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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Coke, Roger, fl. 1696.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.C. for Henry Brome ...,; 1675.
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- 17th century.; Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 17th century.
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Prop. 24. Theorem 23.

The free Importation of Forrein Goods into England, may cheaper encrease a forrein Trade of our Woollen and other Manufactures.

17 Ax. 3. For things may be so much cheaper done, as the means are cheaper.

47 Pet. 3. But the forrein Trade of forrein Goods, with our Woollen and other Manufactures, is a mean to encrease the Trade of them.

48 Pet. 3. And the free Importation of forrein Goods into England, will make them so much cheaper, as the Im∣portation is more free.

Therefore it may cheaper encrease a forrein Trade of our Woollen and other Manufactures.

Annot.

So that this Importation, as it may more conveniently encrease our Woollen and other Manufactures, so it may cheaper do it. If a Vessel half fraught with our Commo∣dities,

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and half with forrein, can sell the forrein well, this may enable the Merchant to sell our Manufactures so much cheaper, as he better sold the forrein: Whereas, if the for∣rein had been dearer bought, the Markets for both might have been lost. But the benefits which would arise to the forrein Trade of our Woollen and other Manufactures, by the free permission of Forreigners to import forrein Goods, does not end here: for by it our Manufactures might be vended from the next Port; whereas now they are generally brought up to London by long and tedious Land-carriages, and forestalled by the Freemen before they can finde any mixture of other Commodities to be vended with them in forrein Trade. And as we thus vainly charge our Manu∣factures by Land-carriage to London, before they must pass the Seas in forrein Trade; so do we the Lead and Tin Transported to Spain, Italy and Turky: and to what pur∣pose this must be done, I would fain know.