The Wealth of Nations, Volume 2

act of parliament advantage afford altogether America ancient ancient Egypt ancient Greece annual produce annuities artificers bounty branches Britain capital carried cent clergy colonies colony trade commerce commodities consequence considerable consumer consumption corn cultivation dealer debt duties East Indies empire employed employment England equal established Europe excise expense exportation farmer foreign trade France frequently fund gold and silver greater home market hundred importation imposed improvement increase industry inhabitants interest joint stock company kind labour land land-tax landlord less levied maintain manner manufactures Matthew Decker ment mercantile mercantile system merchants monopoly nations naturally necessarily necessary obliged occasion ordinary paid parliament particular payment perhaps Portugal pound weight present principal profit prohibited proportion provinces public revenue quantity raise regulations render rent Scotland seignorage shillings society sort sovereign Spain standing army supposed surplus produce thousand pounds tion whole