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the_o establish_n bank_n of_o money_n in_o england_n or_o else_o be_v misunderstand_v in_o a_o former_a book_n of_o he_o which_o he_o so_o far_o own_v as_o that_o he_o mention_v it_o in_o a_o postscript_n of_o his_o late_a expedient_a it_o be_v a_o book_n for_o reduce_v the_o excise_n of_o foreign_a good_n under_o the_o management_n of_o the_o custom_n for_o the_o case_n of_o the_o abuse_a merchant_n and_o at_o the_o request_n of_o some_o of_o they_o be_v print_v in_o richard_n patliament_n and_o by_o the_o author_n again_o reprint_v after_o the_o lord_n general_n have_v restore_v the_o seclude_v member_n and_o take_v effect_n in_o all_o such_o duty_n as_o be_v continue_v and_o since_o the_o author_n for_o intend_v good_a and_o free_o offer_v it_o to_o serve_v his_o country_n have_v not_o deserve_v those_o ill_a report_n he_o hope_v that_o such_o as_o hear_v the_o like_a for_o time_n to_o come_v will_v be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o acquaint_v he_o of_o the_o reporter_n who_o will_v 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may_v supply_v the_o credit_n of_o money_n 5_o 6_o 7._o the_o inconvenience_n of_o money_n etc._n etc._n 7_o 8_o 9_o that_o land_n may_v be_v make_v as_o good_a or_o better_a security_n than_o money_n or_o jewel_n and_o will_v supply_v the_o defect_n of_o money_n 8_o 9_o 10._o the_o design_n for_o bank_n in_o england_n and_o how_o the_o credit_n of_o land_n good_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v make_v to_o pass_v currant_n in_o payment_n from_o one_o country_n or_o person_n to_o another_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o that_o the_o aforesaid_a credit_n will_v be_v esteem_v as_o good_a and_o hâ—ld_v acceptable_a as_o the_o best_a gold_n or_o silver_n 14_o 15_o 16._o 1._o a_o answer_n to_o such_o as_o may_v object_v that_o though_o some_o will_v approve_v of_o credit_n in_o bank_n yet_o other_o may_v dislike_v it_o at_o some_o time_n for_o divers_a reason_n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 2._o objection_n that_o the_o introduce_v so_o much_o current_a credit_n to_o serve_v instead_o of_o money_n will_v in_o time_n evacuate_v the_o use_n of_o money_n answer_v 19_o 20_o 21._o 3._o objection_n that_o the_o great_a plenty_n of_o money_n or_o credit_v instead_o thereof_o will_v cause_v all_o commodity_n to_o rise_v in_o price_n according_o answer_v 21_o 22_o 23._o 4._o objection_n that_o usurer_n will_v be_v great_a loser_n by_o the_o erect_v such_o bank_n answer_v 23_o 24._o 5._o objection_n that_o widow_n and_o orphan_n will_v have_v prejudice_n thereby_o answer_v 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o the_o description_n of_o petty_a bank_n 25_o 26_o 27._o 6._o objection_n that_o such_o bank_n will_v not_o be_v establish_v without_o register_n estate_n and_o therefore_o be_v oppose_v in_o parliament_n answer_v 27_o 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o 7._o objection_n that_o the_o discover_v title_n and_o conveyance_n will_v rather_o augment_v then_o abbreviate_v suit_n answer_v 32_o 33._o how_o all_o man_n want_v money_n may_v be_v supply_v at_o 3_o per_fw-la cent._n per_fw-la ann_n for_o interest_n of_o the_o many_o advantage_n thereby_o and_o the_o disadvantage_n for_o want_n of_o a_o competent_a stock_n at_o low_a interest_n 33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o 16_o 17_o 22._o that_o a_o great_a revenue_n of_o at_o least_o two_o million_o yearly_o will_v be_v bring_v into_o his_o majesty_n treasury_n by_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o people_n 36_o 37_o 38._o 8._o objection_n that_o such_o as_o have_v no_o land_n or_o real_a estate_n will_v have_v no_o advantage_n but_o rather_o a_o prejudice_n thereby_o answer_v 38_o 39_o that_o his_o majesty_n hereby_o at_o any_o time_n want_v money_n may_v procure_v a_o million_o either_o at_o home_n or_o in_o foreign_a part_n without_o oblige_v other_o for_o the_o same_o 39_o 40._o merchant_n of_o england_n be_v averse_a to_o the_o erect_v bank_n of_o money_n cause_v the_o author_n to_o contrive_v these_o of_o another_o nature_n which_o will_v prove_v of_o much_o great_a advantage_n to_o the_o nation_n 8_o 40._o a_o recital_n of_o a_o case_n put_v by_o samuel_n hartlipe_n esq_n in_o favour_n of_o this_o credit_n in_o bank_n upon_o land_n etc._n etc._n 41_o 42_o 43._o finis_fw-la