Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	buy_v	creditor_n	debtor_n	1,445	5	13.3463	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49770	The interest of Ireland in its trade and wealth stated in two parts first part observes and discovers the causes of Irelands, not more increasing in trade and wealth from the first conquest till now : second part proposeth expedients to remedy all its mercanture maladies, and other wealth-wasting enormities, by which it is kept poor and low : both mix'd with some observations on the politicks of government, relating to the incouragement of trade and increse of wealth : with some reflections on principles of religion, as it relates to the premisses / by Richard Lawrence ...	Lawrence, Richard, d. 1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing L680A; ESTC R11185	194,038	492

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the_o most_o gripe_a usury_n which_o this_o bank_n credit_n will_v prevent_v as_o also_o lower_v the_o interest_n this_o bank-credit_n will_v lower_v exchange_n to_o foreign_a part_n by_o increase_a traffic_n and_o thereby_o alter_v the_o balance_n of_o trade_n as_o be_v show_v in_o that_o chapter_n and_o remove_v all_o occasion_n of_o exchange_n for_o money_n at_o home_n for_o bank-bill_n of_o 500_o l._n will_v not_o weigh_v one_o ounce_n but_o be_v safe_o convey_v from_o place_n to_o place_n by_o post_n or_o otherwise_o without_o danger_n of_o rob_v for_o the_o bank-method_n of_o pay_v their_o bill_n must_v secure_v against_o all_o counterfeit_n or_o misapplication_n so_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v rob_v or_o otherwise_o obtain_v bill_n surreptitious_o can_v make_v no_o use_n of_o they_o which_o method_n of_o safety_n be_v only_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o bank_n and_o not_o of_o the_o creditor_n i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o publish_v it_o by_o this_o bank_n our_o manufactury_n will_v be_v propagate_v this_o be_v the_o proper_a mean_n for_o it_o and_o in_o which_o we_o be_v now_o defective_a which_o will_v hereby_o be_v provide_v against_o for_o when_o there_o be_v merchant_n at_o dublin_n as_o there_o be_v at_o london_n to_o buy_v with_o ready_a money_n the_o manufacture_n of_o the_o country_n will_v abound_v for_o we_o neither_o want_v material_n nor_o artist_n only_a market_n which_o will_v be_v the_o main_a business_n of_o this_o bank_n to_o contrive_v and_o have_v ship_n and_o stock_n of_o their_o own_o their_o interest_n will_v prompt_v they_o unto_o it_o since_o they_o can_v neither_o traffic_v into_o the_o levant_n nor_o baltick-sea_n the_o two_o chief_a place_n for_o the_o merchant_n of_o ireland_n to_o enlarge_v their_o trade_n unto_o without_o woollen_a and_o worsted_n manufacture_n which_o now_o when_o make_v can_v be_v dispose_v the_o abuse_n in_o our_o woollen_a and_o worsted_n manufacture_n by_o which_o their_o value_n and_o credit_n be_v impair_v 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with_o twenty_o pound_n stock_n to_o do_v more_o than_o now_o with_o a_o hundred_o pound_n not_o know_v now_o what_o to_o do_v with_o good_n when_v make_v which_o will_v employ_v the_o poor_a and_o by_o their_o labour_n double_v the_o value_n of_o land_n and_o fill_v the_o country_n with_o money_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o manufacture_n by_o which_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n as_o well_o as_o the_o wealth_n of_o ireland_n will_v be_v increase_v for_o whilst_o the_o ●●●er_a sort_n of_o people_n have_v nothing_o but_o a_o miserable_a use_n to_o lose_v the_o bog_n and_o rhodes_n will_v be_v pester_v with_o ●o●tes_n want_n increase_v discontent_a and_o that_o put_v man_n upon_o desperate_a way_n for_o relief_n which_o this_o bank_n will_v prevent_v for_o no_o man_n need_v to_o have_v in_o his_o house_n or_o travel_v on_o the_o road_n with_o other_o than_o small_a sum_n of_o that_o debast_n money_n describe_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o coin_n and_o yet_o have_v five_o 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and_o gain_v by_o their_o exchange_n they_o be_v able_a to_o undersell_v we_o in_o foreign_a part_n so_o that_o our_o merchant_n choose_v rather_o to_o be_v their_o factor_n than_o trade_n with_o their_o own_o stock_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n we_o have_v so_o few_o wealthy_a merchant_n and_o those_o we_o have_v after_o they_o have_v gain_v estate_n by_o trade_n instead_o of_o increase_v their_o traffic_n purchase_v land_n and_o decline_v trade_n this_o bank_n will_v also_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o fill_v the_o kingdom_n with_o ship_n to_o manage_v the_o trade_n thereof_o which_o be_v at_o present_a the_o great_a gain_n of_o foreigner_n which_o will_v hereby_o redound_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o ship_n and_o hereby_o also_o we_o shall_v be_v capable_a of_o improve_n our_o fish_n upon_o the_o irish_a coast_n to_o the_o utmost_a the_o great_a advantage_n of_o which_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o fish_v nor_o will_v it_o be_v 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