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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88871	Considerations concerning common fields, and inclosures, dialoguewise, digested into a deliberative discourse between two supposed friends, Philopeustus and Parrhesiastes. And tending partly to state and determine the question of lawfulnesse or unlawfulnesse between inclosures, and common fields, partly to answer some passages, which may be thought to make against inclosure in general, in another discourse lately published by Mr John Moore, under this title, The crying sinne of England, of not caring for the poor.	Lee, Joseph.	1653 (1653)	Wing L843; Thomason E719_9; ESTC R202192	38,528	48

solliciting strangers for a Petition against Inclosure Howsoever although I grant not your request in this yet having already answered your desire in other things give me leave likewise to propose some questions unto you I will not put you to the trouble now to answer them but if you know any that are adversaries to inclosure in general desire them if they can and will to doe it for you First doth it appear by any text in Scripture or by the testimony of any Author whatsoever that ever any fields lay open and were used in common so as now they are in some places of England those in-land Counties in particular where inclosure is now so much inveighed against either in the land of Canaan the lot of Israels inheritance or in any other countrey whatsoever Secondly doth it appear that breaking down walls or taking away hedges whereby grounds formerly inclosed and kept severall may again bee layd open and used in common is any where in Scripture spoken of otherwise then as an accursed thing either the fruit or punishment of sin Thirdly is there any probability that it can be any more unlawfull to inclose hereafter any land which is now in common then it is necessary now to lay open all the land which hath been heretofore inclosed Fourthly is it true or no which hath been said by some that it was a practise of policy in King William the Conqueror to have mens lands layd scattered as they are in common fields of purpose to minister unto them so much occasion of contention with one another that they might not have opportunity and leisure to unite against him in consideration whereof it hath been called the Conquerours curse I will say no more but only trim up this homely discourse with a few fine lines borrowed from him in all whose writings wit and art doe equally triumph together Mr. Fuller I mean who in the second book and thirteenth chapter of The holy State concerning the good Landlord amongst other things writeth thus He detests and abhors all inclosure with depopulation And because this may seem a matter of importance we will break it into severall Propositions 1. Inclosure may bee without depopulating Infinite examples shew this to be true But depopulation hath cast a slander on Inclosure which because often done with it people suspect it cannot bee done without it 2. Inclosure made without depopulating is injurious unto none I mean if proportionable allotments bee made to the poor for their commonage and free and lease-holders have a considerable share with the Lord of the Mannor 3. Inclosure without depopulating is beneficiall to private persons Then have they most power and comfort to improve their own parts for the time and manner thereof may mold it to their own conveniency The Monarch of one Acre will make more profit thereof then he that hath his share in forty in common 4. Inclosure without depopulating is profitable to the Common-wealth If injurious to no private person and profitable to them all it must needs be beneficial to the Commonwealth which is but the summa totalis of sundry persons as several figures Besides if a Mathematician should count the wood in the hedges to what a mighty Forrest would it amount This underwood serves for supplyes to save timber from burning otherwise our woodden walls in the water must have been sent to the fire Adde to this the strength of an inclosed country against a forrain Invasion Hedges and counter hedges having in number what they want in height and depth serve for barracadoes and will stick as birdlime in the wings of the Horse scotch the wheeling about of the Foot Small resistance will make the enemy to earn every mile of ground as he marches Object not That Inclosure destroyes Tillage the staffe of a country for it need not all bee converted to Pasturage Cain and Abel may very wel agree in the Commonwealth the Plowman and Shepheard part the Inclosures betwixt them 5. Inclosure with Depopulation is a canker to the Common-wealth It needs no proof woful experience shews how it unhouses thousands of people till desperate need thrusts them on the Gallows Long time had this land been sick of a Pleurisie of people if not let blood in the Western plantations 6. Inclosure with depopulation endamageth the parties themselves 'T is a Paradox and yet a truth that reason shews such inclosures to be gainfull and experience proves them to be losse to the makers It may bee because God being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a lover of mankind and mens society and having said unto then Multiply and increase counts it an affront unto him that men depopulate whereas Bees daily swarm men make the hives fewer The Margin shall direct you to the Author that counts eleven Mannors in Northamptonshire thus inclosed Mr. Benthams Christian conflict pag. 322. which Towns have vomited out to use his own expression and unburthened themselves of their former desolating owners and I think their posterity Lectori candido S. Daveniam subitis non displicuisse meretur Qui prodesse magis quàm placuisse cupit Pardon this sudden work who strives to profit More then to please should not repent him of it FINIS