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A96774	The speech without doore. Delivered July 9. 1644. in the absence of the speaker, and in the hearing of above 0000003 persons, then present, who unanimously consented to all propositions therein contained, and voted the same fit to be further divulged, as very pertinent to publike welfare.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1644 (1644)	Wing W3194; Thomason E4_30; ESTC R4129	11,833	15

THE SPEECH without Doore Delivered July 9. 1644. in the absence of the SPEAKER and in the hearing of above 0000003. persons then present who unanimously consented to all Propositions therein contained and voted the same fit to be further divulged as very pertinent to the publike welfare M. Speaker I Am neither priviledged not worthy to expresse my thoughts within the walls of your House and therefore I present them at the doore where I have by being concerned in the generall free-hold a liberty to speak reason and am by Oath and Covenant also obliged as I conceive to take the lawfull advantage of all times places and opportunities wherein I may be serviceable to the publike honour and safety now indangered Toward the performance of this duty I offer according to my Talent not as one presuming to advise my betters but as humbly proposing what the multitude of weighty assures hath kept perhaps from being so remembred as the present necessity may require and with heart acknowledgements of the Parliaments prudence and unwearied constancy in the common Cause I served the Re-publique in a Militatie capacity so long as I had wherewithall to serve it in that kind and kept my Horses till they had twice eaten out their heads ill hope to be some way re-inabled for the like imployment But seeing my self neglected or forgotten I neverthelesse forgot not my duty and respects to the common safety and therefore endeavoured by my contemplations to supply my want of action which may perhaps give hints of considerations and resolutions not altogether unworthy of regard 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A foo●● speaks opportunely many times It is confessed that the justnesse of our common Cause at this time and especially the glory of God and the liberties of the Gospel ought to be our chief object and aime Yet seeing all they whose hands may be made usefull are not arrived at their perfections who seek first the Kingdome of God In regard also that they who are to be allured by outward inducements to contribute their externall assistance towards the good worke in hand are neither so impertinent a property nor so inconsiderable a partie as that their complyance or incouragement should be quite neglected And whereas likewise the arm of flesh though not to be confided in is by all reasonable indeavours to be strengthned for the performance of those duties which appertaine to the outward man I thought it materiall to commend to you a few Propositions seeming to good purpose And my hope is that they shall be so heeded and so made use of as they deserve It extremely concerns us that competent power be forthwith raised and all other possible good meanes used to set a speedy period to this unnaturall war before the strength the provisions and staple-commodities of these Kingdomes be so wasted and the spirits of the well-affected so depressed that we be thereby made a prey to forraigne powers or to the necessities and insolencies of our own people which may soon happen if the successes of warre whereof no man is certaine should faile our present expectation and once more bring back upon us a prevailing enemy For the advancement of the present designe it is were pertinent that there should be a strict execution of true Martiall Discipline and a right distribution of punishment and reward with a constant adhering to the plaine principles of religion and honesty without any doublings by all Committees and Officers deriving authority from the Parliament according to the intentions and sincerity of both Houses These things have been hitherto over-much neglected by their secret and cunning practises who are mischievously against us while they seem to be with us And I wish many be not more angry that the fault is discovered then willing to amend it and more forward in the evill distribution of these or more active in practising the violence and oppressions of Warre and in advancing corrupt policies then in discharging the duties required But hoping better I will proceed First making a double Quaere or Proposition to be a foundation of what I intend and then building on it that necessary superstructure which it is likely to beare That twofold question shall be whether the Goods Honours Offices and Estates of notorious Delinquents and others who are to this day obstinate opposers of the Parliament by actuall Arms or otherwise ought not in equity to be confiscated seized and sold by our party toward the raising of supplies for disabling our enemies and for the ease and incouragement of our friends And then whether we should not resolve without wavering on this and on all other lawfull courses which are availeable for the present necessity and for the establishing of the future safety peace and welfare of this whole Kingdome now in danger If it should be negatively concluded on our estates being first confiscated seized and disposed of to the use of our adversaries by whom our lives liberties Religion and many other things considerable are now indangered we are enemies to our owne innocence and safety and shall fall into many unreasonable absurdities and perills but if this Quaere be affirmatively resolved on as it ought to be I thereupon make these following Propositions 1 First that the Offices goods and estates of all who are or shal be such Delinquents as are afore-mentioned may by Ordinance of Parliament be immediately and without partiality confiscated and sold or so disposed of that thereby money may be raised the well-deservers incouraged and those terrified from assisting the publike enemy who are not yet voluntarily ingaged in their conspiracies and that this may be executed with such just severity and with such more full respect as the qualities and offences of the severall persons may apparently require This Proposition is necessary for that the Common-wealth is brought into great straits wants and perills by the treasons and oppressions of the said enemie It is reasonable because the Owners of those Offices goods and estates have by the●● count●●●nced of fomented this cursed warre and been the ●●user● both of those great necessities and mischiefs which now oppresse us It is just in regard the Traytors who seduce the King did first procure him to confiscate and dispose of the estates of his most loyall Subjects to be the rewards of the oppressions and treasons of his Se●●cers It is convenient in respect it will be a sure meanes of disabling and dis●●●●ing out adversaries and an incouragement and strengthening to our friends It is safe because it will put us off from the false hopes of reconciliation with an implacable enemie which false hopes both hinder our peace for the present and will indanger it hereafter yea perhaps utterly destroy as if God prevent no● For so exasperated are our adversaries already and so true to principles directly repugnant to all hear●y concord with us that we can doe nothing to make them more mischie so●● unto in then they already resolve to be

upon all advantages how kindly soever we shall use them and whatsoever Treaties or showes of reconciliation they shall please to make And therfore that course only will be safest for us which may leave their secret friends and agents among us nothing to work on for the accomplishment of their ends and make us most confident that we are to expect nothing but mischiefe at their hands 2. My second Proposition is that Commanders and Souldiers who have considerable summes of Money owing unto them may take up their Arreares and asmuch of their future pay as they can spare in the purchases of such confiscated estates valuing the same at or about eight yeares purchase according to the rack-rent issuing cleerly out of them before these troubles with some addition or abatement according to the present benefit or disprofit and with respect to improvements by Woods or otherwise and with a Proviso that wheresoever present profit is made contribution to the warre be alwaies paid out of the same according to the benefit And that every Commander Officer and Souldier may have also proportionably according to their severall merits some allowance out of the said confiscated Lands Goods Offices and Estates over and above their pay when the warre is done By this Proposition the Souldier will not onely be ingaged to fight the more couragiously for the preservation of what he hath purchased but it will make him also hasten the speedy finishing of the warre that he may injoy his atchievements in Peace whereas having their pay meerly in Money which most of them spend as fast as they receive it some of them will indeavour to prolong the warre for the longer continance of their maintenance For many no doubt accursed be they dealt with the Common-wealth as wicked Chyrurgeons do with wealthy Patients under their cure Others there are who by such purchases may be kept more constant and more true to the service because they cannot suddenly or so easily convey themselves out of the Kingdome with their Lands as they can with Money which perhaps some will indeavour 〈…〉 burthen upon others when there is most need of help Besides the hope of gaining and leaving inheritances to their children purchased by spending or hazarding their lives and fortunes for the preservation of Religion Lawes Liberties and the true Kingship of our Sovereigne being 〈◊〉 more honourable purchases then those that were gotten or des●●●ded from those conquests which were heretofore made by the spoile of Countreys invaded meerly out of ambition or covetuousnesse it wil doubtlesse incourage rage the living possessours to brave resolutions for the present and be a means to make their posterity hereafter both mindfull and zealous of the vertuous actions of their Predecessors 3. My third Proposition is that all they who have been Delinquents is aforesaid before this present day and shall so be and continue hereafter or shall contribute to the Enemy not being in durance or being no Inhabitant within the same shall continue in the enemies Quarters above a fortnight after a day named not being restrained perforce may not only loose all their Goods Lands and Offices as is aforesaid but be degraded also of their titles of honour and disabled to beate Armes or be reputed Gentlemen By this Proposition Provision wil be made to terrifie and restraine from treacherous and rebellious practices and combinations many of the Gentry and Nobility who have not yet actually manifested their Malignancie And indeed there is no injustice nor unreasonablenesse in these Propositions For what injustice can there be in taking away any part of their private estates who imployed them for the publike Destruction What unmercifullnesse in makeing them poore who have cruelly inpoverished and in humanely indeavoured to make desolate three Kingdomes What unreasonablenesse can there be in making them Peasants a degree to which honest men are borne and too good for these some of them being made lords and Knights for attempting to enslave Free-men And the rest having abused their honours dignities and gentility to bring whole Nations into Villenage Believe ●t it wil be an Injurie to our faithfull Nobility to be made P●ers wich such and b●ing Titles of Honour into contempt They are well 〈…〉 the way to it already and I dare say No one thing hath so depraved and debanched our Nation as the usurping and misplacing Gentility and Nobility And we shall never see happy daies againe till our dignities be 〈◊〉 worthily bestowed and till our Lords and Cen●●●en stand 〈…〉 upon their ●●●●●tigs then their honours more upon 〈◊〉 Publike then 〈◊〉 the● private privllidg●● 4 My fourth Proposition therefore is that the Titles and Dignities of Delinquents so forfeited as aforesaid may he conferred on those who 〈…〉 their Honours Estates and Persons for the Parliament a●●●●ing to the ●●●●nence of their 〈◊〉 That the Nobilitie also who have continued serviceable and si●ne in this time of triall may be digniied in the first place● with some ●d●●ition to their honours And that every Officer and common Souldier who hath served in this War for the Parliament without compulsion and without taint of plundering or other notorious Misdemeanours may have according to his degree and merit conferred upon him some gift priviledge emblematicall Medail or badge of honour to be enjoyed kept or worne by him when this War is done to be a memoriall of his faithfulnesse to posterity in the defence of his Religion and Country This Proposition being condescended unto will have many excellent effects much dishartening the common Adversarie and incourageing both the present and future generations to constancie in well doing and provokeing to imitation and emulation of the like virtues This Proposition of Honours will make a more generous Souldierie then meere pay by raising youthfull Spirits above the vulgar and servile aymes of Mercenaryes and stir up many to endeavour extraordinarie performances By this course the Romanes and the most eminent States and Nations of the World first became victorious honourable and famous And I am perswaded that if this and the other Propositions may be cordially put in execution it will infuse such spirits and make such a change in our Souldiers that they will quickly trample downe all the pollicies and powers of the enemy 5 My fifth Proposition is that all the Tenants to them whose estates are sequestred may after sequestration become Tenants to the Parliament or to their Assignes even for that part which shall be assigned to the Delinquents upon their submission or to their Wives for their Maintenance as well as for the rest reserved And that if it be proved thir wives do hold intelligence with their husbands to the da●●age of the State during their abode in the enemies quarters or contribute any of their Allowance unto them while they are in hostility there they shall quite forfeit the said Allowance By being constant in proceeding according to this Proposition The Tenants of sequestred Lands having their sole-dependency upon