180 OF THE PLANTATIONS IN IRELAND. 



and as the charge which is private, as building of 

 houses, stocking of grounds, victual, and the like, is 

 to rest upon the particular undertakers : so whatso 

 ever is public, as building of churches, walling of 

 towns, town-houses, bridges, causeways, or highways, 

 and the like, ought not so properly to lie upon par 

 ticular persons, but to come from the public estate 

 of this kingdom ; to which this work is like to return 

 so great an addition of glory, strength, and com 

 modity. 



For the project itself, I shall need to speak the 

 less, in regard it is so considerately digested already 

 for the county of Tyrone : and therefore my labour 

 shall be but in those things wherein I shall either add 

 to, or dissent from that which is set down ; which 

 will include five points or articles. 



First, they mention a commission for this planta 

 tion : which of all things is most necessary, both to 

 direct, and appease controversies, and the like. 



To this I add two propositions : the one, that 

 which perhaps is meant, though not expressed, that 

 the commissioners should for certain times reside and 

 abide in some habitable town of Ireland, near in 

 distance to the country where the plantation shall 

 be ; to the end, both that they may be more at hand, 

 for the execution of the parts of their commission ; 

 and withal it is like, by drawing a concourse of 

 people and tradesmen to such towns, it will be some 

 help and commodity to the undertakers for things 

 they shall stand in need of: and likewise, it will be 

 a more safe place of receit and store, wherein to im- 



