Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P.
About this Item
- Title
- Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P.
- Author
- Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by William Du-Gard printer to the Council of State,
- 1651.
- Rights/Permissions
-
To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.
- Subject terms
- Justice, Administration of -- England -- Early works to 1800.
- Constables -- England -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- Commerce -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
- Link to this Item
-
http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A90537.0001.001
- Cite this Item
-
"Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A90537.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 22, 2025.
Pages
Page [unnumbered]
To the Supreme Power, and all true Patriots under them.
Right Honorable!
FEaring this little-no∣thing—Pocket—Pam∣phlet might com to your view by som o∣ther hand, it was thought need∣ful to prevent prejudice, by assu∣ring your Honors, they are the scriblings of two friends divided by places, to satisfie each other about som practicable pieces of
Page [unnumbered]
several kindes, especially looking at
- Religion;
- The Poor;
- Justice;
- Law;
- Navie;
- Merchandise;
These are the chatterings of your ignorant and ruder servants, who onely beg pardon of all sorts for
Page [unnumbered]
their wishing thus, even that all the work of the Nation may bee carried on faithfully, and with the least charge: facile est inventis addere. Everie head here may pro∣cure a volume.
And it is desired, that no man of anie profession would despise these small things, or the daie of them; but seriously attend them to enlargment and practice: for doubtless, an honest heart and a quick head will soon enliven all these.
Your Honors know you are the Remainders of much win∣nowing: You know as your travels have been great and dan∣gerous,
Page [unnumbered]
so verie successful: you know to whom you are indebt∣ed: this good wee have alreadie under you, that men may bee as good as they can, but not so bad as they would. You may bee assured the highest Libertie Eng∣land gape's for is an open daie once in a year or two to choos a well∣charactered Representative, who may tread in your steps of faith∣fulness and truth; which work (they saie) you are en∣gaged in, and is neer perfecting. It is humbly conceived, Repub∣licks sow the seed of their ru∣ine in faction: which wise men saie cannot bee cured but by fre∣quent
Page [unnumbered]
elections, and cleer and plain dealings betwixt men in place, according to Mat. 18. And then who can saie a Go∣vernment of so manie praiers and tears should perish? when after-ages shall read written on your doors, and practis'd by you and your successors:
Haec Domus odit, amat, punit, con∣servat, honorat, Nequitiam, pacem, crimina, jura, probos.
This Hous hate's sin, love's peace, and vice corrects, Maintein's just Laws, and honest men protect's.
Page [unnumbered]
Then which nothing is more heartily wished by
Your Honors H. P.
Junii 7. 1651.