a speech in the low house of parliament by occasion of a motion concern the  union of law and it please you be it now a time to wish as it be to advice no  man shall be more forward or more earnest then my self in this wish that his  majesty subject of England and Scotland be govern by one law and that for many  reason first because it will be a infallible assurance that there will never  be any relapse in succeed age to a separation second sweet drink tractus  acquire  yoke if the draught lie most upon we and the yoke light upon they it  be not equal three the quality and as I may term it the element of their law  and we be such as do promise a excellent temperature in the compound body for  if the prerogative here be too indefinite it may be the liberty there be too  unbounded if our law and proceed be too prolix and formal it may be they be  too informal and summary fourthly I do discern to my understanding there will  be no great difficulty in this work for their law by that I can learn compare  with we be like their language compare with we for as their language have the  same root that we have but have a little more mixture of Latin and French so  their law and custom have the like ground that our have with a little more  mixture of the civil law and French custom last the mean to this work seem to  I no less excellent then the work it self for if both law shall be unite it be  of necessity for preparation and inducement thereunto that our own law be  review and compile then the which I think there can be a work that his majesty  can undertake in these time of peace more politic more honourable nor more  beneficial to his subject for all age pace data Terris mind and citizens  to turn thief suum to send with a commission to bear legitimate auctor for  this continual heap up of law without digest they make but a chaos and  confusion and turn the law many time to become but snare for the people as be  say in the scripture to rain super eos noose now non are bad noose how noose  law and therefore this work I esteem to be indeed a work right to term it  heroical so that for this good wish of union of law I do consent to the full  and I think you may perceive by that which I have say that I come not in this  to the opinion of other but that I be long ago settle in it my self  nevertheless as this be move out of zeal so I take it to be move out of time  as common zealous motion be while man be so fast carry on to the end as they  give no attention to the mean for if it be time to talk of this now it be  either because the business now in hand can proceed without it or because in  time and order this matter shall be precedent or because we shall lose some  advantage towards this effect so much desire if we shall go on in the course  we be about but none of these three in my judgement be true and therefore the  motion as I say unseasonable for first that there may not be a naturalize  without a union in law can be maintain look into the example of the church and  the union thereof you shall see several church that join in one faith one  baptism which be the point of spiritual naturalize do many time in policy  constitution and custom differ and therefore one of the father make a  excellent observation upon the two mystery the one that in the gospel where  the garment of Christ be say to have be without seam the other that in the  psalm where the garment of the queen be say to have be of diverse colour and  conclude in veste to diversify as sit cleft non sit so in this case we be now  in hand to make this Monarchy of one piece and not of one colour look again  into the example of foreign country and take that next we of France and there  you shall find that they have this distribution pais du droit escript and pais  du droit Constumier for gascoigne languedoc Provence Daulphenie be country  govern by the letter or text of the civil law but the isle of France Tourrain  very Anjou and the rest and most of all Britain and Normandy be govern by  custom which amount unto a municipal law and use the civil law but only for  ground and to decide new and rare case and yet nevertheless naturalize pass  through all second that this union of law shall precede the naturalize or that  it shall go on acquire  step hand in hand I suppose likewise can hardly be  maintain but the contrary that naturalize ought to precede of which my opinion  as I can yield many reason so because all this be but a digression and  therefore ought to be short I will hold my self now only to one which be brief  and plain this that the union of law will ask a great time to be perfect both  for the compile and for the pass during all which time if this mark of  stranger shall be deny to be take away I fear it may induce such a habit of  strangeness as will rather be a impediment than a preparation to further  proceed for he be a wise man that say suitable great man attempt passage  a thing and in those case non go be go back and like as in a pair of table you  must put out the former write before you can put in new and again that which  you write in you write letter by letter but that which you put out you put out  at once so we have now to deal with the table of man heart wherein it be in  vain to think you can enter the Willing acceptance of our law and custom  except you first put forth all note either of hostility or foreign condition  and these be to be put out simul semel at once without gradation whereas the  other point be to be imprint and engrave distinct and by degree three whereas  it be conceive by some that the communication of our benefit and privilege be  a good hold that we have over they to draw they to submit themselves to our  law it be a argument of some probability but yet to be answer many way for  first the intent be mistake which be not as I conceive it to draw they whole  to a subjection to our law but to draw both nation to one uniformity of law  again to think that there shall be a kind of articulate and indent contract  that they shall receive our law to obtain our privilege it be a matter in  reason of estate not to be expect be that which scarce a private man will  acknowledge if it come to that whereof Seneca speak kindness  to take without effort be freedom to sell no but course of estate do describe  and delineate another way which be to win they either by benefit or custom for  we see in all creature that man do feed they first and reclaim they after and  so in the first institution of kingdom king do first win people by many  Benfits and protection before they press any yoke and for custom which the  poet call to place upon custom who doubt but that the seat of the kingdom and  the example of the king rest here with we our manner will quick be there to  make all thing ready for our law and last the naturalize which be now propound  be qualify with such restriction as there will be enough keep back to be use  at all time for a adamant of draw they further on to our desire and therefore  to conclude I hold this motion of union of law very worthy and arise from very  good mind but not proper for this time to come therefore to that which be now  in question it be no more but whether there shall be a difference make in this  privilege of naturalize between the ante born and the post born not in point  of law for that will otherwise be decide but only in point of convenience as  if a law be now to be make de to make new in which question I will at this  time only answer two objection and use two argument and so leave it to your  judgement the first objection have be that if a difference shall be it ought  to be in favour of the ante born because they be person of merit service and  proof whereas the post born be infant that as the scripture say know not the  right hand from the leave this be good reason if the question be of naturalize  some particular person by a private bill but it have no proportion with the  general for now we be not to look to respect that be proper to some but to  those which be common to all now then how can it be imagine but that those  that take their first breath since this happy union inherent in his majesty  person must be more assure and affectionate to this kingdom then those general  can be presume to be which be sometime stranger for nemo to come under  to touch the conversion of mind be not so swift as the conversion of time nay  in effect of grace which exceed far the effect of nature we see saint Paul  make a difference between those he call Neophites that be new graft into  Christianity and those that be bring up in the faith and so we see by the law  of the church that the child of Christian shall be baptise in regard of the  faith of their parent but the child of a ethnic may not receive baptism till  he be able to make a understanding profession of his faith another objection  have be make that we ought to be more provident and reserve to restrain the  post born then the ante born because during his majesty time be a prince of so  approve wisdom and judgement we needs no better caution then the confidence we  may repose in he but in the future reign of succeed age our caution must be in  Re and not in mask but to this I answer that as we can expect a prince  hereafter less like to err in respect of his judgement so again we can expect  a prince so like to exceed if I may so term it in this point of beneficence to  that nation in respect of the occasion for whereas all prince and all man be  win either by merit or conversation there be no appearance that any of his  majesty descendent can have either of these cause of bounty towards that  nation in so ample degree as his majesty have and these be the two objection  which seem to I most material why the post born shall be leave free and not be  conclude in the same restriction with the ante born whereunto you have hear  the answer the two reason which I will use on the other side be brief these  the one be a reason of common sense the other a reason of estate we see the  time of the Nativity be in most case principal regard in nature the time of  plant and set be chief observe and we see the astrologer pretend to judge of  the fortune of the party by the time of the Nativity in law we may not unfit  apply the case of legitimation to the case of naturalize for it be true that  the common canon law do put the ante born and the post born in one degree but  when it be move to the parliament of England baron One voice to answer  not  law England to move and though it must be confess that the ante born and post  born be in the same degree in dignity yet be they never so in ability for no  man doubt but the son of a earl or baron before his creation or call shall  inherit the dignity as well as the son bear after but the son of a attaint  person bear before the attainder shall not inherit as the after bear shall  notwithstanding charter of pardon the reason of estate be that any restriction  of the ante born be temporary and expire with this generation but if you make  it in the post born also you do but in substance pen a perpetuity of  separation mr speaker in this point I have be short because I little expect  this doubt as to point of convenience and therefore will not much labour where  I suppose there be no great opposition