Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
england_n fortune_n young_a youth_n 17 3 7.4677 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A32833 A new discourse of trade wherein is recommended several weighty points relating to companies of merchants : the act of navigation, naturalization of strangers, and our woollen manufactures, the balance of trade, and the nature of plantations, and their consequences in relation to the kingdom, are seriously discussed and some proposals for erecting a court of merchants for determining controversies, relating to maritime affairs, and for a law for transferrance of bills of depts, are humbly offered / by Josiah Child. Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699.; Culpeper, Thomas, Sir, 1578-1662. Small treatise against usury. 1693 (1693) Wing C3860; ESTC R5732 114,526 332

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

we_o of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n some_o of_o the_o say_a mean_n by_o which_o they_o have_v advance_v their_o trade_n and_o thereby_o improve_v their_o estate_n be_v these_o follow_v first_o they_o have_v in_o their_o great_a council_n of_o state_n and_o war_n trading-merchant_n that_o have_v live_v abroad_o in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n who_o have_v not_o only_o the_o theoretical_a knowledge_n but_o the_o practical_a experience_n of_o trade_n by_o who_o law_n and_o order_n be_v contrive_v and_o peace_n with_o foreign_a prince_n project_v to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o their_o trade_n second_o their_o law_n of_o gavel-kind_n whereby_o all_o their_o child_n possess_v a_o equal_a share_n of_o their_o father_n estate_n after_o their_o decease_n and_o so_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o wrestle_v with_o the_o world_n in_o their_o youth_n with_o inconsiderable_a assistance_n of_o fortune_n as_o most_o of_o our_o young_a son_n of_o gentleman_n in_o england_n be_v who_o be_v bind_v apprentice_n to_o merchant_n three_o their_o exact_a make_n of_o all_o their_o native_a commodity_n and_o pack_v of_o their_o herring_n codfish_n and_o all_o other_o commodity_n which_o they_o send_v abroad_o in_o great_a quantity_n the_o consequence_n whereof_o be_v that_o the_o repute_n of_o their_o say_a commodity_n abroad_o continue_v always_o good_a and_o the_o buyer_n will_v accept_v of_o they_o by_o the_o mark_n without_o open_v whereas_o the_o fish_n which_o our_o english_a make_v in_o newfoundland_n and_o new-england_n and_o herring_n at_o yarmouth_n often_o prove_v false_a and_o deceitful_o make_v and_o our_o pilchard_n from_o the_o west-country_n false_a pack_v seldom_o contain_v the_o quantity_n for_o which_o the_o hogshead_n be_v mark_v in_o which_o they_o be_v pack_v and_o in_o england_n the_o attempt_n which_o our_o forefather_n make_v for_o regulate_v of_o manufacture_n when_o leave_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o some_o particular_a person_n in_o a_o short_a time_n resolve_v but_o into_o a_o tax_n upon_o the_o commodity_n without_o respect_n to_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o as_o most_o notorious_o appear_v in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o aulnage_n which_o doubtless_o our_o predecessor_n intend_v for_o a_o scrutiny_n into_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o commodity_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n a_o seal_n be_v invent_v as_o a_o signal_n that_o the_o commodity_n be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o statute_n which_o seal_v it_o be_v say_v may_v now_o be_v buy_v by_o thousand_o and_o put_v upon_o what_o the_o buyer_n please_v four_o their_o give_v great_a encouragement_n and_o immunity_n to_o the_o inventor_n of_o new-manufacture_n and_o the_o discoverer_n of_o any_o new_a mystery_n in_o trade_n and_o to_o those_o that_o shall_v bring_v the_o commodity_n of_o other_o nation_n first_o in_o use_n and_o practice_n among_o they_o for_o which_o the_o author_n never_o go_v without_o his_o due_a reward_n allow_v he_o at_o the_o public_a charge_n five_o their_o contrive_v and_o building_n of_o great_a ship_n to_o sail_v with_o small_a charge_n not_o above_o one_o three_o of_o what_o we_o be_v at_o for_o ship_n of_o the_o same_o burden_n in_o england_n and_o compel_v their_o say_a ship_n be_v of_o small_a force_n to_o sail_v always_o in_o fleet_n to_o which_o in_o all_o time_n of_o danger_n they_o allow_v convoy_n six_o their_o parsimonious_a and_o thrifty_a live_n which_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a that_o a_o merchant_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_v estate_n with_o they_o will_v scarce_o spend_v so_o much_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la as_o one_o of_o fifteen_o hundred_o pound_n estate_n in_o london_n seven_o the_o education_n of_o their_o child_n as_o well_o daughter_n as_o son_n all_o which_o be_v they_o of_o never_o so_o great_a quality_n or_o estate_n they_o always_o take_v care_n to_o bring_v up_o to_o write_v perfect_a good_a hand_n and_o to_o have_v the_o full_a knowledge_n and_o use_n of_o arithemetick_n and_o merchants-account_n the_o well_o understand_v and_o practice_n whereof_o do_v strange_o infuse_v into_o most_o that_o be_v the_o owner_n of_o that_o quality_n of_o either_o sex_n not_o only_o a_o ability_n for_o commerce_n of_o all_o kind_n but_o a_o strong_a aptitude_n love_n and_o delight_n in_o it_o and_o in_o regard_n the_o woman_n be_v as_o know_v therein_o as_o the_o man_n it_o do_v encourage_v their_o husband_n to_o hold_v on_o in_o their_o trade_n to_o their_o die_a day_n know_v the_o capacity_n of_o their_o wife_n to_o get_v in_o their_o estate_n and_o carry_v on_o their_o trade_n after_o their_o death_n whereas_o if_o a_o merchant_n in_o england_n arrive_v at_o any_o considerable_a estate_n he_o common_o withdraws_a his_o estate_n from_o trade_n before_o he_o come_v near_o the_o confine_n of_o old_a age_n reckon_v that_o if_o god_n shall_v call_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n while_o the_o main_a of_o his_o estate_n be_v engage_v abroad_o in_o trade_n he_o must_v lose_v one_o three_o of_o it_o through_o the_o unexperience_n and_o unaptness_n of_o his_o wife_n to_o such_o affair_n and_o so_o it_o usual_o fall_v out_o beside_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o arithmetic_n that_o like_o other_o part_n of_o the_o mathematics_n it_o do_v not_o only_o improve_v the_o rational_a faculty_n but_o incline_v those_o that_o be_v expert_a in_o it_o to_o thriftiness_n and_o good-husbandry_n and_o prevent_v both_o husband_n and_o wife_n in_o some_o measure_n from_o run_v out_o of_o their_o estate_n when_o they_o have_v it_o always_o ready_a in_o their_o head_n what_o their_o expense_n do_v amount_v to_o and_o how_o soon_o by_o that_o course_n their_o ruin_n must_v overtake_v they_o eight_o the_o lowness_n of_o their_o custom_n and_o the_o height_n of_o their_o excise_n which_o be_v certain_o the_o most_o equal_a and_o indifferent_a tax_n in_o the_o world_n and_o least_o prejudical_a to_o any_o people_n as_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v be_v it_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o discourse_n nine_o the_o careful_a provide_v for_o and_o employment_n of_o their_o poor_a which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o demonstrate_v can_v never_o be_v do_v in_o england_n comparative_o to_o what_o it_o be_v with_o they_o while_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o care_n of_o every_o parish_n to_o look_v after_o their_o own_o only_a ten_o their_o use_n of_o bank_n which_o be_v of_o so_o immense_a advantage_n to_o they_o that_o some_o not_o without_o good_a ground_n have_v estimate_v the_o profit_n of_o they_o to_o the_o public_a to_o amount_v to_o at_o least_o one_o million_o of_o pound_n sterling_a per_fw-la annum_fw-la eleven_o their_o toleration_n of_o different_a opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n by_o reason_n whereof_o many_o industrious_a people_n of_o other_o country_n that_o dissent_n from_o the_o establish_v government_n of_o their_o own_o church_n resort_n to_o they_o with_o thetr_n family_n and_o estate_n and_o after_o a_o few_o year_n co-habitation_n with_o they_o become_v of_o the_o same_o common_a interest_n twelve_o their_o law-merchant_n by_o which_o all_o controversy_n between_o merchant_n and_o tradesman_n be_v decide_v in_o three_o or_o four_o day_n time_n and_o that_o not_o at_o the_o forty_o part_n i_o may_v say_v in_o many_o case_n not_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o charge_n they_o be_v with_o we_o thirteen_o the_o law_n that_o be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o for_o transference_n of_o bill_n for_o debt_n from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o this_o be_v of_o extraordinary_a advantage_n to_o they_o in_o their_o commerce_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o can_v turn_v their_o stock_n twice_o or_o thrice_o in_o trade_n for_o once_o that_o we_o can_v in_o england_n for_o that_o have_v sell_v our_o foreign_a good_n here_o we_o can_v buy_v again_o to_o advantage_n till_o we_o be_v possess_v of_o our_o money_n which_o it_o may_v be_v we_o shall_v be_v six_o nine_o or_o twelve_o month_n in_o recover_v and_o if_o what_o we_o sell_v be_v considerable_a it_o be_v a_o good_a man_n work_n all_o the_o year_n to_o be_v follow_v vintner_n and_o shopkeeper_n for_o money_n whereas_o be_v the_o law_n for_o transfer_v bill_n in_o practice_n with_o we_o we_o can_v present_o after_o sale_n of_o our_o good_n dispose_v of_o our_o bill_n and_o close_o up_o our_o account_n to_o do_v which_o the_o advantage_n ease_n and_o accommodation_n it_o will_v be_v to_o trade_n be_v so_o great_a that_o none_o but_o merchant_n that_o have_v live_v where_o that_o custom_n be_v in_o use_n can_v value_v to_o its_o due_a proportion_n fourteen_o their_o keep_n up_o public_a register_n of_o all_o land_n and_o house_n sell_v or_o mortgage_v whereby_o many_o chargeable_a law-suit_n be_v prevent_v and_o the_o security_n of_o land_n and_o house_n render_v indeed_o such_o as_o we_o common_o call_v they_o real_a security_n