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done. And so, Mr. Speaker, against all these witty 

 and subtle arguments, I say, that I do believe, and I 

 would be sorry to be found a prophet in it, that ex 

 cept we proceed with this naturalization, though 

 perhaps not in his majesty s time, who hath such in 

 terest in both nations, yet in the time of his descend 

 ants these realms will be in continual danger to 

 divide and break again. Now if any man be of that 

 careless mind, &quot; Maneat nostros ea cura nepotes ;&quot; 

 or of that hard mind, to leave things to be tried by 

 the sharpest sword : sure I am, he is not of St. 

 Paul s opinion, who affirmeth, that whosoever useth 

 not fore-sight and provision for his family, is worse 

 than an unbeliever ; much more, if we shall not use 

 fore-sight for these two kingdoms, that comprehend 

 in them so many families, but leave things open to 

 the peril of future divisions. And thus have I ex 

 pressed unto you the inconvenience, which, of all 

 others, sinketh deepest with me as the most weighty : 

 neither do there want other inconveniences, Mr. 

 Speaker, the effects and influence whereof, I fear, 

 will not be adjourned to so long a day as this that I 

 have spoken of: for I leave it to your wisdom to con 

 sider whether you do not think, in case, by the 

 denial of this naturalization, any pique, alienation, 

 or unkindness, 1 do not say should be, but should be 

 thought to be, or noised to be between these two 

 nations, whether it will not quicken and excite all 

 the envious and malicious humours, wheresoever, 

 which are now covered, against us, either foreign or 

 at home ; and so open the way to practices and other 



