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will_v be_v a_o discredit_v for_o credible_a merchant_n to_o mortgage_n their_o good_n page_n 16._o chap._n vii_o 7._o good_n will_v yield_v a_o less_o price_n for_o be_v mortgage_v page_n 17._o 8._o dangerous_a to_o bring_v good_n through-bridge_n to_o the_o office_n page_n 17._o 9_o good_n will_v be_v damnify_v in_o the_o office_n by_o neglect_n page_n 17._o 10._o good_n will_v be_v damnify_v in_o the_o remove_a page_n 18._o 11._o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o credit_n bad_a because_o upon_o perishable_a good_n page_n 18._o chap._n viii_o 12._o man_n will_v have_v money_n and_o not_o credit_n page_n 18._o chap._n ix_o 13._o this_o credit_n will_v not_o yield_v 3d._n per_fw-la diem_fw-la per_fw-la cent._n at_o the_o goldsmith_n as_o money_n nor_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o office_n whilst_o it_o lie_v there_o page_n 24._o 14._o credit_n can_v answer_v small_a and_o country_n occasion_n page_n 24._o 15._o it_o will_v occasion_v many_o a_o man_n ruin_n because_o creditor_n see_v a_o way_n 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 _fw-fr 30_o  _fw-fr 130_o  _fw-fr 25_o  _fw-fr 100_o  _fw-fr 20_o  _fw-fr 7160_o  _fw-fr 765_o by_o which_o '_o its_o evident_a that_o this_o silkman_n may_v multiply_v his_o stock_n to_o 7161_o l._n without_o ever_o be_v credit_v for_o the_o merchant_n be_v pay_v in_o credit_n which_o be_v currant_n and_o the_o silkman_n as_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v get_v a_o chapman_n may_v either_o sell_v at_o his_o shop_n or_o the_o office_n where_o the_o whole_a charge_n after_o three_o per_fw-la cent_z p._n a_o come_v for_o a_o half_a year_n to_o a_o 105_o l._n if_o no_o part_n be_v in_o that_o time_n sell_v and_o his_o gain_n at_o 10_o per_fw-la cent._n the_o usual_a gain_n come_v to_o 716_o l._n where_o his_o gain_n will_v without_o this_o help_n have_v be_v but_o 100_o l._n after_o the_o same_o rate_n beside_o this_o hinder_v he_o not_o from_o buy_v half_a upon_o credit_n and_o then_o his_o stock_n will_v have_v be_v 14322_o l._n and_o his_o gain_n proportionable_a or_o suppose_v less_o 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