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Mr. Henry Martin his speech in the House of Commons, before his departure thence. June 8. 1648.
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Marten, Henry, 1602-1680.
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Mr HENRY MARTIN HIS SPEECH In the House of COMMONS BEFORE his Departure thence June 8. 1648. Printed in the Yeare 1648. Mr. Henry Martins Speech Mr. Speaker YOU know how forward I have beene alwayes from the beginning to act and speake Treason I was not like Adam that olde foole to hide my transgressions in my bosome I am an Achan in part but not in whole for he confessed his sinnes troubled Israel in a penitent way but I scorne his basenesse I have troubled Israel and glory in it I hate that Traytor Iudas who will repent of his Treason and restore that mony which was the price of Christs bloud what base principles had these blades Had I receyved the 30 pieces of silver I would have gone with it straight to a Bawdy house and have had a gallant yong Wench for it I was once in hope to have spent the Kings Revenew this way and you know I put the same in a very good forwardnesse but now I feare much those Welsh Rogues have beene the leading Carde to all mischiefe and will be a meanes to hinder my intention of erecting a famous Stewes in the City of London with the Kingdomes money The Raskalls pretend it is for their Arreares and an act of Indempnity they stand for what cowardly Traytors are these Stand to aske an act of Indempnity of a King in prison when I that am no soldier unlesse it bee under Venus banner durst speake high Treason as frequently as I dare lie with Mrs. Dunce When the King had power equall with ours I durst teare his Proclamation nay if I were sure I could do it I durst teare his heart out of his body and drinke healths of his bloud to my little creature in Drury lane and yet these cowardly Goates who have swords in their hands must stand for that of us which we have as much need of as themselves if the King should come againe And for their arrears Mr. Speaker you know as well as I what for buying of Land and Bawdy houses wee cannot spare them one peny For how shall you and all covetous men in the House have their full number of Lordships which they intend to buy if these Knaves should have their arreares Or how shall I and all the Whoremasters of the House keepe halfe a dozen Whores if they have their arrears if that be granted them we should never be able to keep above one a peece except some private friends And Mr. Speaker what doe you thinke Mr. Corbets wife and the rest of the Members wives would do and how would they be able to maintayne their Closet Gentlemen if the Soldiers should have their arrears Pox eat them they have hindred our trading already and now Langdale and Glemham are come in to assist that wicked wight the King The Citizens feare a new War and will not part with their money Mr. Speaker I will turne up their Wives and you shall plunder their Bags if the Army prevayle But what a Divell made those Pippins of Kent to rise they begin to bud and preach and threaten Rebellion against us that had beene enough had we sate these 7. yeeres with them and layne with their wives as we have done with the Londoners then they had had some colour of complaint but if Sir Thomas prevayle over their husbands I will take a Countrey house amongst them and you shall see how I will come over their wives Mr. Speaker I would advise you beg and buy all the Land in Kent that you may racke and punish them soundly for rising against your profit and my pleasure Would they Knaves have the King come home which if they obtayne what shall we have I know nothing but a fayre new Gallowes and a Gregory to bee our Godfather I pray you Mr. Speaker do you think ever to enjoy your Lands bought since this Reformation if the King come home Or doe you thinke I shall goe any more to a Bawdy house or will my Wenches be suffered to come to me when I have no money and lie in prison No no. Remember that the King is a sterne solid man and no foole and having all the people for him we shall hardly scape with our lives Mr. Speaker nothing troubles me so much as those Calves of Essex who gave entertaynment to those old dry bones of Goring who is able to doe their wives no good had they but sent for the Earle of Stamford or me we should soone have got the love of their wives or else wee would have hazarded the running of the Reines But M. Speaker my greatest sorrow is that I must be forced to leave Mrs. Dunce and the rest of my creatures behinde me if Sir Thomas doe not prevayle If there be any Gentleman in the House that hath beene in New England I desire to know whether there be any Bawdy houses in that Country if there be none I must be at charge to cary a score or two of honest Wenches with me I know in Spain and France be good store but their King is not in prison and I will not come amongst such obedient scabs But I feare much that I shall scarce get out of the Land but must dye like a Bird upon a Tree now the Navy is gone but if I should it will not trouble me halfe so much if the King will but suffer a handsome Whore to be my Executioner I conceive it could not but well please Iohn Baptist that his head was danced off with so handsome a Wench as Herodias Daughter I know Mr. Speaker the King loves me better then he doth Vane or Perpoint or Mildmay or Haslerigge or Evillin or St. Iohn or Wild or your selfe because I am plaine with him and tell him and the world the truth of our intentions I keepe me to my principles and scorne to deale underhand like a Iudas I had rather kill my King then kisse him I know I kissed his hand at Hampton Court but I speake ingeniously I had rather kisse Mrs. Dunces breech Mr. Speaker pray if you have any money that is not layd our upon Lands send the Army some that they may murther our enemies furiously I should not have beene backward my selfe to send them some but that I have been too forward with the Bawdy houses which have almost gleaned me dry of money of marrow and almost frenchyfied my tongue that I can scarce speake out my speech Another question I have to aske which is to know whether there be any Apothecaries and Doctors there if there be none it will put me to a great charge therefore I heartily wish you Mr. Speaker to give your vote for me that I may have 10000 l. granted mee by the House to furnish me with a Doctor and Drugs to keep and preserve my life which if it bee denyed mee the French scab will eat out my bowels and if you vote for me to day for that money I will vote for you to morrow for as much as will buy you a whole County in New England Mr. Speaker let us betwixt us take the Kings Crowne out of the Abbey and make sale of that Babylonish Relique it will yeeld us as much coyn as will buy you a great Town or two and it will maintayne part of my Wenches charge But I heare some say that in New England they will not suffer us to keepe a score of whores apeece but it is no matter I have a project in my head to set the people in love with a Parliament by telling them it is the only way to make Religion flourish and so deceive them as we have done our English at home they being very factiously given will be led in blindnesse with much ease then we being Parliament men may keepe what Whores we please and you may buy what Lordships you please You shall be Speaker of that House and I wil be Chayreman of a close Committee at least and when we are there wee will send for Hugh Peters to Preach that it is no sinne to lye with a Saint You know they of that Nation are all such who have beene moved by the spirit to lye with their mayds neighbours daughters neighbours wives their owne daughters and the like and have for that beene banished by the Minister of the Parish in which they lived or else forced through shame to goe thence because they would not stand in a white sheet in their Parish Church nay most of them had no shame but would willingly have stood would their conscience but have given them leave to have come within a Church where the wicked meet Thus Mr. Speaker have I spoke my minde as fully as I can at present more I could say did not these sad tidings of arising in Wales and almost the rest of the whole Kingdome call me to a speedy worke which is to chuse my number of Creatures I intend to cary with me For my Doctor I have chosen him already a man without exception and one known to you all his name is Dr. Bastwicke whom I know hath good skill in my disease Thus Mr. Speaker I take my leave of the House hoping we shall all meet in New England very shortly Farewell FINIS