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observation_n
or_o position_n supposition_n express_v by_o number_n weight_n and_o measure_n upon_o which_o i_o bottom_n the_o ensue_a discourse_n be_v either_o true_a or_o not_o apparent_o false_a and_o which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o already_o true_a certain_a and_o evident_a yet_o may_v be_v make_v so_o by_o the_o sovereign_a power_n nam_fw-la id_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la certum_fw-la reddi_fw-la potest_fw-la and_o if_o they_o be_v false_a not_o so_o false_a as_o to_o destroy_v the_o argument_n they_o be_v bring_v for_o but_o at_o worst_a be_v sufficient_a as_o supposition_n to_o show_v the_o way_n to_o that_o knowledge_n i_o aim_v at_o and_o i_o have_v withal_o for_o the_o present_a confine_v myself_o to_o the_o ten_o principal_a conclusion_n hereafter_o particular_o handle_v which_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v material_a and_o worthy_a of_o a_o better_a discussion_n i_o hope_v all_o ingenious_a and_o candid_a person_n will_v rectify_v the_o error_n defect_n and_o imperfection_n which_o probable_o may_v be_v find_v in_o any_o of_o the_o position_n upon_o which_o these_o ratiocination_n be_v ground_v nor_o will_v it_o misbecome_v authority_n itself_o to_o clear_v the_o truth_n of_o those_o matter_n which_o private_a endeavour_n can_v reach_v to_o the_o principal_a conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v chap._n i._n that_o a_o small_a country_n and_o few_o people_n may_v by_o their_o situation_n trade_n and_o policy_n be_v equivalent_a in_o wealth_n and_o strength_n to_o a_o far_o great_a people_n and_o territory_n and_o particular_o how_o conveniency_n for_o ship_n and_o water_n carriage_n do_v most_o eminent_o and_o fundamental_o conduce_v thereunto_o pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o that_o some_o kind_n of_o tax_n and_o public_a levy_n may_v rather_o increase_v than_o diminish_v the_o commonwealth_n pag._n 35_o chap._n iii_o that_o france_n can_v by_o reason_n of_o natural_a and_o perpetual_a impediment_n be_v more_o powerful_a at_o sea_n than_o the_o english_a or_o hollander_n 51_o chap._n iv._o that_o the_o people_n and_o territory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v natural_o near_a as_o considerable_a for_o wealth_n and_o strength_n as_o those_o of_o france_n pag._n 64_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o impediment_n of_o england_n greatness_n be_v but_o contingent_a and_o removable_a pag._n 87_o chap._n vi_o that_o the_o power_n and_o wealth_n of_o england_n have_v increase_v above_o this_o forty_o year_n pag._n 96_o chap._n vii_o that_o one_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a expense_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v one_o hundred_o thousand_o foot_n thirty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o forty_o thousand_o man_n at_o sea_n and_o to_o defray_v all_o other_o charge_n of_o the_o government_n both_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a if_o the_o same_o be_v regular_o tax_v and_o raise_v pag._n 101_o chap._n viii_o that_o there_o be_v spare_a hand_n enough_o among_o the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n to_o earn_v two_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la more_o than_o they_o now_o do_v and_o there_o be_v employment_n ready_a proper_a and_o sufficient_a for_o that_o purpose_n pag._n 104_o chap._n ix_o that_o there_o be_v money_n sufficient_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o nation_n pag._n 110_o chap._n x._o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n have_v stock_n competent_a and_o convenient_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o whole_a commercial_n world_n pag._n 112_o errata_fw-la page_n 7._o line_n 25._o read_v the_o rent_n p._n 8._o l._n 21._o r._n a_o part_n p._n 20._o l._n 3._o r._n for_o cheap_a p._n 21._o l._n 14._o r._n cold_a moist_a p._n 26._o l._n 7._o r._n that_o church_n p._n 32._o l._n 7._o r._n yearly_a profit_n l._n 18._o r._n to_o be_v the_o value_n p._n 47._o l._n 4._o r._n fifty_o thousand_o l._n 28._o r._n sixteen_o thousand_o p._n 49._o l._n 13_o r._n the_o say_v half_o together_o p._n 52._o l._n 6._o r._n shall_v bring_v p._n 59_o l._n 24._o r._n they_o coast_n p._n 72._o l._n 8._o r._n or_o above_o p._n 91._o l._n 9_o r._n exoticâ—_n p._n 95._o l._n 13._o r._n pay_v for_o chap._n i._o that_o a_o small_a country_n and_o few_o people_n by_o its_o situation_n trade_n and_o policy_n may_v be_v equivalent_a in_o wealth_n and_o strength_n to_o a_o far_o great_a people_n and_o territory_n and_o particular_o that_o conveniency_n for_o ship_n and_o water-carriage_n do_v most_o eminent_o and_o fundamental_o conduce_v thereunto_o this_o first_o principal_a conclusion_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o length_n i_o consider_v in_o three_o part_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o a_o small_a country_n and_o few_o people_n may_v be_v equivalent_a in_o wealth_n and_o strength_n to_o a_o far_o great_a people_n and_o territory_n this_o part_n of_o the_o first_o principal_a conclusion_n many_o need_v little_a proof_n forasmuch_o as_o one_o acre_n of_o land_n may_v bear_v as_o much_o corn_n and_o feed_v as_o many_o cattle_n as_o twenty_o by_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o soil_n some_o parcel_n of_o ground_n be_v natural_o so_o defensible_a as_o that_o a_o hundred_o man_n be_v possess_v thereof_o can_v resist_v the_o invasion_n of_o five_o hundred_o and_o bad_a land_n may_v be_v improve_v and_o make_v good_a bog_n may_v by_o drain_n be_v make_v meadow_n heath-land_n may_v as_o in_o flanders_n be_v make_v to_o bear_v flax_n and_o clover_n grass_n so_o as_o to_o advance_v in_o value_n from_o one_o to_o a_o hundred_o the_o same_o land_n be_v build_v upon_o may_v centuple_v the_o rent_n which_o it_o yield_v as_o pasture_n one_o man_n be_v more_o nimble_a or_o strong_a and_o more_o patient_a of_o labour_n than_o another_o one_o man_n by_o art_n may_v do_v as_o much_o work_n as_o many_o without_o it_o viz._n one_o man_n with_o a_o mill_n can_v grind_v as_o much_o corn_n as_o twenty_o can_v pound_v in_o a_o mortar_n one_o printer_n can_v make_v as_o many_o copy_n as_o a_o hundred_o man_n can_v write_v by_o hand_n one_o horse_n can_v carry_v upon_o wheel_n as_o much_o as_o five_o upon_o their_o back_n and_o in_o a_o boat_n or_o upon_o ice_n as_o twenty_o so_o that_o i_o say_v again_o this_o first_o point_n of_o this_o general_a position_n needs_o little_a or_o no_o proof_n but_o the_o second_o and_o more_o material_a part_n of_o this_o conclusion_n be_v that_o this_o difference_n in_o land_n and_o people_n arise_v principal_o from_o their_o situation_n trade_n and_o policy_n to_o clear_v this_o i_o shall_v compare_v holland_n france_n and_o zealand_n with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n viz._n holland_n and_o zealand_n do_v not_o contain_v above_o one_o million_o of_o english_a acre_n whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n contain_v above_o 80._o now_o the_o original_a and_o primitive_a difference_n hold_v proportion_n as_o land_n to_o land_n for_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v that_o when_o these_o place_n be_v first_o plant_v whether_o a_o acre_n in_o france_n be_v better_a than_o the_o like_a quantity_n in_o holland_n and_o zealand_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o suppose_v but_o that_o therefore_o upon_o the_o first_o plantation_n the_o number_n of_o planter_n be_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o land_n wherefore_o if_o the_o people_n be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o proportion_n as_o the_o land_n the_o same_o must_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o land_n and_o to_o the_o trade_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o people_n superstruct_v thereupon_o the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v show_v be_v that_o holland_n and_o zealand_n at_o this_o day_n be_v not_o only_o a_o eighti_v part_n as_o rich_a and_o strong_a as_o france_n but_o that_o it_o have_v advance_v to_o one_o three_o or_o thereabouts_o which_o i_o think_v will_v appear_v upon_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o follow_a particular_n viz._n as_o to_o the_o wealth_n of_o france_n a_o certain_a value_n map_n of_o that_o kingdom_n set_v forth_o anno_fw-la 1647._o represent_v it_o to_o be_v fifteen_o million_o whereof_o six_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o church_n the_o author_n thereof_o as_o i_o suppose_v mean_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n only_o and_o the_o author_n of_o a_o most_o judicious_a discourse_n of_o husbandry_n suppose_v to_o be_v sir_n richard_n weston_n do_v from_o reason_n and_o experience_n show_v that_o land_n in_o the_o netherlands_o by_o bear_v flax_n turnip_n clover-grass_n mad_a etc._n etc._n will_v easy_o yield_v 10_o l._n per_fw-la acre_n so_o as_o the_o territory_n of_o holland_n and_o zealand_n shall_v by_o his_o account_n yield_v at_o least_o ten_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la yet_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o same_o to_o be_v so_o much_o nor_o france_n so_o little_a as_o abovesaid_a but_o rather_o that_o one_o bear_v to_o the_o other_o as_o about_o 7_o or_o 8_o to_o 1._o the_o people_n of_o amsterdam_n be_v one_o paris_n three_o of_o those_o in_o paris_n or_o london_n which_o two_o city_n
assistance_n in_o trade_n i_o say_v that_o a_o thousand_o acre_n that_o can_v feed_v 1000_o soul_n be_v better_a than_o 10000_o acre_n of_o no_o more_o effect_n for_o the_o follow_a reason_n viz._n 1._o suppose_v some_o great_a fabric_n be_v in_o building_n by_o a_o thousand_o man_n shall_v not_o much_o more_o time_n be_v spare_v if_o they_o live_v all_o upon_o a_o thousand_o acre_n then_o if_o they_o be_v force_v to_o live_v upon_o ten_o time_n as_o large_a a_o scope_n of_o land_n 2._o the_o charge_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o the_o ministry_n will_v be_v far_o great_a in_o one_o case_n than_o in_o the_o other_o as_o also_o of_o mutual_a defence_n in_o case_n of_o invasion_n and_o even_o of_o thief_n and_o robber_n moreover_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n will_v be_v much_o easy_a where_o witness_n and_o party_n may_v be_v easy_o summon_v attendance_n less_o expensive_a when_o man_n action_n will_v be_v better_o know_v when_o wrong_n and_o injury_n can_v not_o be_v cover_v as_o in_o thin_a people_a place_n they_o be_v last_o those_o who_o live_v in_o solitary_a place_n must_v be_v their_o own_o soldier_n divine_n physician_n and_o lawyer_n and_o must_v have_v their_o house_n store_v with_o necessary_a provision_n like_o a_o ship_n go_v upon_o a_o long_a voyage_n to_o the_o great_a waist_n and_o needless_a expense_n of_o such_o provision_n the_o value_n of_o this_o first_o convenience_n to_o the_o dutch_a i_o reckon_v or_o estimate_v to_o be_v about_o 100000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la 2_o holland_n be_v a_o level_n country_n so_o holl._n as_o in_o any_o part_n thereof_o a_o windmill_n may_v be_v set_v up_o and_o by_o its_o be_v moist_a and_o vaporous_a there_o be_v always_o wind_n stir_v over_o it_o by_o which_o advantage_n the_o labour_n of_o many_o thousand_o hand_n be_v save_v for_o asmuch_o as_o a_o mill_n make_v by_o one_o man_n in_o half_a a_o year_n will_v do_v as_o much_o labour_n as_o four_o man_n for_o five_o year_n together_o this_o advantage_n be_v great_a or_o less_o where_o employment_n or_o ease_n of_o labour_n be_v so_o but_o in_o holland_n it_o be_v eminent_o great_a and_o the_o worth_n of_o this_o conveniency_n be_v near_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n river_n 3_o there_o be_v much_o more_o to_o be_v gain_v by_o manufacture_n than_o husbandry_n and_o by_o merchandise_n than_o manufacture_n but_o holland_n and_o zealand_n be_v seat_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o three_o long_a great_a river_n and_o pass_v through_o rich_a country_n do_v keep_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o those_o river_n but_o as_o husbandman_n whilst_o themselves_o be_v the_o manufactor_n of_o their_o commodity_n and_o so_o dispense_v they_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n make_v return_n for_o the_o same_o at_o what_o price_n almost_o they_o please_v themselves_o and_o in_o short_a they_o keep_v the_o key_n trade_n of_o those_o country_n through_o which_o the_o say_a river_n pass_v the_o value_n this_o three_o conveniency_n i_o suppose_v to_o 200000_o l._n 4_o in_o holland_n and_o zealand_n there_o water_n scarce_o any_o place_n of_o work_n or_o business_n 〈◊〉_d mile_n distant_a from_o a_o navigable_a water_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o water_n carriage_n be_v general_o but_o 1_o â—_o or_o 1_o 20_o part_n of_o land_n carriage_n wherefore_o if_o there_o be_v as_o much_o trade_n there_o as_o in_o france_n than_o the_o hollander_n can_v out-sell_a the_o french_a 14_o 15_o of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d expense_n of_o all_o travel_a postage_n 〈◊〉_d carriage_n whatsoever_o which_o even_o in_o england_n i_o take_v to_o be_v 300000_o l._n p._n a_o â—here_o the_o very_a postage_n of_o letter_n cost_v the_o people_n perhaps_o 50000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la though_o farm_a at_o much_o less_o and_o all_o other_o labour_n of_o horse_n and_o porter_n at_o 〈◊〉_d six_o time_n as_o much_o the_o value_n of_o this_o conveniency_n i_o estimate_v to_o be_v above_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la 5._o the_o defensibleness_n of_o the_o country_n holland_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o situation_n in_o the_o sea_n upon_o island_n and_o in_o the_o marsh_n impassable_a ground_n dike_v and_o trench_v especial_o consider_v how_o that_o place_n iâ—_n aim_v at_o for_o its_o wealth_n i_o say_v the_o charge_n of_o defend_v that_o country_n be_v easy_a than_o if_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a champion_n at_o least_o 200000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la 6._o holland_n be_v so_o considerable_a for_o keep_v expense_n ship_n in_o harbour_n with_o small_a expense_n of_o man_n and_o ground_n tackle_n that_o 〈◊〉_d save_v per_fw-la annum_fw-la 200000_o l._n of_o what_o must_v be_v spend_v in_o france_n now_o if_o all_o 〈◊〉_d natural_a advantage_n do_v amount_v to_o above_o one_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la profit_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o trade_n of_o all_o europe_n nay_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o which_o our_o european_n 〈◊〉_d trade_n be_v not_o above_o 45_o million_o p._n 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o 1_o 50_o of_o the_o value_n be_v â—_o 7_o of_o the_o profit_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o hollander_n may_v command_v and_o govern_v the_o whole_a trade_n 7._o those_o who_o have_v their_o situation_n fish_v thus_o towards_o the_o sea_n and_o abound_v with_o fish_n at_o home_n and_o have_v also_o the_o command_n of_o ship_n have_v by_o consequence_n the_o fish_n trade_n whereof_o that_o of_o herring_n alone_o bring_v more_o yearly_a profit_n to_o the_o hollander_n than_o the_o trade_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n to_o spain_n or_o of_o the_o east_n to_o themselves_o as_o many_o have_v affirm_v be_v as_o the_o same_o say_v viis_fw-la &_o modis_fw-la of_o above_o three_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la profit_n 8._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o those_o provision_n who_o have_v the_o trade_n of_o ship_n and_o fish_n will_v secure_v themselves_o of_o the_o trade_n of_o timber_n for_o ship_n boat_n mast_n and_o cask_n of_o hemp_n for_o cordage_n sail_n and_o net_n of_o salt_n of_o iron_n as_o also_o of_o pitch_n tar_n rosin_n brimstone_n oil_n and_o tallow_n as_o necessary_a appurtenance_n to_o ship_n and_o fish_n 9_o those_o who_o predominate_a in_o ship_n trade_n and_o fish_v have_v more_o occasion_n than_o other_o to_o frequent_v all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o observe_v what_o be_v want_v or_o redundant_fw-la every_o where_o and_o what_o each_o people_n can_v do_v and_o what_o they_o desire_v and_o consequent_o to_o be_v the_o factor_n and_o carrier_n for_o the_o whole_a world_n of_o trade_n upon_o which_o ground_n they_o bring_v all_o native_a commodity_n to_o be_v manufacture_v at_o home_n and_o carry_v the_o same_o back_n even_o to_o that_o country_n in_o which_o they_o grow_v all_o which_o we_o see_v for_o do_v they_o not_o work_v the_o sugar_n of_o the_o west-indies_n the_o timber_n and_o iron_n of_o the_o baltic_a the_o hemp_n of_o russia_n the_o lead_n tin_n and_o wool_n of_o england_n the_o quicksilver_n and_o silk_n of_o italy_n the_o yarn_n and_o die_v stuff_n of_o turkey_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v short_a in_o all_o the_o ancient_a state_n and_o empire_n those_o who_o have_v the_o ship_n have_v the_o wealth_n and_o if_o 2_o per_fw-la cent._n in_o the_o price_n of_o commodity_n be_v perhaps_o 20_o per_n cent._n in_o the_o gain_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o who_o can_v in_o forty_o five_o million_o undersell_n other_o by_o one_o million_o upon_o account_n of_o natural_a and_o intrinsic_a advantage_n only_o may_v easy_o have_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o world_n without_o such_o angelical_a wit_n and_o judgement_n as_o some_o attribute_n to_o the_o hollander_n have_v thus_o do_v with_o their_o situation_n i_o come_v now_o to_o their_o trade_n it_o be_v common_o see_v that_o each_o country_n trade_n slourish_v in_o the_o manufacture_n of_o its_o own_o native_a commodity_n viz._n england_n for_o woollen_a manufacture_n france_n for_o paper_n luic-land_n for_o iron_n ware_n portugal_n for_o confecture_n italy_n for_o silk_n upon_o which_o principle_n it_o follow_v that_o holland_n and_o zealand_n must_v flourish_v most_o in_o the_o trade_n of_o ship_n and_o so_o become_v carrier_n and_o factor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n of_o trade_n now_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o ship_n trade_n be_v as_o follow_v viz._n husbandman_n seaman_n soldier_n artisan_n they_o and_o merchant_n be_v the_o very_a pillar_n of_o any_o commonwealth_n all_o the_o other_o great_a profession_n do_v rise_v out_o of_o the_o infirmity_n and_o miscarriage_n of_o these_o now_o the_o seaman_n be_v three_o of_o these_o four_o for_o every_o seaman_n of_o industry_n and_o ingenuity_n be_v not_o only_o a_o navigator_n but_o a_o merchant_n and_o also_o a_o soldier_n not_o because_o he_o have_v often_o occasion_n to_o fight_v and_o handle_v arm_n but_o because_o he_o be_v familiarize_v
iu._n that_o the_o people_n and_o territory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v natural_o near_a as_o considerable_a for_o wealth_n and_o strength_n as_o those_o of_o france_n the_o author_n of_o the_o state_n of_o england_n france_n among_o the_o many_o useful_a truth_n and_o observation_n he_o have_v set_v down_o deliver_v the_o proportion_n between_o the_o territory_n of_o england_n and_o france_n to_o be_v as_o thirty_o to_o eighty_o two_o the_o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a than_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n with_o the_o island_n unto_o they_o belong_v will_n take_v altogether_o be_v near_o as_o big_a as_o france_n though_o i_o ought_v to_o take_v all_o advantage_n for_o prove_v the_o paradox_n in_o hand_n yet_o i_o have_v rather_o grant_v that_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n with_o the_o island_n before_o mention_v together_o with_o the_o plant_v part_n of_o newfoundland_n new-england_n new-netherland_n virginia_n mary-land_n carolina_n jamaica_n burmoudas_n 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