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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57831	A speech concerning a West Indie association, at a committee of the whole House in the Parliament, 21, Jacobi by Sir Benjamin Rudyerd.	Rudyerd, Benjamin, Sir, 1572-1658.	1641 (1641)	Wing R2191; ESTC R6236	1,396	8

A SPEECH CONCERNING A WEST INDIE Association at a Committee of the whole house in the Parliament 21. IACOBI By Sir Benjamin Rudyerd Printed in the yeare 1641. A SPEECH CONCERNING a WEST INDIE Association at a Committee of the whole House of Parliament Sir Dudley Digs I Doe professe that as my Affection my Reason and my Iudgement goe strongly with the scope and drift of this Proposition so shall a good part of my poore fortune when it comes to execution For to my understanding there was never propounded in Parliament a designe more proper for this kingdome nor of more pregnant advantage to it whether we consider the nature of our situation or the quality of our Enemies Forces As wee are an Iland it concernes our very being to have store of ships to defend us and also our well-being by their Trade to enrich us This association for the West Indies when it shall bee regulated and established by act of Parliament and thereby secured from the violence and injury of any intruding hand it will certainely give many men encouragement confidence voluntarily to bring in large and liberall contributions towards so noble so profitable an Enterprise So that in short time we shall see many new ships built many brave men employed and enabled for the service of their country none of this money shall be carried out of the kingdome but laid out for shipping which is the defence of it and bestowed upon our owne men who must be fed and maintained though they stay at home For this wee shall reape the fruit of whatsoever benefit Plantation Trafficke or Purchase can procure us besides honour and security Now let us a little consider the Enemy wee are to encounter the King of Spaine They are not his great territories which make him so powerfull and so troublesome to all Christendome For it is very well knowne that Spaine it selfe is but weake in men and barren of naturall Commodities As for his other Territories they lye divided and asunder which is a weaknesse in its selfe besides they are held by force and maintained at an extraordinary charge Insomuch as although he be a great King yet is he like that great Gyant who was said to have 100 hands but he had 50 bellies to feed so that ●atably hee had no more hands then another man No Sir they are his Mines in the West Indies which minister fuell to feed his vast ambitious desire of universall Monarchy It is the money he hath from thence which makes him able to levy and pay souldiers in all places and to keepe an army continually on foot ready to invade and endanger his Neighbours So that we have no other way but to endeavour to cut him up at root and seeke to impeach or to supplant him in the West Indies By part of which course that famous Queene of most glorious memory had heretofore almost brought him on his knees And this our undertaking if it please God to blesse it must needs effect it sooner and quicker the whole body of the Kingdome being united and concur●ing in a perpetuall supply to this action so that he wil have no free time given him to rest Moreover this will be a meanes not only to save but to fill His Majesties Coffers enabling the people to give him liberally and often the Kings ships will have little to doe but to guard the coasts for the Sea-warre will chiefly bee made at the charge of the subject Thus Sir Dudley Digs I doubt not but that in short time both King and people shall be safe at home and feared abroad To conclude I shall be very glad to heare any man make objections against this Designe so that hee doe it with an intention to refine and perfect the worke but if any shall speake against it with a mind to hinder and destroy it I must entreat him to pardon me if I doe scarce thinke him to bee a good Englishman FINIS