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         Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708?
      
       
         
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             An appeal to all true English-men (if there be any such left), or, A cry for bread
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           Bread.
           Food supply -- England.
           Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 17th century.
        
      
    
     
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           AN
           APPEAL
           TO
           ALL
           
             True
             English-men
             ,
             (
             If
             there
             be
             any
             such
             left
             ,
          
           )
           Or
           ,
           A
           CRY
           for
           BREAD
           .
        
         
           THE
           Philosopher
           having
           invited
           some
           
             curious
             Wits
          
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           no
           
             dull
             Palats
             ▪
          
           to
           an
           Entertainment
           ;
           when
           the
           Table
           was
           spread
           ,
           and
           plentifully
           furnished
           with
           variety
           of
           excellent
           Dishes
           ,
           and
           the
           Guess
           set
           ;
           instead
           of
           falling
           on
           ▪
           and
           eating
           (
           as
           was
           expected
           )
           they
           all
           sat
           gazing
           on
           one
           another
           ,
           no
           Man
           offering
           to
           touch
           any
           thing
           :
           At
           which
           ,
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           Feast
           amazed
           ,
           looks
           about
           to
           see
           if
           he
           could
           discover
           what
           should
           be
           the
           Reason
           that
           his
           Guests
           did
           not
           mind
           their
           Meat
           ,
           and
           instantly
           he
           perceived
           that
           there
           was
           
             no
             Bread
             on
             the
             Board
          
           .
           A
           greater
           Error
           than
           perhaps
           some
           may
           think
           it
           ;
           for
           the
           most
           
             delicious
             Viands
          
           without
           Bread
           are
           not
           
             savory
             ▪
          
           or
           at
           least
           will
           not
           be
           long
           so
           .
           Let
           other
           Dainties
           be
           what
           they
           will
           ,
           Bread
           is
           the
           
             standing
             Dish
          
           :
           With
           those
           we
           may
           please
           our
           Palats
           ,
           but
           without
           that
           we
           cannot
           Live.
           So
           that
           the
           Proverb
           hath
           only
           done
           it
           Justice
           ,
           in
           telling
           us
           ,
           
             That
             Bread
             is
             the
             Staff
             of
             Life
             :
          
           And
           that
           Country
           is
           most
           highly
           esteemed
           which
           can
           best
           secure
           its
           Inhabitants
           from
           the
           want
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           our
           own
           
             Dear
             Country
          
           of
           England
           has
           been
           thought
           to
           yield
           to
           none
           for
           Fruitfulness
           in
           Corn
           ,
           and
           consequently
           for
           fulness
           of
           Bread.
           Of
           old
           it
           ,
           and
           Sicily
           ,
           were
           accounted
           the
           
             Roman
             Granaries
          
           ;
           though
           now
           it
           is
           quite
           another
           thing
           ,
           and
           every
           way
           for
           the
           better
           :
           For
           considering
           how
           much
           the
           Art
           and
           Industry
           of
           the
           Husband-man
           at
           this
           time
           o'
           th'
           day
           excels
           those
           of
           former
           times
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           the
           Ground
           is
           cleared
           from
           
             Roughs
             ,
             Woods
             ,
             Forests
             ,
             Fens
             ,
          
           and
           such
           kind
           of
           unprofitable
           or
           useless
           Places
           ,
           as
           anciently
           eat
           up
           a
           great
           part
           of
           the
           Island
           ,
           it
           may
           now
           be
           modestly
           judged
           to
           be
           capable
           of
           producing
           Four
           times
           the
           Quantity
           of
           Grain
           which
           it
           did
           in
           Roman
           Times
           ;
           though
           then
           it
           was
           thought
           that
           it
           might
           vye
           with
           any
           other
           Place
           in
           the
           World.
           And
           I
           have
           heard
           some
           Men
           ,
           who
           neither
           wanted
           Parts
           nor
           Experience
           ,
           strenuously
           argue
           ,
           and
           with
           seeming
           sound
           Reason
           conclude
           ,
           That
           since
           the
           Improvement
           in
           the
           Northern
           and
           Western
           Parts
           ,
           it
           is
           impossible
           that
           there
           should
           ever
           be
           any
           thing
           like
           a
           Famine
           in
           England
           ,
           supposing
           Corn
           were
           not
           half
           a
           Crop
           ,
           which
           rarely
           happens
           .
        
         
         
           These
           Things
           being
           so
           plain
           ,
           we
           might
           perhaps
           think
           our selves
           the
           happiest
           People
           under
           the
           Sun
           ,
           if
           we
           could
           fill
           our
           Bellies
           with
           Reasons
           ;
           but
           I
           never
           knew
           an
           hungry
           Stomach
           surfeit
           with
           Arguments
           :
           A
           piece
           of
           
             Bread
             and
             Cheese
          
           is
           more
           worth
           to
           such
           a
           one
           than
           all
           the
           
             fine
             Talk
          
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           in
           spite
           of
           all
           that
           has
           or
           can
           be
           said
           ,
           we
           find
           even
           in
           this
           
             fruitful
             Country
          
           such
           a
           
             Famine
             of
             Bread
          
           coming
           upon
           us
           ,
           as
           is
           likely
           to
           pinch
           the
           Rich
           and
           starve
           the
           Poor
           .
           And
           what
           shall
           we
           do
           in
           this
           Case
           ?
           Shall
           we
           believe
           those
           who
           tell
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           want
           in
           such
           a
           Country
           as
           this
           ?
           I
           fear
           our
           
             gnawing
             Stomachs
          
           will
           not
           suffe●…
           our
           Vnderstandings
           to
           be
           gull'd
           in
           a
           Matter
           of
           this
           Nature
           .
           What
           then
           ?
           Shall
           we
           lie
           down
           ,
           and
           dye
           ?
           Shall
           we
           ,
           like
           a
           Parcel
           of
           Sots
           and
           Fools
           ,
           tamely
           sink
           under
           the
           Malady
           ,
           and
           pine
           away
           the
           miserable
           Remainder
           of
           our
           Days
           without
           further
           Care
           ?
           Or
           shall
           we
           try
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           any
           Remedy
           ?
           Certainly
           those
           Men
           have
           lost
           both
           their
           Wits
           and
           Senses
           too
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           use
           their
           utmost
           Endeavors
           to
           prevent
           such
           a
           general
           Mischief
           as
           this
           .
           Now
           if
           we
           will
           seriously
           ,
           and
           to
           any
           purpose
           ,
           seek
           after
           a
           Remedy
           ,
           we
           must
           first
           make
           Enquiry
           after
           the
           true
           Cause
           of
           our
           want
           ;
           for
           if
           we
           can
           take
           away
           that
           ,
           our
           old
           Plenty
           will
           return
           .
        
         
           Well
           Country-men
           !
           shall
           we
           send
           
             Hui
             and
             Cry
          
           after
           the
           Cause
           of
           this
           Mischief
           and
           Misery
           ?
           Any
           Man
           will
           say
           there
           is
           little
           need
           of
           that
           :
           For
           if
           it
           were
           possible
           to
           find
           out
           so
           meer
           a
           Cockney
           as
           never
           saw
           a
           
             Field
             of
             Corn
          
           in
           his
           Life
           ;
           yet
           if
           you
           should
           ask
           him
           what
           might
           be
           the
           Reason
           of
           
             want
             of
             Bread
          
           ,
           he
           would
           presently
           tell
           you
           
             want
             of
             Corn
          
           ;
           and
           would
           say
           ,
           That
           he
           were
           a
           most
           impudent
           Fellow
           who
           should
           affirm
           ,
           that
           there
           could
           be
           any
           
             want
             of
             Bread
          
           in
           a
           Country
           ,
           which
           at
           the
           same
           time
           afforded
           
             plenty
             of
             Corn
             ▪
          
           And
           yet
           such
           a
           Paradox
           as
           this
           I
           must
           maintain
           ,
           if
           I
           will
           speak
           truth
           ;
           and
           shew
           you
           the
           true
           Reason
           of
           your
           present
           want
           of
           Bread
           ,
           which
           is
           daily
           like
           to
           be
           greater
           .
           Indeed
           if
           the
           Earth
           had
           play'd
           the
           Step-mother
           ,
           and
           proved
           unkind
           to
           us
           ,
           it
           would
           then
           have
           concerned
           us
           to
           have
           sent
           abroad
           ,
           and
           furnished
           our selves
           from
           other
           Countries
           which
           have
           to
           spa●e
           ,
           as
           hath
           been
           the
           Practice
           and
           Prudence
           of
           some
           of
           our
           Neighbors
           ,
           especially
           France
           of
           late
           ,
           whose
           Policy
           it
           were
           better
           to
           imitate
           than
           starve
           .
           But
           that
           is
           not
           the
           Case
           ;
           if
           we
           might
           enjoy
           ▪
           
             our
             own
          
           ,
           we
           need
           trouble
           
             no
             Body
             else
          
           .
           For
           I
           dare
           boldly
           affirm
           ,
           That
           for
           Twenty
           Years
           last
           past
           ,
           there
           hath
           scarce
           been
           a
           better
           general
           Crop
           of
           Bread-Corn
           ,
           than
           was
           this
           Year
           ,
           and
           the
           last
           .
           As
           for
           the
           last
           Year
           ,
           what
           I
           say
           will
           be
           easily
           granted
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           verily
           believe
           ,
           that
           it
           produced
           enough
           to
           furnish
           us
           for
           that
           Year
           ,
           and
           this
           too
           ,
           if
           an
           honest
           Use
           had
           been
           made
           of
           it
           .
           As
           for
           this
           Year
           ,
           I
           find
           many
           possessed
           with
           another
           Opinion
           ,
           which
           I
           cannot
           but
           admire
           ;
           for
           I
           have
           had
           Occasion
           to
           view
           the
           Corn
           in
           several
           Counties
           :
           And
           in
           spite
           of
           any
           Dutch-man
           alive
           ,
           will
           pretend
           to
           some
           Understanding
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           I
           every
           where
           found
           Bread-Corn
           a
           
             good
             Crap
          
           ;
           nay
           ,
           Wheat
           to
           the
           Eye
           seemed
           to
           out-do
           that
           of
           the
           last
           Year
           .
           And
           though
           I
           do
           not
           think
           it
           to
           be
           really
           altogether
           so
           good
           ,
           yet
           is
           it
           a
           Crop
           not
           to
           be
           complained
           of
           ,
           and
           under
           which
           we
           need
           know
           no
           want
           .
           And
           though
           a
           Thousand
           
             New-fashion'd
             ,
             Sham
             ,
             Dutch
             Transubstantiation
             Arguments
          
           were
           brought
           against
           this
           ,
           yet
           they
           shall
           never
           perswade
           me
           out
           of
           my
           Senses
           .
           I
           will
           therefore
           lay
           this
           down
           for
           a
           certain
           Conclusion
           ;
           
             That
             the
             Reason
             of
             our
             Scarcity
             is
             not
             from
             the
             Products
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             or
             for
             Want
             of
             a
             Crop.
             
          
        
         
           You
           will
           say
           then
           ,
           what
           is
           the
           Reason
           ?
           If
           you
           please
           ,
           Country-men
           ,
           we
           will
           first
           examine
           those
           Reasons
           that
           pass
           for
           current
           ,
           and
           then
           see
           if
           we
           can
           find
           out
           the
           true
           one
           .
           Some
           think
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           contribute
           something
           to
           our
           Scarcity
           ,
           That
           in
           many
           Places
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           manage
           their
           Harvest
           ,
           and
           
             want
             Hands
          
           to
           get
           in
           their
           Corn.
           This
           ,
           I
           confess
           ,
           is
           a
           very
           deplorable
           Thing
           ;
           and
           ,
           if
           true
           ,
           makes
           the
           Matter
           much
           worse
           .
           For
           if
           we
           already
           want
           Hands
           to
           
             get
             our
          
           Corn
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           those
           who
           used
           to
           assist
           in
           that
           Matter
           are
           gone
           for
           Soldiers
           ,
           or
           knockt
           o'
           th'
           Head
           ;
           in
           a
           while
           it
           will
           be
           in
           danger
           to
           
           come
           to
           this
           pass
           ,
           That
           we
           shall
           want
           Hands
           to
           
             till
             and
             sow
             the
             Ground
          
           ,
           and
           so
           we
           shall
           have
           
             no
             Corn
             at
             all
          
           .
           But
           however
           ,
           this
           cannot
           be
           the
           Reason
           of
           our
           present
           Scarcity
           :
           For
           want
           of
           Hands
           may
           be
           a
           Reason
           for
           a
           more
           tedious
           Harvest
           ,
           or
           may
           let
           Corn
           receive
           some
           Damage
           ;
           but
           this
           ,
           if
           by
           chance
           it
           make
           it
           something
           worse
           ,
           yet
           it
           makes
           it
           nothing
           less
           :
           It
           may
           abate
           of
           the
           Pleasantness
           ,
           but
           brings
           no
           want
           to
           our
           Door
           .
           And
           the
           very
           same
           thing
           may
           be
           said
           as
           to
           unseasonable
           Weather
           in
           many
           Places
           ;
           and
           therefore
           I
           shall
           give
           that
           Objection
           no
           further
           answer
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           be
           short
           ,
           The
           great
           Cry
           ,
           and
           generally
           received
           Opinion
           is
           ,
           That
           there
           hath
           been
           such
           a
           
             general
             Blast
          
           ,
           as
           hath
           
             destroyed
             or
             spoiled
             the
             Corn
          
           ;
           That
           it
           is
           full
           of
           
             Choler
             ,
             or
             black
             Ears
          
           ;
           and
           that
           other
           Ears
           are
           light
           ,
           yea
           often
           
             quite
             Empty
          
           .
           And
           thus
           we
           are
           striving
           to
           make
           that
           the
           
             Hand
             of
             God
          
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           
             Fruits
             of
             our
             own
             Folly.
          
           It
           were
           just
           with
           him
           to
           deal
           thus
           with
           so
           wicked
           a
           Nation
           ;
           but
           he
           hath
           not
           done
           so
           you
           ▪
           And
           it
           were
           the
           height
           of
           Ingratitude
           to
           charge
           him
           as
           plaguing
           us
           with
           Famine
           ,
           when
           he
           blesseth
           us
           with
           Plenty
           .
           I
           do
           not
           say
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           Blast
           ;
           some
           little
           Foundation
           there
           hath
           been
           for
           this
           Complaint
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           strangely
           spread
           and
           improv'd
           by
           those
           who
           are
           the
           real
           Cause
           of
           our
           Evils
           ;
           and
           then
           being
           entertain'd
           by
           silly
           frightful
           People
           ,
           who
           if
           they
           hear
           of
           a
           Blast
           ,
           verily
           believe
           all
           the
           Corn
           to
           be
           spoiled
           ,
           it
           got
           greater
           Credit
           .
           And
           no
           doubt
           ●●u●
           it
           hath
           been
           encouraged
           by
           the
           Farmer
           ,
           with
           a
           Design
           to
           advance
           his
           Market
           .
           But
           this
           I
           say
           ,
           and
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           plainly
           to
           prove
           it
           ,
           That
           the
           Blast
           is
           not
           the
           Cause
           of
           the
           
             present
             Scarcity
          
           ,
           and
           Dearness
           of
           Corn.
           To
           this
           end
           ,
           I
           shall
           consider
           the
           utmost
           that
           in
           all
           likelihood
           it
           can
           affect
           us
           .
           I
           grant
           ,
           that
           the
           Blast
           hath
           been
           very
           busy
           ,
           especially
           in
           some
           Places
           ,
           as
           near
           the
           Sea-Coast
           ,
           and
           in
           those
           Countries
           ,
           which
           rarely
           change
           their
           Seed
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           always
           some
           Blast
           ,
           more
           or
           less
           :
           Yea
           ,
           considering
           the
           backwardness
           of
           the
           Year
           ,
           I
           am
           apt
           to
           think
           there
           may
           be
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           
             small
             Grain
          
           ,
           especially
           in
           
             chalky
             Land
          
           ,
           where
           the
           Clevel
           is
           always
           less
           than
           in
           
             Clay
             ,
             mixt
          
           ,
           or
           chiselly
           Earth
           .
           Yea
           further
           ,
           suppose
           that
           the
           Corn
           were
           no
           where
           altogether
           so
           bold
           as
           it
           was
           the
           last
           Year
           ;
           yet
           ,
           for
           all
           this
           ,
           we
           might
           have
           had
           
             Corn
             enough
             ,
             and
             good
             ,
             cheap
             .
          
           For
           though
           the
           
             Yeomen
             of
             Kent
          
           (
           whose
           Country
           is
           very
           subject
           to
           Blast
           ,
           for
           which
           particular
           Reasons
           might
           be
           given
           )
           make
           great
           Complaint
           ;
           and
           their
           Out-cry
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           Neighborhood
           ,
           doth
           much
           affect
           the
           Citizens
           ,
           yet
           in
           many
           Places
           the
           Blast
           is
           very
           inconsiderable
           .
           And
           I
           have
           seen
           ,
           this
           very
           Year
           ,
           many
           and
           large
           Fields
           of
           Corn
           free
           from
           black
           Ears
           ,
           though
           not
           from
           some
           light
           Ears
           ;
           and
           I
           never
           knew
           any
           crop
           of
           Corn
           altogether
           free
           .
           This
           ought
           also
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           That
           Wheat
           was
           thicker
           on
           the
           Ground
           this
           Year
           than
           the
           last
           ;
           (
           which
           all
           allow
           to
           be
           a
           great
           Crop
           )
           and
           if
           
             more
             Straws
          
           ,
           consequently
           there
           must
           be
           
             more
             Ears
          
           of
           Corn
           :
           So
           that
           if
           we
           should
           suppose
           the
           Blast
           to
           have
           destroyed
           every
           Third
           Ear
           of
           Corn
           (
           which
           I
           believe
           it
           hath
           not
           done
           the
           Tenth
           )
           there
           would
           have
           been
           a
           
             sufficient
             Crop
          
           to
           have
           supplied
           the
           Lan●
           ,
           without
           making
           Corn
           dear
           .
           And
           then
           if
           we
           reckon
           upon
           the
           old
           Stock
           which
           remained
           ,
           or
           ought
           to
           have
           remained
           ,
           from
           the
           last
           Years
           Plenty
           ,
           we
           might
           as
           reasonably
           have
           expected
           to
           have
           seen
           Wheat
           sold
           now
           at
           3
           s.
           or
           3
           
             s.
             6
             d.
          
           a
           Bushel
           ▪
           or
           (
           as
           some
           call
           it
           )
           a
           Strike
           ,
           as
           in
           former
           Years
           .
        
         
           By
           this
           time
           I
           expect
           some
           should
           grow
           Testy
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           If
           this
           be
           not
           the
           Reason
           ▪
           what
           is
           ?
           For
           nothing
           can
           be
           more
           plain
           ●●an
           that
           
             Corn
             is
             Dear
          
           ,
           and
           continues
           Rising
           ,
           to
           the
           endangering
           of
           many
           Thousands
           of
           Poor
           ,
           perishing
           for
           want
           .
           Now
           I
           could
           give
           as
           plain
           a
           Reason
           for
           it
           ,
           if
           an
           
             honest
             English-man
          
           might
           speak
           with
           safety
           ;
           for
           we
           are
           now
           under
           
             Dutch
             Comptrollers
          
           ,
           and
           as
           nothing
           must
           be
           done
           ,
           so
           nothing
           must
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           may
           be
           offensive
           to
           the
           
             Hogen
             Mogens
          
           :
           However
           I
           will
           out
           with
           it
           ;
           and
           if
           my
           Country-men
           will
           not
           See
           ,
           they
           may
           be
           Blind
           ,
           til
           they
           are
           Starved
           :
           For
           I
           can
           do
           no
           more
           for
           them
           ,
           than
           to
           tell
           them
           the
           plain
           Truth
           .
           ●…nd
           to
           speak
           all
           in
           a
           Word
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           
             DVTCH
             BLAST
          
           
           that
           makes
           this
           Scarcity
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           it
           greater
           .
           Those
           dear
           Friends
           of
           ours
           ,
           for
           whom
           we
           have
           spent
           our
           Bloud
           ,
           and
           our
           Estates
           ,
           (
           I
           am
           unwilling
           to
           say
           
             damn'd
             our
             Souls
          
           too
           )
           that
           we
           might
           raise
           and
           keep
           them
           at
           this
           Height
           ,
           now
           carry
           away
           our
           Corn
           at
           that
           rate
           ,
           That
           if
           
           Joseph's
           Granaries
           were
           among
           us
           ,
           they
           would
           make
           a
           Dearth
           ,
           if
           they
           are
           suffered
           to
           go
           on
           .
           
             Ten
             ,
             Twenty
             ,
             or
             Thirty
             Ships
          
           going
           out
           together
           from
           one
           Port
           of
           ours
           ,
           laden
           with
           Corn
           ,
           are
           not
           worth
           our
           taking
           Notice
           of
           ;
           but
           as
           they
           have
           drove
           this
           Trade
           very
           briskly
           of
           late
           ,
           and
           continue
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           not
           one
           Port
           alone
           which
           they
           Ply
           :
           But
           that
           if
           possible
           you
           may
           be
           sensible
           ,
           that
           these
           Horse-leeches
           would
           suck
           you
           very
           
             last
             drop
             of
             Bloud
          
           ;
           I
           will
           lay
           a
           kind
           of
           Scheme
           before
           you
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Arts
           by
           which
           our
           Corn
           is
           drawn
           from
           us
           .
        
         
           Our
           Northern
           Seas
           ,
           from
           whence
           we
           only
           cross
           to
           Holland
           ,
           and
           they
           to
           us
           ,
           are
           now
           the
           safest
           of
           all
           others
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           no
           Enemy
           can
           come
           thither
           .
           but
           either
           about
           Scotland
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           Downs
           ;
           and
           so
           will
           be
           in
           continual
           Danger
           of
           falling
           into
           the
           Mouths
           of
           the
           English
           or
           
             Dutch
             Men
          
           of
           War
           ;
           which
           makes
           the
           Privateers
           and
           Pirates
           have
           little
           Kindness
           for
           that
           Road
           :
           So
           that
           our
           Corn-carriers
           have
           a
           safe
           and
           quick
           Passage
           to
           and
           from
           all
           our
           Ports
           on
           that
           Coast
           ,
           even
           from
           the
           South-foreland
           to
           Tinmouth-haven
           ,
           and
           further
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           to
           be
           had
           for
           them
           .
           And
           this
           Range
           takes
           in
           upon
           our
           Sea-Coast
           these
           Counties
           ,
           
             Kent
             ,
             Essex
             ,
             Suffolk
             ,
             Norfolk
             ,
             Lincoln
             ,
             York
          
           and
           Durham
           :
           And
           in
           in
           these
           Counties
           these
           Ports
           ,
           
             Dover
             ,
             Sandwich
             ,
             Margate
             ,
             Colchester
             ,
             Harwich
             ,
             Yarmouth
             ,
             Boston
             ,
             Hull
             ,
             Newcastle
             ,
          
           and
           above
           a
           Hundred
           other
           Places
           ;
           where
           they
           may
           either
           put
           in
           ;
           or
           with
           their
           Boats
           fetch
           off
           Corn
           to
           their
           Ships
           :
           And
           to
           all
           these
           Ports
           they
           have
           already
           well
           plyed
           ,
           and
           tolerably
           well
           drained
           them
           .
           But
           lest
           you
           should
           imagine
           that
           this
           only
           affects
           these
           maritine
           Counties
           ,
           I
           will
           demonstrate
           to
           you
           how
           ,
           by
           this
           means
           ,
           they
           draw
           the
           Corn
           from
           all
           Parts
           ,
           even
           out
           of
           the
           very
           Heart
           of
           the
           Country
           .
           For
           where
           there
           are
           
             navigable
             Rivers
          
           Corn
           will
           most
           certainly
           run
           after
           the
           Price
           ,
           and
           travel
           to
           Sea
           ;
           if
           more
           be
           bid
           for
           it
           there
           ,
           than
           on
           Land.
           And
           the
           Farmer
           (
           let
           who
           will
           starve
           )
           by
           Hook
           or
           by
           Crook
           ,
           by
           Night
           or
           by
           Day
           ,
           will
           convey
           it
           away
           ,
           if
           the
           Market
           please
           him
           :
           And
           so
           our
           Corn
           shall
           go
           as
           far
           as
           the
           River
           reaches
           ,
           or
           they
           will
           carry
           it
           to
           it
           .
           For
           Instance
           ;
           Suppose
           the
           Corn
           Vessels
           come
           into
           Boston-deep
           ,
           with
           a
           Design
           to
           take
           in
           Lading
           at
           Boston
           ,
           or
           Lynn
           ,
           and
           other
           Places
           thereabout
           ,
           here
           fall
           into
           the
           Sea
           (
           amongst
           others
           )
           Three
           Rivers
           navigable
           a
           very
           considerable
           way
           up
           into
           the
           Country
           :
           The
           Welland
           ,
           navigable
           up
           as
           far
           as
           Stamford
           ,
           a
           Town
           bordering
           upon
           Three
           Counties
           ,
           
             Lincoln
             ,
             Northampton
          
           ,
           and
           Rutland
           .
           2.
           
           The
           Nine
           ,
           running
           through
           Lincolnshire
           ,
           continues
           navigable
           beyond
           Peterborough
           in
           Northamplonshire
           .
           And
           3dly
           ,
           The
           ●use
           ,
           which
           cutting
           through
           Norfolk
           ,
           and
           the
           Isle
           of
           Ely
           ,
           skirting
           Cambridgeshire
           ,
           takes
           in
           the
           Cham
           ,
           which
           is
           navigable
           up
           to
           Cambridge
           ;
           and
           then
           passing
           on
           to
           St.
           Ives
           ,
           and
           Hantingdon
           ,
           and
           so
           onward
           into
           the
           very
           Bowels
           of
           the
           Country
           ;
           in
           all
           ,
           affects
           
             Si●
             Counties
          
           ;
           though
           I
           cannot
           justly
           say
           how
           far
           navigable
           .
           Next
           .
           if
           you
           please
           ,
           we
           will
           convey
           our
           
             Corn
             Vessels
          
           to
           Hull
           ,
           where
           they
           have
           been
           so
           often
           already
           ,
           that
           by
           this
           time
           hey
           may
           know
           the
           way
           themselves
           :
           This
           stands
           upon
           the
           Humber
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           confluence
           of
           Rivers
           ,
           into
           which
           (
           not
           to
           name
           any
           other
           )
           runs
           the
           Trent
           ;
           which
           passing
           through
           part
           of
           Yorkshire
           continues
           his
           current
           through
           Lincolnshire
           ,
           and
           Nottinghamshire
           ,
           and
           by
           Leicestershire
           ,
           travelling
           through
           some
           of
           our
           best
           Corn
           Countries
           into
           the
           very
           heart
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           is
           navigable
           within
           Six
           Miles
           of
           Darby
           .
           But
           not
           to
           trouble
           you
           with
           many
           others
           ,
           I
           think
           the
           Thames
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           forgotten
           ;
           which
           one
           way
           brings
           up
           the
           ●rain
           of
           Kent
           and
           Essex
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           way
           
             carries
             down
          
           and
           drains
           away
           〈◊〉
           Stores
           of
           
             Harfordshire
             ,
             Middlesex
             ,
             Surry
             ,
             Berkshire
             ,
             Buckinghamshire
             ,
          
           and
           Oxfordshire
           :
           And
           here
           ,
           in
           ●nd
           about
           the
           City
           ,
           our
           
             dearly
             beloved
             Darling
             Dutch-men
          
           are
           continually
           playing
           their
           Do●-tricks
           .
           Sometimes
           they
           traffick
           for
           
           our
           Corn
           with
           open
           Face
           ;
           and
           when
           that
           becomes
           notorious
           ,
           and
           grows
           distastful
           ,
           then
           they
           deal
           underhand
           ;
           and
           so
           many
           Guineas
           are
           given
           to
           a
           Factor
           to
           buy
           so
           many
           
             Thousand
             Quarters
             of
             Wheat
          
           in
           his
           own
           Name
           ;
           or
           to
           a
           Brower
           to
           buy
           so
           many
           
             Thousand
             Quarters
             of
             Male
          
           :
           And
           this
           is
           no
           sooner
           privately
           ,
           or
           under
           a
           colour
           delivered
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           as
           speedily
           conveyed
           away
           :
           For
           a
           Jugler
           cannot
           play
           his
           Tricks
           more
           nimbly
           ,
           than
           these
           Whipsters
           .
           Now
           from
           all
           these
           Parts
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           mentioned
           ,
           they
           have
           already
           carried
           vast
           Quantities
           of
           Corn
           ;
           so
           that
           it
           is
           not
           possible
           their
           Trade
           should
           hold
           there
           long
           ,
           unless
           they
           would
           leave
           us
           nothing
           at
           all
           ;
           and
           then
           when
           they
           are
           forced
           to
           go
           a
           little
           further
           a
           Field
           ,
           along
           the
           Channel
           lie
           several
           Counties
           fruitful
           in
           Corn
           ;
           as
           
             Suffex
             ,
             Hampshire
             ,
             Dorset
          
           ,
           and
           Devonshire
           :
           And
           then
           ,
           if
           you
           come
           about
           into
           the
           Channel
           of
           Bristol
           ,
           the
           Severn
           will
           bring
           Corn
           to
           you
           out
           of
           the
           very
           middle
           of
           England
           ;
           for
           touching
           upon
           Herefordshire
           ,
           and
           running
           through
           
             Glocestershire
             ,
             Worcestershire
          
           and
           
             Shropshire
             ▪
          
           in
           takes
           in
           also
           the
           Avon
           ,
           which
           is
           navigable
           as
           far
           as
           Stratford
           ,
           within
           Six
           Miles
           of
           Warwick
           ;
           which
           ,
           with
           Coventry
           ,
           are
           stiled
           our
           
             Vrbes
             Mediterraneoe
          
           .
           It
           is
           further
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           scarce
           any
           Part
           of
           England
           ,
           which
           is
           
             good
             Corn
             Land
          
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           within
           
             Two
             days
             Journy
          
           of
           some
           
             navigable
             River
          
           :
           Now
           to
           fetch
           in
           that
           Land
           which
           the
           Water
           of
           it self
           will
           not
           ,
           they
           have
           this
           Trick
           ;
           they
           ,
           or
           their
           Agents
           ,
           go
           to
           the
           
           Farmer
           's
           House
           ,
           and
           agree
           with
           him
           for
           so
           many
           
             Loads
             of
             Corn
          
           to
           be
           delivered
           at
           a
           
             certain
             Place
          
           ,
           perhaps
           Twenty
           or
           
             Thirty
             Miles
          
           distant
           ,
           where
           they
           can
           send
           it
           away
           by
           Water
           ,
           or
           have
           easy
           Conveyances
           .
           Thus
           where
           the
           River
           will
           not
           lead
           them
           to
           the
           Corn
           ,
           they
           bring
           the
           Corn
           to
           the
           River
           ;
           and
           thus
           these
           
             ingenious
             Rogues
          
           will
           not
           leave
           a
           Mouse-hole
           unferretted
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           they
           will
           not
           fetch
           our
           Corn
           :
           And
           if
           they
           be
           suffered
           to
           hold
           on
           this
           Trade
           ,
           for
           any
           thing
           I
           know
           ,
           the
           Rich
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Poor
           may
           in
           a
           short
           time
           be
           glad
           to
           leap
           at
           a
           Crust
           .
        
         
           Whatever
           the
           crying
           Sins
           or
           villanous
           Contrivances
           of
           Men
           may
           effect
           ,
           doubtless
           the
           Creator
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           God
           of
           Goodness
           .
           never
           originally
           designed
           one
           Nation
           to
           undo
           another
           .
           But
           such
           are
           the
           Variety
           of
           Products
           ,
           and
           withal
           the
           particular
           Necessities
           of
           particular
           Countries
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           seem
           God
           designed
           to
           oblige
           them
           to
           help
           and
           succour
           each
           other
           .
           If
           therefore
           the
           Dutch
           were
           in
           want
           of
           Corn
           ,
           it
           were
           good
           Reason
           that
           we
           should
           help
           them
           ,
           so
           as
           not
           to
           hurt
           our selves
           :
           But
           even
           then
           ,
           it
           were
           no
           Reason
           that
           we
           should
           starve
           our selves
           to
           make
           them
           abound
           ;
           and
           they
           would
           deserve
           never
           to
           find
           help
           at
           need
           ,
           who
           should
           attempt
           or
           but
           desire
           such
           a
           Thing
           :
           Yet
           this
           ,
           and
           worse
           ,
           do
           these
           
             infatiable
             Sooterkins
          
           now
           endeavour
           to
           bring
           to
           pass
           .
           They
           do
           not
           fetch
           away
           our
           Corn
           for
           any
           Want
           ,
           but
           with
           design
           to
           compleat
           our
           Ruin
           :
           They
           are
           not
           without
           Three
           or
           Four
           years
           Provisions
           before-hand
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           have
           advanced
           it
           to
           that
           Rate
           ,
           that
           Thousands
           amongst
           us
           must
           Perish
           ,
           because
           they
           cannot
           reach
           the
           price
           ,
           then
           perhaps
           they
           may
           be
           so
           Charitable
           as
           to
           sell
           us
           some
           of
           our
           
             own
             Corn
          
           again
           .
           This
           ,
           no
           
             prudent
             Nation
          
           under
           Heaven
           would
           offer
           to
           any
           People
           ,
           whom
           they
           did
           not
           think
           so
           
             altogether
             Insensible
          
           ,
           that
           the
           
             deepest
             Injuries
          
           could
           not
           move
           them
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           Dutch
           ,
           it
           is
           insufferable
           and
           unpardonable
           as
           to
           us
           :
           For
           we
           all
           along
           supported
           them
           in
           their
           lowest
           Condition
           ;
           we
           held
           up
           their
           Heads
           ,
           when
           they
           could
           not
           swim
           ;
           we
           raised
           them
           to
           a
           State
           ,
           or
           else
           they
           had
           sink
           in
           
             their
             Bogs
          
           :
           And
           〈◊〉
           as
           soon
           as
           they
           were
           able
           ,
           they
           flew
           in
           our
           Faces
           .
           Nevertheless
           in
           all
           Streights
           we
           still
           upheld
           them
           ;
           and
           at
           this
           very
           time
           ▪
           our
           
             Men
             fight
          
           their
           Battles
           ,
           our
           
             Money
             pays
          
           their
           Charges
           ,
           our
           Fleet
           it
           unreasonably
           hazarded
           for
           their
           Safety
           ;
           we
           suffer
           them
           to
           engross
           our
           Trade
           ;
           they
           Hector
           and
           Domineer
           in
           our
           Country
           ;
           they
           buy
           the
           Estates
           of
           our
           
             impoverished
             Gentry
          
           ,
           and
           
             Dutch
             Pages
          
           are
           made
           
             English
             Nobles
          
           .
           Nay
           ,
           even
           the
           
             Flower
             of
             the
             Crown-Revenues
          
           is
           given
           to
           a
           
             base-born
             Fellow
          
           ;
           as
           if
           he
           who
           
           came
           young
           ,
           with
           his
           Pack
           at
           his
           Back
           to
           the
           Loo
           ,
           to
           beg
           a
           Service
           ,
           were
           shortly
           to
           the
           made
           
             Prince
             of
             Wales
          
           :
           And
           yet
           all
           this
           will
           not
           do
           ,
           unless
           they
           may
           s●●●p
           our
           Mouths
           ,
           or
           (
           which
           is
           worse
           )
           cause
           us
           miserably
           to
           
             languish
             ▪
          
           away
           for
           
             want
             of
             Bread
          
           ,
           whilst
           our
           Country
           affords
           Plenty
           .
           Thus
           we
           have
           nourished
           a
           Monster
           to
           devour
           us
           ;
           and
           have
           so
           long
           ,
           and
           so
           egregiously
           play'd
           the
           Fool
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           not
           the
           Pity
           ,
           but
           the
           Scorn
           of
           all
           Nations
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           thus
           ,
           in
           short
           ,
           laid
           before
           you
           the
           plain
           Reason
           ;
           and
           true
           Cause
           of
           this
           
             growing
             Scarcity
          
           ;
           the
           Remedy
           is
           not
           my
           Province
           ,
           nor
           in
           my
           Power
           ,
           though
           I
           could
           wish
           it
           were
           ,
           for
           my
           Countries
           sake
           :
           But
           to
           quicken
           you
           to
           seek
           for
           a
           Remedy
           in
           time
           ,
           before
           it
           be
           too
           late
           ;
           as
           I
           have
           shewed
           you
           the
           Cause
           ,
           so
           I
           will
           briefly
           touch
           upon
           what
           in
           likelihood
           may
           be
           the
           Effects
           and
           Tendencies
           of
           this
           destructive
           (
           and
           yet
           connived
           at
           )
           Practice
           .
           First
           ,
           Our
           Country
           will
           be
           filled
           with
           the
           
             lamentable
             doleful
             Crys
          
           of
           
             famishing
             Persons
          
           :
           Those
           ,
           whose
           Modesty
           will
           not
           suffer
           them
           to
           beg
           ,
           nor
           their
           Consciences
           to
           steal
           ,
           must
           the
           soonest
           languish
           into
           their
           Graves
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           best
           must
           perish
           first
           .
           Others
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           endure
           to
           want
           ,
           if
           it
           can
           be
           any
           ways
           supplied
           ,
           will
           fall
           to
           pilfering
           and
           stealing
           ;
           and
           so
           will
           be
           driven
           to
           this
           sad
           Choice
           ,
           either
           to
           be
           hanged
           or
           starved
           :
           And
           this
           very
           Thing
           will
           fill
           the
           Country
           with
           Violence
           ,
           and
           Peoples
           Hearts
           with
           Horror
           and
           Fear
           ;
           when
           a
           Man
           cannot
           go
           to
           Bed
           ,
           but
           with
           an
           Apprehension
           that
           his
           House
           or
           Barns
           will
           be
           broke
           open
           before
           Morning
           and
           perhaps
           their
           Throats
           cut
           in
           their
           Beds
           to
           Boot
           .
           Others
           ,
           endeavouring
           to
           prolong
           a
           wearisome
           Life
           ,
           will
           fall
           to
           Begging
           :
           And
           those
           who
           are
           once
           habituated
           to
           that
           Trade
           scarce
           ever
           leave
           it
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           they
           chance
           to
           survive
           the
           Famine
           ,
           they
           will
           stock
           our
           Country
           with
           an
           idle
           unprofitable
           sort
           of
           Cattle
           ,
           good
           for
           nothing
           ,
           but
           consume
           the
           Fruits
           of
           the
           Earth
           :
           And
           when
           Things
           are
           brought
           to
           this
           pass
           ,
           the
           Richest
           will
           be
           but
           in
           an
           ill
           Condition
           .
           But
           in
           the
           next
           Place
           ,
           pardon
           me
           if
           I
           do
           believe
           that
           one
           Design
           of
           these
           
             Dutch
             Practices
          
           is
           ,
           That
           they
           may
           
             sport
             themselves
             with
             our
             Miseries
          
           :
           For
           those
           ,
           who
           have
           observed
           their
           
             Ingratitude
             and
             insolent
             Humour
          
           ,
           and
           have
           read
           or
           heard
           of
           their
           
             unparallel'd
             Barbarities
             and
             Cruelties
          
           all
           over
           the
           World
           ,
           must
           acknowledge
           them
           to
           be
           a
           People
           who
           are
           not
           pleased
           with
           any
           thing
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           the
           Miseries
           of
           others
           ;
           and
           then
           most
           of
           all
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           by
           their
           own
           Procurement
           .
           They
           are
           Proud
           of
           ,
           and
           Glory
           in
           such
           Practices
           .
           Another
           Design
           of
           theirs
           ,
           I
           think
           to
           be
           ,
           to
           serve
           their
           Turns
           of
           our
           Men
           ,
           and
           to
           
             thin
             our
             Country
          
           ,
           in
           hopes
           in
           time
           to
           be
           
             absolute
             Masters
          
           of
           it
           :
           For
           when
           Men
           want
           both
           Bread
           ,
           and
           Money
           to
           buy
           it
           ,
           and
           have
           little
           hopes
           of
           Relief
           by
           begging
           ,
           and
           are
           unwilling
           to
           be
           hang'd
           for
           stealing
           ,
           they
           will
           be
           very
           free
           to
           become
           Soldiers
           ;
           especially
           if
           it
           be
           but
           for
           this
           Privilege
           ,
           That
           if
           you
           will
           not
           give
           the
           Soldier
           Bread
           ,
           he
           takes
           it
           :
           This
           serves
           the
           Turn
           for
           a
           while
           ;
           but
           then
           on
           a
           sudden
           they
           are
           commanded
           into
           Flanders
           ,
           where
           they
           are
           put
           upon
           all
           
             desperate
             Attempts
          
           ,
           till
           their
           
             few
             Brains
          
           are
           knockt
           out
           ,
           and
           there
           's
           an
           end
           of
           them
           ;
           it
           is
           but
           sending
           hither
           for
           more
           Recruits
           ,
           till
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           so
           dispeopled
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           quietly
           enter
           upon
           ,
           and
           
             take
             possession
          
           of
           it
           ,
           without
           any
           Disturbance
           .
           But
           not
           to
           trouble
           you
           any
           further
           ,
           I
           cannot
           but
           think
           their
           main
           Design
           to
           be
           ,
           to
           see
           what
           they
           can
           bring
           us
           to
           ;
           and
           whether
           we
           be
           already
           fitted
           ,
           or
           
             can
             be
             fitted
          
           ,
           to
           make
           
             Dutch●
             Slaves
          
           .
           For
           those
           who
           have
           suffered
           their
           Men
           ,
           their
           Money
           ,
           their
           Trade
           ,
           to
           be
           taken
           away
           ;
           and
           after
           this
           ,
           will
           suffer
           the
           Bread
           to
           be
           taken
           out
           of
           their
           Mouths
           ,
           and
           be
           content
           to
           
             starve
             quietly
          
           ;
           doubtless
           these
           Men
           will
           suffer
           any
           thing
           :
           And
           so
           they
           may
           ,
           if
           they
           please
           ;
           For
           who
           shall
           hinder
           them
           from
           starving
           who
           have
           a
           mind
           to
           it
           ?
           Or
           who
           shall
           pity
           them
           if
           they
           do
           starve
           ,
           who
           have
           
             Bread
             enough
          
           ,
           and
           are
           
             able
             to
             keep
             it
          
           ,
           and
           yet
           tamely
           suffer
           others
           to
           carry
           it
           away
           from
           them
           ?
           I
           think
           such
           senseless
           Sots
           before
           were
           never
           heard
           of
           :
           But
           if
           this
           will
           hold
           ,
           farewell
           the
           Fortune
           of
           England
           .
        
         
         
           If
           I
           were
           a
           Person
           of
           any
           considerable
           Interest
           or
           Authority
           in
           the
           Government
           ,
           I
           would
           suggest
           to
           them
           this
           one
           Consideration
           :
           Those
           ,
           who
           are
           best
           affected
           to
           the
           Government
           ,
           will
           own
           ,
           That
           some
           Things
           
             not
             very
             Commendable
          
           have
           been
           done
           ,
           which
           yet
           have
           been
           justified
           by
           the
           Pleas
           of
           Necessity
           ,
           the
           
             Inclination
             of
             the
             People
          
           ,
           or
           
             publick
             Good.
          
           Now
           I
           am
           sure
           there
           cannot
           be
           many
           Things
           more
           necessary
           than
           the
           maintaining
           Life
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           
             Peoples
             Inclination
          
           should
           not
           lead
           them
           to
           have
           Bread
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           it
           as
           cheap
           as
           may
           be
           reasonably
           expected
           ,
           I
           should
           think
           them
           Ten
           times
           madder
           than
           they
           are
           :
           And
           I
           believe
           none
           will
           question
           ,
           but
           that
           Plenty
           is
           more
           for
           the
           
             publick
             Good
          
           than
           Famine
           .
           So
           that
           without
           any
           Sham
           ,
           or
           Pretences
           ,
           here
           is
           a
           real
           and
           plain
           Necessity
           that
           our
           Corn
           be
           stopt
           ,
           or
           we
           otherwise
           provided
           for
           ;
           and
           over
           and
           above
           ,
           the
           Thing
           is
           
             Just
             ,
             Commendable
          
           ,
           and
           Popular
           ,
           and
           withal
           may
           be
           
             easily
             done
          
           ;
           which
           ,
           one
           would
           think
           ,
           should
           invite
           some
           of
           our
           
             Great
             Seven
          
           to
           engage
           in
           it
           .
           It
           hath
           also
           been
           observable
           ,
           in
           all
           Governments
           whatsoever
           ,
           That
           
             want
             of
             Bread
          
           hath
           made
           the
           People
           become
           
             Mutinous
             ,
             Troublesom
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             very
             Dangerous
          
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           Provision
           mentioned
           is
           not
           only
           honest
           ,
           but
           prudent
           and
           safe
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           that
           upon
           due
           Consideration
           such
           care
           will
           be
           taken
           ,
           that
           at
           least
           we
           may
           keep
           what
           Corn
           is
           left
           :
           But
           if
           after
           all
           no
           Course
           be
           taken
           ,
           and
           after
           mature
           Consultation
           it
           shall
           be
           thought
           more
           necessary
           to
           starve
           than
           relieve
           the
           People
           ,
           I
           shall
           leave
           it
           to
           others
           to
           enquire
           into
           the
           Mystery
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           such
           Reason
           of
           State
           ,
           as
           I
           can
           neither
           understand
           ,
           nor
           approve
           ;
           and
           such
           as
           I
           believe
           no
           mortal
           ever
           before
           heard
           of
           .
           But
           I
           know
           not
           what
           heavier
           or
           more
           dreadfull
           Judgment
           can
           befal
           us
           ,
           than
           for
           English-men
           to
           become
           their
           
             own
             Executioners
          
           .
        
         
           
             Quos
             Deus
             vult
             perdere
             ,
             dementat
             priùs
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
  

