this_o matter_n i_o shall_v be_v silent_a but_o observe_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o national_a mischief_n of_o export_v wool_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o prevent_v it_o that_o the_o great_a strength_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o people_n the_o great_a power_n upon_o the_o sea_n in_o ship_n the_o great_a revenue_n of_o his_o majesty_n be_v his_o custom_n do_v all_o arise_v from_o clothing_n and_o consider_v these_o great_a advantage_n be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v gain_v from_o we_o by_o a_o powerful_a neighbour_n abroad_o while_o some_o at_o home_n be_v not_o only_a reason_n but_o appear_v in_o print_n for_o it_o and_o other_o despair_v upon_o a_o prepose_a opinion_n that_o all_o endeavour_n to_o recover_v ourselves_o will_v be_v render_v fruitless_a and_o vain_a the_o consideration_n whereof_o have_v prompt_v i_o to_o use_v the_o utmost_a of_o my_o little_a skill_n that_o the_o threaten_a ruin_n of_o all_o may_v be_v prevent_v and_o some_o good_a part_n of_o that_o which_o be_v lose_v 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represent_v to_o they_o the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o by_o the_o border_a war_n with_o france_n and_o the_o peaceable_a condition_n of_o england_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v subject_n here_o propound_v a_o invitation_n for_o they_o to_o come_v over_o hither_o wherein_o he_o promise_v they_o the_o same_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n with_o his_o own_o subject_n which_o they_o accept_v and_o come_v over_o and_o bring_v their_o family_n with_o they_o and_o the_o say_a king_n most_o royal_o perform_v those_o promise_n and_o by_o it_o also_o replant_v many_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n in_o england_n who_o have_v be_v long_o settle_v in_o flanders_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n the_o advantage_n whereof_o have_v be_v very_o great_a to_o this_o nation_n thereby_o for_o some_o hundred_o year_n past_a by_o the_o vigilancy_n of_o the_o government_n and_o the_o protection_n of_o its_o law_n in_o the_o careful_a execution_n thereof_o upon_o offender_n but_o so_o it_o be_v for_o some_o year_n pass_v the_o french_a by_o their_o diligence_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o upon_o we_o have_v so_o far_o exceed_v our_o care_n to_o preserve_v ourselves_o that_o be_v come_v to_o if_o not_o beyond_o a_o question_n who_o may_v have_v the_o great_a benefit_n of_o the_o manufacture_n of_o english_a wool_n they_o who_o have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o or_o they_o to_o who_o of_o right_n it_o do_v belong_v that_o this_o be_v so_o will_v appear_v that_o not_o only_a holland_n have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v rival_n with_o we_o in_o our_o trade_n but_o france_n be_v like_a to_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o we_o also_o for_o the_o reason_n before_o give_v beside_o our_o damage_n in_o put_v that_o value_n on_o the_o french_a fancy_n by_o give_v they_o double_v the_o worth_n for_o the_o same_o manufacture_n which_o we_o ourselves_o make_v of_o our_o english_a wool_n so_o much_o have_v we_o be_v deceive_v in_o this_o matter_n that_o whereas_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n with_o the_o dutch_a and_o french_a that_o french_a drugget_n and_o other_o stuff_n not_o come_v so_o free_o from_o france_n some_o english_a broad_a clothes_n stripe_v at_o 10_o s._n per_fw-la yard_n be_v rend_v in_o 3_o part_n viz_o breadth_n and_o put_v in_o the_o form_n of_o french_a drugget_n and_o each_o part_n sell_v for_o 8_o s._n per_fw-la yard_n which_o make_v that_o one_o yard_n come_v to_o 24_o s._n which_o as_o english_a cloth_n be_v sell_v for_o 10_o s_o and_o the_o like_a fancy_n many_o have_v for_o dutch_a black_a cloth_n if_o it_o have_v the_o name_n of_o dutch_a though_o of_o our_o own_o make_n this_o be_v real_a matter_n of_o fact_n to_o return_v it_o be_v aver_v that_o the_o exportation_n of_o english_a and_o irish_a wool_n be_v of_o a_o dangerous_a and_o destructive_a consequence_n to_o the_o very_o be_v of_o our_o trade_n and_o to_o the_o riches_n and_o strength_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o to_o his_o majesty_n be_v custom_n notwithstanding_o the_o objection_n produce_v against_o it_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o grazier_n advantage_n thereby_o suppose_v as_o before_o at_o large_a premise_v that_o 40_o s._n upon_o a_o pack_n of_o wool_n be_v advance_v for_o a_o year_n or_o two_o by_o exportation_n yet_o other_o thing_n will_v be_v lessen_v by_o it_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o poor_a and_o laborious_a people_n can_v be_v employ_v as_o to_o have_v money_n to_o buy_v they_o bread_n beef_n much_o less_o mutton_n the_o want_n of_o which_o must_v of_o necessity_n fall_v the_o price_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o victual_n and_o if_o we_o name_v only_a mutton_n which_o be_v relative_a to_o our_o subject_n and_o that_o be_v sell_v but_o 6_o d._n per_fw-la quarter_n the_o less_o which_o be_v 2_o s._n in_o the_o carcase_n which_o come_v to_o 10_o l._n for_o 100_o sheep_n they_o produce_v a_o pack_n of_o wool_n which_o at_o that_o rate_n be_v the_o value_n of_o the_o say_a pack_n modest_o compute_v but_o then_o for_o beef_n and_o corn_n if_o that_o be_v lessen_v proportionable_a it_o must_v be_v of_o course_n a_o great_a damage_n to_o the_o farmer_n and_o grazier_n it_o be_v reckon_v three_o time_n the_o value_n of_o wool_n throughout_o the_o nation_n one_o with_o another_o and_o suppose_v there_o shall_v be_v grow_v yearly_o in_o england_n fourteen_o hundred_o thousand_o pack_n of_o wool_n one_o year_n with_o another_o and_o suppose_v that_o once_o in_o four_o year_n the_o sheep_n be_v all_o kill_v viz_o 25_o yearly_a which_o 25_o sheep_n value_v so_o low_a as_o 10_o l._n which_o be_v the_o value_n of_o the_o wool_n yearly_o shear_v it_o may_v therefore_o prevail_v upon_o we_o to_o believe_v that_o beef_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o corn_n must_v be_v of_o a_o far_a grater_n value_n than_o mutton_n and_o consequent_o of_o wool_n because_o the_o great_a number_n of_o people_n by_o far_o be_v the_o poor_a and_o laborious_a people_n which_o consume_v beef_n bread_n and_o bear_n and_o few_o of_o such_o do_v often_o buy_v mutton_n or_o at_o at_o least_o any_o quantity_n proportionable_a to_o other_o provision_n and_o therefore_o whatever_o some_o other_o think_v that_o a_o country_n can_v be_v enrich_v without_o the_o poor_a laborious_a people_n i_o be_o of_o another_o opinion_n for_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n that_o in_o england_n itself_o in_o those_o part_n where_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v thin_a and_o the_o country_n not_o full_a of_o people_n that_o the_o land_n in_o those_o part_n will_v not_o yield_v much_o above_o half_a the_o value_n as_o land_n of_o the_o same_o goodness_n will_v yield_v near_o town_n well_o inhabit_a or_o country_n where_o trade_n be_v good_a and_o if_o thus_o in_o england_n it_o be_v much_o less_o in_o ireland_n which_o
a_o summary_n of_o certain_a paper_n about_o wool_n as_o the_o interest_n of_o england_n be_v concern_v in_o it._n by_o w._n c._n london_n print_v for_o the_o author_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1685_o to_o the_o reader_n have_v write_v a_o treatise_n about_o fifteen_o year_n ago_o and_o then_o present_v to_o his_o late_a and_o present_a majesty_n entitle_v england_n interest_n by_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o manufacture_n of_o wool_n the_o same_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v answer_v in_o anno_fw-la 1677_o though_o it_o be_v not_o by_o a_o paper_n entitle_v reason_n for_o a_o limit_a exportation_n of_o wool_n to_o which_o i_o make_v a_o reply_n in_o the_o same_o year_n and_o there_o detect_v the_o weakness_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o that_o answer_n but_o find_v in_o my_o attendance_n on_o a_o late_a committee_n of_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o appoint_v to_o consider_v a_o bill_n depend_v before_o they_o for_o the_o explanation_n and_o better_a execution_n of_o two_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o his_o late_a majesty_n reign_n prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n that_o answer_n be_v urge_v by_o some_o against_o i_o suppose_v no_o reply_n be_v make_v to_o it_o i_o have_v for_o that_o and_o other_o reason_n now_o reprint_v a_o abstract_n both_o of_o my_o first_o discourse_n my_o opponent_n answer_v and_o my_o reply_n thereunto_o werein_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o remove_v that_o gross_a mistake_n as_o if_o the_o hinder_v the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o low_a price_n thereof_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o rent_n and_o value_v of_o land_n the_o contrary_a whereof_o i_o do_v assert_v and_o shall_v plain_o demonstrate_v the_o true_a cause_n thereof_o evince_v that_o the_o hinder_v the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n will_v cause_n the_o recovery_n of_o our_o trade_n the_o raise_v the_o price_n of_o wool_n and_o consequent_o of_o land_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a drift_n and_o design_n of_o the_o follow_v discourse_n i_o will_v for_o argument_n sake_n suppose_v that_o by_o a_o liberty_n to_o transport_v such_o a_o limit_a quanty_n of_o wool_n as_o be_v propound_v the_o price_n of_o a_o pack_n of_o rough_a wool_n for_o one_o or_o two_o year_n be_v advance_v from_o 8_o l._n to_o 10_o l._n which_o be_v 40_o s._n p._n pack_v more_o then_o it_o be_v now_o and_o that_o the_o price_n of_o a_o pack_n of_o kembed_a wool_n be_v advance_v from_o 20_o l._n proportionable_a for_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o sort_n of_o wool_n which_o be_v most_o usual_o export_v to_o france_n a_o pack_n of_o such_o kembed_a wool_n manufacture_v make_v stuff_n and_o stocking_n worth_a above_o 120_o l._n stir_v as_o more_o particular_o hereafter_o appear_v but_o if_o we_o export_v our_o wool_n unkemb_v we_o give_v the_o french_a another_o advantage_n in_o mix_v it_o with_o their_o own_o course_n wool_n and_o and_o fine_a spin_a linen_n for_o druggat_n by_o which_o mean_n one_o pack_n of_o our_o unkembed_a wool_n 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refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o our_o manufacture_n it_o can_v but_o natural_o follow_v that_o our_o wool_n at_o home_n will_v grow_v cheap_a and_o cheap_a notwithstanding_o such_o a_o limit_a exportation_n upon_o enquiry_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o before_o such_o quantity_n of_o wool_n be_v export_v as_o late_o have_v be_v the_o city_n of_o exeter_n alone_o vend_v above_o the_o value_n of_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n stir_v every_o year_n to_o france_n in_o serges_n and_o perpetuanys_n more_o than_o now_o that_o city_n do_v in_o any_o one_o year_n and_o dorcet_v and_o hampshere_v almost_o depend_v upon_o the_o french_a trade_n beside_o many_o part_n in_o england_n especial_o norwich_n for_o stocking_n which_o trade_n be_v almost_o lose_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o name_v two_o town_n viz._n southampton_a and_o rumsey_n where_o within_o this_o 20_o year_n 30_o clothier_n and_o upward_o employ_v in_o make_v cloth_n rash_n most_o of_o which_o be_v send_v to_o france_n and_o now_o there_o be_v not_o 10_o clothier_n in_o both_o these_o town_n who_o make_v that_o manufacture_n and_o those_o drive_v but_o very_o small_a trade_n i_o be_o somewhat_o sure_a not_o a_o 3d._a part_n if_o a_o four_o be_v now_o make_v in_o those_o town_n of_o what_o be_v former_o and_o that_o which_o be_v make_v be_v so_o much_o debase_v in_o the_o price_n that_o the_o clothier_n be_v discourage_v from_o make_v it_o and_o all_o cause_v by_o the_o transportation_n of_o wool_n and_o yet_o those_o gentleman_n that_o be_v favourer_n of_o transportation_n of_o wool_n be_v complain_v of_o the_o low_a price_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o that_o transportation_n now_o we_o will_v suppose_v to_o illustrate_v this_o argument_n further_o that_o there_o be_v only_a kent_n in_o fngland_n that_o produce_v wool_n and_o only_a pickardy_n in_o france_n that_o do_v take_v of_o and_o consume_v our_o manufacture_n of_o that_o wool_n and_o admit_v that_o there_o grow_v yearly_o in_o kent_n 6000_o pack_n of_o wool_n more_o or_o less_o rumney-marsb_a alone_o produce_v 1670_o pack_n by_o my_o opponent_n computation_n and_o admit_v that_o all_o this_o be_v manufacture_v here_o and_o export_v into_o pickardy_n two_o three_o of_o it_o into_o stocking_n and_o stuff_n and_o one_o three_o part_n in_o cloth_n for_o that_o be_v the_o usual_a proportion_n suppose_v the_o stocking_n and_o stuff_n sell_v here_o at_o 120_o l._n stir_v per._n pack_n and_o the_o cloth_n at_o 50_o l._n per_fw-la pack_n come_v to_o 579999_o l._n when_o the_o wool_n of_o those_o pack_n at_o 10_o l._n per_fw-la pack_n come_v to_o 60000_o l._n so_o that_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n if_o those_o pack_n be_v export_v raw_a will_v loose_v 519999_o l._n which_o instance_n i_o mention_v as_o a_o plea_n to_o the_o charge_v give_v by_o my_o opponent_n pa._n 5_o wherein_o he_o reflect_v upon_o i_o for_o cruelty_n in_o detect_v and_o prosecute_n the_o exporter_n of_o wool_n he_o suppose_v that_o for_o want_v of_o exportation_n of_o wool_n be_v lose_v in_o rumney-marsh_n 12320_o l._n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a the_o comparison_n of_o this_o loss_n in_o rumney-marsh_n which_o by_o the_o computation_n be_v near_o one_o three_o part_n of_o the_o wool_n in_o kent_n as_o before_z mention_v i_o say_v when_o the_o comparison_n be_v true_o make_v i_o hope_v to_o be_v clear_v by_o the_o impartial_a reader_n and_o the_o cruelty_n just_o to_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o say_a exporter_n that_o shall_v hinder_v so_o much_o profit_n to_o the_o poor_a in_o kent_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o gentry_n in_o kent_n upon_o which_o occasion_n i_o will_v use_v my_o opponent's_n own_v word_n viz._n by_o which_o pray_v you_o judge_v how_o many_o million_o be_v yearly_o lose_v through_o all_o england_n where_o be_v now_o the_o cruelty_n i_o must_v confess_v this_o contention_n be_v not_o with_o any_o pleasure_n but_o mere_a necessity_n draw_v it_o from_o i_o beside_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o manufacture_n to_o 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