the Lords inheritance; so confidently that (in a manner) they had made
his Lordship beleeve hee was so indeede, till waving their Golpell Trushs,
hee applyed himselfe to the more learned Rabbies, of the Synod, after
that to the great Oracle of the Juncto, who (out of pure Conscience)
have adjudged the Propriety in him only as being one of the elect Children,
who fought the Battailes of the Lord against the mighty, and that
Justice should bee done him by the Lobsters appointed to cramle that
Circuit.
Nor doth the drayning of the Great Levell in Lincolnshire goe better
forward, since so many State-Carmoranis have crept into Commission
under pretence of surveighing the proceede therof, who swallow up
the Livelyhood of the poore inhabitants thereabouts, by interposing
their owne Greedy-Beakes, as if in their empty Noddles lay all the key of
the whole worke, when yet they are neyther of Abilitie to undertake,
nor have they Honesty to mannage or performe a worke of
that Nature, so beneficiall to the Countrie, if it goe on rightly, and
so destructive, if at all, neglected or interrupted for Private Advantages.
But all works shall goe forward, if the Regicides had but Money enough
to set forward King Oliver, and the new-Fleete they boast of:
To speede which they tooke into consideration the sale of the Kings
goods; which being of such value, and many of their Memberships enamoured
of, and greedying after them, they had rather chuse to cast Lets
for them, as their elder-Brethren the Jews did for the Vestment of our Saviour,
then to sell and disperse them at an under-Rate amongst strangers;
In lieu whereof they were pleased to admit of an old rustie Proposal
from those Canker-wormes [the Farmers of Forrest-Lands:] upon
which they proffered to advance 50000. l. But so neere it intrenched
upon the private Interest of the Members, it was disgusted at the First
lick, and the Motion wav'd, as being of great detriment to the Commonwealth,
in Case it were accepted of.
So that now they are resolved to Try what yet they can doe upon the
Broken Credit of the Excise, &C to make use of that time wherin the Monies
were transmitted upon Goldsmith-Hall, &c, for Repayment. And
if this faile, then another Publique Faith must bee new Minted, or
else the old set up in the foote which shall worke miracles upon the hearts
of the well-affected; for it shall bee of power sufficient to convince
their Consciences of the Plain-dealing and necessities of the State, as I
think they will grant when they find it of that vertue, it shall enforce
(if willingly they lend not) their moneyes on all occasions.