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A55623 An essay on the coin and commerce of the kingdom trade and treasure (which are twins) being the only supporters thereof next to religion and justice. Praed, John. 1695 (1695) Wing P3163A; ESTC R221798 53,333 71

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Stuff the more Silk Silver and Gold they would wear If Shimei when he was confined to Jerusalem had the greater mind to go to Gath if he had been confined to Gath he would have had a greater mind to go to Jerusalem And we are observed to drink more Wine now it is raised to Eighteen Pence the Quart and Two Shillings the Bottle by Act of the Vintners than when we were more confin'd to Six Pence a-Quart by Act of Parliament XI An Imposition upon all prohibited Goods It being no impolicy to take off the Prohibition since it prevents not the Importation which has been very prejudicial to the Nation in general whatever it hath been to particular Persons XII An Imporsition on all Foreign Lace Imported and on all our Wearers thereof XIII * The more Money Men paid upon this Account themore it would be for their Honour and the less they paid the better husbands they would be both for themselves and their Country For the less Silver would liedead and the more Coin would be Currant in the Kingdom towards the advancement of the value of Lands and the promotion of Manufacture and the more Agriculture and Manufacture do flourish the farther a Nation is from failing An Imposition upon all such as serve themselves in Private and Publick Houses in Plate and the more upon Publick Houses because they may bring in their Plate at so much on Ounce towards the re-minting the Money or to have New Money for it XIV An Imposition on the Money-Changers they having been Principals to the Clippers as much as Demetrius was to Diana's Silver Smiths And had their Tables been over thrown by our Justice as the Money-Changers were by Jesus Matth. 21. When the Jews Silver was turning into Dross the Den of those Thieves had not done us so much Mischief XV. A different Imposition of so much a-Year upon all Taverns Inns Coffee-Houses Ale-Houses Brew-Houses and Bake-Houses XVII An Imposition by way of Fine and License on all those that at first enter upon those Professions that are unprofitable or rather destructive to the Nation which would put our Folk the more upon Manufacture XVII An Imposition on all dilatory Defendants in Law and Equity that by staving and Tailing with Writs of Error Reverse of judgment and Demurrer have plagued the Plaintiffs above a Year and a Day which is as long as any Suit should last in Law or in Equity And the more Years they have delayed our Justice and made it a true and constant Friend to all that regularly offend the more and more Impositions should be laid upon them and upon some others which I humbly think as I am an honest Subject is more reasonable and seasonable than XVIII For Letters of Favours Either for mitigation or for dispatch of Justice Cottoni Posthuma p. 193. Of Manner and Means c. Of the first sort there be many found in Henry VI. and Edward IV's time sometimes of Protection sometimes freeing Men from Arrests by calling them up to appear before the King's Council Sometimes in Cases highly Criminal relieving the Prisoner in commanding the Judges to make stay of all Proceedings upon supposal of indirect Practices until the King was better informed Of the second sort there are many in Henry VII's time where the King hath taken Money for writing to the Judges of Assize his Letters of Favour XIX For maintenance of Religion and the Church P. 172. As in the Year 1166. to Henry II. was given 12 d. in the Pound and the 18 Edward 1. a Fifteenth was granted to expel the Jews And Anno 4 Richard II. a Tenth to the Clergy and a Fifteeenth to the Commons for his help to suppress the Wicklivian Heresie XX. For Support of the Laws and the Liberties of the Common-Wealth P. 173. For Redress of Aggrievances XXI Particular Grants of the Subject by Loan Compulsive P. 177. So were the Merchants of Florence Venice and Luka compelled by an Order in Council 3 Hen III. because they had grace sufferance du Roy Graunts priviledges reportants grand lucre pourle Exercise de leur Merchandre en le Angliterre And the Persons that refused to lend were committed to the Fleet neither were the English more free in Anno 30 Henry VI. divers being enjoined to attend the Council-Table or else to pay the demanded Loan In the time of Henry VIII Anno 14 of his Reign he exacted by way of Loan Ten pounds in the hundred on all Goods Jewels Utensils and Land and according to the extremest rate revealed by Oath of the Possessors notwithstanding there is a Law 2 Richard II. that none shall be denied in demand of any Loan his reasonable Excuse XXII Kings raise Money P. 184. 1. By Trading themselves Thus did Edward I. Anno 22. seize into his Hands all the Wool in the Kingdom c. Thus did Edward III. Anno 12. with all the Tin XXIII Kings raise Money P. 185. By Licensing others to Trade in Commodities Lawful or Unlawful 1. Lawfully but solely Thus did Henry VI. by Approbation of Parliament with all the Trade of Allom for Two Years granted to the Merchants of Southampton for 8000 l. and again for the like Sum to those of Genoa 2. Unlawful or prohibited Thus did many of the Kings c. P. 186. To divers Citizens of Londin Henry IV. dispensed for great Quantities of Tin for Seven Years paying 400 l. Yearly above the usual Custom XXIV Kings raise Money P. 187. By 1. Farming out of Ships 2. Raising the Book of Rates 3. Farming the Customs 1. Farming of Ships To the Merchants and taking security of them either to bring in or carry out Yearly as much Commodities as shall yield the King in Customs on or else to make it up out of their own Money 2. Raising the Book of Rates This was in some sort done Consensu Mercatorum by Edward I. and Edward III. and again in Henry VIII's time lindx of which the House of Burgundy complained But we seldom complain of the breach of our Capitulations and Treaties of Commerce in other Countries as against the Treaty of Intercourse The like did Edward III. Anno 1. Confirming Anno 2. the great Charter for Free Traffick c. And thus it continued all his Reign being a time of great Necessity and Expence by reason of his Wars he sometimes taking an Advantage either to raise an Imposition or else to gain Aid from the People in discharge thereof XXV Kings raise Money c. P. 191. 1. By Liberties P. 193. And this was one of the usuallest and easiest means to raise Money from the People because it lighteth only upon the best Abilities And if there were now but 20 l. taken of every Corporation of every Person that hold by Charter his Liberties 5 l. for renewing them and of every one that claimeth by Prescription 10 l. for Purchase of a Charter All which