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fishing-trade_n practise_v upon_o our_o sea_n 3._o what_o the_o value_n of_o all_o the_o commodity_n import_v into_o and_o send_v into_o england_n which_o may_v by_o diligence_n be_v produe_v and_o manufacture_v here_o to_o make_v short_a of_o this_o matter_n upon_o perusal_n of_o the_o most_o authentic_a account_n relate_v to_o these_o several_a particular_n i_o affirm_v that_o the_o same_o amount_v to_o above_o five_o million_o whereof_o i_o propound_v but_o two_o million_o for_o a_o further_a proof_n whereof_o mr._n samuel_n fortry_n in_o his_o ingenious_a discourse_n of_o trade_n exhibit_v the_o particular_n wherein_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o good_n import_v out_o of_o france_n only_o amount_v yearly_a to_o 2600,000_o pound_n and_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o wine_n paper_n cork_n rosin_n and_o caper_n and_o a_o few_o other_o commodity_n which_o england_n can_v produce_v do_v not_o amount_v to_o one_o five_o part_n of_o the_o say_a sum_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o mr._n fortry_n have_v not_o err_v the_o two_o million_o here_o mention_v may_v arise_v from_o france_n alone_o and_o consequent_o five_o or_o six_o million_o from_o all_o the_o three_o head_n last_v above_o specify_v chap._n ix_o that_o there_o be_v money_n sufficient_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o nation_n since_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o call_v iâ—_n and_o now_o coin_n the_o money_n which_o be_v make_v it_o the_o time_n of_o usurpation_n now_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o cashier_v that_o the_o say_a money_n be_v by_o frequent_a revolution_n well_o mix_v with_o the_o gold_n be_v about_o a_o seven_o part_n thereof_o and_o that_o the_o say_a money_n be_v call_v in_o be_v about_o 800,000_o pound_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a 5600,000_o pound_n or_o five_o million_o and_o a_o half_a whereby_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o some_o allowance_n be_v give_v for_o hoard_a money_n the_o whole_a cash_n of_o england_n be_v then_o about_o six_o million_o which_o i_o conceive_v be_v sufficient_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o england_n not_o but_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n have_v the_o like_a mean_n to_o do_v the_o same_o respective_a full_o if_o there_o be_v six_o million_o of_o soul_n in_o england_n and_o that_o each_o spend_v seven_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la than_o the_o whole_a expense_n be_v forty_o two_o million_o or_o about_o 800,000_o pound_n per_fw-la week_n and_o consequent_o if_o every_o man_n do_v pay_v his_o expense_n weekly_n and_o that_o the_o money_n can_v circulate_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o week_n then_o less_o than_o one_o million_o can_v answer_v the_o end_v propose_v but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n in_o england_n which_o be_v pay_v half_o yearly_o be_v eight_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la there_o must_v be_v four_o million_o to_o pay_v they_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o rent_n of_o house_n of_o england_n 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will_v be_v trust_v with_o above_o one_o thousand_o pounds-worth_n of_o commodity_n where_o less_o than_o thirty_o million_o will_v suffice_v for_o the_o say_a purpose_n of_o which_o sum_n the_o coin_n ship_n and_o stock_n already_o in_o trade_n do_v at_o least_o make_v one_o half_a and_o it_o have_v be_v show_v how_o by_o the_o policy_n of_o a_o bank_n any_o sum_n of_o money_n may_v be_v make_v equivalent_a in_o trade_n unto_o near_o the_o double_a of_o the_o same_o by_o all_o which_o it_o seem_v that_o even_o at_o present_a much_o be_v not_o want_v to_o perform_v what_o be_v propound_v but_o suppose_v twenty_o thousand_o or_o more_o be_v want_v it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o since_o the_o generality_n of_o gentleman_n and_o some_o nobleman_n do_v put_v their_o young_a son_n to_o merchandise_n that_o they_o will_v see_v it_o reasonable_a as_o they_o increase_v in_o the_o number_n of_o merchant_n