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underualuation_n of_o our_o money_n in_o exchange_n and_o inhauno_v of_o foreign_a coin_n whereby_o the_o trade_n be_v decay_v the_o realm_n impoverish_v and_o every_o man_n in_o a_o manner_n undo_v be_v all_o the_o precedent_a law_n and_o ordinance_n make_v in_o vain_a and_o forget_v when_o hercules_n have_v loâ—t_v his_o ox_n god_n bateman_n in_o his_o leaden_a god_n and_o have_v long_o time_n seek_v they_o in_o vain_a they_o be_v at_o last_o discover_v by_o their_o bellow_n to_o be_v in_o cacus_n den_n now_o cacos_fw-la in_o greek_a signify_v evil_a which_o draw_v man_n backward_o by_o the_o tail_n as_o cacus_n do_v the_o ox_n whenc_n i_o do_v conclude_v that_o the_o say_v law_n and_o ordinance_n be_v hide_v in_o misseldens_n den_n for_o in_o his_o circle_n he_o will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o they_o 9_o p._n 9_o but_o keep_v they_o back_o but_o thanks_n be_v give_v unto_o god_n and_o honour_n to_o the_o king_n who_o out_o of_o his_o princely_a care_n and_o providence_n have_v 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circumstance_n aforesaid_a the_o first_o assertion_n than_o be_v that_o by_o our_o native_a commodity_n to_o be_v send_v into_o the_o east_n indies_n assertion_n 1._o assertion_n there_o be_v no_o benefit_n to_o be_v make_v but_o rather_o a_o evident_a loss_n and_o the_o foreign_a commodity_n send_v thither_o namely_o elephant_n tooth_n quicksilver_n vermillion_n and_o other_o thing_n have_v yield_v more_o gain_n than_o our_o clothes_n lead_v tin_n &c_n &c_n which_o upon_o due_a consideration_n be_v no_o gain_n but_o a_o mere_a loss_n consider_v we_o of_o the_o commodity_n return_v and_o sell_v for_o 1914_o thousand_o 600_o pound_n produce_v five_o and_o one_o three_o part_n for_o one_o towards_o custom_n charge_n and_o all_o other_o thi_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o we_o shall_v be_v ravish_v with_o admiration_n upon_o examination_n of_o the_o price_n in_o particular_a by_o the_o say_a author_n declare_v this_o calculation_n be_v to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o commodity_n buy_v in_o the_o east_n indies_n withal_o charge_n and_o the_o sale_n of_o they_o in_o england_n without_o charge_n 44._o p._n 11_o &_o 44._o pepper_n at_o 2_o do_v ½_n the_o pound_n sell_v for_o 20_o do_v be_v 8_o for_o 1._o clove_n at_o 9_o do_v sell_v for_o 5_o s_o be_v 6_o and_o two_o three_o for_o 1._o nutmeg_n at_o 4_o d._n the_o l_o sell_v at_o 3_o s_o be_v full_a 9_o for_o 1._o mace_n at_o 8_o d._n the_o pound_n sell_v for_o 6_o s_o be_v full_a 9_o for_o 1._o indigo_n at_o 14_o d._n the_o l_o sell_v for_o 5_o s_o be_v but_o 4⅓_n for_o 1._o raw-silke_n at_o 8_o s._n the_o l_o sell_v for_o 20_o s_o be_v but_o 2_o ½_n for_o 1._o wherein_o the_o quantity_n of_o each_o kind_n of_o commodity_n be_v much_o to_o be_v respect_v to_o make_v a_o true_a calculation_n hereupon_o any_o man_n of_o mean_a judgement_n may_v easy_o perceive_v that_o the_o inferrence_n to_o make_v the_o east_n india_n trade_n more_o profitable_a by_o the_o employment_n to_o be_v increase_v of_o indigo_n and_o silk_n by_o 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