England's improvements in two parts : in the former is discoursed how the kingdom of England may be improved ... : in the latter is discoursed how the navigation of England may be increased and the soveraignty of the British seas more secured to the crown of England ... / by Roger Coke.

PETITIONS.

• 1. THe forrein Trade of our Woollen and other Manufa∣ctures, is a Principle to the Navigation of them to and from the Ports of England.
• 2. The free premission of Forreigners to make returns of our Woollen and other Manufactures into the Ports of England, and export them, may encrease trade to & from the Ports of England.
• 3. Trade between England and Ireland, is a Principle to the English Navigation between England and Ireland.
• 4. The Navigation of England is a mean of preserving the Soveraignty of the British Seas to the Crown of England.
• 5. Trade to and from the Ports of England, is a Principle of Navigation to and from the Ports of England.
• 6. The free admission of Forreigners to inhabit in England, and in any Vessels to Fish and Trade into forrein parts for Fish caught upon the Coasts of England and Scotland, may encrease the Trade of England.
• 7. Fishing and Trading Vessels are Riches.
• 8. The free admission of Forreigners to inhabit in England, and in any Vessels to fish upon the Coasts of England and Scotland, and to trade into forrein parts, will add so many Ves∣sels to those in England, as they fish and trade in.
• 9. The free admission of Forreigners to make returns of Fish caught upon the Coasts of England and Scotland, and to export them, may encrease the trade of England to and from the Ports of England.
• 10. Navigation is a mean of preserving the Soveraignty of the British Seas to the Crown of England.
• 11. The encrease of the English Navigation by Forreigners, will so much diminish the Navigation of others who may be Ene∣mies to the Crown of England.
• 12. So much less English Timber will be expended in building ships for all other trades but the Newcastle, East-Indy and Turky, by how many forrein ships the English buy in those other Trades.
• 13. The free permission of the English to buy Ships in all other but the East-Indie, Newcastle, and Turky Trades may cause so many more forein ships to be bought, as the permission is more free.
• 14. The Newcastle, East-Indie and Turky Trades, and the Soveraignty of the British Seas to the Crown of England, •••…•••…e more secured by Ships built of English Timber.
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• 15. The free permission of the English to buy Ships in all other Trades but the Newcastle, East-Indie, and Turky Trades, may encrease Ships in England.
• 16. The free permission of the English to buy Ships in all o∣ther Trades but the Newcastle, East-Indie, and Turky Trades, may cheaper encrease Ships in England.
• 17. Pitch, Tar, Ruff Hemp and Flax, are principal means in the Manufactures of Cordage, Nets and Sails.
• 18. The free permission of Forreigners to import Pitch, Tar, Ruff Hemp and Flax, may encrease these cheaper, as the Impor∣tation is more free.
• 19. So much less of the Treasure of the Nation will be ex∣pended in buying Pitch, Tar, Ruff Hemp and Flax, as they are cheaper.
• 20. Ropes, Sails, and Timber, are means in building and fitting up of Ships.
• 21. The free permission of Forreigners to import Timber, may cheaper encrease Timber in England.
• 22. The forrein Trade of Newcastle-Coal, is a Principle to the Navigation of England.
• 23. The free permission of the English in English-built Ships to export Newcastle-Coal, and make returns into the Ports of England, may encrease the forrein Trade of it.