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. 28. Theorem 26.

The free permission of Forreigners to import forrein Goods into England, will so much encrease the valuable Trades of England, as the Forreigners importing Goods are more.

2 Ax. 1. For in every thing, the Effects will be as the Causes are.

2 Pet. 1. But greater numbers of people encrease Trade.

45. Pet. 3. And the free permission of Forreigners to im∣port forrein Goods into England, will cause so much greater numbers of people in England, as the Forreigners impor∣ting Goods are more.

Therefore it will so much encrease the valuable Trades of England.

Annot.

They would, for the many reasons heretofore said, en∣crease Trade in themselves, and also enable many poor peo∣ple to Trade, and procure a livelyhood, by lading and unla∣ding their Vessels, by mending and trimming their Vessels, Sails and Rigging; and more other benefits would accrue to poor people, which can neither be well foreseen, or enu∣merated.

Coroll. 1.

By the same reason, the free permission of For∣reigners to import forrein Goods into England, will so much encrease the value of the Lands of England, as the Forreigners importing Goods are more.

6 Pet. 1. For Lands are valuable, as the Trade of the place is valuable.

Prop. And the free admission of Forreigners to import forrein Goods into England, will so much encrease the va∣luable Trades of England, as the Forreigners importing Goods are more.

Annot.

If this number of Ships now employed in the Ports of England makes Lands of such value, by victualling these Ships, and employing people in them; then if the number of Shipping be encreased, so would be the employment of the people, who thereby would be enabled to buy the Farmors Commodities; and the Farmor too would finde so much more vent for his Commodities in victualling Ships, as the Ships are more. By means whereof, not only the wast and untill'd Grounds upon the Coast might be improved, but even those in Mediterrane places might finde encourage∣ment and vent for their Commodities; the Houses in the Towns upon the Coast would let better to receive the Goods imported, and new ones would be built for the same pur∣pose.

Coroll. 2.

By the same reason, the free permission of For∣reigners to import forrein Goods into England, will so much encrease the value of the Revenues of the Church, as the Forreigners importing Goods are more.

7 Pet. 1. For the Revenues of the Church of England are valuable, as the Lands are valuable.

Coroll. 1. And the free permission of Forreigners to im∣port forrein Goods, will encrease the value of the Lands of England.

Annot.

And so they would encrease the Revenues of the Crown, not only by the comsumption of all sorts of forrein Com∣modities which pay the King Duties, but also of all the Beer, Ale, and all other Domestick Exciseable Com∣modities, which they consume and freight their Vessels with.