what other incident charge is necessary, ala[nl]s poore men, such contrivances were made
by some Arithmetician, rather then one that hath got his bread with the sweat of his
brows. Hath not experience told England long, that such commodities may be bought
cheaper then the matter which set the poore on worke cost before working, besides,
how many thousands that are in way of trade, that have not two dayes worke in the
weeke, so that fall upon any way in being, the employing one takes the bread of life
from the other, besides, the poore artificer will aske you, where's the buyer? who will
take off my labour? neither new trade nor old trade will doe it, nor if Countrey people
Law is there to set any at work whose parents are not disposed, unlesse such as receive
Alms, let them be never so poore, if he take not Alms, he cannot, nor his be compelled,
and if not so, somwhat must be offered that must edge and sharpen to such kinde of ingenuity,
how many are there to be found in Scotland of Ireland, of the meaner sort, that
were by the most lovely object induced farther to labour then for a naked or bare-foot
life, lusty young Indians in Now England, if you force them to labour, they will say rather
kill me, onely first suffer me to take a pipe of Tobacco, nor will free, almost free
Quarter, or increase of Taxes doe it, Lastly, know that it's a work of 20 years, lay
the foundation Presently and exactly, and in that time neere 100 eminent enterprizes
must be set on foot, of which the other will be an effect possible: more might be said
in the negative, and therefore let those childish conceits lately on foot in London, be
pursued no farther, they can afford nothing but charge and pains to the well meaners,
without either benefit to the poore, or content to themselves. In the next what will.
The Express from Paris came so late Wednesday, that an account of
the differences, and how they stand between the King and the
Parisians; could not be given you in the last, so full as desired, since
having seen a Diary of the many weeks past proceedings, and discoursed
with diverse of severall tempers come thence, take a
briefe of the whole thus.
The Parisians still continue sensible that the War continued, and in the old profuse
hands, is intolerable, and will kill them at length, and therefore by no means will hear
of it, not yet of a Treaty relating to themselves onely, but the generall peace in Christendome
to be compleated in an accord with Spain, for they say, the War is not advantageous
to France in generall, the terrour of the Austrian family being much abated by
the late War, and now a peace is best, because the scale are even: for that end, overtures
have been made for a Treaty, and Ruel appointed for the place, to which all are invited,
and, among others, Arch Duke Leopold hath sent his Commissioners, and no doubt, the
Duke of Loraines will follow: As for a cessation, it's probable there will be none in
case the treaty goes on, but if that goe not forward, then must Paris yield, or make its
way through the Postes of the King, which are fixt round Paris, the places whereof
might be named unto you: these stops upon the severall wayes doe make all provisions
difficult in coming in, which occasions a generall want within, this occasions all that
have any before hand, to hide it in places most obscure, least the poore make bold with
the rich, which it's expected every day they will, and it was thought impossible to keepe
them quiet untill Easter day: As for the severall Parliaments of France, it's true, they
mean with them of Paris, but hitherto nothing is formed, except a contemptible number