The present state of England. Part III. and Part IV. containing I. an account of the riches, strength, magnificence, natural production, manufactures of this island, with an exact catalogue of the nobility, and their seats, &c., II. the trade and commerce within it self, and with all countries traded to by the English, as at this day established, and all other matters relating to inland and marine affairs : supplying what is omitted in the two former parts ...

Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703., Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. England's guide to industry., J. S.

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A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS.

OF the Original of Trade, its Increase and the Method to bring it to its present per∣fection, &c.
Chap. 1
Of the Original of the Companies of London, and how and when Incorporated.
Chap. 2.
Of the English Merchants trading into most parts, the time of their Incorporating and the Improve∣ment of Navigation.
Chap. 3.
Of Englands Trade in general, a Survey of the Weights, Measures, Coyns, Comerse of most of the Counties.
Chap. 4.
Of the Traffick of London.
Chap. 5.
Of the Coyns of England, settled by the Tower Standard.
Chap. 6.
Of the Weights and Measures used in England, established by a Standard.
Chap. 7.
Of the Trade of Scotland, as to its dependencies with England.
Chap. 8.
A View of Ireland, and its present State and Trade.
Chap. 9.
Page [unnumbered]A View of the Ocean, and the Islands belonging to the Isle of great Britain.
Chap. 10.
Of the Measures, Breadth, and Length of Eng∣lish Cloath.
Chap. 11.
A View of America, and its Trade with Eng∣land.
Chap. 12.
A View of Virginia, of the Trade, Names, Cu∣stoms, and Government of it.
Chap. 13.
A View of New-England, and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 14.
A View of Maryland, the Customs and Trade thereof.
Chap. 15.
A View of the Peruanan Provinces, their Trade and Customs.
Chap. 16.
A View of Affrica, and of the Manners, Cu∣stoms, Trade, Coyns, and Commodities.
Chap. 17.
Of Tunis, the Trade, Manners, and Customs thereof.
Chap. 18.
A View of Argiers, of their Trade, Manners, and Customs, and Methods for selling of Slaves.
Chap. 19.
Of the Kingdom of Fez, and its Trade with England.
Chap. 20.
Of the Kingdom of Morocco, the Customs, and Trade thereof with England.
Chap. 21.
Of Nur•idia and Lydia, and their Trade.
Chap. 22.
A View of Ethiopia and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 24.
Page [unnumbered]A View of Mosambique, and its Trade.
Chap. 25.
Of Egypt, and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 26.
Of Grand Cairo and its Trade.
Chap. 27.
Of the Isles appertaining to Affrica, the Com∣modities, Trade, Weights, and Measures.
Chap. 28.
Of Asia, the Trade, Manners, and Customs thereof, of the Money currant, and Com∣modities, Weights, and Measures.
Chap. 29.
A View of Syria and its Trade.
Chap. 30.
Of Aleppo, and the Trade thereof, and the Cu∣stoms of that famous City.
Chap. 31.
Of Damascus, and its Trade.
Chap. 32.
Of Tripoly, and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 33.
Of Palestine.
Chap. 34.
Of America, and its Trade.
Chap. 35.
Of Assyria, Mesopotamia, and Caldea.
Chap. 36.
Of Media, and its Trade.
Chap. 37.
Of Persia its Trade and Commodities.
Chap. 38.
Of Hispaan and its Trade.
Chap. 39.
Of Tartaria its Trade, Coyn, and Customs.
Chap. 40.
Of India, Intra and Extra Gangem.
Chap. 41.
A View of Cambaia, and its Trade.
Chap. 42.
A View of Goa, its Trade, Commodities and Customs, &c.
Chap. 43.
Of Musulipatan.
Chap. 44.
Of the City of Satagan, the Metropolis of Ben∣gala.
Chap. 45.
Page [unnumbered]Of Peru, the Trade, Coyns, and Customs.
Chap. 46.
Of Syan and Malacca.
Chap. 47.
Of China, and their Trade with England.
Chap. 48.
Of the Islands, in the Asian Seas.
Chap. 49.
Of the Isles of Molucco's, &c.
Chap. 50.
Of Javas, and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 51.
Of other Islands in the Indian Seas.
Chap. 52.
Of Cyprus its Trade, Growth, and Coyns.
Chap. 53.
A Discourse of Gold and Silver, its true intrin∣sick value, their Fineness and Allayes, &c.
Chap. 54.
Of Diamonds and precious Stones, and their va∣lue and goodness.
Chap. 55.
Of the Trade of Europe, and their dependen∣cies on England.
Chap. 56.
Of Sevil in Spain and its Trade.
Chap. 57.
Of Malaga, the Customs, Weights, and Mea∣sures.
Chap. 58.
Of Alicant, and its Trade.
Chap. 59.
Of Madrid, its Trade and Customs.
Chap. 60.
Of Lisbon, its Trade, Weights, Measures, and Coyns.
Chap. 61.
A View of France, its Trade, Custom, Weights and Measures, &c.
Chap. 62.
Of Rouen and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 63.
A View of Paris, its Trade, Custom, and Com∣modities, &c.
Chap. 64.
Of Lyons, and its Trade.
Chap. 65.
Page [unnumbered]Of Marselia, and its Trade.
Chap. 66.
Of Naples, and its Trade.
Chap. 67.
Of Italy, and its Trade.
Chap. 68.
Of Florence, and its Trade.
Chap. 69.
Of Millain, and its Trade.
Chap. 70.
Of the Dukedoms of Mantua and Urbin, and their Trade.
Chap. 71.
Of Venice, and its Trade.
Chap. 72.
Of Parma.
Chap. 73.
Of Leghorn, its Trade, Customs, Weights, and Measures.
Chap. 74.
Of Genoa, its Trade and Commerce.
Chap. 75.
Of Luca, and its Trade.
Chap. 76.
Of Rome, and its Trade, and Customs.
Chap. 77.
Of Flanders and Holland, their Weights, Mea∣sures, Coyns, Customs, Traffick.
Chap. 78.
Of Amsterdam and its Trade.
Chap. 79.
Of Germany, its Provinces and Trade.
Chap. 80.
Of Stratsburg, and its Trade.
Chap. 81.
Of Vicura, its Trade, Weights, and Customs, and Coyn.
Chap. 82.
Of Hamburg, its Trade, Commodities, Coyns, &c.
Chap. 83.
Of Denmark, its Trade, &c.
Chap. 84.
Of Elsinore, and the Trade thereof.
Chap. 85.
Of Norway, its Customs and Tade.
Chap. 86.
Of Sweedland, its provinces and Trade.
Chap. 87.
Of Moscovia, and its chief City Mosco, its Trade and Customs, &c.
Chap. 88.
A View of the Kingdom of Poland its Trade, &c.
Chap. 89.
Page [unnumbered]Of Hungary, and the adjacent Provinces, their Trade and Manufacture, &c.
Chap. 90.
A View of Greece, and its Trade, the Manu∣facture and Trade of Constantinople with England.
Chap. 91.
A View of the Islands in the Egean and Medi∣terranean Sea, &c.
Chap. 92.
Of Candia and other Islands.
Chap. 93.
Of Zant, Zeffalonia, and their Trade, Commodi∣ties, Coyn, &c.
Chap. 94.
Of Sicilia, Malta and Sardinia, their Trade.
Chap. 95.
Of Greenland & other Northern Islands.
Ch. 96.
Of the Practice and Custom of Exchanges, and the Benefit thereof.
Chap. 97.
Of four Bills of Exchange, of presenting, paying and protesting, the Laws and Customs of Mer∣chants therein asserted.
Chap. 98.
Of the Pair in Exchange, and form of English, Dutch, and French Bills.
Chap. 99.
Ʋseful observat. on Bills of Exchange.
page 300.
Of Letters of Credit, and why drawn.
p. 312.
A Survey of Customs of Tonnage, and Poundage, of Wines of the Growth of France, Ger∣many, Spain, Portugal.
p. 314
Of Policies of Assurance, their Original, Legality, Nature, and Quality.
p. 325.
Of Bottomery, the Signification of it, the Com∣modity or Discommodity of it.
p. 332.
Of the Rights, and Priviledges of Owners of Page [unnumbered] Ships, and Rules to be observed by them, ac∣cording to Laws Marine.
p. 335.
Instructions to be observ'd by Masters of Ships.
p. 337.
Of Fraight and Charter part according to Laws Marine.
p. 340.
Of Wrecks, and Instructions for Masters and Owners in case of Wrecks.
p. 344.
Of Averidge and Contribution, and what Goods maybe cast over-board in case of a Storm.
p. 347.
A View of London, with the Customs, Privi∣ledges and Exemptions thereof according to the Charters of several Kings of England.
p. 351.
A Survey of the remaining Ports of England, with their Members, Creeks, &c. together with the Goods Imported and Exported.
p. 358.

A Table of the Contents of the second Trea∣tise, Intituled, A Discourse of Trade.

CHAP I.
THat a small Country, and few people by Si∣tuation, Trade and Policy, may be Equi∣valent in Wealth and Strength to a far great∣er people, and that Conveniencies for Ship∣ping and Water-Carriage, do most eminently and fundamentally conduce thereunto.
CHAP. II.
That some kind of Taxes and Publick Levies Page [unnumbered] may rather increase then diminish the Wealth of the Kingdom.
CHAP. III.
That France cannot by Reason of natural and perpetual im∣pediments, be more powerful at Sea then England and the low Countries.
CHAP. IV.
That the people and Territories of the King of England, are naturally as considerable for Wealth and Strength as those of France.
CHAP. V.
That the impediments of Englands greatness, are Contingent and removable.
CHAP.. VI.
That the Power and Wealth of England, has increased these last 40 years.
CHAP. VII.
That one 10 part of the whole Expences of the King of England Subjects, is sufficient to maintain 100000 Foot, 40000 Horse, and 40000 men at Sea, and defray all other charges of the Government, both ordinary and Extraordinary, &c.
CHAP. VIII.
That there are spare Hands enough amongst the King of Eng∣lands Subjects, to earn two Millions per Annum more then they now do, and that there are also Imployments ready, proper and sufficient for the purpose.
CHAP. IX.
That there is Money sufficient to drive the Trade of the Nati∣on.
CHAP. X.
That the King of Englands Subjects, have Stock Compe∣tent and Convenient to drive the Trade of the Whole Commercial World.

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