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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96693	An humble request, to the ministers of both Universities, and to all lawyers in every Inns-a-Court To consider of the scriptures and points of law herein mentioned, and to give a rational and christian answer, whereby the difference may be composed in peace, between the poor men of England, who have begun to digge, plow, and build upon the common land, claiming it their own, by right of creation. And the lords of mannours that trouble them, who have no other claiming to Commons, then the Kings will, or from the power of the conquest, and if neither minister nor lawyer, will undertake a reconciliation in this case, for the beauty of our Common-Wealth. Then we appeale, to the stones, timber, and dust of the earth you tread upon, to hold forth the light of this business, questioning not, but that power that dwells every where, will cause light to spring out of darkness, and freedom out of bondage. By Gerard Winstanley.	Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.	1650 (1650)	Wing W3044; ESTC R233004	13,389	20

An Humble REQUEST TO THE Ministers of both Universities AND TO ALL Lawyers in every Inns-a-Court TO Consider of the Scriptures and points of Law herein mentioned and to give a rational and christian Answer whereby the difference may be composed in peace between the poor men of England who have begun to digge plow and build upon the common Land claiming it their own by right of Creation AND The Lords of Mannours that trouble them who have no other claiming to Commons then the Kings will or from the Power of the CONQUEST AND If neither Minister nor Lawyer will undertake a reconciliation in this case for the beauty of our Common-wealth Then we appeale to the Stones Timber and dust of the Earth you tread upon to hold forth the light of this business questioning not but that Power that dwells every where will cause light to spring out of darkness and Freedom out of Bondage By GERARD WINSTANLEY 1 Cor. 6. 5. I speak to your shame Is it so that there is not a wise man among you no not one that shall be able to judge between his Brethren LONDON Printed by J. C. And are to be sold at the two Bibles at the West end of Pauls Church-yard 1650. TO THE READER THe occasion of the publication of this Request to the Ministers and Lawyers was this Upon a discourse between Parson Plat Lord of the mannor of Cobham and Gerard winstanley about the matter of digging upon the Commons in his Lordship Mr. Plat did promise and engage himself with loving expressions and words savouring of much moderation tenderness and reason that if Gerard Winstanley could prove by Scriptures the lawfulnesse of the work that is that the earth was made to be a common Treasury and ought to remain so to whole Mankind without respect of persons That he would never hereafter molest the Diggers but quietly suffer them to build and plant the Commons in his Lordship And that he would bring in his Estate and become one in that community This which here followes is a Copy of those Scriptures I delivered to him which he had not then time to read over but upon discourse at the same time upon the same Scriptures he did not gain-say but by his words of Gentleness declared a condescension to the light of that universall freedom held forth thereby to Mankind For the present I offer this to the consideration of all rational and Christian-spirited men to judge in the case And according as Mr. Plat gives answer I shall be as ready to declare and publish For the present farewell per me GERARD WINSTANLEY To the Ministers of both Vniversities and the Lawyers of every Inns-a-Court Gentlemen Brethren and Englishmen YOu all heare of the difference between Lords of M●nnours and the poor People of England The poor people say the common Land is their due by right of Creation and by the Lawes of a Common-wealth And being encouraged herefrom do build houses and plant them corn for their Livelihood upon the Commons and wast Land that they may live like men in their right of Creation and that they may enjoy the benefit of a free Common-wealth as they are Englishmen The Lords of Mannours say it is not their Creation-right thereupon beat them pull down their houses and much abuse them pushing the poor with their hornes of power like unrational Beasts And though the difference rise higher and higher between them both in point of Conscience and point of Law yet hitherto there does not any appear to reconcile the difference But Gentlemen let it not be said hereafter among posterity but that there were some wise men among you that were not blinded by passion covetousness and self-interest but that you would adventure to speak for righteousness and that took the cause of the poor into your hands This difference between Lords of Mannours and the poor about the common Land is the greatest controversie that hath rise up this 600. yeares past If reason and righteousness which is the foundation of Scriptures and just Lawes do give it us let us have our freedom quietly if neither reason nor righteousness give us this freedom we will lie still and never trouble you more Therefore I leave these following Scriptures and Considerations to you and rest A fellow-Commoner of England and true friend to Freedom GERARD WINSTANLEY April 9th 1650. The whole Earth By the Law of Creation is the Common treasury of free Livelyhood to whole Mankind And those Lords of Mannors and others that deny any part of mankind this creation-freedome in the earth are sinners in the highest degree and are upholders of the fall curse of Mankind To prove this by Scripture IT is plaine that the Scriptures consists of Three Parts First they declare the righteous Law of Creation wherein God gives to all Mankind equall freedome without respect of persons Secondly they declare the fall of Mankind from this righteous Law and the various unrighteous actings of Mankind under his falne estate or power of darknesse by whom he is taken prisoner Thirdly they declare the restoration of Mankind to his creation-rigteousnesse By whom he is restored And the actings and conversation of Mankind upon his resurrection from under that dark or faln estate I le begin with the First and take notice how the Scriptures gives an universal freedome in the Earth to whole Mankind In Genesis God said Let us make Man By Man in the singular number implies Mankind And let them have dominion By Them in the plurall number implies whole Mankind in all his branches Againe he created Man that is Mankind Male and female created he Them And bid them in the plurall number increase and multiply and replenish the earth and after Mankind in his varietie of branches did increase and fill the earth Then the creating Power or God gives 2 Commands more First To subdue the Earth And this implies plowing diging and all kind of manuring So then observe That bare and simple working in the Earth according to the freedome of the Creation though it be in the sweat of mans browes is not the curse But for one part of Mankind to be a Task-master and to live Idle and by the Beast-like power of the sword does force another part of Mankind to worke as a servant and slave This is the power of the curse which makes mankind eat his bread in sorrow by the sweat of his browes The Second Command from God was this to Mankind That he should have dominion over the Fish Fowle Beasts Hearbs Plants And this implies that whole Mankind spread abroad in variety of bodies and yet but the unity of one Creation Mankind is the Lord of the Earth As David saith The earth is the Lords that is Mankinds But there is not the least tittle spoken that one part of Mankind should subdue and rule in oppression over another for this came in after the fall and is the Beastly Power that hath