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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54625	A treatise of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of [brace] crown-lands, assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c. : with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning [brace] warres, the church, universities, rents and purchases, usury and exchange, banks and lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money/wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c. : the same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland.	Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.	1662 (1662)	Wing P1938; ESTC R33399	59,466	94

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they_o be_v a_o public_a charge_n 3_o the_o common_a and_o general_a cause_n which_o increase_n and_o aggravate_v the_o burden_n of_o pay_v tax_n 4_o the_o cause_n that_o excite_v foreign_a and_o offensive_a war_n ibid._n the_o cause_n of_o defensive_a and_o civil_a war_n 5_o a_o cause_n of_o unnecessary_a ecclesiastical_a charge_n be_v the_o not_o size_v of_o parish_n according_a to_o the_o alteration_n which_o have_v be_v in_o religion_n and_o trade_n 6_o that_o five_o thousand_o parish_n be_v enough_o for_o england_n and_o wales_n so_o as_o to_o give_v unto_o each_o but_o a_o thousand_o parishioner_n and_o so_o as_o that_o none_o need_v go_v two_o mile_n to_o church_n 7_o antiquate_a office_n and_o overgrow_a fee_n a_o cause_n of_o unnecessary_a charge_n in_o the_o government_n and_o administration_n of_o justice_n 8_o register_n for_o conveyance_n of_o land_n and_o depository_n for_o movable_a pawn_n as_o also_o bank_n of_o money_n will_v lessen_v the_o charge_n of_o lawsuit_n and_o write_n 9_o how_o the_o number_n of_o such_o as_o relate_v to_o the_o faculty_n of_o medicine_n may_v be_v adjust_v 10_o how_o the_o number_n of_o student_n in_o the_o university_n intend_v to_o make_v learn_v the_o way_n of_o their_o livelihood_n may_v be_v adjust_v ibid._n a_o use_v propound_v sor_n the_o choice_a parish-children_n and_o foundling_n to_o force_v on_o a_o useful_a work_n which_o have_v hitherto_o be_v but_o perfunctory_o pursue_v ibid._n that_o the_o number_n of_o unnecessary_a merchant_n and_o retailer_n be_v retrench_v 11_o the_o careful_a maintenance_n and_o education_n of_o expose_v child_n and_o conceal_v their_o name_n and_o family_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n ibid._n a_o proposal_n of_o several_a employment_n for_o beggar_n and_o such_o as_o have_v now_o no_o work_n 12_o great_a work_n of_o labour_n though_o in_o themselves_o unnecessary_a be_v nevertheless_o of_o advantage_n to_o the_o public_a 13_o the_o mend_n of_o

highway_n build_v bridge_n and_o causeys_n and_o the_o make_n of_o river_n navigable_a in_o england_n will_v make_v english_a horse_n a_o exportable_a commodity_n and_o help_v to_o vend_n the_o commodity_n of_o ireland_n ibid._n the_o cause_n of_o unquiet_a bear_n of_o tax_n viz._n 14_o first_o that_o the_o sovereign_n exact_v too_o much_o 15_o second_o that_o assessment_n be_v unequal_o lay_v ibid._n three_o that_o the_o money_n levy_v be_v vain_o expend_v ibid._n four_o or_o give_v to_o favourite_n ibid._n five_o ignorance_n of_o the_o number_n trade_n and_o wealth_n of_o the_o people_n 16_o sixthly_a obscurity_n about_o the_o right_n of_o impose_v ibid._n seven_o fewness_n of_o people_n ibid._n eight_o scarcity_n of_o money_n and_o confusion_n of_o coin_n 17_o nine_o that_o scarce_o a_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o this_o nation_n be_v coin_v bullion_n ibid._n ten_o the_o non-acceptance_n of_o some_o commodity_n in_o specie_fw-la in_o discharge_v of_o tax_n ibid._n the_o consequence_n of_o a_o tax_n too_o heavy_a if_o there_o be_v too_o much_o money_n in_o a_o nation_n which_o may_v be_v or_o be_v there_o be_v too_o little_a and_o that_o either_o in_o a_o state_n well_o or_o ill_o govern_v 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o first_o way_n of_o provide_v for_o the_o public_a charge_n be_v the_o excind_n or_o set_v apart_o of_o a_o proportion_n of_o the_o territory_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o crown-land_n 20_o the_o second_o be_v take_v away_o the_o same_o proportion_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o all_o land_n 21_o the_o nation_n be_v happy_a where_o either_o of_o the_o say_v two_o way_n be_v practise_v ab_fw-la antiquo_fw-la and_o upon_o original_a agreement_n and_o not_o exact_v as_o a_o sudden_a contingent_a surcharge_n upon_o the_o people_n 21_o the_o owner_n of_o settle_a rent_n bear_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o land-tax_n or_o assessment_n other_o probable_o gain_v thereby_o ibid._n a_o land-tax_n upon_o free_a estate_n resolve_v into_o a_o excize_n upon_o consumption_n 22_o assessment_n upon_o house_n more_o uncertain_a than_o that_o of_o land_n house_n being_n of_o a_o double_a nature_n viz._n either_o a_o instrument_n of_o gain_n or_o way_n of_o expense_n ibid._n the_o heavy_a tax_n of_o house_n no_o discouragement_n to_o new_a building_n nor_o be_v the_o discouragement_n of_o new_a building_n any_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o populousness_n of_o a_o city_n ibid._n prohibition_n to_o build_v upon_o new_a foundation_n serve_v only_o to_o fix_v the_o ground-plot_n of_o a_o city_n 23_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o city_n of_o london_n remove_v its_o ground-plot_n westward_o ibid._n that_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o king_n of_o england_n palace_n will_v in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v towards_o chelsey_n ibid._n that_o the_o present_a seat_n of_o london_n will_v be_v the_o great_a cohabitation_n of_o people_n ever_o whilst_o this_o island_n be_v inhabit_v 24_o the_o nature_n and_o natural_a measure_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o land_n compute_v in_o commodity_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o say_v land_n ibid._n the_o par_fw-fr between_o food_n or_o other_o proceed_v of_o land_n and_o bullion_n or_o coin_n 25_o the_o par_n between_o gold_n and_o silver_n ibid._n gold_n and_o silver_n be_v not_o natural_a standard_n of_o the_o value_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 26_o the_o prime_a denomination_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o two_o viz._n land_n and_o labour_n as_o the_o denomination_n of_o money_n in_o england_n be_v pound_n shilling_n penny_n ibid._n of_o the_o par_fw-fr between_o land_n and_o labour_n ibid._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o number_n of_o year_n purchase_v that_o land_n be_v worth_a in_o several_a country_n 27_o why_o land_n in_o ireland_n be_v worth_a few_o year_n purchase_v then_o in_o england_n 27_o 28._o the_o description_n and_o ratio_fw-la formalis_fw-la of_o usury_n 29_o the_o same_o of_o exchange_n ibid._n the_o measure_n of_o both_o 29_o 30_o why_o usury_n have_v be_v limit_v more_o than_o exchange_n 30_o a_o parallel_n between_o the_o change_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o money_n and_o that_o of_o land_n ibid._n how_o to_o compute_v and_o compare_v the_o rent_n of_o land_n in_o order_n to_o a_o just_a land-tax_n or_o assessment_n 31_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n of_o land_n be_v find_v by_o survey_v of_o the_o quantity_n figure_n and_o situation_n ibid._n and_o by_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o quality_n viz._n its_o aptitude_n to_o bear_v first_o precious_a commodity_n second_o the_o best_a of_o the_o kind_n three_o most_o in_o quantity_n ibid._n the_o extrinsic_a or_o accidental_a value_n depend_v upon_o the_o plenty_n of_o money_n luxurious_a or_o frugal_a live_n the_o opinion_n civil_a natural_a and_o religious_a of_o the_o people_n ibid._n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o these_o inquiry_n to_o know_v how_o to_o tell_v the_o gold_n and_o silver_n coin_n of_o this_o present_a age_n and_o compare_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o former_a time_n 32_o how_o to_o compare_v not_o only_o the_o money_n of_o this_o present_a age_n with_o that_o of_o the_o former_a but_o the_o entire_a riches_n of_o the_o present_a with_o the_o former_a people_n ibid._n by_o the_o number_n of_o people_n and_o the_o proportion_n of_o money_n among_o they_o the_o accidental_a value_n of_o land_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v 33_o how_o to_o proportion_n the_o rate_n of_o a_o commodity_n in_o one_o place_n unto_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o same_o in_o another_o place_n ibid._n that_o the_o day-wage_n of_o labourer_n and_o several_a other_o of_o the_o most_o vulgar_a tradesman_n ought_v to_o be_v ascertain_v and_o well_o adapt_v to_o the_o change_n of_o time_n ibid._n that_o though_o the_o difficulty_n of_o compute_v the_o contingent_a value_n of_o land_n be_v great_a yet_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o undergo_a it_o 34_o the_o nature_n of_o credit_n as_o the_o say_a word_n be_v common_o use_v among_o tradesman_n and_o otherwise_o ibid._n that_o the_o sovereign_n exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o subject_n estate_n will_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n ibid._n a_o descriptiou_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o custom_n 35_o a_o conjecture_n that_o custom_n at_o first_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o praemium_fw-la for_o insurance_n against_o pirate_n ibid._n the_o measure_n of_o the_o say_a duty_n upon_o exported_a good_n 36_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o too_o heavy_a custom_n ibid._n what_o commodity_n may_v be_v force_v to_o pay_v custom_n 37_o the_o measure_n of_o custom_n upon_o import_v good_n ibid._n the_o inconvenience_n of_o raise_v money_n by_o the_o way_n of_o custom_n ibid._n a_o proposal_n that_o instead_o of_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n upon_o ship_v good_n a_o tonnage_n be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n freight_v 38_o or_o that_o the_o custom_n be_v take_v as_o a_o insurance_n praemium_fw-la ibid._n of_o prohibit_v commodity_n in_o general_n ibid._n of_o prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o money_n and_o bullion_n 39_o the_o say_a prohibition_n of_o money_n serve_v as_o a_o sumptuary_n law_n ibid._n about_o the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n ibid._n the_o lessen_v of_o our_o sheep-trade_n and_o increase_v of_o corn-tillage_n be_v a_o expedient_a in_o this_o case_n for_o many_o reason_n 40_o other_o consideration_n tend_v to_o show_v that_o the_o too_o vehement_a prohibition_n of_o wool_n may_v be_v ineffectual_a or_o to_o do_v more_o harm_n then_o good_a 41_o of_o prohibit_v importation_n ibid._n it_o be_v better_a to_o make_v and_o raise_v commodity_n though_o to_o burn_v they_o than_o not_o to_o make_v they_o or_o let_v the_o maker_n lose_v their_o faculty_n and_o be_v idle_a ibid._n of_o free_a port_n and_o in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v do_v good_a or_o harm_n 42_o of_o poll-money_n and_o the_o sort_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o fault_n of_o the_o late_a poll-money_n 43_o of_o the_o most_o simple_a poll-money_n where_o all_o pay_n alike_o its_o conveniency_n and_o inconvenience_n ibid._n of_o poll-money_n upon_o title_n office_n and_o faculty_n 44_o harth-money_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o simple_a poll-money_n but_o both_o be_v rather_o accumulative_a excize_n 45_o grant_n for_o public_a lottery_n be_v tax_n upon_o the_o people_n ibid._n why_o lottery_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v but_o by_o good_a authority_n ibid._n raise_v of_o money_n by_o benevolence_n be_v a_o real_a tax_n 46_o three_o case_n where_o the_o way_n of_o a_o benevolence_n may_v be_v make_v good_a ibid_fw-la several_a reason_n against_o it_o 46_o 47_o the_o several_a species_n of_o penalty_n 47_o a_o doubt_n whether_o the_o penalty_n set_v down_o in_o moses_n law_n ought_v to_o be_v inflict_v now_o 47_o the_o proper_a use_n and_o reason_n of_o every_o sort_n of_o penalty_n 48_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o slow_a death_n 49_o in_o what_o case_n death_n mutilation_n imprisonment_n disgrace_n etc._n etc._n aught_o to_o be_v commute_v for_o pecuniary_a mulct_n

the_o rascality_n or_o in_o process_n of_o time_n return_v to_o waste_v and_o garden_n again_o example_n whereof_o be_v many_o even_o about_o london_n now_o if_o great_a city_n be_v natural_o apt_a to_o remove_v their_o seat_n i_o ask_v which_o way_n i_o say_v in_o the_o case_n of_o london_n it_o must_v be_v westward_o because_o the_o wind_n blow_v near_o ¾_n of_o the_o year_n from_o the_o west_n the_o dwelling_n of_o the_o west_n end_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o free_a from_o the_o fume_n steam_n and_o stink_v of_o the_o whole_a easterly_a pyle_n which_o where_o seacole_n be_v burn_v be_v a_o great_a matter_n now_o if_o it_o follow_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o great_a man_n will_v remove_v westward_o it_o will_v also_o natural_o follow_v that_o the_o dwelling_n of_o other_o who_o depend_v upon_o they_o will_v creep_v after_o they_o this_o we_o see_v in_o london_n where_o the_o nobleman_n ancient_a house_n be_v now_o become_v hall_n for_o company_n or_o turn_v into_o tenement_n and_o all_o the_o palace_n be_v get_v westward_o insomuch_o as_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o five_o hundred_o year_n hence_o the_o king_n palace_n will_v be_v near_o chelsey_n and_o the_o old_a build_n of_o whitehall_n convert_v to_o use_n more_o answerable_a to_o their_o quality_n for_o to_o build_v a_o new_a royal_a palace_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o confinement_n in_o respect_n of_o garden_n and_o other_o magnificency_n and_o withal_o a_o disaccommodation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o work_n but_o it_o rather_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o next_o palace_n will_v be_v build_v from_o the_o whole_a present_a contignation_n of_o house_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n as_o the_o old_a palace_n of_o westminster_n be_v from_o the_o city_n of_o london_n when_o the_o archer_n begin_v to_o bend_v their_o bow_n just_a without_o ludgate_n and_o when_o all_o the_o space_n between_o the_o thames_n fleetstreet_n and_o holborn_n be_v as_o finsbury-field_n be_v now_o 10._o this_o digression_n i_o confess_v to_o be_v both_o impertinent_a to_o the_o business_n of_o tax_n and_o in_o itself_o almost_o needless_a for_o why_o shall_v we_o trouble_v ourselves_o what_o shall_v be_v five_o hundred_o year_n hence_o not_o know_v what_o a_o day_n may_v bring_v forth_o and_o since_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a but_o that_o before_o that_o time_n we_o may_v be_v all_o transplant_v from_o hence_o into_o america_n these_o country_n be_v overrun_v with_o turk_n and_o make_v waste_v as_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o famous_a eastern_a empire_n at_o this_o day_n be_v 11._o only_o i_o think_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o while_o ever_o there_o be_v people_n in_o england_n the_o great_a cohabitation_n of_o they_o will_v be_v about_o the_o place_n which_o be_v now_o london_n the_o thames_n be_v the_o most_o commodious_a river_n of_o this_o island_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o london_n the_o most_o commodious_a part_n of_o the_o thames_n so_o much_o do_v the_o mean_n of_o facilitate_v carriage_n greaten_v a_o city_n which_o may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o employ_v our_o idle_a hand_n about_o mend_v the_o highway_n make_v bridge_n cawseys_n and_o river_n navigable_a which_o consideration_n bring_v i_o back_o round_o into_o my_o way_n of_o tax_n from_o whence_o i_o digress_v 12._o but_o before_o we_o talk_v too_o much_o of_o rent_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o explain_v the_o mysterious_a nature_n of_o they_o with_o reference_n as_o well_o to_o money_n the_o rent_n of_o which_o we_o call_v usury_n as_o to_o that_o of_o land_n and_o house_n aforemention_v 13._o suppose_v a_o man_n can_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n plant_v a_o certain_a scope_n of_o land_n with_o corn_n that_o be_v can_v digg_n or_o plough_v harrow_n weed_n reap_v carry_v home_o thresh_v and_o winnow_v so_o much_o as_o the_o husbandry_n of_o this_o land_n require_v and_o have_v withal_o seed_n wherewith_o to_o sow_v the_o same_o i_o say_v that_o when_o this_o man_n have_v subduct_v his_o seed_n out_o of_o the_o proceed_v of_o his_o harvest_n and_o also_o what_o himself_o have_v both_o eat_v and_o give_v to_o other_o in_o exchange_n for_o clothes_n and_o other_o natural_a necessary_n that_o the_o remainder_n of_o corn_n be_v the_o natural_a and_o true_a rent_n of_o the_o land_n for_o that_o year_n and_o the_o medium_n of_o seven_o year_n or_o rather_o of_o so_o many_o year_n as_o make_v up_o the_o cycle_n within_o which_o dearth_n and_o plenty_n make_v their_o revolution_n do_v give_v the_o ordinary_a rent_n of_o the_o land_n in_o corn._n 14._o but_o a_o further_o though_o collateral_a question_n may_v be_v how_o much_o english_a money_n this_o corn_n or_o rent_n be_v worth_a i_o answer_v so_o much_o as_o the_o money_n which_o another_o single_a man_n can_v save_v within_o the_o same_o time_n over_o and_o above_o his_o expense_n if_o he_o employ_v himself_o whole_o to_o produce_v and_o make_v it_o viz._n let_v another_o man_n go_v travel_n into_o a_o country_n where_o be_v silver_n there_o dig_v it_o refine_v it_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o the_o other_o man_n plant_v his_o corn_n coin_v it_o etc._n etc._n the_o same_o person_n all_o the_o while_n of_o his_o work_n for_o silver_n gather_v also_o food_n for_o his_o necessary_a livelihood_n and_o procure_v himself_o cover_v etc._n etc._n i_o say_v the_o silver_n of_o the_o one_o must_v be_v esteem_v of_o equal_a value_n with_o the_o corn_n of_o the_o other_o the_o one_o be_v perhaps_o twenty_o ounce_n and_o the_o other_o twenty_o bushel_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o price_n of_o a_o bushel_n of_o this_o corn_n to_o be_v a_o ounce_n of_o silver_n 15._o and_o forasmuch_o as_o possible_o there_o may_v be_v more_o art_n and_o hazzard_n in_o work_v about_o the_o silver_n then_o about_o the_o corn_n yet_o all_o come_v to_o the_o same_o pass_n for_o let_v a_o hundred_o man_n work_v ten_o year_n upon_o corn_n and_o the_o same_o number_n of_o man_n the_o same_o time_n upon_o silver_n i_o say_v that_o the_o neat_a proceed_v of_o the_o silver_n be_v the_o price_n of_o the_o whole_a neat_fw-mi proceed_v of_o the_o corn_n and_o like_a part_n of_o the_o one_o the_o price_n of_o like_a part_n of_o the_o other_o although_o not_o so_o many_o of_o those_o who_o wrought_v in_o silver_n learn_v the_o art_n of_o refine_n and_o coin_v or_o outlive_v the_o danger_n and_o disease_n of_o work_v in_o the_o mine_n and_o this_o also_o be_v the_o way_n of_o pitch_v the_o true_a proportion_n between_o the_o value_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o many_o time_n be_v set_v but_o by_o popular_a error_n sometime_o more_o sometime_o less_o diffuse_v in_o the_o world_n which_o error_n by_o the_o way_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o have_v be_v pester_v with_o too_o much_o gold_n heretofore_o and_o want_v it_o now_o 16._o this_o i_o say_v to_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o equallize_a and_o balance_v of_o value_n yet_o in_o the_o superstructure_n and_o practice_n hereupon_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v much_o variety_n and_o intricacy_n of_o which_o hereafter_o 17._o the_o world_n measure_v thing_n by_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o principal_o the_o latter_a for_o there_o may_v not_o be_v two_o measure_n and_o consequent_o the_o better_a of_o many_o must_v be_v the_o only_a of_o all_o that_o be_v by_o fine_a silver_n of_o a_o certain_a weight_n but_o now_o if_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o measure_v the_o weight_n and_o fineness_n of_o silver_n as_o by_o the_o different_a report_n of_o the_o able_a saymaster_n i_o have_v know_v it_o to_o be_v and_o if_o silver_n grant_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o fineness_n and_o weight_n rise_v and_o fall_v in_o its_o price_n and_o be_v more_o worth_n at_o one_o place_n then_o another_o not_o only_o for_o be_v far_o from_o the_o mine_n but_o for_o other_o accident_n and_o may_v be_v more_o worth_a at_o present_a than_o a_o month_n or_o other_o small_a time_n hence_o and_o if_o it_o differ_v in_o its_o proportion_n unto_o the_o several_a thing_n value_v by_o it_o in_o several_a age_n upon_o the_o increase_n and_o diminution_n thereof_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o examine_v some_o other_o natural_a standard_n and_o measure_n without_o derogate_a from_o the_o excellent_a use_n of_o these_o 18._o our_o silver_n and_o gold_n we_o call_v by_o several_a name_n as_o in_o england_n by_o pound_n shilling_n and_o penny_n all_o which_o may_v be_v call_v and_o understand_v by_o either_o of_o the_o three_o but_o that_o which_o i_o will_v say_v upon_o this_o matter_n be_v that_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v value_v by_o two_o natural_a denomination_n which_o be_v land_n and_o labour_n that_o be_v we_o ought_v to_o say_v a_o ship_n or_o garment_n be_v worth_a such_o a_o measure_n of_o

than_o that_o upon_o place_n which_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o unless_o it_o be_v that_o those_o who_o make_v such_o law_n be_v rather_o borrower_n than_o lender_n but_o of_o the_o vanity_n and_o fruitlessness_n of_o make_v civil_a positive_a law_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o have_v speak_v elsewhere_o and_o instance_a in_o several_a particular_n 4._o as_o for_o the_o natural_a measure_n of_o exchange_n i_o say_v that_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n the_o great_a exchange_n can_v be_v but_o the_o labour_n of_o carry_v the_o money_n in_o specie_fw-la but_o where_o be_v hazard_n emergent_a use_n for_o money_n more_o in_o one_o place_n then_o another_o etc._n etc._n or_o opinion_n of_o these_o true_a or_o false_a the_o exchange_n will_v be_v govern_v by_o they_o 5._o parallel_v unto_o this_o be_v something_o which_o we_o omit_v concern_v the_o price_n of_o land_n for_o as_o great_a need_n of_o money_n heighten_v exchange_n so_o do_v great_a need_n of_o corn_n raise_v the_o price_n of_o that_o likewise_o and_o consequent_o of_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n that_o bear_v corn_n and_o last_o of_o the_o land_n itself_o as_o for_o example_n if_o the_o corn_n which_o feed_v london_n or_o a_o army_n be_v bring_v forty_o mile_n thither_o than_o the_o corn_n grow_v within_o a_o mile_n of_o london_n or_o the_o quarter_n of_o such_o army_n shall_v have_v add_v unto_o its_o natural_a price_n so_o much_o as_o the_o charge_n of_o bring_v it_o thirty_o nine_o mile_n do_v amount_v unto_o and_o unto_o perishable_a commodity_n as_o fresh_a fish_n fruit_n etc._n etc._n the_o insurance_n upon_o the_o hazard_n of_o corrupt_v etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v add_v also_o and_o final_o unto_o he_o that_o eat_v these_o thing_n there_o suppose_v in_o tavern_n shall_v be_v add_v the_o charge_n of_o all_o the_o circumstancial_a appurtenance_n of_o house-rent_a furniture_n attendance_n and_o the_o cook_n skill_n as_o well_o as_o his_o labour_n to_o accompany_v the_o same_o 6._o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o land_n intrinsical_o alike_o near_o populous_a place_n such_o as_o where_o the_o perimeter_n of_o the_o area_n that_o feed_v they_o be_v great_a will_v not_o only_o yield_v more_o rend_v for_o these_o reason_n but_o also_o more_o year_n purchase_v then_o in_o remote_a place_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o honour_v extraordinary_a of_o have_v land_n there_o for_o omne_fw-la tulit_fw-la punctum_fw-la qui_fw-la miscuit_fw-la utile_fw-la dulci._n 7._o have_v finish_v our_o digression_n upon_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o rent_n and_o value_v of_o land_n and_o money_n we_o now_o return_v to_o our_o second_o way_n of_o levy_v public_a charge_n which_o be_v the_o take_n of_o a_o proportion_n of_o the_o rent_n common_o call_v assessment_n it_o follow_v next_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o way_n of_o compute_v the_o say_a rent_n otherwise_o then_o according_a to_o the_o bargain_n which_o a_o few_o man_n make_v one_o with_o another_o through_o ignorance_n haste_n false_a suggestion_n or_o else_o in_o their_o passion_n or_o drink_n although_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o medium_n or_o common_a result_n of_o all_o the_o bargain_n make_v within_o three_o year_n or_o other_o such_o cycle_n of_o time_n as_o within_o which_o all_o contingency_n of_o land_n revolve_v may_v be_v very_o sufficient_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v but_o the_o sum_n synthetical_o compute_v by_o casual_a opinion_n as_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o cast_v up_o analytical_o by_o a_o distinct_a particularise_v of_o the_o cause_n 8._o 1._o therefore_o i_o propound_v a_o survey_n of_o the_o figure_n quantity_n and_o situation_n of_o all_o the_o land_n both_o according_a to_o the_o civil_a bound_n of_o parish_n farm_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o natural_a distinction_n thereof_o by_o the_o sea_n rivers_n ridge_n of_o rock_n or_o mountain_n etc._n etc._n 9_o 2._o i_o propound_v that_o the_o quality_n of_o each_o denomination_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o commodity_n it_o have_v usual_o bear_v in_o some_o land_n some_o sort_n of_o timber_n grain_n pulse_n or_o root_n grow_v more_o happy_o then_o in_o other_o also_o by_o the_o increase_n of_o thing_n sow_v or_o plant_v which_o it_o have_v yield_v communibus_fw-la annis_fw-la and_o withal_o the_o comparative_a goodness_n of_o the_o say_a commodity_n not_o unto_o the_o common_a standard_n money_n but_o to_o one_o another_o as_o for_o example_n if_o there_o be_v ten_o acre_n of_o land_n i_o will_v have_v it_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v better_o for_o hay_n or_o corn_n if_o for_o hay_o whether_o the_o say_v ten_o acre_n will_v bear_v more_o or_o less_o of_o hay_n then_o ten_o other_o acre_n and_o whether_o a_o hundred_o weight_n of_o the_o say_a hay_n will_v feed_v or_o fatten_v more_o or_o less_o than_o the_o same_o weight_n of_o other_o hay_n and_o not_o as_o yet_o compare_v it_o to_o money_n in_o which_o the_o value_n of_o the_o say_a hay_n will_v be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o plenty_n of_o money_n which_o have_v change_v strange_o since_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o west_n indies_n and_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n live_v near_o this_o land_n together_o with_o the_o luxurious_a or_o frugal_a live_n of_o they_o and_o beside_o all_o according_a to_o the_o civil_a natural_a and_o religious_a opinion_n of_o the_o say_a people_n as_o for_o example_n egg_n in_o the_o forepart_n of_o lent_n because_o their_o goodness_n and_o delicacy_n decay_v before_o lend_v be_v do_v be_v worth_a little_a in_o some_o popish_a country_n nor_o swine_n flesh_n among_o the_o jew_n nor_o hedgehog_n frog_n snail_n mushroom_n etc._n etc._n to_o those_o that_o fear_v to_o eat_v they_o as_o poisonous_a or_o unwholesome_a nor_o curran_n and_o spanish_a wine_n if_o they_o be_v all_o to_o be_v destroy_v as_o the_o great_a thief_n of_o this_o nation_n by_o a_o edict_n of_o the_o state_n 10._o this_o i_o call_v a_o survey_n or_o inquisition_n into_o the_o intrinsic_a value_v of_o land_n that_o of_o extrinsic_a or_o accidental_a follow_v we_o say_v that_o the_o change_n of_o the_o store_n of_o money_n will_v change_v the_o rate_n of_o commodity_n according_a to_o our_o reckon_n in_o name_n and_o word_n pound_n shilling_n and_o penny_n be_v nothing_o else_o as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o man_n can_v bring_v to_o london_n a_o ounce_n of_o silver_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o peru_n in_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o can_v produce_v a_o bushel_n of_o corn_n than_o one_o be_v the_o natural_a price_n of_o the_o other_o now_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o new_a and_o more_o easy_a mine_n a_o man_n can_v get_v two_o ounce_n of_o silver_n as_o easy_o as_o former_o he_o do_v one_o than_o corn_n will_v be_v as_o cheap_a at_o ten_o shilling_n the_o bushel_n as_o it_o be_v before_o at_o five_o shilling_n caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la 11._o it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o to_o have_v a_o way_n whereby_o to_o tell_v the_o money_n of_o our_o country_n which_o i_o think_v i_o have_v and_o that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n and_o without_o cost_n and_o which_o be_v more_o without_o look_v into_o particular_a man_n pocket_n of_o which_o hereafter_o now_o if_o we_o know_v what_o gold_n and_o silver_n we_o have_v in_o england_n two_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o can_v tell_v it_o again_o now_o and_o though_o we_o also_o know_v the_o difference_n of_o our_o denomination_n then_o when_o thirty_o seven_o shilling_n be_v make_v out_o the_o same_o quantity_n of_o silver_n as_o sixty_o two_o be_v now_o also_o that_o of_o the_o alloy_n labour_n in_o coinage_n remedy_n for_o weight_n and_o fineness_n and_o duty_n to_o the_o king_n nay_o if_o we_o also_o know_v the_o labourer_n wage_n then_o and_o now_o yet_o all_o this_o will_v not_o show_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o our_o nation_n even_o in_o money_n alone_o 12._o wherefore_o we_o must_v add_v to_o the_o premise_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n and_o conclude_v that_o if_o all_o the_o money_n in_o the_o nation_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o all_o the_o people_n both_o then_o and_o now_o that_o that_o time_n wherein_o each_o devisee_fw-mi have_v wherewith_o to_o hire_v most_o labourer_n be_v the_o rich_a so_o that_o we_o want_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o people_n and_o bullion_n which_o be_v now_o in_o this_o land_n and_o which_o be_v heretofore_o all_o which_o i_o think_v may_v be_v find_v out_o even_o for_o the_o time_n past_a but_o more_o probable_o for_o the_o time_n present_a and_o to_o come_v 13._o but_o to_o proceed_v suppose_v we_o have_v they_o than_o we_o will_v pitch_v the_o accidental_a value_n upon_o our_o land_n about_o london_n as_o thus_o viz._n we_o will_v first_o at_o hazard_n compute_v the_o material_n for_o food_n and_o cover_n which_o the_o

place_n 5._o the_o same_o imposition_n may_v also_o be_v make_v on_o the_o tin_n spend_v at_o home_n unless_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a so_o to_o do_v as_o for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n to_o impose_v the_o gabel_n upon_o salt_n in_o the_o very_a place_n where_o it_o be_v make_v 6._o but_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o such_o high_a duty_n make_v man_n endeavour_v not_o to_o enter_v any_o such_o good_n at_o all_o or_o pay_v for_o they_o provide_v the_o charge_n of_o smuckling_n and_o bribe_v with_o the_o hazard_n of_o be_v seize_v do_v not_o communibus_fw-la vi●ibus_fw-la exceed_v the_o duty_n 7._o wherefore_o the_o measure_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v that_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a safe_a and_o profitable_a for_o man_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n then_o to_o break_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o such_o case_n where_o the_o magistrate_n can_v with_o certainty_n execute_v the_o law_n as_o for_o example_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o save_v the_o duty_n upon_o horse_n ship_v at_o a_o small_a port_n without_o adjacent_a creek_n and_o that_o but_o some_o certain_a two_o hour_n every_o tide_n forasmuch_o as_o horse_n can_v be_v disguise_v put_v up_o in_o bag_n or_o cask_n nor_o ship_v without_o noise_n and_o the_o help_n of_o many_o hand_n 8._o the_o measure_n of_o custom_n upon_o import_v commodity_n be_v 1._o that_o all_o thing_n ready_a and_o ripe_a for_o consumption_n may_v be_v make_v somewhat_o dear_a than_o the_o same_o thing_n grow_v or_o make_v at_o home_n if_o the_o same_o be_v feasible_a caeteris_fw-la talibus_fw-la 2._o that_o all_o superfluity_n tend_v to_o luxury_n and_o sin_n may_v be_v load_v with_o so_o much_o impost_n as_o to_o serve_v instead_o of_o a_o sumptuary_n law_n to_o restrain_v the_o use_n of_o they_o but_o here_o also_o care_n be_v to_o be_v have_v that_o it_o be_v not_o better_a to_o smuckle_v then_o to_o pay_v 9_o on_o the_o contrary_a all_o thing_n not_o full_o wrought_v and_o manufacture_v as_o raw_a hide_n wool_n beaver_n raw-silk_n cotton_n as_o also_o all_o tool_n and_o material_n for_o manufacture_n as_o also_o dyingstuff_n etc._n etc._n aught_o to_o be_v gentle_o deal_v with_o 10._o if_o to_o levy_v the_o payment_n of_o these_o duty_n can_v be_v most_o exact_o perform_v prince_n may_v strange_o practise_v one_o upon_o another_o wherefore_o since_o they_o can_v the_o people_n pay_v no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v with_o great_a safety_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n save_v nor_o observe_v any_o more_o of_o these_o law_n than_o they_o can_v elude_v 11._o the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o way_n of_o custom_n be_v viz._n 1._o that_o duty_n be_v lay_v upon_o thing_n not_o yet_o ripe_a for_o use_v upon_o commodity_n in_o fieri_fw-la and_o but_o in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o full_a improvement_n which_o seem_v the_o same_o ill-husbandry_n as_o to_o make_v fuel_n of_o young_a sapling_n instead_o of_o dotard_n and_o pollard_n 2._o the_o great_a number_n of_o officer_n requisite_a to_o collect_v the_o say_a duy_n especial_o in_o a_o country_n where_o the_o harbour_n be_v many_o and_o the_o tide_n convenient_a for_o ship_v of_o good_n at_o any_o time_n 3._o the_o great_a facility_n of_o smuckling_n by_o bribery_n collusion_n hide_v and_o disguise_v of_o commodity_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o oath_n and_o penalty_n and_o withal_o by_o the_o several_a way_n of_o mitigate_a and_o take_v off_o the_o say_a penalty_n even_o after_o discovery_n 4._o the_o custom_n or_o duty_n upon_o the_o few_o commodity_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o england_n exchange_v with_o foreigner_n make_v too_o small_a a_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a expense_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o kingdom_n which_o perhaps_o be_v not_o less_o than_o fifty_o million_o of_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o which_o to_o bear_v the_o common_a charge_n thereof_o so_o as_o some_o other_o way_n of_o levy_n must_v be_v practise_v together_o with_o it_o whereas_o by_o some_o one_o way_n if_o the_o best_a the_o whole_a work_n may_v be_v absolve_v wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o way_n of_o custom_n that_o it_o necessitate_v other_o way_n than_o itself_o 12._o now_o as_o a_o small_a attempt_n of_o a_o remedy_n or_o expedient_a herein_o i_o offer_v rather_o that_o instead_o of_o the_o custom_n upon_o good_n ship_v every_o ship_n that_o go_v in_o or_o out_o may_v pay_v a_o tonnage_n the_o same_o be_v collectible_a by_o a_o very_a few_o hand_n as_o a_o matter_n visible_a to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o say_a duty_n be_v but_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o freight_v as_o the_o like_a whereof_o be_v excind_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a consumption_n will_v defray_v all_o the_o public_a charge_n which_o part_n perhaps_o be_v 4._o per_fw-la cent._n or_o thereabouts_o viz._n two_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o fifty_o 13._o the_o other_o be_v that_o the_o custom_n be_v reduce_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o insurance_n praemium_fw-la and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v augment_v and_o fit_v as_o whereby_o the_o king_n may_v afford_v to_o ensure_v the_o good_n as_o well_o against_o the_o sea_n as_o enemy_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o whole_a nation_n will_v be_v concern_v in_o all_o such_o loss_n and_o then_o the_o merchant_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n will_v more_o willing_o enter_v and_o pay_v for_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v have_v insure_v 14._o but_o it_o will_v be_v here_o object_v that_o although_o the_o duty_n of_o custom_n be_v abrogate_a yet_o that_o there_o must_v be_v almost_o the_o same_o number_n of_o officer_n maintain_v as_o now_o to_o prevent_v the_o bring_n in_o and_o carry_v out_o of_o prohibit_v commodity_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v here_o state_n the_o nature_n of_o such_o prohibition_n by_o two_o or_o three_o grand_a instance_n 15._o to_o prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o money_n in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n almost_o impracticable_a it_o be_v almost_o nugatory_a and_o vain_a and_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o resolve_v either_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o insurance_n answerable_a to_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v seize_v or_o unto_o a_o surcharge_n of_o a_o composition_n by_o bribe_v the_o searcher_n as_o for_o example_n if_o but_o one_o in_o fifty_o exportation_n be_v seize_v or_o if_o twenty_o shilling_n be_v usual_o take_v for_o coin_v at_o fifty_o pound_n than_o the_o commodity_n buy_v with_o this_o money_n must_v be_v sell_v two_o at_o lest_o per_fw-la cent_n the_o dear_a to_o the_o consumptioner_n now_o if_o the_o trade_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o surcharge_n than_o money_n will_v not_o be_v export_v with_o discretion_n now_o the_o use_n of_o this_o prohibition_n suppose_v it_o practicable_a be_v to_o serve_v as_o a_o sumptuary_n law_n and_o to_o bind_v the_o nation_n in_o general_n not_o to_o spend_v more_o than_o they_o get_v for_o if_o we_o can_v export_v no_o commodity_n of_o our_o own_o growth_n or_o manufacture_n then_o by_o prohibit_v the_o go_v out_o of_o money_n it_o be_v also_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la command_v that_o nothing_o foreign_a shall_v be_v bring_v in_o again_o suppose_v that_o ordinary_o we_o export_v enough_o to_o furnish_v we_o with_o all_o foreign_a commodity_n but_o upon_o some_o extraordinary_a decay_n of_o our_o land_n or_o hand_n we_o be_v able_a to_o export_v but_o half_a as_o much_o as_o will_v procure_v our_o ordinary_a proportion_n of_o foreign_a good_n than_o the_o prohibition_n of_o money_n perform_v indeed_o the_o part_n of_o a_o sumptuary_n law_n in_o hinder_v we_o to_o bring_v n_o any_o more_o than_o half_a as_o much_o foreign_a commodity_n as_o we_o former_o use_v only_o it_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o merchant_n to_o choose_v which_o he_o will_v neglect_v or_o forbear_v to_o bring_v in_o and_o w●ich_v not_o whereas_o in_o sumptuary_n law_n the_o state_n take_v this_o care_n upon_o themselves_o as_o for_o example_n if_o we_o want_v exportation_n to_o balance_v our_o importation_n by_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n and_o suppose_v for_o example_n sake_n that_o the_o importation_n of_o forty_o thousand_o pound_n worth_a of_o coffee-berry_n or_o the_o like_a of_o spanish_a wine_n must_v be_v retrench_v in_o this_o case_n the_o say_a prohibition_n of_o money_n will_v do_v one_o or_o some_o of_o one_o and_o some_o of_o the_o other_o as_o much_o harm_n as_o the_o merchant_n himself_o please_v but_o the_o sumptuary_n law_n determine_v whether_o we_o shall_v encourage_v and_o keep_v fair_a with_o the_o nation_n that_o send_v we_o wine_n rather_o than_o that_o which_o send_v we_o coffee_n whether_o the_o expense_n of_o wine_n or_o coffee_n be_v most_o prejudicial_a to_o our_o people_n etc._n etc._n 16._o the_o benefit_n allege_v for_o the_o free_a exportation_n of_o money_n be_v m●●●rrily_o this_o viz._n that_o if_o a_o ship_n carry_v out_o of_o england_n forty_o thousand_o pound_n

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