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shall_v well_o and_o faithful_o execute_v their_o place_n in_o guard_v all_o thing_n prohibit_v exportation_n and_o importation_n and_o that_o no_o officer_n of_o the_o custom_n shall_v trade_v as_o a_o merchant_n those_o law_n be_v make_v upon_o great_a consideration_n and_o high_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o state_n pr._n 22._o p._n 24._o several_a head_n of_o a_o model_n for_o a_o court_n of_o merchant_n in_o london_n to_o determine_v their_o difference_n upon_o account_n and_o merchandize_v as_o it_o be_v in_o france_n and_o other_o country_n where_o all_o merchant_n that_o be_v honest_a man_n find_v the_o great_a benefit_n come_v to_o they_o by_o give_v a_o speedy_a dispatch_n of_o their_o business_n my_o humble_a request_n be_v that_o the_o principal_a merchant_n in_o london_n may_v be_v speak_v withal_o and_o their_o humble_a desire_n grant_v to_o they_o concern_v this_o business_n pr._n 22._o p._n 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o a_o petition_n to_o have_v the_o east-india_n and_o persia_n company_n bring_v in_o the_o book_n of_o invoice_n of_o all_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n send_v by_o they_o into_o india_n and_o persia_n for_o thirty_o year_n this_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o in_o parliament_n in_o 1620._o they_o be_v order_v to_o bring_v in_o their_o account_n for_o 1601_o to_o july_n 1620._o they_o have_v ship_v for_o india_n five_o hundred_o forty_o eight_o thousand_o and_o ninety_o pound_n sterling_a in_o spanish_a money_n and_o some_o flemish_a and_o german_a dolar_n which_o account_n be_v present_v ub_z parliament_n at_o that_o time_n the_o reason_n wherefore_o i_o move_v to_o have_v this_o business_n examine_v be_v because_o we_o have_v now_o no_o courtier_n to_o bribe_v nor_o i_o hope_v no_o other_o will_v dare_v to_o take_v any_o bribe_n if_o i_o know_v they_o i_o will_v not_o fear_v to_o name_v they_o when_o this_o business_n be_v thorough_o examine_v the_o east_n india_n company_n will_v be_v find_v very_o faulty_a and_o as_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n do_v stand_v aught_o to_o have_v a_o quick_a and_o strict_a examination_n in_o parliament_n p._n 29_o 30_o 31_o 32_o 33._o a_o humble_a request_n to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n to_o have_v the_o act_n pass_v against_o transport_v gold_n and_o silver_n and_o six_o several_a reason_n for_o the_o do_v thereof_o for_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o nation_n p._n 35._o the_o treasure_n of_o england_n like_o a_o quantity_n of_o water_n in_o a_o cistern_n we_o have_v no_o spring_n of_o treasure_n in_o the_o thousand_o proportion_n as_o spain_n have_v p._n 35._o in_o holland_n when_o they_o first_o make_v it_o a_o free_a state_n the_o edict_n which_o i_o have_v translate_v show_v what_o severe_a penalty_n be_v put_v on_o transporter_n of_o gold_n or_o silver_n p._n 36._o in_o england_n any_o man_n may_v transport_v corn_n free_o when_o it_o be_v at_o four_o shilling_n a_o bushel_n but_o not_o when_o it_o be_v twelv_v shilling_n let_v we_o get_v as_o 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twenty_o four_o thousand_o and_o one_o hundred_o pound_n p._n 46._o against_o several_a great_a abuse_n practise_v by_o several_a goldsmith_n in_o gather_v up_o several_a sort_n of_o foreign_a gold_n and_o silver_n and_o english_a gold_n for_o several_a people_n who_o buy_v it_o up_o of_o they_o to_o transport_v and_o cull_v and_o melt_v down_o the_o currant_n silver_n coin_n of_o the_o nation_n for_o to_o transport_v or_o to_o sell_v it_o to_o such_o as_o make_v gold_n and_o silver_n wier_n and_o thread_n p._n 47_o 48_o 49._o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o will_v come_v to_o all_o settle_a revenue_n if_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v raise_v p._n 49._o the_o deadness_n of_o trade_n in_o spain_n when_o the_o west-india_n fleet_n do_v not_o bring_v in_o silver_n that_o year_n the_o fleet_n come_v not_o to_o spain_n no_o trade_n in_o spain_n p._n 50._o the_o design_n of_o our_o dear_a brethren_n of_o scotland_n to_o circumvent_v this_o nation_n both_o of_o all_o their_o gold_n money_n and_o movable_n in_o buy_v up_o most_o of_o the_o plundered_n good_n in_o london_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n not_o pay_v half_o the_o value_n and_o in_o monopolise_v the_o coal_n that_o serve_v london_n and_o other_o part_n of_o this_o nation_n into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o then_o raise_v the_o price_n at_o four_o time_n as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v sell_v for_o before_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o restraint_n of_o bring_v coal_n from_o newcastle_n till_o newcastle_n be_v reduce_v to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 51_o 52._o the_o scot_n when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o north_n of_o england_n as_o far_o as_o their_o army_n come_v date_v their_o letter_n from_o durham_n cumberland_n ferribrig_n newcastle_n in_o scotland_n i_o hope_v the_o officer_n of_o our_o army_n in_o requital_n may_v date_n all_o their_o letter_n from_o edinburg_n in_o england_n p._n 52._o several_a law_n and_o ordinance_n for_o regulate_v the_o mint_n and_o money_n and_o concern_v the_o exchange_n 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