Mr: HENRY MARTIN HIS SPEECH In the Houſe of COMMONS, BEFORE his Departure thence.
June 8. 1648.
Printed in the Yeare 1648.
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 they2 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,3 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 whether4 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 vote5 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 wilbe 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 conſcience6 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.
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