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B01873
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Mr. Bushel's mineral overtures
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Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
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Wing B6247B; ESTC R9055
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this as also in the severall wayes of seperating the Mettle from the Drosse and the Silver from the Lead that then I should not faile to illustrate the innocent Trade of the poor Mynes by making his Lordship the Patron of their profession and my self one of their society according to the many obligations of his Lordships forementioned favours hereby performing the duty of a faithfull servant therein And for my further discoveries of the Treasures of other Mountains which have the same Symptoms of Rakes Veyns and Sparres his Lordship conceived it most necessary for me to dedicate the whole profit which Gods providence should reveale in the one to the finding out of the Riches of the other and as a first help in this work he counsels me to petition my Soveraign That for the agrandizing his Royal Clemency and Magnificence he would gratiously grant life to such as had offended in petty Felonies and were willing to expiate their crimes by their diligent and dayly labours in his Majesties Mynes and if possible to obtain a Branch of his Majesties Mint to encourage all Forrain Native Miners with due certain paymeÌ„t according to the president of other Princes and not force them to take base Commodities at high rates for their painfull service as hath been inforced by some former undertakers which I feare hath entayled a Curse upon their fraudulent policies But above all that I should take a speciall care conscienciously to elect such honest Agents for the carrying on this innocently profitable work whose vertuous ambitions should aime at nothing beyond the publike good of their Countrey and a competent sallary for their modest maintenance But these Embrions proving abortive by the sudden fall and death of that Lord in the Raign of King James were the sad motives which perswaded my pensive retiremeÌ„ts to my three years unsociable solitude in the desolate Isle called the Calfe of Man where abhorring the memory of my desolâ—te exorbitances in obedience to my dead Lords Philosophicall advice I resolved to make a perfect expâ—riment upon my selfe for the obtaining a long and healthy life mâ—st necessary for such a repentance as my former debauchedness required by a parcimonious diet of Hearbs Oyle Mustard and Honey with water sufficient most like to that of our long-liv'd Fathers before the floud as was conceived by that Lord which I most strictly observed as if obliged by a religious vow till divine providence calling me to a more active life I discovered and perfected natures ingenious designes upon my rock at Enston in Oxfordshire by making it such an artificiall delightfull Grotto that the fame of it invited the late K. Charls to a voluntary visit By which opportunity I not only became known to his Majesty but also found an apt occasion to discourse the above mentioned Proposals of the Lord BACON to his owne attentive eare who so well approved of my Engine upon that place and his Lordships Minerall modell that hee presently promised mee the assistance of his Mint when I should in those mountains of Cardigan find silver worth the Coyning and likewise the accommodation of my own Lead so discovered Custome free for 21. yeers as also my choise of renting the whole Custome of that Commodity at the rate of the Farmers Books calculated by the Account of 7. yeers Audit whensoever I should procure to my self the Assignment of Sir HUGH MIDDLETONS Lease of the Mines Royall in the County of Cardigan to put the speculations of my deare deceased Master into practice These high favours of the late King conferred on my selfe in memory of that Lords eminent abilities and this his admonition before the Earle of Dorset to me at York That if in the war then like to ensue I should not prove reall and active in his service and cordiall in the trust reposed in me by my quondam Lord I should justly merit the title and reputation of a Knave which did then provoke mee forwards in my undertakings with a most zealous observation of my obliged fidelity to both till his Majesty at CAUSAM disingaged me in the first that he might enable me as much as in him lay to perform the latter by his gratious Letter of perâ—â—ssion 〈◊〉 â—â—der Lundy at my own charge fortified and mainâ—ained withâ—ut â—njury or violence to any upon such Articles as mâ—ght take oâ—◠〈◊〉 delinquency and restore me to my estate and the Grants of my Mines Mints and Customes rather then the forementioned design so well digested by my Honourable Lord for the generall good should bee made frustrate by my incapacity to prosecute it I being the only man intimately made privy to all those his Minerall speculations and some other of his Philosophicall Lucubrations not yet to bee promulged untill my proficiency and successe in the Mines shall enable me thereunto which makes mee now become an humble and earnest Petitioner to this State for their pious assistance in this hopefull work for the good of this Common Wealth and their own Honours since I have taken the Engagement and given security for my future integrity desiring no greater riches or honour in this world then to gratifie the late Civilities of those my friends which gave me credit and by my utmost industry to manifest the great debt of love and honour I ow to the worthy memory of that unparalleld Lord by redeeming my selfe in the service and opinion of my Country For I protest as in the presence of God that if I could now command as much wealth as ever the Lidian CRESSUS did possesse I would gladly adventure it all in perforating the barren Mountains to discover the vast Treasures which lie hid in their Rocky entrayles for the good of this Common Wealth and to leav to after Ages a Magnificent Monument in pious Memory of my most deserving Master by finishing his SALOMONS house in all its dimensions and with all the accomodations and endowments therof according to his Lordships own Heroick Idea And to that end I humbly tender these my proposalls First to advance the Minerall Trade of this Common Wealth to 1000l per week if the Parliament shall be pleased to ratifie to me the same Latitude of Power to effect it which King JAMES granted to the Lord Chancellor BACON and was since conferred by King CHARLES on my selfe for the encouragement of me and mine assistants in the work but if any unsatisfied concerned person shall object against the tedious Proposition of a 14. yeers period before my Mountains must bring forth this vast birth and then peradventure expect but a ridiculous silver Mouse after this Timpany of promises To beget more candor in such and a better confidence in all as a hopefull symptome of a lively Embrion promising a larger off-spring I shall in the interim give Marts to all such responsive persons that shall bee diffident of the successe and also duly pay all such Rent as is now received by the State fâ—om the Farmers of the Mines and Customes of Lead and likewise engage my Life and Fortune that the cleer fifth part shall be worth to this State 500l the week and in the same processe of 14. yeers more it shall be worth 1000l the week I having many noble friends that will adventure their money gratis for 14. yeers to manifest their love to their Country and to see the perfection of those Experiments in the L. BACONS Philosophy I having already by his direction cut through five of the 28. Mountains at the lowest Level which his Lordship and Sir FRANCIS GODOLPHIN did mark out as the most pregnant Hills for discovering the Beds and spreading Branches of this Nations Minerall Treasure so that no man of known judgement but must conclude the rest to be of the same species or of richer natures in their deeper search both for quantity and quality