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england_n	honourable_a	lord_n	privy_a	3,111	5	10.0848	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04372	A briefe discouery of the damages that happen to this realme by disordered and vnlawfull diet The benefites and commodities that otherwaies might ensue. With a perswasion of the people: for a better maintenance to the nauie. Brieflie compiled, by Edward Ieninges.	Jeninges, Edward.	1590 (1590)	STC 14486; ESTC S109137	18,878	31

A briefe discouery of the damages that happen to this Realme by disordered and vnlawfull diet THE BENEFITES AND COMMODIties that otherwaies might ensue With a perswasion of the people for a better maintenance to the Nauie Brieflie compiled by Edward Ieninges ROMANS XIIII Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not And let not him which eateth not iudge him that eateth For the kingdome of God is not meate nor drinke but righteousnesse and peace and ioy in the holy Ghost Imprinted at London by Roger Ward dwelling vpon Lambart Hill neere old Fish-streete 1590. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE SIR Charles Haward Lord high admirall of England knight of the moste honourable order of the Garter and one of her highnesse priuy Counsel Edward Ienings wisheth long and prosperous health with increase of all happinesse RIght honourable and my good Lord after long consideration had of the sundrie and great discommodities that happeneth to this Realme by the misdemeanour of diuers disordered persons contrarie to manie good commendable lawes carefully ordayned heaping harmes on our own heades thorow wilfull disobedience As a poore mēber amongst the rest lamenting this carelesse contempt I pondred earnestly in my minde what way to imploy my labour and small skill for some redresse herein to the benefit of my countrie and considering amongest manie other thinges the great harmes that happen to this realme sundrie waies by the contempt of fish and inordinate or vnlawfull expence of fleshe growing as may be supposed through want of true vnderstanding to what end the law in that behalfe made is ordained as one amongest manie muche vnable effectually to discharge so great a worke of a zealous minde I haue compiled this small treatise for the persvvasion of such as herein will be persvvaded And aduenturing to proceede with all humblenesse I haue made bold for the better publishing thereof to shroud my selfe for defence vnder the protection and fauour of your good honour as a speciall and carefull magistrate for such things as concerne the common-vvealth of this realme ordained of God vnder her Maiestie to haue the ouersight and gouernement in these affaires which concerneth moste chiefly a maintenance to her highnesse Nauie besides the sundrie and great commodities othervvaies grovving to the vvhole common-wealth Not onely needfull to be published but moste carefully also considered and remembred as by the discourse follovving shall manifestly appeare But the common sorte of people to auoyd the ceremonicall abuse heretofore vsed by obseruation of fish daies notvvithstanding the paines and penalties by the lavv threatned not onely neglecteth but vtterly contemneth the same nothing remembring the harmes that to them thereby may happen And some reason is for that no matter hath heretofore bin shewed so largely explained to persvvade them as in this my small vvorke is rudely compiled Most humbly crauing your honours fauourable patience in considering the contents thereof not respecting the rude still but my affectioned heart and minde for the benefite and safetie of my Prince and country then as vnvvorthie of such acceptation I shall finde my selfe for this small paines most bountifullie satisfied and according to dutie pray for your honorable and prosperous estate long to continue To the gentle Reader Gentle Reader haue patience to peruse The rude contentes which in me are contained My authours faultes very faine I would excuse But that they are so manifestly explayned Iudge therefore the best let rigor be restrayned Accept his heart his hand and willing minde Then all is well what fault soeuer you finde For well he meant and well he hopes t'will proue Well to perswade such as well will be content But those that well nor ill their affection can remoue My author forceth little he doth him not repent Of anie thing here done which he hath said or meant Hoping the wise of his willing minde will conceaue To whose iudgementes he that his small workes doth leaue Much more there might by argumentes be aleag'd Then are here set downe for proofe sundrie waies But by fewe thinges the wise will be perswaded Considering the contentes he seeketh no further praise But good acceptation graunt therefore no denayes And his small paine and trauell he hath spent He will right well accept and finde himselfe content FINIS CONCERNING OBEDIENCE TO THE polliticke lawes ordained by Princes Their care for the commoditie of the people The disobedient are to be punished some lavves are more earnestlier to be cared for then other some AS it hath pleased almightie God to ordaine Princes to rule and gouerne So hath hee also commanded that the subiectes should obey For confirmation whereof S. Paule in his 13. chap. to the Romanes saith Let euerie soule be subiect to the higher powers for there is no power but of God The powers saith hee that be are ordained of God Whosoeuer therefore resisteth that power resisteth the ordinance of God Hee saith further that Princes are not feared for good workes but for eu●ill If therefore thou wilt be without feare doe well so shalt thou haue praise of the same for he is the minister of God for thy wealth But if thou doe euill feare for hee beareth not the sword for naught but is the minister of God to take vengeance on them that do euill Further he saith obey your Magistrates not for feare of vengeance onely but for conscience sake If this lessen of S. Paule were perfectly remembred there should be little cause to put so manie pennall statutes in execution as at this day there be But wee consider not besides this good lesson of S. Paule what great care studie and labour our Prince and Magistrates accompanied with the most learned of the land not onely hath but dayly doth by their earnest labour practise and deuise by sundry godly and polliticke lawes for the maintenance preseruation and continuance of y e whole common-wealth like as carefull parentes cease not to studie and labour for the education or bringing vp of their children Gently admonishing and earnestly commaunding to obserue and keepe the said good lawes and ordinances which for our owne benefites by them are so made and ordained But we like carelesse children little regarding the carefull trauell that herein by them for vs is taken looke onely to the time present satisfieng our sensuall lust and desire not remembring the dangers and damages that thereby may vnto vs afterwardes insue and so runne headlong negligently and thorow disobedienee into our owne decay contemning the princes commaundement which is Gods ordinance Wherefore diuers pennalties and punishmentes are by vertue of those lawes appointed to be laid vpon the disobedient which being executed seeme grieuous and painefull and the informer greatly abhorred and euill thought on whereas in trueth such as giue information to the magistrate of offences with an earnest desire of reformation and not only for couetousnesse ought of good men rather to be loued and commended for the life of the law is execution Therefore