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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95552	Iohn Taylors last voyage, and adventure, performed from the twentieth of Iuly last 1641. to the tenth of September following. In which time he past, with a scullers boate from the citie of London, to the cities and townes of Oxford, Gloucester, Shrewesbury, Bristoll, Bathe, Monmouth and Hereford. The manner of his passages and entertainement to and fro, truly described. With a short touch of some wandring and some fixed scismatiques, such as are Brownist, Anabaptists, famalies, humorists and foolists, which the authour found in many places of his voyage and iourney. / By Iohn Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1641 (1641)	Wing T473; Thomason E1100_3; ESTC R208333	14,156	32

times buy their commoditys at London Souththampton Hull and Chester and so bring it home by land three or fourescore miles at a great charge which if the trade were settled at Gloucester they would not doe for which Reasons aforesaid and many other that might be alledged it hath caused divers men well skilled and versed in the said trade of Merchandizing much to wonder that the said trade hath beene so long neglected many of which hath concluded that the said City of Gloncester with the said key and havens and the Kings custome house thereunto doe lye as convenient for the said trade of Merchandizing as any other City or Towne within this kingdom and might drive the greatest trade of any other London only excepted For this City of Gloucester stands almost within or neere the Center of this kingdome and for exportation and Importation of all Native and forraigne commodities by Reason of the riches of the soyle and Commodiousnesse of the Adiacent Rivers it is comparable to any place except the Metropolis London The village of Galcombe being at first built for the trade of Gloucester most commodious Now forasmuch as it may be objected that the River of Seavern is dangerous I must confesse it is so to those that know it not and through want of practise whereby experience showeth but to those that know it noe danger at all For there is not one Barge in twenty that hath beene cast away but it hath been by the owners covetousnes in loding too deep or venturing too rash upō the tide for feare they should be be kept so loose the spring all which with a certaine trade up and downe the River might wisely be prevented All other difficulties that can or may be alledged are of small consequence to hinder if men of meanes and ingenious spirits doe undertake it The reason aforesaid hath induced some men well affected to the publike good and welfarre of this City to endeavour a beginning of this most honourable action and were they seconded with that incouragement from others which if they were as willing as every way able both with their place and meanes The necessity of this cause so earnestly requiring it the necessity of this cause I say so greatly moveing it there is no doubt but by the blessing of the Almighty and that in a short time it might raise the ruines of the decayed trade of this City so much complained of by all and make it as honourable as now it is contemptible which is shal be the deadly prayers and desires of him who presenteth this Hoping that no Churlish Naball Mallicious Sanballar corrupted Tobiah proud Haman unmercifull Dives or any of the deadly sinnes can or shall hinder so good a worke FOr who can but with pittie here behold These multitudes of mischiefes manifold Shall Rivers thus be barr'd with stops and locks With Mills and Hills with gravels beds and rocks With weares and weedes and forced Islands made To spoyle a pulique for a private Trade Shame fall the doers and th' Almighties blessng Be heap'd upon their heads that seeke redreffing Were such a businesse to be done in Flanders Or Holland mongst the industrious Netherlanders They to deepe passages would turne our hils To Windmills they would change our watermils All helps unto these rivers they would ayd And all impedunents shall be destroyed Our vagabonds the wandring brood of Caine They would inforce those runna gates take paine Whereby much profit quickly would accrue For labour robs the hangman of his due In common reason all men must agree That if these Rivers were made cleane and free One Barge with eight poore mens iudustrious paines Would carry more than forty carts or waines And every waine to draw them horses five And each two men or boye to guide or drive Charge of an hundred horse and eighty men With eight mens labour would be served then Thus men would be implovd and horse preserv'd And all the Countrey at cheape rates be serv'd 'T is said the Dutchmen taught us drinke and swill I 'm sure we goe beyond them in that skill I wish as we exceede them in what 's bad That we some portion of their goodnesse had Then should this worthy worke be soone begun And with successefull expedition done Which I dispaire not of but humbly plead That God his blessings will increase and spread On them that love this worke and on their heires Their goods and chattels and on all that 's theirs I wish them blest externall and internall And in the end with happinesse eternall In the most part of my Iourney I came to few places but their was to be found plenty of beggers or Doggmaticall Scismaticall full of Beggerly Rudiments as the Apostle saith Galathians 4. Opinionated divers wayes and every one would have his owne fancy to stand for his Religion for they all differ one from another yet all joyne against that which they have beene baptized and brought up in In one place there is a blind old woman and she repeates and Interprets in another a Pavier and he will take upon him to mend the way Then their is a Strange fellow a Baker one light loafe and he will new bolt sift Knead and mould Relligion In another a quondam Brewers Clearke would faine be a Priest and Preaches most wonderfully in a mault house besides a zealous Sowgelder that professeth most desperate doctrine Good Lord in thy mercy looke upon us and give us true peace and unity both in Church and Common wealth FINIS