A new discourse of trade, wherein is recommended several weighty points relating to companies of merchants. The act of navigation. Naturalization of strangers. And our woollen manufactures. The ballance of trade. And the nature of plantations, and their consequences, in relation to the kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the employment and maintenance of the poor are proposed. The reduction of interest of money to 41. per centum, is recommended. And some proposals, for erecting a Court of Merchants, for determining controversies, relating to maritine affairs, and for a law for transferrance of bills of debts, are humbly offer'd. By Sir Josiah Child

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• A new discourse of trade, wherein is recommended several weighty points relating to companies of merchants. The act of navigation. Naturalization of strangers. And our woollen manufactures. The ballance of trade. And the nature of plantations, and their consequences, in relation to the kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the employment and maintenance of the poor are proposed. The reduction of interest of money to 41. per centum, is recommended. And some proposals, for erecting a Court of Merchants, for determining controversies, relating to maritine affairs, and for a law for transferrance of bills of debts, are humbly offer'd. By Sir Josiah Child
• Discourse about trade

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• Josiah Child (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed and sold, by the assigns of J. Sowle, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1718. The third edition.; ..

Publication year

1718

ESTC No.

T89155

Grub Street ID

309075

Description

[50],238p. ; 8°.

Note

Originally published in 1690 as: A discourse about trade

A reissue of the 1698 edition with an additional titlepage dated 1718

Price on title page: Price 2s.