F OR the Satisfaction of the Publick, the Original of this Excellent Tract (printed at Dublin) is left in the Hands of Mr. Roberts, to shew any Gentleman who desires to see it ; tho'the Genuineness thereof will be easily perceived by any Person, who has been ever so little conversant in the Writings of our Anthor.

Among the many Beauties interspersed throughout, and the uncommon Manner of treating a Subject of this Kind, the Railleryupon himself must be looked upon as Inimitable It A 2 [iii] It may seem improbable, (says he) that one that has done all that in him lay, to ruin his own Trade, should have so much Charity as to set up for an Improver of other Peoples: This Turn, being exactly agreeable to what he has before said in his incomparable Imitation of Horace, (Addressed to the Earl of Oxford) wherein he merrily declares himself to be,

A Clergyman of Special Note, For shunning Those of his own Coat; Whichmade his Brethren of the Gown, Take care betimes to run him down.

As to the Elegy upon Demar the Miser, by comparing it with That upon Partridge the Astrologer ** See,Dean Swift's Miscellanies, 8vo., it will evidently be found to be the Product of the same Pen. Vale. An 1

An ANSWER to the Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufactures, &c.

IAm a Stranger to the Acthor of this Project, but I am sure he is not a Christian; and by this Mark I have no body to suspect amongst all my Acquaintance, but a Tory Doctor of Divinity. It may seem improbable, that one that has done all that in him lay to ruin his own Trade, should have so much Charity as to set up for an Improver of other Peoples; but if duly examined, he will B 2 will appear all of a Piece, and consistent with himself; tho' he is for Tythes and Tillage, he sows no Corn, only Tares, and the Seeds of Discord and Contention, under the Cover of a Bandbox * * This refers to the Story of the Band-Box Plot against the Earl of O—f—d

The Palladium was not more dear to the Trojans, than the Woollen Manufactory to the People of England.

They have persuaded themselves, that it is their ancient Inheritance, the Foundation of their Power, and even necessary to their Existence. This is emblematically expressed by setting their Magiftrates upon Wool-Packs in the supreme Tribunal, to put them in mind, that They are the Support of their Authority, and to be the Object of their Care.

In these they cannot endure either Rivals or Partners; they are not more 3 more jealous of their Wives when an Irishman looks at them.

If any body cries out, that these Wool-Packs are in Danger, it immediately puts them into Fits and upon quarrelling.

This Reverend Projector for the Good of Ireland in the first place, turns Informer against her, and acquaints the People of England, that the Rents of Irish Lands have been paid hitherto by running Wool; which is not true, unless he means from Dorsetshire.

And after he has told England,that Ireland has supplied Foreign Markets with Wool, and enabled them to work for themselves, in order to preserve Peace and Unity between the Two Kingdoms; he proposes, by way of Recompence, to prohibit every Thing in Ireland that is WEARABLE, that comes from Englan. His B 2 4

His Pleasure is, that every Thing shall be burnt that comes from England, except the People and the Coals; and till this is done, Ireland will never be happy; and for this, he has a Sort of an old Prophecy delivered to him by the Archbishop of Tuam.

He is not yet (says he ) for lessening the Number of these Exceptions, nor is he yet for Abolishing Christianity* * See a Tract upon that Head, in Dean Swift's Miscellanies. ; but by the Weakness of his Reasons to the contrary, no body can believe him to be in earnest.

Non tanti Mitra est non tanti judicis ostrum.

He is for continuing the Reprieve or Benefit of this Exception to the English People; but how long? I suppose it is only till there is a convenient Opportunity of cutting their Throats. But 5

But this Favour is not to extend to the English by Birth; he has fallen upon some of them already in the most bloody and inhuman Manner, and butchered their Reputations with the Cruelty of an Assassin and Barbarian, without the least Grounds or Foundation; a Madman, a Grubstreet Translator, and the Standard of Stupidity, are the best Titles he can afford to Persons of the greatest Worth, Rank, and Distinction.

Any body may know what Strain this Author is of, by his howling. These are the Labia Latrantia (which I find taken Notice of in an ancient Act of Parliament ) that used to be so formidable to the English Nation in former Ages.

But this good Work cannot be done without a Law; and Laws cannot be made without the Consent of the Legislative Body, of which the Privy-Council in England is 6 is a Part, by Poining's Act. For this he finds an Expedient, an Ordinance of the Two Houses of Parliament, a Solemn League and Covenant, or an Association will do the Business; especially if their Honours of the Army come into it, to whom he has not Courage to speak, but gives a Hint.

I should be very glad; that the Gentlemen of Ireland, out of a publick Spirit, and a Regard to the common Interest of the Kingdom, would make it their Choice to be content with their own Manufactures, tho' dearer and worse than the English: But what Sentiments such a Prohibition would beget in England, and how far it is in their Power to make Reprisals, would be worth while to consider. An Ordinance of this Nature was formerly made by an Irish Parliament, in the Reign of Edward the Third, when they had a much better Authority to do it, 7 it, which was attended with a Resumption of their Liberties, and that produced a Rebellion, which ended in a Confiscation.

After he has a wakened the Lion, and alarmed him wiht the Danger of his Whelps from Ireland, which at the same time he spirits up to attack them, and puts Arms and Ammunition into their Hands; he finds one great Obstacle in his way, and that is, that the People of Ireland are in their perfect Senses, which he endeavours to remove very prodently. For as God Almighty infatuates People sometimes, in order to make them destroy themselves; so the Devil mimicks him, and pursues the same Methods.

Quos unlt perdere, dementat, And therefore he applies himself with great Dexterity to drive them out of their Wits.

ist, He stimulates them with an Aggravation of their Wrongs, and instead 8 instead of Oil pours Vinegar into their Wounds.

2dly, He recommends Madness as a Virture, and one of the Daughters of Wisdom; and to prove it, calls God Almighty for a Witness, by vouching his Word, and perverting the Sense of it, which, in my Opinion, is the vilest of Perjuries; for I look upon an Interpreter of the Gospel to be as much upon his Oath, as a Latmer in the Courts of Justice.

Say he, Oppression makes wise Men mad, and therefore consequently speaking, if some Men are not mad, it is because they are not wise; however, it were to be wished, that Oppression would in time teach a little Wisdom to Fools.

He makes Madness to be one of the Daughters of Wisdom, which is known by her Children; and up- braids 9 braids the Sobriety and good Temper of the People of Ireland, as an Evidence of their Folly; and then composes a short Form of Prayer for them under the Title of Fools.

TheText only means, that Oppression may make wise Men otherwise; not that it always does, for wise Men more frequently make Oppression light by bearing it.

True Wisdom and Virtue, often grow by Adversity.

Crescit sub pondere virtus.

And of this the People of Irelandare an Instance; for since they have been Wise, they have thriven like the Palm, even by the Weights that have been laid upon Them; and I don't know that ever they got any thing by their Madness, except it was to have their Horns pared; which I mention here only for the Benefit of a certain Alderman of my Acquaintance, who begins to be dissa tisfied C 10 tisfied with his present State, and to murmur at the Higher-Powers that Providence has placed over him.

I have heard of a Puppy that hanged himself, because he could not make his Wife say the word Cravent; and of a certain King that cut his own Throat, only because he was not an Emperor. But I hope the Alderman will prove a better Christian, and that he will consider, that the Liberty of making use of the Best in Christendom, at least once a Week, is no hard Portion for an Alderman **Supposed to be one Q—n, an Apothecary. .

After he has done with the Holy Scriptures, the Author ransacks the Heathens for a Case in Point, in behalf of Madness; and he is so unfortunate, as to pitch upon the Fable of Pallas and Arachne. Ovid 11

Ovid relates it thus:

Arachne, a young Virgin, had been brought up by Pallas to great Perfection in the Art of Spinning and Weaving; but she was so ungrateful as to disown her Benefactor, and to give out in Speeches, that she excelled her. Pallas hearing of it, and taking it ill, came to her in the Shape of an old Woman, and advised her to avoid such Speeches, and to submit her self to the Goddess; but she called her an old Fool, upbraided the Infirmities of her Age, and bid her go and teach her Grandchildren, for that she was wise enough to rely upon her self, desiring her withal to carry a Challenge to Pallas; whereupon the Goddess revealed her self: Arachne was a little abashed, but still persisted in her Presumption; for which Pallas, after a long Trial, gave her a Stroke upon the Head, which deprived her of C2 12 of her Senses, and made her Hang her self. As she was hanging, the Goddess relented, and cut the Rope; but to preserve the Letter, and ease the Severity of the first Sentence, she turned her into a Spider, with Liberty to exercise her Art only upon the Materials of her own Bowels. Upon which she and her Posterity were to Hand or Depend for ever.

---Pendentem miserata levavit Arq; it a vive quidem; pende tamen improba dixit Lexq; Eadem Pœnœ ne sis secura future Facta tuo generi serisq; nepotibus esto.

By Arachne, according to the best Mythologists, is meant the Devil; and by Pallas, the Deity.

The Pride, Vanity, Ingratitude and Presumption of the Creatures, and the Goodness, Wisdom and Justice of the Creator, are exhibited in 13 in this Story. The Moral of it is to caution us against this great Virtue, that this Author would inculcate, by shewing the ill Consequences of putting our Trust in our selves, and contending with God or our Superiours.

The Judgment is founded upon the standing Rules of Providence, which is to humble the proud, and has some Resemblance to that which was given against Adam, from whence some hold, the Poet took the Hint.

But on which side does our wise Projector declare himself; for Pallas or Arachne? Would any body imagine, that the Devil should be so foolish as to employ any body that would own he was of his side? and yet that is in effect the Case. He owns he has always pitied poor Arachne from a Child and that he never could heartily love the Goddess, upon Account of the Injustice of this Sentence. Could 14

Could Belphegor himself have spoken with a greater Fellow-feeling and Tenderness for his Brethren? Or could any body express in plainer Term, his Esteem for Pride, Vanity, Folly and Presumption, and his Hatred of Truth, Justice, and Wisdom.

He very candidly now gives his Reasons, why he never could heartily love God, and that it was upon account of his Cruelty and Injustice to the Devil. Poor Arachne is a great Object of Compassion, that was guilty of no other Crime, but Pride and Presumption; and he is for reversing the Sentence of Heaven against her, lest it should be a Precedent in his own Case.

After he has made Madness pass for Wisdom, and Wisdom for Folly, and justified the Devil, and made God the Author of Sin; he does the Archbishop of Dublin the Honour to 4 15 to place him on his Right Hand, and to introduce him into the Company of his Favourites, with a Compliment upon his Qualifications to succeed St. Peter.

I can deny nothing to the Character of that Great, Good, and Learned Prelate, but Infallibility; and I am sure he has done nothing to deserve the Favour of the Conclave designedly; nor am I less sure that this Author would not have magnified his Deserts, if he had thought that he had not.

But England he salutes with a Vade ad sinistram, and places her on the same Bench with Pallas, and the rest of his Enemies.

But what has England done? Why she has executed the Sentence of Pallas upon Ireland, and with Additions of Rigour and Severity: In what? If he means by Ireland, the native Irish, his Countrymen, as I believe he 16 he does, I must confess that he has once spoken Truth. They have been chastised by England with great Severity; and I am in great Hopes that they will take warning for the Future. But if they have had the Fate of Arachne, it was for the same Crime, viz. their Madness, Pride and Presumption: And yet though their Crime was as great, their Punishment does not seem quite so bad: They have been Metamorphosed, but into what? Not Spiders, but Men; they have been transformed from Savages into reasonable Creatures, and delivered from a State of Nature and Barbarism, and endowed with Civility and Humanity.

England has adorned them with her Habits, Language and Manners, and let them into all the Benefits and Privileges of her Laws, Policy, and Government; and some of them shine 17 shine at this Day, in the highest Places of Honour and Trust under her Authority.

Ut omnes scirent patere virtuti viam.

And indeed to do Justice to the Irish Nation, they have afforded this Age some of the most Celebrated Wits, as well as the most Renowned Heroes; in which Number I cannot deny this Author, (as wicked as he is) a principal Place, without departing from those Rules of Candour and Integrity by which I propose to walk.

But if he means the English settled in Ireland, who are best known by the Name of Protestants; what Reason have they to complain? If they have, they do not.

They retain one inseparable Property of Englishmen, which is to be Tenacious of their Liberties; but they D 18 they are too wise to murmur at any thing they cannot help, without such Measures as would make the Hazard of losing all, much greater than the Prospect of Redress.

There is not a nobler Branch of the Reformed Religion, or of the English Nation, to be found in the World.

They are not only inviolably attached to the Interest of His Majesty's Royal House, but most affectionate to the English Name.

With this they are branded as a Crime, not only for being patient, but for being fond of every thing that comes from England, only for being English.

This Author has put Three Persons of the greatest Merit, in a most ridiculous Light, only to reflect upon the People of Ireland, for their Partiality in the Regards which they have shewn them; which if it had not 19 not been due to their Persons, makes the Compliment the greater to their Country. The Protestants of Ireland are sensible, that Nature and Circumstances, as well as Constitution and Original Right, have placed them under a Dependance upon their Mother Country, whose Protection and Justice they have the utmost Confidence in, and think it their great Happiness, that they have her to depend upon; because they cannot depend upon themselves, much less upon them whose Properties they enjoy, and whose Enmities can never be extinguished, as long as the Motives of Interest, Religion, and National Aversion endure.

Though it is very natural for every Man to covet to have a Mill of his own, especially a Miller; yet they don't think it unreasonable for the Head Landlord, upon a Division of the Soil into Tenancies, to re- serve D2 20 serve Suit of Mill and Court to himself; that is to say, the Manufactury and Judicature, which were usual Tenures amongst the Saxons; and therefore they cheerfully submit to such Restrictions; as the Donor, under whom they claim, and by whose Warranty they subsist, has thought fit to impose upon them.

They are satisfied with their present State, and not desirous to meddle with the Forbidden-Tree, whilst they have Liberty to enjoy all the rest of the Fruits of the Garden; and whoever endeavours to persuade them to the contrary, they look upon him as an Emissary of the Devil.

This is the Sense of the Protestants of Ireland, which has been already expressed by the Presentments of the Two Grand Juries of the City and Country of Dublin; and whoever endeavours to represent them otherwise, is an Incendiary. The 21

The Serpent that now deludes them in the Fom of a Projector, they were presently aware of; and knew him, notwithstanding the Shifting of his Skin, to be the same evil Genius that set the People of England against their best and most faithful Allies ** Alluding to a Pamphlet, Entitled, The Conduct of the Allies.. He has Variety of Shapes; sometimes he is a Statesman and a Politician, sometimes he is a Priest, sometimes a Philosopher, and at other times a Tradesman; but for the most part a Ballad-Maker, a Punster, and a Merry Andrew; unchangeable in this alone, that his constant End is to do Mischief, and to make People Mad in order to destroy them.

I shall conclude with the Speech that the Old Woman made to Arachne, (says she) It is the greatest Happi- 4 22 Happiness of Mortals to know themselves; a Friend can do them no greater Good than to instruct them with Fidelity; and an Enemy never gains a greater Advantage over them, than when he puffs up their Pride, and puts out their Eyes with Flattery, and engages them in Enterprizes to which they are unequal.

Consider who you are, with whom you contend, and what it is you contend about. You are but a mortal Woman, tho' you excel all your Sex in Beauty and Skill; but Pallas is a Goddess, renowned for Wisdom and Courage. Look into the Councils of the Gods, and you will find that sove himself relies upon her: In the War with the Giants, she hurled Mountains at them. The Art of Spinning she has been possessed of from all Eternity, 'tis her ancient Property: The Gods have most bountifully provided for you; Venus has adorned you with her Beauty, and 23 and Pallas with her Skill: Don't provoke them by your Pride, Ingratitude, and Presumption, to withdraw the Blessings which they have bestowed upon you. Put not any Trust in Mezentius, who despises you, and would rejoice to see you miserable: He is a Contemner of the Gods, a Hater of Mankind, and a Lover of himself; he was lately kicked into the Island of Lemmos, for throwing Squibs at Jupiter.

This is to the same Purpose with Vulcan's Speech to his Mother in Homer, when she quarrelled with her Husband, and may serve for an Instruction to States and Kingdoms, as well as Private Families.