English Trade and Finance Chiefly in the Seventeenth Century

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Methuen, 1892 - 174 pages
 

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Page 98 - In former ages we used to give, So that our workfolks like farmers did live ; But the times are changed, we will make them know. ******* We will make them to work hard for sixpence a day, Though a shilling they deserve if they had their just pay...
Page 74 - ... chiefly for that the wages and allowances limited and rated in many of the said statutes, are in divers places too small and not answerable to this time, respecting the advancement of prices of all things...
Page 1 - Majesty hoped that her dutiful and loving subjects would not take away her Prerogative, which is the chiefest Flower in her Garden, and the principal and head Pearl in her Crown and Diadem ; but that they will rather leave that to her disposition.
Page xxx - For if we only behold the actions of the husbandman in the seed-time when he casteth away much good corn into the ground, we will rather accompt him a mad man than a husbandman: but when we consider his labours in the harvest which is the end of his endeavours, we find the worth and plentiful encrease of his actions.
Page xxix - ... like wares from other places, and with little inconvenience; we must in this case strive to sell as cheap as possible we can, rather than to lose...
Page xxix - Kingdoms stock. And although it is true that the commerce ought to be free to strangers to bring in and carry out at their pleasure, yet nevertheless in many places the exportation of victuals and munition are either prohibited, or at least limited to be done onely by the people and Shipping of those places where they abound.

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