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A54515	A way propounded to make the poor in these and other nations happy, by bringing together a fit, suitable, and well qualified people unto one houshold-government, or little-common-wealth ... whereunto is also annexed an invitation to this society, or little common-wealth / by Peter Cornelius, Van-zurik-zee.	Plockhoy, Pieter Corneliszoon, fl. 1659.; Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing P1724; ESTC R10376	24,803	38

A WAY PROPOUNDED TO Make the poor in these and other Nations happy By bringing together a fit suitable and well qualified people unto one Houshold-government or little-Common-wealth Wherein every one may keep his propriety and be imployed in some work or other as he shall be fit without being oppressed Being the way not only to rid those and other Nations from idle evil and disorderly persons but also from all such that have sought and found out many inventions to live upon the labour of others Whereunto is also annexed an invitation to this Society or little Common-wealth Psalm 42. 1. Blessed is he that considereth the poor the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble the Lord shall preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed upon the Earth BY PETER CORNELIUS VAN-ZURIK-ZEE LONDON Printed for G. C. at the sign of the Black spread-eagle at the West-end of Paul's Church-yard A way propounded to make the poor in these and other Nations happy c. HAving seen the great inequality and disorder among men in the World that not only evil Governours or Rulers covetous Merchants and Tradesmen lazie idle and negligent Teachers and others have brought all under slaverie and thraldom But also a great number of the common handy-craft men or labourers by endeavouring to decline escape or cast off the heavy burthen do fill all things with lyes and deceipt to the oppressing of the honest and good people whose consciences cannot bear such practises therefore have I together with others born for the common welfare designed to endeavour to bring four sorts of people whereof the World chiefly consists out of several sects into one Familie or Houshold-government viz. Husband-men Handy-crafts people Marriners and Masters of Arts and Sciences to the end that we may the better eschue the yoke of the Temporall and Spi●●tuall Pharaohs who have long enough domineered over our bodies and souls and set up again as in former times Righteousnesse love and B otherly Sociab ' enesse which are scarce any where to be found for the convincing of those that place all greatnesse only in domineering and not in well-doing contrary to the pattern and doctrine of the Lord Jesus who came not to be served but to serve and gave his life a ransome for many appointing his Kingdom unto his Apostles as it was appointed to him from his father answering them when they murmured who after his departure should be the greatest amongst them said If any among you would be greatest let him be the servant of all In direct opposition and contradiction to the World where they are accompted the greatest who have most servants and not they that do most service to others and therefore the Worlds greatness and the greatness of Christians differ as light and darkness whereas true Christians being mercifull doe endeavour to ease mens burthens instead thereof others as if there were not trouble enough in the World are still making the burthen heavier with new devises setting themselves forth daily in their sight as if their design were to vex and grieve poor people and stir them up to Impatience with their excesse and riot Just as if a Physitian that were able to cure the sick should come bragging and make a boast of his skill to make them the sicker To this may be added those that are called spirituall persons or Clergy-men who perswade people that they may the more willingly drudge for them to beleeve that they take care of their soules as if they could love the soul which they cannot see and have no compassion on the body which they see This therefore being deceipt and lies Let us return again to mercifulness which is as well touched with the miseries of the body as with the miseries of the soul se●ling such order or society of mutual love whereby the opressed scarce able to breath may be brought to rest and enlargment Taking upon them every day except the Sabboth soe many as are fit to work the labour of 6. houres beginning ordinarily from 9. of the clock in the morning to 12. at noon and from 3 till 6. at night if any desires to have an afternoones liberty he may work from 4. o● 6. of the clock in the morning till 10. or 12. at noon or labour another day soe much the more they that have hard work to doe may begin in Sommer Morninges while it is co●l and take their rest in the heat of the day bestowing the rest of their time for the refreshing of their bodies and profitable excercises of the mind They that are set on work by us being not fit to be of our Society receiving wages shall work 12. houres in a day from 6. in the morning to 12. at noon and from 2 till 8. at night till any of them be fit and willing to come into us The Children of rich people who are not of our society comming to School after we have found out the ablest masters to be instructed in Arts Sciences and Languages are every day except the Sabboth learning some usefull Trade to work 3. houres to the end they may allwaies in case of losse and want afterwards get their living without being necessitated to fall upon such courses as we see happen often in the world as may prove hurtfull to their soules and bodies The rich people being not of our Society having a desire to dwell amongst us shall not be bound to work if they will sometimes of themselves do any thing they will hold forth a good Example to all rich time-loosers in the world and paying for their diet Cloathing Lodging and other necessaries they shall be free For the beginning undertaking of this great work it will be good that some able men as Fathers to lay the foundation for the common welfare doe put in a summe of money to raise a Stock employing the same to buy a piece of land whereupon the Husbandman handy Craftsmen Tradesmen Marriners and others comming in with their moveables as Cattell Money or any other Commodityes may be secured Those that come into our Society shall not be bound to make their goodes Common for according to the tenth Commandement none ought to covet another mans goodes If any will out of a free reall and bountifull heart bring in any thing to increase the Stock it shall be used for the common benefit without being appropriated for any mans own in particular They that will bring in their own landes for the Common service may have security upon the same and for their moveables upon the landes freely given only it shall be employed for the common welfare without giving Interest if they die their Children or freinds that none may suffer wronge shall possess the same except they gave it to the Society or otherwise If any be minded to leave the Society they shall not onely receive that which they brought but also a share of the profit which hath been made since they came to

many Merchants who shall change by turns as shall suffice to attend the Merchandize with ease Our youth being capable of being taught shall be instructed in Ciphering and keeping Books of accompts that the Merchants also may sometimes work putting every one to that which is fittest for him as they that have wrought in wooll to the selling of wool and cloth they that have been used to flax-threed and weaving to the selling of flax and linnen Tanners and Shoe makers to sell leather and so in all things else Also it will be necessary that in the Warehouse in the Citty there be some men women and Children not only to make apparrell and to have other thinges ready made but especially to serve every one as there shall be occasion making all thinges for sale without unnecessary trimminges unless that any buying of us would have any trimming upon them those we shall endeavour to g●ve content if they bring to us those unnecessary Timmings which we our selves have not doing our endeavour to keep their custom that so in time they may be convinced of their folly being better with us who give them reasons for alterations than with others who bolster them up in pride and excesse If the making and selling of thinges unnecessary were sin then it should be quite forborn then must all unnecessary thinges though a shop were worth 1000. l. be burnt or destroyed and all the Children be presently taken from those trades that depend upon pride and vanity It is to be considered that the eating of the tree of knowledg was evill but not the making many thinges are for triall what is in the hearts of men if we will not serve those worldly people that come to us then our youth that sometimes desire to travel into other Countryes will be necessitated allwayes to be at home because they cannot serve any masters that work for vain-glorious men Every 6. or 12. Monthes an account shall be given what is overpluss above necessity a part shall be distributed to men and women also young men and maides that so every one may have wherewithall to give to the poor or to pleasure his freind in some speciall manner One man alone though he were chief of the whole Society shall not be master of the cash or treasury but three of the uppermost in the Government shall allwayes have the Keyes so that one or two unless the third were with them should not be able to open the Chest a threefold cord doth not easily break saith Solomon None is to rule longer than one year least he domineer in his office and others seeking his favour play the Hippocrites A man about 40. yeares of age shall be chosen chief Governour of the whole Society every one giving his voyce for him that he judgeth to be fit This man having governed one year a new choice shall be made with liberty to choose him again that last Governed as well as any body else by this m●anes he that hath a mind to continue in the Government will have an Inducement to rule well that he having the favour of the people may be chosen again not that any Governour is to rule according to his own pleasure but according to such orders as the whole people shall make except in small matters wherein they cannot convenien ly make any certain order but who would not rather if no benefit come of ruling work quietly 6. houres in a day then to be in a perpetuall disturbance of his thoughts being imployed in multiplicity of businesses Here none is to be chosen for his riches or wealth as we see come to pass in the world to the ruine almost of all commonwealths but for his w●sdome Men and women having the oversight of meat drink and other things shall govern by turns and in case some would rather keep to their ordinary work they shall be passed by and others put in their stead 10. or 12. men and women having governed half a year 5. or 6. of them shall go off and 5. or 6 others come in their stead the other continuing half a year longer to instruct them that do newly come in with what they are not acquainted having so many young people to do the hardest work as shall be requ●site who being come to years and having gotten experience shall also rule ●ver others for it doth suit the aged to give orders and the young to obey The maides shall not only be fitted to do the housewifery and order children but also in case hereafter they be minded to leave the Society they shall learn a good Handy-craft Trade that so whether they leave the Society or come to be married they may be able to get a livelyhood sometimes taking their turns one with another that so they may continue fit for working and housewifery In this house every one shall be able quietly to do his work because none shall have more than one single work to mind 5. women in our Society when all things are done orderly shall have no more business to trouble their heads with than one woman in her own private Family Besides the quiet and ease that we shall have by the helping one another it will also be very profitable to dwell together for whereas in 100. Families dwelling apart we should stand in need of at least 100. women to do the housewifery now b●inging 100. Families together the same may be done with 25. women the rest when they shall be fit being imployed about some work together with men for the common good which many women will rather do than to be a whole day troubled with diversities of cares Whereas in 100. Families there will be need of 100. fires every day to be made bringing so many Families together we shall be able to make shift with 4. or 5. great sires and furnaces out to boyl and reast meat another where the children are a third where men women young men and maides meet together at meals sitting at the table in order as Joseph's brethren the women over against the men young men next their Fathers and maides next their Mothers the young people waiting by turns at the Table that so one may not be respected above the other neither will it be needfull being assured of one anothers love to use the ceremonies of putting off the Hat or common drinking to one another yet not to hinder any man from shewing his hearty love to a stranger or otherwise Meat drink and all other things will cost us the less because we buy a great quantity at once also we shall our own selves breed up kine sheep hens ducks and other things having garden and orchard fruits from our Gardeners and Husband-men Fish from our Fisher-men making drink for necessity and refreshment for our selves Our Rules and Laws being few are to be only for necessity not to take away any ones liberty leaving them alwaies open to the tryall of all rationall men that so self seeking