONS COMPLAINT WHEREIN IS CONTAINED TVVO SPECIALL GRIEVANCES The first the generall destruction and waste of Woods in this Kingdome with a remedy for the same Also how to plant Wood according to the nature of euery Soyle without losse of any Ground and how thereby many more and better Cattell may be yeerely bred with the charge and profit that yeerely may arise thereby THE SECOND GRIEVANCE IS THE EXTREAME DEARTH OF VICTVALS FOVRE REMEDIES FOR THE SAME 1. By a generall Planting of Fruit-trees with the charge and profit 2. By an extraordinary breeding of Fowle and Pullen in places conuenient by a Plot herein set downe for the purpose with the charge and profit 3. By a generall destroying of all kind of Vermine with a neere estimation what is yeerely deuoured and destroyed by them and how the most of them in short time may be destroyed with a small charge 4. Prouing the abundance of Corne that is yerely deuoured and destroyed by the infinite number of Pidgeons kept and maintained in this Kingdome LONDON Printed by William Stansby 1611. ¶ To the KINGS most Excellent MAIESTIE NEXT vnto GOD most dread Soueraigne the loue and dutie that I owe vnto your Maiestie and Kingdome hath imboldned me to Dedicate the fruits of my old age and trauell vnto your Highnesse hoping that the subiect thereof will no way offend You. It is intended to the good of your Maiestie and your Royall Progenie the generall good of the Common-wealth for all posteritie and in part tendeth to your Princely speech to the Parliament What I shall herein set downe I prooue by the best Schoolemaster which is my long experience hauing spent many yeares in the attaining thereunto especially these foure last yeares wherein I haue imployed my study and trauel through some parts of most of the Countries of this Kingdome for this purpose oft hauing conference with many of the best Commonwealths-men for my better vnderstanding desiring by all good means to ataine to a perfect knowledge how to Plant preserue and maintaine the blessings of God as well in this our destroying age as they haue beene in former times wherein was left a precedent and plentie of that which is now in effect destroyed All are giuen to take the profit present but few or none at all regard the posteritie or future times This exercise in all ages hath beene in high account with the wisest and most worthiest and hath beene blessed by God himselfe as hath appeared to the world and by the approbation of your Maiestie may bee so put in execution as the branches thereof may bee spread ouer all your Dominions to the disburdening of your louing Subiects of all their grieuances present and to come I spare to proceede any further since your Maiestie whom God hath filled with the spirit of wisedome in vnderstanding by your ready apprehension vnderstandeth much more then I can speake heereof Thus submitting my poore labours or rather worthlesse mite to the consideration of your Royall Maiesty hauing nothing else to present the same withall but my humble prayers to the King of Kings to multiply the giftes of his holy Spirit more and more vpon you and that you may Reigne many happie yeeres amongst vs. Your Highnesse most humble Subiect Arthur Standish TO THE READER THou hast here gentle Reader brought home vnto thee the haruest of my long experience with little labour or cost vnto thy selfe wherin thou mayest plainely according to the nature of euery Soyle learne how to plant such profits as naturally our Country hath and will afoord for the profit of thy selfe and Countrey First how to plant Wood and how to breed Cattell to a greater number yeerely to thy great gaine as shall plainely be proued Jn the second the profit of planting fruit trees in Hedges or Orchards as of Apples Wardens and Peares being no strange nouelties although by want of industrie they are made strange vnto vs by our buying them from foraine Countries at a deare rate by our slouth and negligence whereas by the blessing of God the very soyle of our Hedges is such as they would yeeld great plentie without hindring any other profit and may bee gained with lesse cost and labour then any other commoditie in this Kingdome whatsoeuer as shall herein be proued Jn the third the maner how to breede Fowle and Pullen by a secure plot from stealing and from vermine Lastly how by a speedy meanes to destroy all kind of Vermine especially the feathered kind with a neere estimation what is yerely destroyed by Vermin and Pidgeons both in Corne and other things By means thereof not onely Corne but especially other victuals is brought and doth continue at too deere a rate for the poore Artificer and Labouring man by which dearth too oft ariseth discontents and mutinies among the common sort as appeared of late by a grieuance taken onely of the dearth of Corne in Warwickeshire Northamptonshire and other places about which time the minds of many were molested whereupon J tooke the first occasion to imploy my Studie and trauell in this businesse hoping by Gods helpe to preuent such inconueniencies as too oft doth spring out of the desperate tree of want Whereupon good Reader it insueth that by the obseruing of these small directions thou mayest performe some part of the cause of thy creation by giuing glorie to thy Creator honour pleasure and profit to thy King Countrey and to thy selfe also by feeling and relieuing thy Christian brothers wants and by a charitable industrie thou mayest raise meanes to disburthen them of all their grieuances present and to come and in the end by the mercie of our good God thou mayest bee partaker of his louing promises in the Gospell Come you blessed of my Father c. The which J craue for Iesus Christ his sake VPON THE AVTHOR AND HIS Most commendable and necessarie worke FOr me thy paines and subiect to commend Each praising each by their dumbe silence best Were candle light vnto the Sunne to lend Send Owles to Athens paint the Phoenix brest Giue Flora Garlands Loue his Myrtle bow Arabia odours pearle to Thetis brow But Loe the Genius of faire Britaine by Commands me speake and giue thee thy desert Who art so carefull of posterity And present times vnrew'd of greater part Swearing by Thames she 's more enritcht by Standish Then all the gold shee got by Drake and Candish Henry Peacham THE COMMONS COMPLAINT WEe do in all humblenesse complaine vnto your Maiesty of the general destruction and waste of wood made within this your Kingdome more within twenty or thirty last yeares then in any hundred yeares before Little respect is taken but by your Maiesty for the posterity and prosperity of your Kingdom to many destroyers but few or none at al doth plant or preserue by reason therof there is no Timber left in this Kingdome at this instant onely to repaire the buildings thereof an other age much lesse to build