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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70268	England's great happiness, or, A dialogue between Content and Complaint wherein is demonstrated that a great part of our complaints are causeless, and we have more wealth now, than ever we had at any time before the restauration of His Sacred Majestie / by a real and hearty lover of his king and countrey.	Houghton, John, 1640-1705.	1677 (1677)	Wing H2922; ESTC R15629	12,224	32

ENGLAND'S Great Happiness OR A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONTENT and COMPLAINT WHEREIN Is demonstrated that a great part of our Complaints are causeless And we have more Wealth now than ever we had at any time before the Restauration of his sacred Majestie By a real and hearty Lover of his King and Countrey Say not thou What is the cause that the former daies were better than these for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this Eccl. 7.10 LONDON Printed by J. M. for Edward Croft and are to be sold at the Printing-Press in Cornhill 1677. Licensed May 14. 1677. Roger L'Estrange THE CONTENTS OF THIS DIALOGUE TO export money our great advantage p. 3. To consume Callico more profitable for us than other Foreign Linnen p. 4. The Norway Trade a profitable Trade p. 5. The French Trade a profitable Trade ibid. Gilded Leather in a short time like to be made as cheap here as in Holland or elsewhere p. 6. Variety of Wares for all Markets a great advantage ibid. High living a gr●at improvement to Arts. ibid. An account of such as were great Traders formerly p. 7. Invitation of Foreign Arts a great advantage p. 8. Multitudes of people an advantage p. 9. Examples of profit by Foreign Arts. ibid. A Hearty Wish p. 10. Enclosure its advantage p. 11. Horticulture a great advantage ibid. Whether lawful to enclose p. 13. Reasons for the Act call●d Trade encourag'd ibid. A way to enclose in spite of the Rabble p. 15. Multitude of Traders a great advantage p. 16. Advantages of many Traders p. 17. A Disswasive from murmuring p. 18. The word Impossible a great discourager of Arts. ibid. Signs of Wealth p. 19. A Comparison p. 20. Our present complaints ibid. A good Resolution p. 21. Some Scriptures against murmuring p. 22 The Author to his Book MY little Book when you do look Into the World that 's curious You must take care you don't ill fare From those men that are furious Against all things that reason brings To contradict their humours And scarce are pleas'd unless they 're eas'd By spreading forth false rumours But if that they ought ' gainst thee say And make it truth appear Then I 'l submit and think it fit That you the blame should bear But if they will be murm'ring still Partic ' larizing men that idly spend Or fates do lend a hand to Ruine then 'T will be but meet Poor Robin see 't And answer them with glee because such fools Are the fit tools T' employ such men as he ENGLAND'S Great Happiness OR A DIALOGUE BETWEEN Content and Complaint Content HOw do you Mr. Complaint Complaint Your Servant Sir I 'm glad to see you well What News Cont. Why all the talk is of the Blazing Star and Whale that 's come to Colchester Compl. God grant they forbode no ill News I 'm afraid on 't The French King they say is at Callice Cont. Well what then I hope he knows the way back to Paris Compl. Nay he need not come hither here are enough already to eat us up I profess there 's no trade I don't know what we shall do there is not a penny stirring and men break like mad if these times hold we shall be all undone Cont. You Complainants are a sort of the worst condition'd people in the World I won't say 't is impossible for God to please you but I 'm sure his Blessings of Peace and Plenty won't Compl. Plenty say you I yes here 's plenty enough of broken Merchants and Citizens Cont. True one of them of a sort is too much but yet I dare say there is more wealth in England at this time than ever was at any before his Majesties Happy Restauration Compl. What then makes the Complaint Cont. Because such as you are hardly ever well when you are doing otherwise Compl. You talk strangely Cont. Well I think 't is so easie to make out that while we are drinking a glass of Wine I may convince or put you to a non-plus Compl. Say'st thou so Well I 'le try but instead of Wine let 's drink a dish of Coffee for I profess whatsoe're you think I find them hard times Cont. Well a match but I suppose you go thither because 't is the Complaining School and you may be entertain'd with false jealousies an hour for a penny Come Boy give me a dish of Tee for I 'm for something that hears and wets and by its sweet taste give some reason to be contented Compl. For all this give me some Coffee Cont. Well now let 's hear your Complaints and we 'l consider them one by one Compl. There are a great many at present I 'le only mention five viz. 1. Carrying the Money out of the Nation 2. People's over-high living 3. The too many Foreigners 4. The Enclosure of Commons 5. The multitude of people that run into trade and sell so cheap that one can't live by another Cont. Are these your great Complaints I can hardly forbear laughing for these rightly considered are some of our main temporal advantages A great encrease whereof would make us so rich as to be the envy of the whole world Compl. I should be glad if 't were so I pray let 's hear what you can say for the exportation of money There s law against it and a great many wise men complain of the East-India Company for that reason Cont. I must not gainsay Law there was once a law to stint the making of Malt but some of our Gentlemen are now of other minds witness the Act for exportation of Beer Ale and Mum. The complaints against the East India Company if they were for the Nation 's happiness would they were encouraged and let it go as our Parliament shall in their wisdom think fit but some wise men think it best as 't is however 't is our great advantage to export Money Our great advantage to export money For the aforesaid Company brings in a great many more goods than we consume the over-plus whereof is exported By which part I suppose none will dispute a profit Wherefore whatsoever they bring in more must be all exported we being already over-stockt which undoubtedly will enrich us according to its proportion But this they cannot do without money For I suppose them men that very well understand their own interest by which I am apt to judge all and do think that if they could sell that cloth in India for two and twenty Shillings which costs them here twenty and sell enough they would never carry out one penny for they pay no freight out and two and twenty Shillings if it be really two and twenty Shillings will buy more goods than twenty Shillings will do But if the Indians will not buy our goods they must have our money or we must knock off that Trade which the Dutch will heartily thank you for and give you a golden god to boot Comp. Ah but we consume abundance of their Commodities here