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A09639
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Pyers plowmans exhortation, vnto the lordes, knightes and burgoysses of the Parlyamenthouse
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1550
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STC 19905; ESTC S104321
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they shulde finde that it were not agaiÌ„st their profight But they be so farre blynded in couetousnes that they can not or els will not forsee the true ende of thinges Therfore you of the parliameÌ„t house must do vnto them as the louing parentes do vnto their chyldreÌ„ when they coÌ„strayne theÌ„ to drinke wormesedes or such other bitter medecines for the preseruatioÌ„ of their lyues although the chylderen for the bitternes of the medycyne be neuer so lothe to receyue it Nor I maruayle not though some of you the lordes knightes burgoyses of the parlyamenthouse be not at the first syght parswaded vnto all these my sayinges For I being altogether ignoraunt of the arte of rethorycke haue not conningly let furth this matter but onely layde before you the naked trueth in rude wordes which onely bare truth if you substancially wyll ponder I dout not but you shall theÌ„ easely perceyue that by these meanes the sayde great number of people whiche before were wont to liue in Idelnes shall not onely gayne their owne liuynges but also they shall both cause great suÌ„mes of money to be yerely brought iÌ„to this realme for such corne as shal encrease by their labour vppon tyllage And furthermore cause greate summes of money to be kept within this realme which was wont here to fore to be exchaunged into other Royalmes for suche lynen cloth and suche other thinges And for as much as I doubt least that my meaning herein be not so easy of all men to be perceyued to make the matter more playne admit that when the foresayde Abbays did stande we sent ouer the seas yerely into other Realmes in woll leade tinne corne cloth and all other kinde of marchaundise the value of fower huÌ„dreth thowsande pounde and that we did then receyue agayne into the realme from the sayde parties of beyoÌ„d the seas yerely the value of other fower hundreth thowsande pounde in other kynde of Marchaundise admit also that for as much as all those people which before were wont to liue Idelly in Abbays Priories and chauntries adding thervnto the time which was accustumed heretofore to be Idelly bestowed in goiÌ„g of pylgrimages in keping of newe founden holydayes in caruing paynting and gilding ymages in makiÌ„g of copes torches waxs candels all this time before spent in idelnes aÌ„d in vnproffitable labours hereafter imployed vppon the tillage oâ— the waste desolate groundes and in making working of such thinges as we hertofore were wont yerely to receyue from the parties of beyond the seas admit I say that by the encrease of the corne coming of this tillage we maye sende ouer into the parties of beyonde the seas yerely the value of one huÌ„dreth thousande pounde more in corne theÌ„ we heretofore were comeÌ„ly woÌ„t to do that by the meanes of the lineÌ„ such other thiÌ„ges being wrought within this realme we shall nede hereafter to receyue agayn in all those kynde of marchauÌ„dises comiÌ„g froÌ„ beyoÌ„d the seas the value of one huÌ„dreth M. pounde lesse then we hertofore were wont yerely to receyue then shall therebe caried ouer the seas yerely in all kinde of marchauÌ„dise the value of fiue hundreth thousande pounde and receyued agayne yerely in all kinde of marchaundyse but the value of thre hundreth thousande pounde so that the other two hundreth thousande pound muste yerely be brought into thys realme eyther in golde or siluer And for asmuch as they haue nowe much gaynes beyonde the seas and this realme not a litell therby in domaged in that they do counterfayte our new coyned siluer beyond the seas send it hither It therfore good prouision and narrowe search be made that none of the sayde counterfayted money be connuayed hither then shulde all the foresayde suÌ„mes of money which shall come yerelye frome beyond the seas for the foresayd ouerplus in wares be brought into this royalme in such gold siluer as the kiÌ„ges maiesty may take advauntage by the coynage Thus ye may perceyue that by these forsayd meanes the realme maye be wonderfully enriched the kinges maiesty haue great gaynes in his mintes and euery man that listeth to laboure may gaine him selfe an honest liuing Yet I wolde not that any maÌ„ shuld thinke it possible by any worldly policy to defend thys realme from vtter distructioÌ„ except we amend our sinfull liuing For if God be determined to plage vs for our offences what can worldly policy preuayle to the contrary And is their any hipocrisye more like to ê“uoke the wrath of god or any blasphemy more worthy of his indignacion theÌ„ busuly to pretend the most holy Gospell and yet neuertheles to be so voyde of all charite that it shal be takeÌ„ but for a small matter and for a common practise amongest vs one maÌ„ to encroche so much grounde in to his handes that he shal ther by expell fower or fiue hundreth parsons frome their liuinges How doth this trade of liuing agre with the Gospell seing that the chefe poynte of our religion yea aÌ„d as Christ him selfe saith all our religion consysteth in Louinge of GOD aboue all thiÌ„ges and our neyghbour as our selues The more knowlege that we haue of the truth the greater is our offence and the more aboundant that the goodnes of god hath bene towardes vs the more detestable is our in gratitude towardes him For these iniuries that we do vnto the poore membres of Christ we do vnto hiÌ„ sayth he Therfore after such euident knowledge of the scripturs after so manifest admonicioÌ„ by the preachers what can solowe but the iust bengeance of God if reformacion be not had If youre Childeren hadde so muche vnderstaÌ„ding to foresee the plage and vengeauÌ„ce of God ready to be powred doune vppoÌ„ the whole realme for this cruell oppressioÌ„ of the pore which so frely is suffe-suffered here to reygne amongest vs wolde they not altogether knele vpoÌ„ their knees with the teares runniÌ„g downe by their chekes rufullye loking towards you of the parliament house and holding vp their haÌ„des 〈◊〉 you altogether with one voâ—ce that you with all diligence and hast possible wolde se to the râ—formacioÌ„ hereof that the dredefull wrath of God myght be spedely turned froÌ„ 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 being on 〈…〉 of other 〈…〉 Realme beinge reformed 〈…〉 in wealth prosperite all the realms in the world That the fame therof with the renowne of the moste vertuous king Edwarde the sixte shall redounde at the furdest ende of the worlde to the great prayse of the Gospell â–ª and to the high glory of god vnto whom all honour be referred for euer A faute escaped in printing In the. xvii page in the. xiij lyne Sayde of the same â–ª Rede some of the sayde