An essay on the coin and commerce of the kingdom trade and treasure (which are twins) being the only supporters thereof next to religion and justice.

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Title
An essay on the coin and commerce of the kingdom trade and treasure (which are twins) being the only supporters thereof next to religion and justice.
Author
Praed, John.
Publication
London :: printed and published for the consideration of the present and future sessions of Parliament,
1695.
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Subject terms
Coinage -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- Early works to 1800.
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Pages

VIII.

All manner of Encouragement to the honest Exporting Mer∣chants, and to the most Industrious and most Ingenious Manufa∣facturers, of what Nation soever, would bring us in much Money, and People. For much People create much Community; much

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Community, much Commerce; much Commerce, much Industry; much Industry, much Ingenuity; much Ingenuity, much Arts; much Arts, much Manufacture; much Manufacture, much Do∣mestick Trade; much Domestick Trade, by means of Exporta∣tion, introduceth much Foreign Money; and much Money, and many People, improve both the Value and Price of Land.

And as it would improve our Wealth, and the Revenues of all Ranks of Men, so it would prevent the Exportation of our Wool better than any Laws that can be executed here in England, whatever might be done in France, or elsewhere; by which means we should not lose, but gain, those Advantages, which the French and Dutch have had (of us, and others) by making Cloth of our Wool, as they made Light of our Weighty Money, and sent it us again for other Money or Goods.

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