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wealth_n which_o he_o levi_v from_o they_o for_o suppose_v the_o people_n be_v equal_o rich_a if_o one_o of_o the_o sovereign_n levy_n five_o part_n and_o the_o other_o fifteen_o the_o one_o seem_v actual_o thrice_o as_o rich_a as_o the_o other_o whereas_o potential_o they_o be_v both_o equal_a have_v now_o dicourse_v of_o the_o territory_n people_n superlucration_n and_o defensibleness_n of_o both_o dominion_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n of_o the_o trade_n so_o far_o as_o we_o have_v occasion_n to_o mention_v ship_n ship_n and_o nearness_n to_o port_n we_o come_v next_o to_o enlarge_v a_o little_a further_o upon_o the_o trade_n of_o each_o some_o have_v estimate_v that_o there_o be_v not_o above_o three_o hundred_o million_o of_o people_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n whether_o that_o be_v so_o or_o no_o be_v not_o very_o material_a to_o be_v know_v but_o i_o have_v fair_a ground_n to_o conjecture_v and_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v it_o more_o certain_o that_o there_o be_v not_o 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of_o ireland_n
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only_a one_o i_o have_v see_v of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o mr._n john_n bagford_n a_o searcher_n into_o antiquity_n art_n and_o ingenuity_n much_o above_o what_o may_v be_v expect_v from_o one_o of_o his_o education_n and_o literature_n a_o engine_n for_o clock-wheel_n be_v invent_v about_o a_o hundred_o year_n since_o a_o engine_n for_o the_o speedy_a cut_v down_o of_o wheel_n for_o watch_n forty_o year_n ago_o none_o now_o make_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n a_o engine_n for_o draw_v of_o pinion_v wire_n of_o steel_n for_o watch_n about_o ten_o year_n ago_o mr._n tomakee_n about_o ten_o year_n since_o be_v famous_a for_o make_v chain_n for_o watch_n especial_o as_o be_v the_o first_o his_o wife_n live_v in_o rose_n street_n near_o long_a acre_n other_o late_a invention_n there_o be_v not_o unworthy_a to_o be_v mention_v a_o engine_n for_o rase_v of_o glass_n a_o engine_n for_o spin_v of_o glass_n the_o engine_n for_o cut_v tobacco_n the_o rolling_n press_n for_o print_v off_o from_o copper_n plate_n damask_n linen_n and_o the_o water_v of_o silk_n the_o way_n of_o separate_a gold_n from_o silver_n enamel_n in_o gold_n silver_n and_o brass_n bolt_v mill_n dark_a lantern_n the_o trumpet-maker_n trade_n cane-chair_n a_o choice_a way_n of_o colour_v use_v by_o bookbinders_a boil_v of_o whalebone_n make_v of_o hornware_a periwig_n woman_n mask_n busk_n and_o fan_n and_o muff_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v in_o here_o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o paris-massacre_n the_o first_o pair_n of_o black_a silk_n stocking_n in_o england_n present_v to_o queen_n elizabeth_n anno_fw-la 1660._o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n repute_v by_o some_o the_o first_o improver_n of_o our_o late_a model_n of_o ship_n the_o best_a saddle-tree_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v at_o burford_n in_o oxfordshire_n and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o north_n of_o england_n the_o best_a riding-whip_n at_o st_n edmundbury_n in_o suffolk_n beside_o the_o fire-engin_n above_o mention_v there_o be_v late_o bring_v into_o use_v a_o portable_a one_o of_o extraordinary_a advantage_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v direct_v into_o any_o particular_a room_n or_o chamber_n finis_fw-la the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o present_a state_n of_o england_n relate_v to_o its_o trade_n and_o commerce_n within_o itself_o and_o with_o all_o country_n trade_v to_o by_o the_o english_a as_o it_o be_v find_v at_o this_o day_n establish_v give_v a_o most_o exact_a account_n of_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o merchant_n relate_v to_o bill_n of_o exchange_n policy_n of_o insurance_n fraight_n bottomery_n wreck_n averidge_n contribution_n custom_n coin_n weight_n measure_n and_o all_o other_o matter_n relate_v to_o inland_n and_o marine_a affair_n to_o which_o be_v likewise_o add_v england_n guide_n to_o industry_n or_o improvement_n of_o trade_n for_o the_o good_a of_o all_o people_n in_o general_n write_a by_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n london_n print_v by_o r._n holt_n for_o william_n whirwood_n near_o the_o george_n inn_n in_o little_a britain_n 1683._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n wonder_v not_o that_o i_o present_v you_o with_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o present_a state_n of_o this_o famous_a and_o flourish_a island_n the_o which_o though_o it_o have_v be_v already_o large_o discourse_v on_o in_o the_o former_a part_n yet_o it_o yield_v such_o variety_n if_o consider_v aright_o in_o its_o several_a capacity_n that_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ingratitude_n to_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n the_o material_a part_n of_o its_o glory_n which_o have_v of_o late_o render_v the_o british_a empire_n famous_a throughout_o the_o know_a world_n and_o cause_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n with_o admiration_n to_o bless_v our_o happy_a shore_n and_o those_o who_o industry_n have_v render_v the_o commodity_n of_o this_o island_n natural_a growth_n valuable_a as_o the_o gold_n of_o peru_n jemms_n of_o india_n spice_n of_o arabia_n or_o silk_n and_o golden_a woof_n of_o persia_n no_o nation_n be_v there_o which_o the_o sun_n be_v large_a eye_n behold_v that_o ever_o hear_v of_o rich_a albion_n but_o be_v desirous_a to_o have_v correspondence_n with_o her_o merchant_n and_o as_o from_o the_o store-house_n of_o the_o western_a world_n covet_v a_o supply_n of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n in_o lieu_n whereof_o the_o pregnant_a quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n vast_a globe_n send_v we_o yearly_a tribute_n of_o all_o that_o can_v contribute_v to_o our_o temporal_a happiness_n then_o take_v it_o not_o amiss_o if_o after_o long_a experience_n i_o have_v venture_v to_o unlock_v this_o cabinet_n of_o rarity_n and_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o public_a view_n which_o nought_o but_o envy_n have_v the_o power_n to_o shut_v and_o sure_a that_o can_v be_v conceive_v in_o any_o english_a breast_n to_o stifle_v that_o who_o hugh_a aim_n be_v at_o the_o public_a good_a or_o if_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n be_v ashamed_a to_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o native_a soil_n so_o far_o eclipse_v by_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v it_o yet_o let_v they_o know_v therein_o they_o wrong_v themselves_o by_o repine_v at_o the_o light_n which_o like_o a_o favourable_a guide_n to_o a_o lose_a traveller_n will_v put_v they_o in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o imitate_v that_o which_o through_o want_n of_o better_a experience_n and_o insight_n they_o emulate_v yet_o if_o any_o such_o this_o age_n produce_v it_o matter_n not_o i_o refer_v this_o work_n to_o stand_v or_o fall_v by_o the_o approbation_n of_o my_o judicious_a countryman_n for_o who_o sole_a benefit_n it_o be_v compile_v by_o he_o who_o be_v reader_n you_o to_o command_v j._n s._n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o original_a of_o trade_n its_o increase_n and_o the_o method_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o its_o present_a perfection_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 1_o of_o the_o
original_a of_o the_o company_n of_o london_n and_o how_o and_o when_o incorporate_v chap._n 2._o of_o the_o english_a merchant_n trade_v into_o most_o part_n the_o time_n of_o their_o incorporate_n and_o the_o improvement_n of_o navigation_n chap._n 3._o of_o england_n trade_n in_o general_n a_o survey_n of_o the_o weight_n measure_n coin_n commerce_n of_o most_o of_o the_o county_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o traffic_n of_o london_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o coin_n of_o england_n settle_v by_o the_o tower_n standard_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o weight_n and_o measure_n use_v in_o england_n establish_v by_o a_o standard_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o trade_n of_o scotland_n as_o to_o its_o dependency_n with_o england_n chap._n 8._o a_o view_n of_o ireland_n and_o its_o present_a state_n and_o trade_n chap._n 9_o a_o view_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o island_n belong_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o great_a britain_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o measure_n breadth_n and_o length_n of_o english_a cloth_n chap._n 11._o a_o view_n of_o america_n and_o its_o trade_n with_o england_n chap._n 12._o a_o view_n of_o virginia_n of_o the_o trade_n name_n custom_n and_o government_n of_o it_o chap._n 13._o a_o view_n of_o new-england_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 14._o a_o view_n of_o maryland_n the_o custom_n and_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 15._o a_o view_n of_o the_o peruanan_n province_n their_o trade_n and_o custom_n chap._n 16._o a_o view_n of_o africa_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n custom_n trade_n coin_n and_o commodity_n chap._n 17._o of_o tunis_n the_o trade_n manner_n and_o custom_n thereof_o chap._n 18._o a_o view_n of_o algiers_n of_o their_o trade_n manner_n and_o custom_n and_o method_n for_o sell_v of_o slave_n chap._n 19_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o fez_n and_o its_o trade_n with_o england_n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o morocco_n the_o custom_n and_o trade_n thereof_o with_o england_n chap._n 21._o of_o nurâ—idia_n and_o lydia_n and_o their_o trade_n chap._n 22._o a_o view_n of_o ethiopia_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 24._o a_o view_n of_o mosambique_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 25._o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 26._o of_o grand_a cairo_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 27._o of_o the_o isle_n appertain_v to_o africa_n the_o commodity_n trade_n weight_n and_o measure_n chap._n 28._o of_o asia_n the_o trade_n manner_n and_o custom_n thereof_o of_o the_o money_n currant_n and_o commodity_n weight_n and_o measure_n chap._n 29._o a_o view_n of_o syria_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 30._o of_o aleppo_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o and_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o famous_a city_n chap._n 31._o of_o damascus_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 32._o of_o tripoli_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 33._o of_o palestine_n chap._n 34._o of_o america_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 35._o of_o assyria_n mesopotamia_n and_o caldea_n chap._n 36._o of_o media_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 37._o of_o persia_n its_o trade_n and_o commodity_n chap._n 38._o of_o hispaan_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 39_o of_o tartary_n its_o trade_n coin_n and_o custom_n chap._n 40._o of_o india_n intra_fw-la and_o extra_n gangem_n chap._n 41._o a_o view_n of_o cambaia_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 42._o a_o view_n of_o goa_n its_o trade_n commodity_n and_o custom_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 43._o of_o musulipatan_n chap._n 44._o of_o the_o city_n of_o satagan_n the_o metropolis_n of_o bengala_n chap._n 45._o of_o peru_n the_o trade_n coin_n and_o custom_n chap._n 46._o of_o syan_a and_o malacca_n chap._n 47._o of_o china_n and_o their_o trade_n with_o england_n chap._n 48._o of_o the_o island_n in_o the_o asian_a sea_n chap._n 49._o of_o the_o isle_n of_o molucco_n &c._n &c._n chap._n 50._o of_o javas_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 51._o of_o other_o island_n in_o the_o indian_a sea_n chap._n 52._o of_o cyprus_n its_o trade_n growth_n and_o coin_n chap._n 53._o a_o discourse_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n its_o true_a intrinsic_a value_n their_o fineness_n and_o alley_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 54._o of_o diamond_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o their_o value_n and_o goodness_n chap._n 55._o of_o the_o trade_n of_o europe_n and_o their_o dependency_n on_o england_n chap._n 56._o of_o sevil_n in_o spain_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 57_o of_o malaga_n the_o custom_n weight_n and_o measure_n chap._n 58._o of_o alicant_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 59_o of_o madrid_n its_o trade_n and_o custom_n chap._n 60._o of_o lisbon_n its_o trade_n weight_n measure_n and_o coin_n chap._n 61._o a_o view_n of_o france_n its_o trade_n custom_n weight_n and_o measure_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 62._o of_o roven_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 63._o a_o view_n of_o paris_n its_o trade_n custom_n and_o commodity_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 64._o of_o lion_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 65._o of_o marselia_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 66._o of_o naples_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 67._o of_o italy_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 68_o of_o florence_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 69._o of_o milan_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 70._o of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o mantua_n and_o urbino_n and_o their_o trade_n chap._n 71._o of_o venice_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 72._o of_o parma_n chap._n 73._o of_o leghorn_n its_o trade_n custom_n weight_n and_o measure_n chap._n 74._o of_o genoa_n its_o trade_n and_o commerce_n chap._n 75._o of_o luca_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 76._o of_o rome_n and_o its_o trade_n and_o custom_n chap._n 77._o of_o flanders_n and_o holland_n their_o weight_n measure_n coin_n custom_n traffic_n chap._n 78._o of_o amsterdam_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 79._o of_o germany_n its_o province_n and_o trade_n chap._n 80._o of_o stratsburg_n and_o its_o trade_n chap._n 81._o of_o vicura_n its_o trade_n weight_n and_o custom_n and_o coyn._n chap._n 82._o of_o hamburg_n its_o trade_n commodity_n coin_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 83._o of_o denmark_n its_o trade_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 84._o of_o elsinore_n and_o the_o trade_n thereof_o chap._n 85._o of_o norway_n its_o custom_n and_o tade_n chap._n 86._o of_o sweedland_n its_o province_n and_o trade_n chap._n 87._o of_o moscovia_n and_o its_o chief_a city_n moscow_n its_o trade_n and_o custom_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 88_o a_o view_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o poland_n its_o trade_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 89._o of_o hungary_n and_o the_o adjacent_a province_n their_o trade_n and_o manufacture_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 90._o a_o view_n of_o greece_n and_o its_o trade_n the_o manufacture_n and_o trade_n of_o constantinople_n with_o england_n chap._n 91._o a_o view_n of_o the_o island_n in_o the_o egean_a and_o mediterranean_a sea_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 92._o of_o candia_n and_o other_o island_n chap._n 93._o of_o zant_n zeffalonia_n and_o their_o trade_n commodity_n coin_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 94._o of_o sicilia_n malta_n and_o sardinia_n their_o trade_n chap._n 95._o of_o greenland_n &_o other_o northern_a island_n ch._n 96._o of_o the_o practice_n and_o custom_n of_o exchange_n and_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o chap._n 97._o of_o four_o bill_n of_o exchange_n of_o present_v pay_v and_o protest_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o merchant_n therein_o assert_v chap._n 98._o of_o the_o pair_n in_o exchange_n and_o form_n of_o english_a dutch_a and_o french_a bill_n chap._n 99_o useful_a observat_fw-la on_o bill_n of_o exchange_n page_n 300._o of_o letter_n of_o credit_n and_o why_o draw_v p._n 312._o a_o survey_n of_o custom_n of_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n of_o wine_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o france_n germany_n spain_n portugal_n p._n 314_o of_o policy_n of_o assurance_n their_o original_a legality_n nature_n and_o quality_n p._n 325._o of_o bottomery_n the_o signification_n of_o it_o the_o commodity_n or_o discommodity_n of_o it_o p._n 332._o of_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o owner_n of_o ship_n and_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o according_a to_o law_n marine_a p._n 335._o instruction_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o master_n of_o ship_n p._n 337._o of_o freight_v and_o charter_n part_n according_a to_o law_n marine_a p._n 340._o of_o wreck_n and_o instruction_n for_o master_n and_o owner_n in_o case_n of_o wreck_n p._n 344._o of_o averidge_n and_o contribution_n and_o what_o good_n maybe_o cast_v overboard_o in_o case_n of_o a_o storm_n p._n 347._o a_o view_n of_o london_n with_o the_o custom_n privilege_n and_o exemption_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o charter_n of_o several_a king_n of_o england_n p._n 351._o a_o survey_n of_o the_o remain_a port_n of_o england_n with_o their_o member_n creek_n etc._n etc._n together_o with_o the_o good_n import_v and_o export_v p._n 358._o a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o treatise_n entitle_v a_o discourse_n of_o trade_n chap_n i._n that_o a_o small_a country_n and_o few_o people_n by_o situation_n trade_n and_o policy_n may_v be_v
hundred_o and_o eight_o pound_n averdupois_n and_o one_o hundred_o pound_n london_n suttle_n weight_n make_v ninety_o two_o of_o they_o or_o one_o hundred_o and_o twelve_o english_a one_o hundred_o and_o three_o and_o a_o half_a of_o scotch_a their_o measure_n for_o linen_n stuff_n cloth_n or_o silk_n be_v the_o ell_n which_o be_v want_v of_o we_o insomuch_o that_o it_o differ_v from_o our_o yard_n four_o per_fw-la cent_n that_o be_v four_o yard_n in_o a_o hundred_o ell_n so_o that_o seventy_o five_o yard_n or_o sixty_o ell_n english_a make_v seventy_o two_o scotch_a but_o in_o tale_n to_o every_o hundred_o they_o reckon_v sixscore_a in_o measure_n for_o corn_n coal_n salt_n wine_n beer_n ale_n oil_n and_o the_o like_a they_o come_v near_o at_o one_o with_o we_o their_o navigation_n be_v but_o small_a for_o the_o most_o part_n trading_n with_o england_n and_o ireland_n yet_o be_v they_o a_o people_n frugal_a and_o much_o bend_v to_o improve_v the_o growth_n of_o their_o country_n and_o 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object_n against_o it_o allege_v the_o title_n of_o land_n in_o england_n be_v sufficient_o secure_a already_o wherefore_o omit_v the_o consideration_n of_o small_a and_o oblique_a reason_n pro_fw-la et_fw-la contra_fw-la it_o be_v good_a that_o enquiry_n be_v make_v from_o the_o officer_n of_o several_a court_n to_o what_o sum_n or_o value_v purchaser_n damnify_v for_o these_o last_o 10_o yeah_n by_o such_o fraudulent_a conveyance_n as_o registries_n will_v have_v prevent_v the_o 10_o part_n whereof_o at_o a_o medium_fw-la be_v the_o annual_a loss_n which_o the_o people_n sustain_v for_o want_v of_o they_o and_o then_o computation_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o annual_a charge_n of_o register_n such_o extraordinary_a conveyance_n will_v secure_v the_o title_n of_o land_n more_o by_o compare_v these_o two_o sum_n the_o question_n so_o much_o agitate_a may_v be_v determine_v their_o three_o policy_n be_v their_o bank_n the_o use_n whereof_o be_v to_o increase_v money_n or_o rather_o to_o make_v a_o small_a sum_n equivalent_a to_o trade_n in_o a_o great_a for_o the_o effect_n whereof_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v first_o how_o much_o money_n will_v drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o nation_n two_o how_o much_o current_a money_n there_o be_v actual_o in_o the_o nation_n 3_o how_o much_o will_v serve_v to_o make_v all_o payment_n of_o under_o 5_o pound_n or_o any_o other_o convenient_a sum_n throughout_o the_o year_n 4thly_a for_o what_o sum_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o bank_n be_v unquestionable_a security_n if_o all_o these_o 4_o particular_n be_v well_o know_v than_o it_o may_v be_v also_o know_v how_o much_o of_o ready_a money_n above_o mention_v may_v safe_o and_o proper_o be_v lodge_v in_o the_o bank_n and_o to_o how_o much_o ready_a current_a money_n the_o say_v deposit_v money_n be_v equivalent_a as_o for_o example_n suppose_v 100_o thousand_o pound_n will_v drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o suppose_v there_o be_v but_o 60_o thousand_o pound_n of_o ready_a money_n in_o the_o same_o suppose_v also_o the_o 20_o thousand_o pound_n will_v drive_v one_o and_o answer_v all_o payment_n make_v of_o under_o 150_o pound_n in_o this_o case_n 40_o of_o the_o 60_o be_v put_v into_o the_o brank_n will_v be_v equivalent_a unto_o 80_o which_o 80_o and_o 20_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o bank_n do_v make_v up_o 100_o viz._n enough_o to_o drive_v the_o trade_n as_o be_v purpose_v where_o note_n that_o the_o bank-keeper_n must_v be_v responsible_a for_o double_v the_o sum_n entrust_v with_o they_o and_o must_v have_v power_n to_o levy_v upon_o the_o general_n weight_n they_o happen_v to_o lose_v unto_o particular_a man_n upon_o which_o ground_n the_o banker_n may_v free_o make_v use_n of_o the_o receive_v 40_o pound_n whereby_o the_o say_a sum_n and_o with_o the_o like_a sum_n in_o credit_n make_v 80_o pound_n and_o with_o the_o 20_o reserve_v 100_o i_o may_v here_o add_v many_o more_o particular_n but_o be_v the_o same_o have_v already_o be_v note_v by_o other_o i_o conclude_v only_o with_o add_v one_o observation_n which_o i_o think_v to_o be_v of_o consequence_n that_o the_o hollander_n do_v ride_v their_o hand_n of_o 2_o trade_n which_o be_v of_o great_a turmoil_n and_o danger_n and_o yet_o of_o least_o profit_n the_o one_a whereof_o be_v that_o of_o a_o common_a and_o private_a soldier_n for_o such_o they_o can_v hire_v from_o england_n scotland_n and_o germany_n to_o venture_v their_o life_n for_o 6_o penny_n a_o day_n whilst_o themselves_o safe_o and_o quiet_o follow_v such_o trade_n whereby_o the_o mean_a of_o they_o gain_v 6_o time_n as_o much_o and_o withal_o by_o this_o entertain_n of_o stranger_n for_o soldier_n their_o country_n become_v more_o and_o more_o people_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o child_n of_o such_o stranger_n be_v hollander_n and_o take_v to_o trade_n whilst_o new_a stranger_n be_v admit_v in_o finitum_fw-la beside_o these_o soldier_n at_o convenient_a interval_n do_v at_o least_o as_o much_o work_n as_o be_v equivalent_a to_o what_o they_o spend_v and_o consequent_o by_o this_o way_n of_o employ_v of_o stranger_n for_o soldier_n they_o people_n the_o country_n and_o save_v their_o own_o person_n from_o danger_n and_o misery_n without_o any_o real_a expense_n effect_v by_o this_o method_n what_o other_o have_v in_o vain_a attemp_v by_o law_n for_o naturalise_v of_o stranger_n as_o if_o man_n can_v be_v charm_v to_o transport_v themselves_o from_o their_o own_o native_a into_o a_o foreign_a country_n mere_o by_o word_n and_o for_o the_o bare_a leave_n of_o be_v call_v by_o a_o new_a name_n in_o ireland_n law_n for_o naturalisation_n have_v have_v little_a effect_n to_o bring_v in_o alien_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o englishman_n will_v not_o go_v thither_o without_o they_o may_v have_v the_o pay_n of_o soldier_n or_o some_o other_o advantage_n amount_v to_o maintenance_n have_v intimate_v the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o hollander_n do_v increase_v their_o people_n i_o shall_v here_o digress_v to_o set_v down_o the_o way_n of_o compute_v the_o value_n of_o every_o head_n one_o with_o another_o and_o that_o the_o instance_n of_o people_n in_o england_n viz._n suppose_v the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v six_o million_o in_o number_n that_o their_o expense_n at_o 7_o pound_n per_fw-la head_n be_v forty_o two_o million_o suppose_v also_o that_o the_o rent_n of_o land_n be_v eight_o million_o and_o the_o profit_n of_o all_o the_o personal_a estate_n be_v six_o million_o more_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o people_n have_v supply_v the_o remain_v thirty_o six_o million_o the_o which_o multiply_v by_o twenty_o the_o mass_n of_o mankind_n be_v worth_a twenty_o year_n purchase_n as_o well_o as_o land_n make_v five_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o million_o as_o the_o value_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n which_o number_n divide_v by_o six_o million_o make_v above_o eight_o pound_n sterling_a to_o be_v the_o value_n of_o each_o head_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o of_o a_o dull_a person_n twice_o as_o much_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v learn_v to_o compute_v the_o loss_n we_o have_v sustain_v by_o the_o plague_n by_o the_o slaughter_n of_o man_n in_o war_n and_o by_o send_v they_o abroad_o unto_o the_o service_n of_o foreign_a prince_n the_o other_o trade_n the_o hollander_n have_v ride_v their_o hand_n of_o be_v the_o old_a patriarchal_a trade_n of_o be_v cowkeeper_n and_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o which_o concern_v plough_v and_o sow_v of_o corn_n have_v put_v that_o employment_n upon_o the_o dane_n and_o polander_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v their_o young_a cattle_n and_o corn._n here_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o as_o trade_n and_o curious_a art_n increase_v so_o the_o trade_n of_o husbandry_n will_v decrease_v unless_o the_o wage_n of_o husbandman_n must_v rise_v and_o consequent_o the_o rent_n of_o land_n must_v fall_v for_o proof_n whereof_o i_o dare_v affirm_v that_o if_o 〈…〉_z landman_n of_o england_n who_o now_o 〈…〉_z penny_n a_o day_n or_o thereabouts_o can_v become_v tradesman_n and_o earn_v sixteen_o penny_n a_o day_n which_o be_v no_o great_a wage_n two_o shilling_n and_o two_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n be_v usual_o give_v that_o then_o it_o will_v be_v the_o advantage_n of_o england_n to_o throw_v up_o their_o husbandry_n and_o make_v no_o use_n of_o their_o land_n but_o for_o grass_n horse_n milch-cow_n garden_n and_o orchard_n etc._n etc._n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o and_o that_o trade_n and_o manufacture_n have_v increase_v in_o england_n viz._n if_o a_o quarter_n part_n of_o the_o people_n apply_v themselves_o to_o these_o faculty_n more_o than_o they_o do_v heretofore_o and_o if_o the_o price_n of_o corn_n be_v no_o great_a now_o than_o when_o husbandman_n be_v more_o numerous_a and_o tradesman_n few_o it_o follow_v from_o the_o single_a reason_n though_o other_o may_v be_v add_v that_o if_o the_o rent_n of_o land_n must_v fall_v as_o for_o example_n suppose_v the_o price_n of_o wheat_n be_v fifty_o or_o sixty_o penny_n the_o bushel_n now_o if_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n whereon_o it_o grow_v be_v the_o three_o sheaf_n then_o of_o the_o sixty_o penny_n twenty_o penny_n be_v for_o the_o land_n and_o forty_o penny_n for_o the_o husbandman_n but_o if_o the_o husbandman_n wage_n shall_v rise_v ⅛_n part_n or_o from_o eight_o to_o nine_o penny_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la then_o the_o husbandman_n share_n in_o the_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n raise_v from_o forty_o to_o forty_o five_o penny_n and_o consequent_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n must_v fall_v from_o twenty_o to_o fifteen_o penny_n for_o we_o suppose_v the_o price_n of_o the_o wheat_n still_o remain_v especial_o since_o we_o can_v raise_v it_o for_o if_o we_o do_v attempt_v it_o corn_n will_v be_v bring_v unto_o we_o as_o unto_o holland_n
monarch_n may_v be_v double_a as_o rich_a as_o the_o other_o viz._n if_o one_o take_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o people_n substance_n to_o his_o own_o dispose_n and_o the_o other_o twenty_v nay_o the_o monarch_n of_o a_o poor_a people_n may_v appear_v more_o splendid_a and_o glorious_a then_o that_o of_o a_o rich_a which_o perhaps_o may_v be_v somewhat_o the_o case_n of_o france_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v examine_v as_o a_o instance_n and_o application_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o conceive_v that_o in_o ireland_n wherein_o be_v above_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o people_n near_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o smoke_n or_o hearth_n it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o the_o people_n and_o more_o profitable_a for_o the_o king_n that_o each_o head_n pay_v two_o shillngs-worth_n of_o flax_n then_o that_o each_o smoke_n shall_v pay_v two_o shilling_n in_o silver_n and_o yet_o for_o these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o ireland_n be_v under-peopled_n and_o cattle_n and_o land_n very_o cheap_a store_n of_o fish_n and_o fowl_n the_o ground_n yield_v every_o where_o excellent_a root_n and_o particular_o that_o bread_n like_o root-potatoe_n and_o withal_o they_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v their_o husbandry_n with_o such_o harness_n and_o tackle_n as_o each_o man_n can_v make_v live_v in_o such_o house_n as_o almost_o every_o man_n can_v build_v and_o every_o housewife_n be_v a_o spinner_n and_o dyer_n of_o wool_n and_o yarn_n they_o can_v live_v and_o subject_a after_o their_o present_a fashion_n without_o the_o use_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n money_n and_o can_v supply_v themselves_o with_o necessary_n above_o name_v without_o labour_v two_o hour_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la now_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o reason_n of_o insolvency_n arise_v rather_o from_o the_o uselessness_n then_o want_v of_o money_n among_o these_o poor_a people_n that_o from_o 300000_o hearth_n which_o shall_v have_v yield_v 30_o thousand_o pound_n not_o much_o above_o 15000_o thousand_o pound_n of_o money_n can_v be_v levy_v whereas_o it_o be_v easy_o imagine_v that_o 4_o or_o 5_o people_n dwell_v in_o that_o cottage_n which_o have_v but_o one_o smoke_n can_v easy_o have_v plant_v a_o ground-plot_a of_o 40_o foot_n square_a with_o flax_n or_o the_o 50th_o part_n of_o a_o acre_n for_o so_o much_o ground_n will_v bear_v eight_o or_o ten_o shillings-worth_n of_o that_o commodity_n and_o the_o rent_n of_o so_o much_o ground_n in_o few_o place_n amount_n to_o a_o penny_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o skill_n requisite_a to_o this_o practice_n wherewith_o the_o country_n be_v not_o already_o familiar_a now_o as_o for_o a_o merchant_n for_o the_o say_a flax_n there_o be_v import_v into_o holland_n itself_o over_o and_o above_o what_o the_o country_n produce_v as_o much_o flax_n as_o be_v there_o sell_v for_o between_o eight_o score_n and_o 200000_o pound_n and_o into_o england_n and_o ireland_n be_v import_v as_o much_o linen_n cloth_n make_v of_o flax_n and_o there_o spend_v as_o be_v worth_a above_o half_a a_o million_o of_o money_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v show_v wherefore_o have_v show_v that_o silver_n money_n be_v useless_a to_o the_o poor_a people_n of_o ireland_n that_o half_o the_o hearth-money_n can_v scarce_o be_v raise_v by_o reason_n thereof_o that_o the_o people_n be_v ⅕_n part_v employ_v that_o the_o people_n and_o land_n of_o ireland_n be_v competent_o qualify_v for_o flax_n that_o one_o pennyworth_n of_o land_n will_v produce_v ten_o shillings-worth_n of_o the_o same_o and_o that_o there_o be_v market_n enough_o and_o enough_o for_o above_o 100000_o pounds-worth_n i_o conceive_v my_o proposition_n sufficient_o prove_v at_o least_o to_o set_v forward_o and_o promote_v a_o practice_n especial_o since_o if_o all_o the_o flax_n so_o produce_v shall_v yield_v nothing_o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o lose_v the_o same_o time_n have_v be_v worse_a spend_v before_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n the_o like_a tax_n of_o two_o shilling_n per_fw-la head_n may_v be_v raise_v with_o the_o like_a advantage_n from_o the_o people_n of_o england_n which_o will_v amount_v to_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v pay_v in_o flax_n manufacture_v into_o all_o sort_n of_o linen_n thread_n tape_n and_o lace_n which_o we_o now_o receive_v from_o france_n flanders_n holland_n and_o germany_n the_o value_n whereof_o do_v far_o exceed_v the_o sum_n last_o mention_v as_o have_v appear_v by_o the_o examination_n of_o particular_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o clothier_n and_o other_o who_o employ_v great_a number_n of_o poor_a people_n that_o when_o corn_n be_v extreme_o plentiful_a the_o labour_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v proportionable_o dear_a and_o scarce_o to_o be_v have_v at_o all_o so_o licentious_a be_v they_o who_o labour_v only_o to_o eat_v or_o rather_o to_o drink_v wherefore_o when_o so_o many_o acre_n of_o corn_n as_o do_v usual_o produce_v sufficient_a store_n for_o the_o nation_n shall_v produce_v perhaps_o double_a to_o what_o be_v export_v or_o necessary_a it_o seem_v not_o unreasonable_a that_o this_o common_a blessing_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v employ_v to_o the_o common_a good_a of_o the_o people_n represent_v by_o their_o sovereign_n much_o less_o that_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v abuse_v by_o the_o vile_a and_o brutish_a part_n of_o mankind_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o consequent_o that_o such_o surplusage_n of_o corn_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o public_a storehouse_n from_o thence_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o the_o public_a now_o if_o the_o corn_n spend_v in_o england_n at_o five_o shilling_n per_fw-la bushel_n wheat_n and_o two_o shilling_n six_o penny_n barley_n be_v worth_a 10,000,000_o it_o follow_v that_o in_o year_n in_o great_a plenty_n when_o the_o say_v grain_n be_v ⅓_n part_v cheap_a that_o a_o vast_a advantage_n may_v accrue_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o now_o be_v spend_v in_o once_o feed_v the_o people_n in_o 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