Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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A64196
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To prevent the export of bullion, for purchasing flax, hemp, and linnen
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D. T.
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1696
(1696)
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Wing T4C; ESTC R221696
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717
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to_o prevent_v the_o export_n of_o bullion_n for_o purchase_v flax_n hemp_n and_o linen_n england_n and_o ireland_n be_v under_o one_o government_n and_o lie_v so_o near_o to_o each_o other_o must_v partake_v in_o each_o other_o fortune_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o land_n of_o ireland_n be_v so_o very_o productive_a of_o flax_n and_o hemp_n and_o the_o people_n natural_a inclination_n tend_v to_o spin_v will_v with_o a_o small_a encouragement_n soon_o give_v life_n to_o the_o linen_n manufactory_a there_o but_o at_o present_a what_o to_o do_v with_o what_o they_o now_o make_v they_o be_v at_o at_o a_o loss_n the_o overplus_n rest_v useless_a be_v cheap_a make_v in_o other_o part_n though_o not_o in_o england_n which_o be_v their_o only_a hindrance_n to_o a_o more_o vigorous_a progress_n therein_o and_o necessitate_v the_o improvement_n of_o their_o land_n and_o their_o labour_n in_o other_o husbandry_n it_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o both_o kingdom_n to_o propagate_v the_o linen_n manufactory_a in_o ireland_n i_o humble_o propose_v that_o all_o flax_n hemp_n and_o the_o manufacture_n thereof_o of_o the_o growth_n of_o ireland_n may_v be_v import_v into_o england_n duty-free_a which_o will_v be_v of_o many_o advantage_n to_o england_n for_o 1._o that_o what_o ireland_n produce_v will_v abate_v the_o like_a quantity_n from_o other_o nation_n which_o now_o do_v great_o occasion_v the_o balance_n of_o trade_n to_o our_o prejudice_n for_o no_o one_o sort_n of_o commodity_n do_v so_o exhaust_v our_o treasure_n as_o flax_n hemp_n and_o linen_n 2._o it_o will_v employ_v their_o land_n and_o hand_n in_o production_n and_o manufactory_n different_a from_o england_n 3._o they_o be_v of_o ourselves_o do_v pursue_v the_o same_o mode_n all_o they_o can_v in_o apparel_n house_n furniture_n etc._n etc._n and_o will_v do_v more_o may_v the_o payment_n they_o be_v able_a to_o make_v be_v accept_v in_o england_n whereby_o the_o better_a quantity_n of_o english_a manufacture_n woollen_a not_o except_v will_v be_v utter_v there_o in_o lieu_n whereof_o they_o be_v now_o constrain_v to_o produce_v such_o commodity_n as_o will_v best_o vend_v among_o themselves_o and_o procure_v best_o return_v from_o foreign_a part_n to_o set_v down_o the_o many_o advantage_n it_o may_v be_v to_o both_o nation_n will_v be_v too_o large_a for_o so_o small_a a_o treatise_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o here_o with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o legislator_n to_o consider_v whether_o it_o be_v or_o be_v not_o the_o advantage_n of_o england_n to_o encourage_v the_o linen_n manufactory_a by_o the_o admit_v the_o import_n from_o thence_o custom-free_a d._n t._n