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The sope-patentees of Londons petition opened and explained. Or, The unmasking of these cruel sope-patentees deceitful petition, presented by them to the Honorable House of Commons. Wherein you have a discovery made (in part and but in part) of the great sufferings of this common-wealth: as also of the special sufferings of some free-born subjects in their liberties and estates, sustained by these cruel sope-monopolers. / By Richard Wilkins.
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Wilkins, Richard.
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1646
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The Sope-Patentees Of Londons PETITION Opened and Explained OR The Unmasking of these cruel Sope-Patentees deceitful Petition presented by them to the Honorable House of Commons Wherein you have a Discovery made in part and but in part of the great Sufferings of this Common-wealth As also of the special Sufferings of some Free-born Subjects in their Liberties and Estates sustained by these cruel SOPE-MONOPOLERS By Richard Wilkins Habbac 2. 12. Woe unto him that buildeth a Town with Blood and establisheth a City by Iniquity Ier. 17. 11. As the Patridge gathereth the yong which he hath not brought forth so he that getteth Riches and not by right shall lose them in the midst of his dayes and at his end shall be a fool London Printed by I. F. for Iohn Rothwel and are to be sold at the Fountain and Sun in Pauls Church-yard 1646. THere are three things that these Patentees are eminently guilty of First the Monopolizing of the mystery of Sope-boyling of the whole Kingdom into eight or ten mens hands to the great oppression of the Common-wealth and the ruine of many Families in their Estates and Liberties Secondly they have been and still are great deceivers of the Subjects not only by adulterated and base Sope but also by those ways which I have declared in my Answering their Propositions In these two particulars you have these three things observable First that to Monopolize they did take their Patent and this offence they translate upon the first Sope-Patentees Secondly that by Monopolizing they have been great and barbarous oppressors this offence they charge upon the Kings Majesty and the Lords of the Councel Thirdly that by several ways they have been great deceivers and this offence they also unjustly translate upon the ruined and oppressed Sope-boylers The third and last thing which they are eminently guilty of is this That by lyes they deceived the Kings Majesty and Lords of the Councel now by lyes they have endeavored to deceive the Honorable and High Court of Parliament not only by this vain and deceiving Petition but also by their Propositions for the Excise of Sope All which wickednesse together with the several aggravations of these Innovators of our Laws and Liberties offences you have demonstrated in the ensuing Discourse I could give you many Arguments deductable from the cryes of the oppressed Sope-boylers from the cry of this oppressed and deplorable Common-wealth which calls to our Worthyes for Justice against these cruel wilful and covetous oppressors and fomentors of our present Troubles but I will only mention these two First that I might keep all men undeceived for general it concerns all but especially our most Honored and Worthy Senators in that sense which the Scripture speaks Prov. 24. 21 22. Hos 7. 12. concerning these changers of our Laws or rather that I may take off that sense which godly wise men have received of them by their glorious words of deceit by which they have put a false gloss upō their oppressings for I finde that with some that fits at the Stern in the City nay may I not say it is to be feared with some in the Parliamēt that the sense of these Patentees sufferings by the cruel oppressions of the first Sope-Projectors for which they have already satisfied themselves hath swallowed up the sense of their cruel oppressing of others that the false sense of their being necessitated to take a Patent hath swallowed up the sense of their delinquency in acting against Law and Liberty of Subject in their taking of their Patent Secondly that the executing of judgement upon these Projectors is the only way as to Judge the poor oppressed Sope-boylers with Righteousness so it is the only way and there can under favor be no other by which these Patentees can be forced to make restitution to the Common-wealth which they have greatly oppressed For the raising of a Sum of money from these Monopolers answerable to their demerits which they are able to satisfie for the benefit of the State is a Negative restitution to the Common-wealth that which inforces and backs this Argument is this because that it is consistent to the Intentions the unwearied and unparallel'd Actings and Declarations of the honorable Houses of Parliament which I wil make out from three Scriptures Sure I am that the Laws and Liberties of this Common-wealth hath been wounded by these Innovators the sad consequent is the present bleeding condition of this our Nation by the unnatural Civil War that we have had and stil is upon us execution of judgement is the means of healing of us Ier. 51. 1. Secondly sure I am that your intendments Right Honorable is to loose the bands of wickednes to take off the heavy burthens from the oppressed to execute judgement upon these fomentors of our present troubles as wel as others and God hath accepted and imbraced your intendments while you are in the way as the Father the prodigal Son witnesse the glorious and happy successe that God hath given to your Armies O let not the want of execution of Justice bring our I hope ungrounded fears upon us which is the renewing of our troubles by the unfaithfulnesse of Brethren so turn the smiles of God into frowns For your encouragement unto a speedy hearing of the oppressed cries reade your portion Right Honorable given you of God Isa 58. 8. The third Scripture is the words of Solomon recorded Prov. 20. 8. A King that sitteth in the Throne of judgment chaseth away all evil with his eyes the Marginal note thus renders it Where righteous judgment is executed there sin ceaseth and vice dares not appear O remember how their impudency in propounding to you Right Honorable that in their Propositions which is no less then a Monopoly that which cals upon you for justice an unparalleld presumption having ingagement upon me hereunto by Covenant and by trust let these words of sobernes and truth finde acceptance from him that is a well-wisher to the Kingdoms Peace and happinesse R. Wilkins To the Right Honorable The Knights Citizens and Burgesses OF The House of COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of Lieut Colonel John Hardwick Captain John Hayes Edmund Whitwel Laurence Whitwel Simon Weedon Sope-boylers of London Most humbly sheweth 1. THat whereas your Petitioners His Majesties Native Subjects have been brought up and served in the Art aforesaid according to the Statute did use the same till 7. Caroli Rex wherein divers Projectors Enemies to the Common-wealth under the Name of Gentleman Sope-boylers of Westminster upon false pretences obtained a Patent under the great Seal for the making of white Sope to the great abuse of His Majesty and extraordinary damage to the Kingdom 1. The Petitioners not being able with good Conscience to comply with them used their own Trade aforesaid according to the liberty of the Subject in a just and legal maner until for the same they were greatly oppressed by the said
this third general Head and I shall give you the Answer in these two particulars The answer to those things expressed 1. That those persons which these Patentees did suppress from boyling Sope did boil better Sope then the Patentees and did sell to the Subjects at cheaper Rates this I can prove by multitude of Evidences and Reason tells every rational man that it had been neither policy or profit for them to have boyled base Sope The Arguments to prove this are these two 1. Because that men buying of Sope prohibited by these Patentees they did endanger not only the seizing of the said Sope but also the being much vexed and troubled by the cruel and illegal persecution of their illegal Court for what Sope was made by any that were not Patentees being sound was seized whether in the hands of maker or buyer of it 2. Because that when men may buy Sope freely that will not suffer themselves to be defrauded and run a danger too This is sufficient for Answer to the first and second particulars and doth declare That as this is that false pretence by which they deceive the King and gained their Patent so it is their vain words to deceive the Parliament their end undoubtedly is to divert them from doing Justice by rendring the oppressing Sope-boylers odious to the Parliament under the notion of being deceivers of the Common-wealth by base Sope now they are Petitioning the Parliament for Justice 2. That they were neither by Bond bound nor by the Lords Warrant commanded to suppresse any from Sope-boyling which had a right to boil as they have alledged for you must know that the Lords warrants are not warrants commanding these Patentees to seize Sope against their will as they do affirm but are Warrants of Assistances by these Patentees sued for and by them procured of the Lords by the same salfe pretences by which they gained their Patent commanding power to Ayd and Assist their cruel barbarous and blood-sucking Agents in their execution of the illegal Deputations which these Patentees did issue forth under the Seal of their illegal Company For confirmation whereof and to compleat the Answering of this third general Head I will give you a view of the Lords Warrants by them obtained VVHereas divers great abuses and deceits have been and are duly committed in the making of Sope and his Majesty hath now setled the Manufacture thereof under the Government of the Corporation of Sope-makers of the City of London And whereas divers Misdemeanors have been and are daily committed as Well in the undue making buying and selling of Sope prohibited not made under the said Rule and Government as also in resisting and not assisting the Searchers appointed by the Society of London and their Deputies in the Searching for seizing and carrying away of the said Sope prohibited These are therefore to will and require you the Messengers of His Majesties Chamber or any of you or any other whom it may concern That from time to time you Arrest Apprehend and take into Custody all and every such person and persons as the Governor or the Deputy of the said Society of Sope-makers of London for the time being shall nominate and direct you to Apprehend for their contempt in all or any of the Premises And also by the like nomination and direction to make stay and seizure of all the said prohibited Sope not made under the said Government or to seize and carry away all Lees and other Materials as Oyl Tallow and Pot-ashes prepared for the undue making of Sope remaining in the Custody and Charge of any person or persons in any place priviledged or not priviledged and that every person which shall be so Apprehended you bring or cause to be forthwith brought to the Councel Chamber to enter their Appearance to be proceeded withall according to their demerits Hereof fail you not at your utter peril Dated at Whitehall the 28. of July 1637. To all Mayors Sheriffs Iustices of Peace Bailiffs Constables Head-boroughs and all other His Majesties Officers and loving Subjects whom it may concern and especially to the Messengers of His Majesties Chamber and to every of them W. Cant. W Lond Arundel and Surry Dorset Wimbleton Cottington Iohn Cook Tho Iurman Fra Wyndebank The fourth and last general Head which is contained in the sixth and last Branch of their Petition is this 4. That many actions upon the Statute against Monopolies have been brought against these Patentees by the oppressed Sope-boylers of London for recovery of of their losses and damages which they expresse as a grievance and demonstrate it by these two particulars 1. That by reason of this prosecution they have expended 1000. l. 2. That some have recovered 1000. l. some 500. l. some 300. l. and yet upon proof they have not been damnified five pounds The Answer that I shall give to both these particulars briefly shall be this and first to Answer the first particular which is their expence of One thousand pounds being prosecuted by Law The Answer is threefold 1. The prosecution is a just and legal prosecution for recovery of satisfaction of their several damages and losses sustained by these cruel projectors barbarous prosecution of their illegal Patent a just means of relief against and unjust oppression which hath the stamp of the Parliaments approbation for its vindication 2. There was a necessity of this prosecution because that these Patentees would not make restitution without suit of Law unlesse they will accept of that satisfaction which they will give them which is not a half peny no not to some a farthing for a peny whatever they do pretend 3. That if they have spent 1000. l. sure I am that some of it must be spent either in a corrupt or excessive way as we use to say that Thieves are good Guesse upon the Rode spend free yet they have made great advantage by that expence because the detainer of the complainants money by vexatious delays for these five years and upwards hath been annually at least 1500. l. benefit to them I come now to speak to the second which is their expressions that the recoveries are unreasonable that have been recovered against them namely That some have recovered 1000. l. some 500. l. some 300. l. and yet never been damnified five pounds The Answer is The falsity of this their affirmation is so obvious that no rational man will give credit to it but because it implies either an unrighteousness or oppression in the Law for so they have and do expresse and so secretly charge our Law makers or in the Iury who are Iudges of the damages I shall by way of vindication of both thus positively and truly speak 1. That the recoveries were but 306. l. -13 â— -4 150. l. and 90. l. all which some by vertue of the statute were trebled by the Court Thus you see that these presumptuous oppressors do secretly charge our Law makers of oppression 2. That the