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Annot.
And we retain the Land still, and so the Gain is clear to the Nation. Mr. Mun in his Excellent Treatise, chap. 4. of English Treasure by Forreign Trade, affirms it to be the onely expedient to encrease the Treasure of the Nation; whereas it is demonstratively apparent, that the Admission of For∣reigners to purchase Lands in England will encrease it, and that more certainly and surely. I say this will more certain∣ly encrease the Treasure of England; for it necessarily so much encreases it, as the Money expended in it does amount to: Whereas sometimes the Merchant loses by Forrain Trade, whereby the Nation, as well as Merchant, loses of the Treasure of the Nation. And in the Purchasing of Land by Forreigners the Nation ventures nothing, and so cannot lose any Treasure or Land by it: whereas oftentimes the Ships and all the Lading is lost in Forrain Trade, to the loss of the Nation, and undoing the Merchant. But the Purchasing Lands by Natives, does not encrease the Treasure of England, but diverts so much Money from carrying on the beneficial Trades of England, as is expended therein; and many other Inconveniencies accrue to the Nation by it, which do largely appear in the Annot. upon the 3d Cor. of the 26 Prop. of the Equal Danger of the Church, State, and Trade of England.