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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94473	To the honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament the humble proposals of A vvell-wisher to Englands prosperity.	Well-wisher to England's prosperity.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1682 (1682)	Wing T1433; ESTC R185188	9,690	10

third Seal to be at 6 d. the sheet or page for all Bonds and Bills and above 50 l. 〈◊〉 ●00 l. ●●e fourth Seal at 12 d. the sheet or page for all things as before above 100 l. but 〈◊〉 ●●ceeding 500 l. ●●e fift Seal at 2 s. the sheet or page for all things from 500 l. to a 1000 l. and un●●●●●is Seal may be comprehended all Declarations Bills and Answers in Chancery ●●●er Courts Judgments Pleas Executions and Decrees which concern Suits in ●●r Chancery ●●e sixt Seal at 4 s. a sheet or page for any sum above 1000 l. for all Leases Pur●●●●●● Mortgages Rent-charges Conveyances of Land Houses or Offices Wills and ●●●●ents and such like 〈◊〉 seventh Seal at 20 s. a sheet or page comprehending all matters that pass under 〈◊〉 ●●eat Seal or Privy Seal 〈◊〉 eighth Seal at 40 s. comprehending all Honours under the degree of a Ba●●●●● 〈◊〉 ninth Seal 4 l. for a Baron and all other Superiour Honours 〈◊〉 tenth Seal at 10 l. a sheet or page comprehending and having reference unto ●●vernments Domestick or Forrain whether of Provinces Cities Towns or Ca●●●●●r any other such like commands to which is annexed an annual stipend 〈◊〉 as to the difference of these Seals they may be fewer or more at less or bigger 〈◊〉 as it shall be thought convenient for each purpose to which they may or shall be ●●●d And as touching the management and setling this design that it may do the 〈◊〉 for which it is proposed and intended if it be approved and that your ●●rs shall desire to be further informed therein the Author of this Proposal 〈◊〉 ●ost readily obey command and questions not but to make it evident that no one ●●●n more easilier be established and produce an Incomb more pleasing and with ●●●●evance to the Nation then this will for none shall be compelled to use this Paper unless they of their own accord will there being not any person that shall use ●t but will one way or other find an advantage thereby And for the publick advantage that will arise in reference to the incomb thereof let consideration be had of the effect it produceth in Spain where for this many years it hath bin used and is found the most readiest greatest and insensiblest Incomb of any and hath brought into the Spanish Coffers vaste sums yearly to many scores of thousands of Duckars although they are for people few in number and very mean in negotiations and it was in the time of Spains greatest extremity and want amidst their late wars with France and Holland first set afoot which very thing and the Revenue Spain received thereby had it bin paid in Silver as it was in black money it would well nigh have supplyed the best of his expences for those French Expeditions but as it and all other the King of Spains Revenues of his Crown are gathered in in Cope-money the loss thereby is so great that it lessens his whole Incomb one half and hath ruinated Spain so as never to be recovered without a Miracle and should we ever here in England suffer Coper Coyn or debased money to pass for currant amongst us we shall soon make England worse then Spain Considering then of what a value this settlement was to Spain a poor depopulated Kingdome how much more considerate will it be to England whose large Commerce and dealings both abroad and at home carried to a greater heigth through the infinite multitudes of people all whose transactions will be as so many riverets adding still to the filling of the Cistern that it cannot but in reason be granted to be a settlement worthy the taking into consideration for hereby such Publick-Faith Debts or other Debts which shall be thought fit to be paid to such as have suffered so much for their loyalty to their King and Countrey may receive a quick and easy satisfaction of which there are sundry Poor of all sides that merit relief therein I have now done and I hope none will think their labour ill spent in the observing or reading what in this paper is set forth or blame the Author for publishing the same such things as these being only fit for National meetings and by them to be considered the which blessed be God we now enjoy with all freedome so it is my hope and I cannot but believe that whatsoever may any wayes advance the Publick good will be with much earnestness now in this present Parliament preferred and perfected to the glory of God his Majesties Honour and the Nations ease and Prosperity which I heartily wish and when any of the particulars herein mentioned hath bin or is by any other person made publick it will very much rejoyce me to find and know that there be assenters to these my thoughts and Judgment and that have like publick spirits as to wish well to their native Countrey and brethren inhabitants therein and who also desire to do good for good sake for undoubtedly would every man leav off self interest in its exorbitancy strive to promote the comon good staying a while striving the advancement of the one it would make them in due time attain unto the other when as its most probable by striving only for self both the one and the other come ●o ruine I wish it were not so much the present fin of the Nation it s not to late to be amended and I hope it will be mended before it grow too late which once hapning there will be no going back Concluding therefore with this Prayer That if by presuming to publish and present these to your Honours I have erred let the zeal I have for the peace ●nd prosperity of England and the desire to promote his Majesties service obtain a pardon for him who begs of God that he will give you Wisdome and Courage to settle this poor Nation that hath so long lain under misery in unity and peace both i● Church and State and also so to strengthen his Majesties hands with power and his Coffers with Money that he may be able to withstand and subdue all his Enemies and reward his friends that under him and his Government the people of England may live a safe peaceable and happy life FINIS