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commodity_n cheap_a to_o foreigner_n and_o native_n and_o so_o undersell_a all_o other_o 26._o woollen-cloth_n which_o be_v the_o ordinary_a clothing_n of_o mankind_n coal-fowel_a salt_n candle_n common-sope_n shoe_n be_v cheap_a in_o england_n than_o in_o france_n which_o be_v a_o great_a help_n to_o propagation_n for_o the_o less_o it_o cost_v people_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o and_o their_o family_n the_o more_o be_v they_o incline_v to_o marriage_n 27._o the_o fish_n also_o in_o the_o english_a sea_n and_o the_o great_a plenty_n of_o oyster_n crab_n muscle_n langost_n cockle_n and_o other_o such_o thing_n do_v maintain_v and_o nourish_v many_o more_o people_n both_z fishermen_z and_o other_o in_o england_n than_o in_o france_n and_o consequent_o make_v it_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o populous_a 28._o england_n have_v also_o several_a great_a river_n natural_o better_a furnish_v with_o freshwater_n fish_n than_o those_o of_o france_n beside_o lent_n and_o other_o fish-day_n as_o 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do_v not_o take_v so_o great_a care_n of_o relieve_v poor_a family_n in_o france_n as_o they_o do_v in_o england_n 31._o there_o die_v without_o necessity_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o mere_a want_n much_o more_o people_n in_o hospital_n and_o poor_a family_n in_o france_n than_o in_o england_n as_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v 32._o the_o method_n of_o raise_v tax_n and_o imposition_n in_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o reign_n have_v also_o contribute_v much_o towards_o depopulate_v the_o kingdom_n as_o for_o example_n the_o taille_n the_o gabelle_n or_o excise_n upon_o salt_n the_o utensile_n and_o some_o other_o imposition_n be_v raise_v by_o collector_n who_o be_v oblige_v in_o solidum_fw-la to_o pay_v one_o for_o another_o and_o for_o all_o the_o parish_n where_o they_o be_v establish_v collector_n to_o pay_v i_o say_v and_o answer_v for_o all_o insolvent_a person_n such_o collector_n have_v common_o no_o wage_n nor_o salary_n for_o their_o pain_n as_o they_o have_v in_o england_n so_o 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