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&quot; ad clexteram et ad sinistram&quot; caused the miserable 

 captivity of the one brother, and the dangerous, 

 though prosperous war of the other, for his rescue 

 and recovery. 



But to this objection, Mr. Speaker, being so 

 weighty and so principal, I mean to give three several 

 answers, every one of them being, to my under 

 standing, by itself sufficient. 



The first is, that this opinion of the number of 

 the Scotish nation, that should be likely to plant 

 themselves here amongst us, will be found to be 

 a thing rather in conceit than in event ; for, Mr. 

 Speaker, you shall find those plausible similitudes, 

 of a tree that will thrive the better if it be removed 

 into the more fruitful soil ; and of sheep or cattle, 

 that if they find a gap or passage open will leave the 

 more barren pasture, and get into the more rich and 

 plentiful, to be but arguments merely superficial, and 

 to have no sound resemblance with the transplanting 

 or transferring of families ; for the tree, we know, 

 by nature, as soon as it is set in the better ground, 

 can fasten upon it, and take nutriment from it : and 

 a sheep, as soon as he gets into the better pasture, 

 what should let him to graze and feed ? But there 

 belougeth more, I take it, to a family or particular 

 person, that shall remove from one nation to another : 

 for if, Mr. Speaker, they have not stock, means, 

 acquaintance, and custom, habitation, trades, counte 

 nance, and the like, I hope you doubt not but they 

 will starve in the midst of the rich pasture, and are 

 far enough off from grazing at their pleasure : and 



