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. 3. Theorem 3.

Woollen Manufactures may be so much encreas∣ed in England, as the unwrought Wools of Eng∣land and Ireland are more.

Subject. Woollen Manufactures.

Question. Whether they may be encreased in England, &c. I say they may.

1 Ax. 3. For things may be so much encreased, as the Principles are more than are used.

5 Pet. 3. But unwrought Wools are Principles in Woollen Manufactures.

6 Pet. 3. And the unwrought Wools of England and Ire∣land are more than are used in Woollen-Manufactures in England.

Therefore Woollen-Manufactures may be encreased in England.

Annot.

If we encrease our Woollen-Manufactures in England, these Benefits will accrue to the Nation. First, If one pound

of Wooll worth one shilling made into one piece of Cloath or Stuff, becomes worth ten shillings; then is the Manufacture nine times more valuable to the Nation than the Land on which it is renewed, and ten times more peo∣ple are employed therein than the Shepherds and Clippers of the Wooll are: And this Employment not only at one time of the year, as the Shearing of Sheep is, but always. Secondly, This would be a great comfort and encourage∣ment to the Country Farmer to pay his Rent, and maintain his Family; whereas now the Wools of England not being wrought at home, and so the Farmer not finding a Market at home, becomes undone, and not able to pay his Rent; and if he seeks a Market abroad with it to sustain his Family and pay his Rent, he commits Felony, by the Law made 14 Car. 2. 18. Thirdly, The working the Wools of Ire∣land in England, would be ninefold more beneficial to Eng∣land, than the Wools to Ireland; whereas by Transporting our Wools, other places get so much benefit to our loss.

Corollary 1.

By the same Reason, the Manufactures of Tin-Plates may be encreased in England.

7 Pet. 3. For Tin and Iron are Principles in the Manu∣factures of Tin-Plates.

9 Pet. 3. And the Tin and Iron of England are more than is used in the Manufactures of Tin-Plates.

Annot.

If we wrought the Manufactures of Tin in England, the Nation would not only gain so much as the Manufacture becomes more worth than the Principles in Forreign Trade; but we might employ many thousands of poor people, who are and will be a Burthen to the Nation, and also preserve all that Treasure which is expended by buying them of the Dutch and Hamburger.

Coroll. 2.

By the same Reason, many sorts of Earthen Ma∣nufactures may be encreased in England.

8 Pet. 3. For Lead and Potters Earth are Principles in many sorts of Earthen Manufactures.

10 Pet. 3. And the Lead and Potters Earth of England are more than are used in Manufactures.

Annot.

It is almost incredible what sums of Money are yearly sent into Holland, for Earthen-ware, though it be evident they have their Lead and Potters Earth from England; whereby we do as much inrich them, as impoverish our selves by not working them in England. But our Manu∣factures both in Tin and Earthen-ware, are so inconsider∣able in England, that Lead and Tin is Transported, paying the King some Duties; but by reason of the benefits which accrue to the Nation by Woollen-Manufactures, Wooll is totally prohibited to be Transported: whereas if the Ma∣nufactures of Lead and Tin were established in England, the Reason against Exportation of them would be the same as of Wooll.