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.

Prop. 14. Theorem 13.

The Repealing the Acts made the 18 and 20 Car. 2. c. 1. against Importation of Irish Cattle, may encrease the Trades of our Woollen Manufactures, and for Beer, Hops, all sorts of Dying-Stuffs, Hides, Fruits, Sugars, Tobacco's; all sorts of Silk, as well wrought as unwrought; Ribbons, Gold, Silver and Silk-Lace with the Kingdom of Ireland, and the Trade of Victualling ships by the Natives of England and Forreigners in the Ports of England.

13 Ax. 3. For every business may be so much encreased, as the means are more.

40 Pet. 3. But the importation of Irish Cattle is a mean whereby the Kingdom of Ireland may hold a Trade with us for our Woollen Manufactures, and Hops, Beer, &c.

41 Pet. 3. And the Repealing the Acts of the 18 and 20 Car. 2. cap. 1. may make the importation of Irish Cattle more.

Therefore it may encrease the Trades of our Woollen Manufactures, and of Beer, Hops, &c. with Ireland, and of Victualling Ships in the Ports of England.

Annot.

If the Repealing these Acts would encrease the Trades of our Woollen and others Manufactures and growths to 210000 l. per Annum, besides Victualling ships, as they were before these Acts, and are now fallen to less than 20000 l. per Annum, as Mr. John Du Boise (a worthy Citizen) has calculated; This would be more beneficial to the Nation, than if 170000 l. per Annum were given to the Nation, al∣lowing 40000 l. per Annum for Principles, than to continue it in the same condition it is in, now these Laws stand in force.

But though the Nation might hope for some relief by the Repealing or Expiration of these Laws, it can hope for none by repealing the Act of the 15 Car. 2. cap. 7. Intituled, Trade encouraged, for all sorts of Wire, Hats, Ribbons, Buttons, Gloves, Bandstrings, Hangings, Stools, Chairs, Knives, Sythes, Sickles, Cizars, Sheaths for Knives, Stockens, Caps, course Shifts and Frocks, with the Kingdom of Scotland: for the Scottish Nation, offended by this Law, imposed 90 l. per Cent. upon all Goods imported into Scotland from Eng∣land; and making use of opportunities, have established these Trades and Manufactures among themselves, to our Loss, as appears more largely in the Annot. upon the 15th Prop. of the Equal Danger of the Church, State, and Trade of England.