Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	aforesaid_a	pay_v	say_a	1,353	5	6.7633	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54612	A discourse of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, hearth, excise, &c. : with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars, the church, universities, rents and purchases ... : the same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England : humbly recommended to the present Parliament.	Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.	1689 (1689)	Wing P1920; ESTC R20953	59,806	88

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our_o benefit_n from_o the_o say_a hire_n of_o cellaridge_n porter_n and_o carman_n which_o also_o may_v be_v have_v over_o and_o above_o for_o their_o proper_a reason_n 22._o but_o if_o we_o can_v attain_v to_o be_v the_o merchant_n between_o other_o nation_n there_o be_v then_o no_o reason_n for_o exact_v duty_n as_o be_v say_v before_o upon_o thing_n in_o fieri_fw-la and_o which_o be_v but_o in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o improvement_n and_o as_o for_o the_o fraud_n that_o may_v be_v commit_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o wine_n above_o mention_v i_o affirm_v that_o our_o excize_n upon_o the_o consumption_n will_v overcome_v and_o elude_v they_o chap._n vii_o of_o poll-money_n poll-mony_n be_v a_o tax_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o man_n either_o upon_o all_o simple_o and_o indifferent_o or_o else_o according_a to_o some_o know_a title_n or_o mark_n of_o distinction_n upon_o each_o and_o that_o either_o of_o bare_a honour_n or_o else_o of_o some_o office_n seek_v or_o impose_v or_o of_o 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opportunity_n to_o some_o bankrupt_n to_o make_v the_o world_n credit_v they_o as_o man_n of_o such_o estate_n at_o which_o the_o assessor_n do_v rate_v they_o by_o collusion_n 3._o so_o as_o by_o this_o confusion_n arbitraries_n irregularity_n and_o hotch_n pot_n of_o qualification_n no_o estimate_n can_v be_v make_v of_o the_o fitness_n of_o this_o plaster_n to_o the_o sore_a nor_o no_o check_n or_o way_n to_o examine_v whether_o the_o respective_a receipt_n be_v due_o account_v for_o etc._n etc._n 4._o wherefore_o whole_o reject_v the_o say_v complicate_v way_n of_o tax_n i_o shall_v speak_v of_o poll_n money_n more_o distinct_o and_o first_o of_o the_o simple_a poll-money_n upon_o every_o head_n of_o all_o mankind_n alike_o the_o parish_n pay_v for_o those_o that_o receive_v alm_n parent_n for_o their_o child_n under_o age_n and_o master_n for_o their_o apprentice_n and_o other_o who_o receive_v no_o wage_n 5._o the_o evil_a of_o this_o way_n be_v that_o it_o be_v very_o unequal_a man_n of_o unequal_a ability_n all_o pay_v alike_o and_o those_o who_o have_v great_a charge_n of_o child_n pay_v most_o that_o be_v that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o poor_a they_o be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o hard_a be_v they_o tax_v 6._o the_o conveniency_n be_v first_o that_o it_o may_v be_v sudden_o collect_v and_o with_o small_a charge_n second_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n be_v always_o know_v it_o may_v be_v sufficient_o compute_v what_o the_o same_o will_v amount_v unto_o three_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o spur_n unto_o all_o man_n to_o set_v their_o child_n to_o some_o profitable_a employment_n upon_o their_o very_a first_o capacity_n out_o of_o the_o proceed_v whereof_o to_o pay_v each_o child_n his_o own_o poll-money_n 7._o the_o next_o poll-money_n be_v upon_o every_o head_n but_o distinguish_v by_o title_n of_o mere_a honour_n without_o any_o kind_n of_o office_n or_o faculty_n as_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n baron_n baronet_n knight_n and_o esquire_n viz._n the_o elder_a son_n of_o knight_n in_o perpetuum_fw-la and_o gentleman_n if_o they_o write_v themselves_o so_o this_o way_n be_v much_o more_o equal_a than_o the_o other_o forasmuch_o as_o those_o who_o be_v title_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n rich_a proportionable_o or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o man_n so_o dignify_v shall_v command_v a_o pre-eminence_n and_o place_n even_o although_o they_o do_v not_o or_o can_v buy_v it_o of_o the_o vulgar_a by_o their_o expense_n my_o meaning_n hereby_o be_v that_o a_o title_n may_v possible_o save_v a_o man_n as_o much_o as_o his_o poll-money_n may_v exceed_v the_o plebeian_n level_v by_o reason_n of_o such_o title_n 8._o moreover_o good_a and_o multiform_a account_n be_v keep_v of_o the_o people_n this_o tax_n may_v be_v also_o easy_o speedy_o and_o inexpensive_o collect_v and_o also_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v compute_v aforehand_o may_v be_v fit_v and_o seize_v according_a to_o the_o need_v of_o the_o prince_n 9_o as_o for_o office_n they_o be_v indeed_o dignity_n for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o pay_v for_o by_o the_o trouble_n of_o administer_a they_o as_o for_o example_n to_o be_v a_o alderman_n suppose_v of_o london_n be_v indeed_o a_o honour_n yet_o many_o pay_v five_o hundred_o pound_n to_o be_v excuse_v from_o receive_v it_o nevertheless_o it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o tax_n office_n seek_v or_o such_o as_o be_v accept_v although_o they_o may_v be_v refuse_v and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n no_o titulado_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o pay_v poll-money_n according_a to_o this_o title_n if_o he_o be_v content_v to_o lay_v it_o down_o and_o never_o resume_v it_o more_o 10._o the_o title_n of_o faculty_n and_o calling_n ought_v to_o be_v no_o qualification_n in_o a_o poll-money_n because_o they_o do_v not_o necessary_o nor_o probable_o infer_v ability_n to_o pay_v but_o carry_v with_o they_o vast_a inequality_n but_o therefore_o if_o a_o man_n by_o his_o licence_n to_o practice_v get_v much_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v he_o will_v spend_v according_o in_o which_o net_n the_o way_n of_o excize_n will_v certain_o take_v he_o as_o it_o will_v all_o the_o officer_n aforemention_v 11._o hearth-money_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o poll-money_n but_o be_v not_o be_v rather_o a_o way_n of_o accumulative_a excize_n of_o which_o hereafter_o chap._n viii_o of_o lottery_n man_n that_o accept_v title_n may_v foresee_v that_o they_o may_v be_v tax_v by_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a although_o it_o be_v unlikely_a one_o house_n of_o parliament_n be_v all_o tituladoe_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o other_o be_v such_o also_o that_o any_o such_o way_n of_o levy_n shall_v pass_v and_o therefore_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v a_o priori_fw-la consent_n unto_o the_o tax_n in_o their_o own_o individual_n 2._o now_o in_o the_o way_n of_o lottery_n man_n do_v also_o tax_v themselves_o in_o the_o general_n though_o out_o of_o hope_n of_o advantage_n in_o particular_a a_o lottery_n therefore_o be_v proper_o a_o tax_n upon_o unfortunate_a self-conceited_a fool_n man_n that_o have_v good_a opinion_n of_o their_o own_o luckiness_n or_o that_o have_v believe_v some_o fortune-teller_n or_o astrologer_n who_o have_v promise_v they_o great_a success_n about_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o the_o lottery_n lie_v south-west_n perhaps_o from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o destiny_n be_v read_v 3._o now_o because_o the_o world_n abound_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o fool_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o every_o man_n that_o will_v my_o cheat_n every_o man_n that_o will_v be_v cheat_v but_o it_o be_v rather_o ordain_v that_o the_o sovereign_n shall_v have_v the_o guardianship_n of_o these_o fool_n or_o that_o some_o favourite_n shall_v beg_v the_o sovereign_n right_a of_o take_v advantage_n of_o such_o man_n folly_n even_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o

though_o the_o difficulty_n of_o compute_v the_o contingent_a value_n of_o land_n be_v great_a yet_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o undergo_a it_o p._n 33_o the_o nature_n of_o credit_n as_o the_o say_a word_n be_v common_o use_v among_o tradesman_n and_o otherwise_o ibid._n that_o the_o sovereign_n exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o subject_n estate_n will_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n ibid._n a_o description_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o custom_n p._n 34_o a_o conjecture_n that_o custom_n at_o first_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o praemium_fw-la for_o insurance_n against_o pirate_n ibid._n the_o measure_n of_o the_o say_a duty_n upon_o exported_a good_n p._n 35_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o too_o heavy_a custom_n ibid._n what_o commodity_n may_v be_v force_v to_o pay_v custom_n ibid._n the_o measure_n of_o custom_n upon_o import_v good_n ibid._n the_o inconvenience_n of_o raise_v money_n by_o the_o way_n of_o custom_n p._n 36_o a_o proposal_n that_o instead_o of_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n upon_o ship_v good_n a_o tonnage_n be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n freight_v p._n 37_o or_o that_o the_o custom_n be_v take_v as_o a_o insurance_n praemium_fw-la ibid._n of_o prohibit_v commodity_n in_o general_n ibid._n of_o prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o money_n and_o bullion_n ibid._n the_o say_a prohibition_n of_o money_n serve_v as_o a_o sumptuary_n law._n p._n 38_o about_o the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n ibid._n the_o lessen_v of_o our_o sheep-trade_n and_o increase_v of_o corn-tillage_n be_v a_o expedient_a in_o this_o case_n for_o many_o reason_n p._n 39_o other_o consideration_n tend_v to_o show_v that_o the_o too_o vehement_a prohibition_n of_o wool_n may_v be_v ineffectual_a or_o to_o do_v more_o harm_n than_o good_a ibid._n of_o prohibit_v importation_n 40_o it_o be_v better_a to_o make_v and_o raise_v commodity_n though_o to_o burn_v they_o than_o not_o to_o make_v they_o or_o let_v the_o maker_n lose_v their_o faculty_n and_o be_v idle_a ibid._n of_o free_a port_n and_o in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v do_v good_a or_o harm_n ibid._n of_o poll-money_n and_o the_o sort_n of_o it_o p._n 41_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o late_a poll-money_n ibid._n of_o the_o most_o simple_a poll-money_n where_o all_o pay_n alike_o its_o convenience_n and_o inconvenience_n p._n 42_o of_o poll-money_n upon_o title_n office_n and_o faculty_n ibid._n hearth-money_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o simple_a poll-money_n but_o both_o be_v rather_o accumulative_a excize_n p._n 43_o grant_n for_o public_a lottery_n be_v tax_n upon_o the_o people_n ibid._n why_o lottery_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v but_o by_o good_a authority_n p._n 44_o raise_v of_o money_n by_o benevolence_n be_v a_o real_a tax_n ibid._n three_o case_n where_o the_o way_n of_o a_o benevolence_n may_v be_v make_v good_a ibid._n several_a reason_n against_o it_o p._n 45_o the_o several_a species_n of_o penalty_n ibid._n a_o doubt_n whether_o the_o penalty_n set_v down_o in_o moses_n law_n ought_v to_o be_v inflict_v now_o p._n 46_o the_o proper_a use_n and_o reason_n of_o every_o sort_n of_o penalty_n ibid._n perpetual_a imprisonment_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o slow_a death_n p._n 47_o in_o what_o case_n death_n mutilation_n imprisonment_n disgrace_n etc._n etc._n aught_o to_o be_v commute_v for_o pecuniary_a mulct_n ibid._n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o double_a and_o multiple_a restitution_n mention_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n p._n 48_o of_o the_o way_n for_o punish_v or_o permit_v heterodox_n believer_n in_o religion_n p._n 49_o that_o the_o sovereign_n may_v do_v either_o ibid._n that_o all_o pseudodoxy_n whatsoever_o may_v be_v safe_o muzzle_v from_o do_v harm_n by_o pecumary_a mulct_n ibid._n 50_o that_o the_o sovereign_n by_o punish_v they_o with_o death_n mutilation_n or_o imprisonment_n do_v therein_o punish_v himself_o and_o that_o too_o re_fw-mi insecta_fw-la very_o often_o ibid._n that_o the_o pastor_n ought_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o error_n and_o defection_n of_o their_o flock_n ibid._n the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v pattern_n of_o holiness_n than_o to_o teach_v man_n variety_n of_o opinion_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la divinis_fw-la p._n 51_o the_o substance_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v in_o this_o whole_a discourse_n about_o the_o church_n ibid._n the_o abuse_n of_o penal_a law_n p._n 52_o of_o monopoly_n ibid._n the_o use_n and_o reason_n of_o institute_a monopoly_n p._n 53_o a_o digression_n about_o new_a invention_n and_o the_o vexation_n incident_a to_o the_o projector_n of_o new_a practice_n ibid._n office_n institute_v by_o the_o state_n with_o fee_n of_o their_o own_o appointment_n be_v of_o a_o parallel_a nature_n to_o monopoly_n p._n 54_o why_o the_o fee_n of_o office_n be_v great_a heretofore_o ibid._n how_o office_n be_v become_v as_o a_o saleable_a commodity_n p._n 55_o why_o many_o superfluous_a office_n be_v not_o abolish_v ibid._n a_o description_n of_o tithe_n in_o several_a particular_n ibid._n the_o cause_n why_o tithe_n increase_v p._n 56_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n of_o england_n be_v but_o a_o quarter_n of_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o people_n the_o tithe_n in_o england_n be_v six_o time_n as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o p._n 57_o the_o clergy_n be_v far_o rich_a now_o than_o they_o be_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o yet_o have_v less_o work_n to_o do_v ibid._n the_o danger_n of_o too_o many_o churchman_n ibid._n how_o to_o adjust_a the_o number_n of_o church_n man_n and_o student_n in_o divinity_n p._n 58_o tithe_n be_v now_o no_o tax_n or_o burden_n upon_o the_o people_n ibid._n the_o way_n of_o tithe_n be_v a_o good_a pattern_n for_o a_o tax_n ibid._n the_o way_n of_o pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o city_n and_o country_n be_v very_o disproportionable_a p._n 59_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o contribute_v to_o the_o public_a charge_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o tithe_n ibid._n a_o reason_n why_o the_o way_n of_o tax_v the_o people_n be_v often_o shift_v ibid._n the_o state_n gain_v in_o several_a country_n by_o be_v common_a cashier_n usurer_n ensurer_n monopolist_n etc._n etc._n p._n 60_o the_o case_n of_o the_o jew_n every_o where_o subject_n to_o great_a tax_n brief_o state_v p._n 61_o the_o way_n of_o levy_v a_o aliquot_fw-la part_n of_o man_n estate_n very_o dangerous_a ibid._n alteration_n in_o the_o value_v of_o coin_n be_v a_o tax_n upon_o such_o as_o live_v by_o determine_a rent_n pension_n fee_n etc._n etc._n p._n 62_o what_o be_v embase_v of_o money_n and_o what_o be_v not_o ibid._n of_o tyn_n and_o copper_n money_n as_o well_o curious_o as_o coarse_o wrought_v ibid._n of_o the_o token_n coin_a by_o retail_v shopkeeper_n p._n 63_o what_o be_v gold_n and_o silver_n embase_v ibid._n the_o reason_n for_o embase_v of_o money_n ibid._n reason_n against_o the_o same_o ibid._n what_o be_v proper_o raise_v of_o money_n p._n 64_o the_o effect_n of_o raise_v both_o domestic_a and_o foreign_a coin_n ibid._n raise_v of_o money_n change_v the_o species_n of_o money_n but_o lessen_v the_o bullion_n p._n 65_o why_o many_o wise_a state_n have_v raise_v their_o money_n ibid._n raise_v of_o foreign_a money_n to_o a_o double_a value_n or_o abate_v the_o price_n of_o our_o native_a commodity_n to_o half_a be_v all_o one_o but_o the_o former_a be_v better_a p._n 66_o the_o way_n of_o compute_v and_o compare_v the_o price_n of_o commodity_n upon_o natural_a ground_n ibid._n 67_o man_n be_v real_o and_o actual_o rich_a according_a to_o what_o they_o spend_v and_o enjoy_v in_o their_o own_o person_n p._n 68_o excize_n be_v a_o tax_n upon_o such_o riches_n be_v a_o just_a way_n by_o which_o to_o defray_v the_o public_a charge_n ibid._n that_o a_o proportion_n ought_v to_o be_v pitch_v between_o the_o expense_n or_o consimption_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o the_o public_a charge_n thereof_o p._n 69_o commodity_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v tax_v until_o they_o be_v just_o ripe_a for_o consumption_n ibid._n commodity_n of_o equal_a value_n may_v be_v unequal_o excize_v with_o justice_n ibid._n of_o accumulate_v the_o excize_n of_o many_o thing_n upon_o some_o one_o thing_n p._n 70_o whether_o native_a commodity_n export_v ought_v to_o pay_v excize_a ibid._n the_o explication_n of_o accumulative_a excize_n ibid._n reason_n for_o accumulate_v the_o excize_n of_o all_o thing_n upon_o some_o one_o thing_n ibid._n why_o beer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v that_o one_o thing_n ibid._n hearth_n or_o smoak-money_n be_v a_o accumulative_a excize_n with_o the_o reason_n for_o and_o against_o it_o p._n 71_o reason_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o excize_n p._n 72_o of_o frame_v person_n to_o be_v sit_v for_o great_a trust_n as_o to_o be_v cashier_v store-keeper_n checques_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o public_a charge_n the_o public_a charge_n

for_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v have_v insure_v 14._o but_o it_o will_v be_v here_o object_v that_o although_o the_o duty_n of_o custom_n be_v abrogate_a yet_o that_o there_o must_v be_v always_o the_o same_o number_n of_o officer_n maintain_v as_o now_o to_o prevent_v the_o bring_n in_o and_o carry_v out_o of_o prohibit_v commodity_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v here_o state_n the_o nature_n of_o such_o prohibition_n by_o two_o or_o three_o grand_a instance_n 15._o to_o prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o money_n in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n almost_o impracticable_a it_o be_v almost_o nugatory_a and_o vain_a and_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o resolve_v either_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o insurance_n answerable_a to_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v seize_v or_o unto_o a_o surcharge_n of_o a_o composition_n by_o bribe_v the_o searcher_n as_o for_o example_n if_o but_o one_o in_o fifty_o exportation_n be_v seize_v or_o if_o twenty_o shilling_n be_v usual_o take_v for_o connive_v at_o fifty_o pound_n than_o the_o commodity_n buy_v with_o this_o money_n must_v be_v sell_v two_o at_o lest_o per_fw-la cent_n the_o dear_a to_o the_o consumptioner_n now_o if_o the_o trade_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o surcharge_n than_o money_n will_v not_o be_v export_v with_o discretion_n now_o the_o use_n of_o this_o prohibition_n suppose_v it_o practicable_a be_v to_o serve_v as_o a_o sumptuary_n law_n and_o to_o bind_v the_o nation_n in_o general_n not_o to_o spend_v more_o than_o they_o get_v for_o if_o we_o can_v export_v no_o commodity_n of_o our_o own_o growth_n or_o manufacture_n than_o by_o prohibit_v the_o go_v out_o of_o money_n it_o be_v also_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la command_v that_o nothing_o foreign_a shall_v be_v bring_v in_o again_o suppose_v that_o ordinary_o we_o export_v enough_o to_o furnish_v we_o with_o all_o foreign_a commodity_n but_o upon_o some_o extraordinary_a decay_n of_o our_o land_n or_o hand_n we_o be_v able_a to_o export_v but_o half_a as_o much_o as_o will_v procure_v our_o ordinary_a proportion_n of_o foreign_a good_n than_o the_o prohibition_n of_o money_n perform_v indeed_o the_o part_n of_o a_o sumptuary_n law_n in_o hinder_v we_o to_o bring_v in_o any_o more_o than_o half_a as_o much_o foreign_a commodity_n as_o we_o former_o use_v only_o it_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o merchant_n to_o choose_v which_o he_o will_v neglect_v or_o forbear_v to_o bring_v in_o and_o which_o not_o whereas_o in_o sumptuary_n law_n the_o state_n take_v this_o care_n upon_o themselves_o as_o for_o example_n if_o we_o want_v exportation_n to_o balance_v our_o importation_n by_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n and_o suppose_v for_o example_n sake_n that_o the_o importation_n of_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n worth_a of_o coffee-berry_n or_o the_o like_a of_o spanish_a wine_n must_v be_v retrench_v in_o this_o case_n the_o say_a prohibition_n of_o money_n will_v do_v one_o or_o some_o of_o the_o one_o and_o some_o of_o the_o other_o as_o the_o merchant_n himself_o please_v but_o the_o sumptuary_n law_n determine_v whether_o we_o shall_v encourage_v and_o keep_v fair_a with_o the_o nation_n that_o send_v we_o wine_n rather_o than_o that_o which_o send_v we_o coffee_n and_o whether_o the_o expense_n of_o wine_n or_o coffee_n be_v most_o prejudicial_a to_o our_o people_n etc._n etc._n 16._o the_o benefit_n allege_v for_o the_o free_a exportation_n of_o money_n be_v mere_o this_o viz._n that_o if_o a_o ship_n carry_v out_o of_o england_n forty_o thousand_o pound_n worth_a of_o cloth_n may_v also_o carry_v with_o it_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n in_o money_n then_o can_v the_o merchant_n stand_v the_o stiff_a upon_o his_o term_n and_o in_o fine_a will_v buy_v cheap_a and_o sell_v dear_a but_o by_o the_o way_n the_o merchant_n buy_v this_o power_n with_o the_o interest_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o money_n he_o carry_v which_o if_o it_o amount_v to_o five_o pound_n per_fw-la cent._n then_o he_o have_v better_a sell_v his_o good_n at_o four_o pound_n per_fw-la cent._n under_o rate_n than_o to_o have_v fortify_v himself_o with_o money_n as_o aforesaid_a but_o of_o this_o more_o may_v be_v say_v we_o hasten_v to_o the_o great_a point_n of_o wool_n 17._o the_o hollander_n have_v get_v away_o our_o manufacture_n of_o cloth_n by_o become_v able_a to_o work_v with_o more_o art_n to_o labour_v and_o fare_v hard_o to_o take_v less_o freight_n duty_n and_o insurance_n have_v so_o mad_v we_o here_o in_o england_n that_o we_o have_v be_v apt_a to_o think_v of_o such_o exorbitant_o fierce_a way_n of_o prohibit_v wool_n and_o earth_n to_o be_v export_v as_o perhaps_o will_v do_v we_o twice_o as_o much_o harm_n as_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o say_a trade_n wherefore_o to_o return_v to_o our_o wit_n and_o trade_n again_o before_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o do_v in_o this_o case_n we_o must_v consider_v 1._o that_o we_o be_v often_o force_v to_o buy_v corn_n from_o abroad_o and_o as_o often_o complain_v that_o we_o be_v pester_v with_o abundance_n of_o idle_a hand_n at_o home_n and_o withal_o that_o we_o can_v vend_n the_o woollen_a manufacture_n even_o which_o our_o few_o work_a hand_n do_v produce_v in_o this_o case_n be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o lessen_v our_o sheep-trade_n and_o convert_v our_o hand_n to_o more_o tillage_n because_o 1._o flesh_n become_v dear_a there_o will_v be_v encouragement_n for_o fish_n which_o will_v never_o be_v till_o then_o 2._o our_o money_n will_v not_o run_v so_o fast_o away_o for_o corn._n 3._o we_o shall_v have_v no_o such_o glut_v of_o wool_n upon_o our_o hand_n 4._o our_o idle_a hand_n will_v be_v employ_v in_o tillage_n and_o fish_n one_o man_n by_o the_o way_n of_o graze_v till_v as_o it_o be_v many_o thousand_o acre_n of_o land_n by_o himself_o and_o his_o dog._n 2._o suppose_v we_o want_v no_o corn_n nor_o have_v any_o idle_a hand_n and_o yet_o that_o we_o abound_v with_o more_o wool_n than_o we_o can_v work_v up_o in_o this_o case_n certain_o wool_n may_v be_v export_v because_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o hand_n which_o work_n be_v already_o employ_v upon_o a_o better_a trade_n 3._o suppose_v the_o hollander_n outdo_v we_o by_o more_o art_n be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o draw_v over_o a_o number_n of_o their_o choice_a workman_n or_o send_v our_o most_o ingenious_a man_n thither_o to_o learn_v which_o if_o they_o succeed_v it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o this_o be_v the_o more_o natural_a way_n than_o to_o keep_v that_o infinite_a clutter_v about_o resist_v of_o nature_n stop_v up_o the_o wind_n and_o sea_n etc._n etc._n 4._o if_o we_o can_v make_v victual_n much_o cheap_a here_o than_o in_o holland_n take_v away_o burdensome_a frivolous_a and_o antiquate_a imposition_n and_o office_n i_o conceive_v even_o this_o be_v better_a than_o to_o persuade_v water_n to_o rise_v of_o itself_o above_o its_o natural_a spring_n 5._o we_o must_v consider_v in_o general_a that_o as_o wise_a physician_n tamper_v not_o excessive_o with_o their_o patient_n rather_o observe_v and_o comply_v with_o the_o motion_n of_o nature_n than_o contradict_v it_o with_o vehement_a administration_n of_o their_o own_o so_o in_o politic_n and_o economic_n the_o same_o must_v be_v use_v for_o naturam_fw-la expellas_fw-la surca_fw-la licet_fw-la usque_fw-la recurrit_fw-la 18._o nevertheless_o if_o the_o hollander_n advantage_n in_o make_v cloth_n be_v but_o small_a and_o few_o in_o comparison_n of_o we_o that_o be_v if_o they_o have_v but_o a_o little_a the_o better_a of_o we_o than_o i_o conceive_v that_o prohibition_n to_o export_v wool_n may_v sufficient_o turn_v the_o scale_n but_o whether_o this_o be_v so_o or_o not_o i_o leave_v to_o other_o be_v myself_o neither_o merchant_n nor_o statesman_n 19_o as_o for_o prohibition_n of_o importation_n i_o say_v that_o it_o need_v not_o be_v until_o they_o much_o exceed_v our_o exportation_n for_o if_o we_o shall_v think_v it_o hard_o to_o give_v good_a necessary_a cloth_n for_o debauch_v wine_n yet_o if_o we_o can_v dispose_v of_o our_o cloth_n to_o other_o it_o be_v better_a to_o give_v it_o for_o wine_n or_o worse_o than_o to_o cease_v make_v it_o nay_o better_o to_o burn_v a_o thousand_o man_n labour_n for_o a_o time_n than_o to_o let_v those_o thousand_o man_n by_o non-imployment_n lose_v their_o faculty_n of_o labour_v in_o brief_a what_o may_v be_v further_o say_v hereupon_o resolve_v into_o the_o doctrine_n and_o ingenium_fw-la of_o make_v sumptuary_n law_n and_o judicious_a use_n of_o they_o pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la 20._o unto_o this_o discourse_n of_o custom_n appertain_v that_o of_o free_a port_n which_o in_o a_o nation_n that_o only_a trade_n for_o itself_o viz._n vent_v its_o own_o superfluity_n and_o import_v only_a necessary_n for_o itself_o be_v of_o no_o use_n but_o rather_o harm_n for_o suppose_v wine_n be_v bring_v into_o