Some considerations of the consequences of lowering the interest and raising the value of money (Letter to a member of Parliament. 1691.) Short observations on a printed paper entitled, 'For encouraging the coining silver money in England' ... Further considerations concerning raising the value of money. Two treatises of governmentC. and J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... preserved , than even the merchant himself . For he will certainly find , when a decay of trade has carried away one part of our money out of the kingdom , and the other is kept in the merchant and tradesman's hands , that no laws he ...
... preserved , than even the merchant himself . For he will certainly find , when a decay of trade has carried away one part of our money out of the kingdom , and the other is kept in the merchant and tradesman's hands , that no laws he ...
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... preserve them all from the cold . Some will starve , unless the father of the family provide bet- ter , and enlarge the scanty covering . This pulling and contest is usually between the landed man and the mer- chant : for the labourer's ...
... preserve them all from the cold . Some will starve , unless the father of the family provide bet- ter , and enlarge the scanty covering . This pulling and contest is usually between the landed man and the mer- chant : for the labourer's ...
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... preserve it here . It is death in Spain to export money : and yet they , who furnish all the world with gold and silver , have least of it amongst themselves . Trade fetches it away from that lazy and indigent people , notwithstanding ...
... preserve it here . It is death in Spain to export money : and yet they , who furnish all the world with gold and silver , have least of it amongst themselves . Trade fetches it away from that lazy and indigent people , notwithstanding ...
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... preserving still its former denomination . It will possibly be here objected to me , That we see 1001. of clipped money , above 5 per cent . lighter than the standard , will buy as much corn , cloth , or wine , as 1001. in milled money ...
... preserving still its former denomination . It will possibly be here objected to me , That we see 1001. of clipped money , above 5 per cent . lighter than the standard , will buy as much corn , cloth , or wine , as 1001. in milled money ...
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... preserve to every one their right , that the world will not wonder you should not be for such a lessening our coin , as will , without any rea- son , deprive great numbers of blameless men of a fifth part of their estates , beyond the ...
... preserve to every one their right , that the world will not wonder you should not be for such a lessening our coin , as will , without any rea- son , deprive great numbers of blameless men of a fifth part of their estates , beyond the ...
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