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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07552	The customers replie. Or Second apologie That is to say, an aunswer to a confused treatise of publicke commerce, printed and dispersed at Midlebourghe and London, in fauour of the priuate Society of Merchants-Aduenturers. By a more serious discourse of exchange in merchandise, and merchandising exchange. Written for vnderstanding readers onely, in fauour of all loyall merchants, and for the aduancing of traffick in England.	Milles, Tho. (Thomas), 1550?-1627?	1604 (1604)	STC 17932; ESTC S114604	32,899	48

THE CVSTOMERS REPLIE OR SECOND APOLOGIE That is to say An Aunswer to a confused Treatise of Publicke Commerce printed and dispersed at Midlebourghe and London in fauour of the priuate Society of MERCHANTS-ADVENTVRERS By a more serious Discourse of EXCHANGE in Merchandise and Merchandising EXCHANGE Written for vnderstanding Readers onely in fauour of all loyall Merchants and for the aduancing of TRAFFICK in ENGLAND AT LONDON ¶ Printed by Iames Roberts dwelling in Barbican 1604. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE LORD BVCKHVRST L. High Treasurer of England The Lord Henrie Howard L. Warden of the Cinq-Ports and the Lord Cecill of Esenden Principall Secretarie of Estate to the Kings Maiestie and of his Highnesse most honourable Priuie-Counsell THE NVMBER IS BVT small at least not very great of men so sencelesse or weake of iudgement but generall inconveniences they readily see and can easily discerne Notwithstanding to find out the grounds of publique harmes and the meanes how to cure them is a studie so intricate a practise so dangerous that wary men hold it safer to prouide for priuate ease in regard of the times then to busie theyr wits for anie common-good But how aduised soeuer and respectiuely wise in this kinde the most sort seeme to be as wishing onely that all might goe well though not long of themselues fewe or none are found of so still a temper as not to complaine when publique greefes worke theyr owne sencible smart Such then as by long and extraordinary patience supping vp theyr priuate wrongs haue endeuoured to giue way to the streame of publick contumelies in hope of better dayes must needes be excused if compelld at the last by lawlesse necessitie to referre euents to GODS prouidence in discharge of their Duties to Him their Prince and Country they vndertake the defence of their owne reputations in a Cause publicke and generall The rather when as without purpose of offence towards any their Intentions appeare to giue onely a reason of such Disorders in their present Functions as for want of serious Inspection or true Information haue hetherto by Iealousie and misconceit yeelded matter and occasions from time to time of their speciall Disgraces and obloquie Such and none other was the drift and scope of a late Discourse of the present Estate of Customes not so publiquely printed as priuately directed To the Graue and godly vvise in highest Authoritie by the Title and Inscription of THE CVSTOMERS APOLOGIE But. Pro captu Lectoris habent sua fata Libelli For the booke being written for vnderstanding Readers and so digested that by reading alone without passion or partialitie such might be their own and onely Iudges hath notwithstanding by the Ignorant beene lately censured and strangly mistaken Vainely striuing to commend make good that within Booke which neuer was in question and maliciously vrging some things without Booke that neuer were meant by words nor writing to be defended But with such successe as still befalls Folly who delighting to see her owne shadow daunce hath not the grace to conceale her owne shame ¶ About such time as by the goodnes of GOD the light of the Gospell beganne to lay open the Errors of Superstion in these parts of the world and by the hands of our Soueraignes to disperce them in this Kingdome many Questions were mooued to vphold sundry poynts of the Popish religion but none so hotly disputed for the time as that which they terme the Sacrament of the Alter and Praying to Saints Whereof amongst others a certaine young Scholler more confident then wise hauing vndertaken a serious Defence as one sicke of loue with the thing he had begotten and ambiciously affecting the publishing of it entreated a learned friend of his well-minded to the Cause to read it ouer The request was performed But looking for Arguments sitting the Question When nothing was found but a needlesse labour to approoue and maintaine by the Catholick CREEDE That IESVS CHRIST was the true SONNE of GOD very GOD and very MAN that redeemed the Worlde And that there was also a COMMVNION OF SAINTS The Booke was returned without applaude or shew of satisfaction RIGHT HONORABLE Such hath beene of late yeeres the successe of a like learned Writer who printing A Treatise of publique Commerce in fauour of the priuate Societie of the Merchants-Aduenturers hath with much a-doe and a heape of sillie words farre vnfitting the grauitie of his Theame endeuoured to perswade his Readers That Trafficke rightly ordered is the honor of Kings and prosperitie of Kingdoms And that Merchants in that respect were to be cherished fauoured and encouraged in all Common-wealths Quia VITA CIVILIS IN SOCIETATE POSITA EST SOCIETAS AVTEM IN IMPERIO ET COMMERCIO It is strange to obserue what strong apprehentions are able to worke in weake mens braines For as a plaine simple man was sometimes perswaded that if Pontius Pilate had not beene a Saint the Apostles would neuer haue suffered his Name to stand in the Creede so this Treatise-Writer by a strong imagination of the Merchant-Adventurers extraordinary deserts seeing the admirable effects of the golden blessings of England by turning Creekes into Ports Read the Treatise printed at Midleburgh anno 1601. ioyning Ports vnto Townes raysing Townes into Citties and enriching whole Countries with Artificers and Trades Marriners Shipping Applauding withall theyr singuler happines and great good fortunes to haue the managing thereof within themselues Commending their * The Merchants Aduenturers boast themselues to bee able to make and diuert a Trade at their pleasures Page 23. dexterities in disposing diuerting deuiding mincing abridging restrayning and lastly confining the Store and Staple thereof within the Walles of some one two Townes for best aduantage in * Marke this well by the way for heerein lyes hid The Pot of Roses Forraine Countries culloured with the Title of their speciall Mart-Townes And aboue all things extolling their excellent wits and absolute cunnings in moulding Lawes by meere Discretion to hold all men vnder and themselues aboue Onely for sending or sayling crosse the Seas from Coast to Coast without hazard of their Persons or losse of their Goods more then vsuall ordinary And for wearing * Page 154. 155. 156. Chaines of gold about their Necks Caps and greene Feathers Hats and white Feathers Buskins of purple Veluet guilt Rapiers Daggers Bridles Stirrops Spurres and such like at Tryumphs and publique meetings But specially for feeding maintayning and setting * At Antwerpe 20000. About Antwerpe 30000. In Flaunders 60000. Page 24. thousands on worke beyond-Seas when God knowes the wants heares the cryes at home would faine perswade others beeing bound to admire them himselfe That their Gouernour is for Skill the * Pontius PILOT for Grauitie the Iudge and for Wisedome the Oracle of all orderly Commerce Their priuate * Talmud DECREES aboue COMMON LAVVES and FORRAINE-TREATISE Theyr particuler * Synhedry SYNODES aboue GENERALL COVNSAILES and their