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between_o we_o and_o other_o country_n in_o the_o tropic_n of_o cancer_n chap._n 3._o that_o gain_n be_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o circle_n of_o commerce_n and_o that_o the_o undervaluation_n of_o our_o money_n in_o exchange_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o overballance_a of_o trade_n place_v in_o the_o equinoctial_a chap._n 4._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o centre_n of_o commerce_n in_o the_o trade_n from_o england_n into_o other_o country_n place_v in_o the_o tropic_n of_o capricorn_n chap._n 5._o the_o mean_n to_o balance_v the_o trade_n of_o england_n by_o the_o say_a centre_n or_o the_o remedy_n against_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o decay_n thereof_o place_v in_o the_o antarctic_a circle_n chap._n i._n that_o exchange_n for_o money_n by_o bill_n of_o exchange_n be_v the_o public_a measure_n between_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o other_o country_n enter_v into_o the_o first_o zone_n or_o arctic_a circle_n of_o the_o north_n let_v we_o direct_v our_o compass_n 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shall_v we_o term_v this_o a_o fallacy_n 39_o p._n 39_o because_o that_o the_o linen_n in_o germany_n have_v these_o two_o or_o three_o year_n last_o come_v thence_o so_o cheap_a notwithstanding_o they_o be_v buy_v with_o money_n give_v out_o at_o high_a rate_n especial_o when_o intestine_a war_n make_v thing_n good_a cheap_a as_o mounseur_fw-fr bodine_n have_v observe_v in_o france_n and_o other_o place_n again_o when_o the_o price_n of_o commodity_n be_v raise_v general_o with_o the_o price_n of_o money_n enhance_v 25._o p._n 25._o shall_v we_o contradict_v the_o same_o because_o one_o commodity_n as_o clove_n be_v not_o rise_v but_o sell_v as_o a_o staple_n ware_n likewise_o when_o money_n be_v not_o import_v when_o there_o be_v a_o loss_n by_o the_o bring_n of_o they_o again_o money_n decay_v of_o their_o price_n be_v import_v again_o shall_v we_o deny_v this_o principle_n when_o money_n be_v bring_v in_o be_v decry_v or_o make_v bullion_n beyond_o the_o sea_n as_o the_o jacobus_n 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be_v some_o country_n where_o they_o have_v no_o money_n but_o commodity_n be_v barter_v by_o way_n of_o commutation_n in_o kind_n shall_v we_o abandon_v therefore_o the_o general_a rule_n or_o institution_n of_o money_n and_o judge_v by_o the_o particular_a or_o exception_n absit_fw-la ignorantiâ—_n misselden_n do_v confess_v 20._o p._n 20._o that_o money_n be_v the_o public_a measure_n between_o man_n and_o man_n but_o exchange_n for_o money_n he_o utter_o deni_v to_o be_v so_o between_o we_o and_o foreign_a nation_n this_o assume_v opinion_n of_o he_o by_o a_o certain_a chimaera_n swim_v in_o his_o brain_n may_v find_v some_o kind_n of_o entertainment_n in_o a_o weak_a man_n judgement_n if_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n do_v not_o prohibit_v the_o transportation_n of_o money_n but_o where_o money_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v carry_v out_o there_o must_v of_o necessity_n some_o other_o mean_n be_v find_v to_o answer_v the_o same_o unless_o we_o shall_v return_v again_o to_o the_o 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