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therefore　the　English　must　take　it。　And　then　the　consequence　will

be　ill：　for　if　the　rate　be　such　as　the　Taker　like　not；　then　the

Deliverer　is　yet　more　thrust　upon　the　exportation。　But　this　I

leave　to　those　to　whom　this　project　is　committed；　with　this；　that

this　opinion　seemes　to　be　ciusden　farinae；　with　another　of　his；

in　his　Canker　of　Englands　Commonwealth；　in　these　words：　〃And　it

were　to　be　wished；　that　our　Cloth　were　sold　at　so　deare　a　rate；

and　according　to　the　price　of　forreine　Commodities；　that　thereby

other　nations　would　take　upon　them　to　make　our　Clothes

themselves：　which　might　easily　bee　remedied；　by　selling　our

woolles　the　dearer；　whereof　they　must　make　them。〃　Which　seemes　to

have　in　it　much　more　Dutch　then　English；　to　deprive　this　Kingdome

of　so　Royall　a　Manufacture；　whereby　so　many　thousands　of　poore

families；　ae　maintained　in　the　same：　as　if　hee　would　cure　one

Canker　with　another；　contrary　to　our　Saviours　Argument；　that

Satan　cannot　cast　out　Satan。　But　I　returne　to　mine　owne　Station：

and　therein　to　answer　the　objections　that　doe　occurre　the　raising

of　Money：　which　are　wont　to　be　principally；　either　the　continuall

Raising　of　it；　to　follow　the　Rising　of　forreine　Coine；　or　else

the　inevitable　losse　that　thereby　will　fall；　Generally　upon　all

men　in　the　endearing　of　all　things；　and　Particularly　upon

Landlords　and　Creditors；　in　their　rents　and　contracts。

　　　　For　the　continuall　Raising　of　the　Coine；　that　will　be

needlesse；　if　the　meanes　be　sufficient　for　executing　the　Statute

for　employments；　whereby　the　Money　may　be　kept　within　the　land

when　we　have　it。　And　for　the　dearnesse　of　things；　which　the

Raising　of　Money　bringeth　with　it；　that　will　be　abundantly

recompensed　unto　all　in　the　plenty　of　Money；　and　quickning　of

Trade　in　every　mans　hand。　And　that　which　is　equall　to　all；　when

hee　that　buye's　deare　shall　sell　deare；　cannot　bee　said　to　be

injurius　unto　any。　And　it　is　much　better　for　the　Kingdome；　to

have　things　deare　with　plenty　of　Money；　whereby　men　may　live　in

their　severall　callings：　then　to　have　things　cheape　with　want　of

Money；　which　now　makes　every　man　complaine。

　　　　Lastly；　for　Landlords　and　Creditors；　their　losse　is　easie　to

be　prevented　by　Proviso；　that　the　Contracts　made　before　the

raising　of　the　Monies　shall　be　paide　at　the　value　the　Money　went

at；　when　the　Contracts　were　made：　according　to　the　disposition　of

the　Civill　Law　in　this　case：　Valor　monetae　considerandus　&

inspiciendus　est　a　tempore　contractus；　non　autem　a　tempore

solutionis。

　　　　The　raising　also　of　the　Coine；　would　raise　the　price　of

Plate：　whereby　either　there　would　bee　lesse　superfluity　that　way；

or　else　more　old　Plate；　which　perhaps　in　some　mens　hands　is　kept

up　for　Treasure；　would　be　brought　out；　to　be　molten　into　Coine。

　　　　The　Mediate　or　Remote　Causes　of　the　want　of　Money；　I　observed

to　bee　either　Domestique　or　Forreine。　The　Domestique；　Generall　or

Speciall。　The　Generall；　the　great　Excesse　of　the　Kingdome；　in

consuming　the　Commodities　of　forreine　Countries　in　such

abundance；　to　our　own　losse。　And　amongst　those；　the　great　excesse

in　Tobacco　is　none　of　the　least：　which　if　it　might　seeme　good　to

the　High　Wisdome　of　His　Majestie；　to　restraine；　or　at　least　to

give　a　tolleration　of　the　Virginia　and　Barmudo's　only：　there

might　be　a　great　deale　of　Pietie　and　Policy　shewed　in　this

Remedy。　For　in　the　one　respect；　it　would　tend　to　a　great

enriching　of　that　plantation；　which　so　happily　succeedeth　through

Gods　blessing：　and　in　the　other　it　would　advantage　the　King　and

the　Kingdome；　in　the　redresse　of　the　disorder　of　the　Spanish

Trade；　and　in　bringing　in　Treasure　in　stead　of　that　Toye；　more

then　the　Rent　that　is　now　raised　to　His　Majestie　for　the　same。

　　　　The　Superfluity　of　other　Commodities　may　bee　restrained　by

lawes　Vestiary　and　Sumptuary；　according　to　the　example　of　Germany

&　other　our　Neighbor　Countries。

　　　　The　Speciall　Remote　Cause　of　our　want　of　Money；　I　noted　to

bee　the　want　of　our　East　India　Stocke　in　the　Common…wealth。　the

Remedy　whereof；　is　in　the　Princely　Power　and　Gratious　Favour　of

His　Majestie　to　apply　at　His　pleasure　to　this　Languishing　body。

And　if　HIs　Sacred　Majestie　will　vouchsafe　to　apply　His　Gratious

Mouth；　to　this　Mount：　His　waking　Eye；　to　this　Eye：　His　powerfull

Hand　to　this　Hand：　then　surely　this　fainted　Body　will　receive

Breath　and　Life；　from　the　powerfull　influence　of　so　Great　a

Majestie；　and　revive　also　the　many　other　fainting　Trades；　that

are　fallen　in　it。　The　Forreine　Remote　Causes；　I　observed　to　be

the　Warres　in　Christendome；　or　the　Trades　maintained　with　ready

Money　Out　of　Christendome。　The　former；　either　cause　the

Exportation　of　Money；　as　do　the　Warres　of　Christians：　or　hinder

the　Importation　thereof；　as　doe　the　Warres　of　Pirats。　A　Remedy　in

the　former　of　these　I　know　none；　besides　that　blessed　disposition

in　His　Majesty　to　spare　no　Cost　to　make　Peace：　which　hath　made

His　Fame　shine　as　farre　as　the　Sunne　shineth；　and　shall　last　as

long　as　the　Sunne　and　Moone　endureth：　and　as　sure　as　the　Lord　is

faithfull；　will　be　remembred　on　His　Posterity　for　ever：　Besides

this　I　say；　I　know　none；　but　Patience　and　Prayer：　that　God　would

avert　the　heavy　Judgments　at　this　day　on　the　Christian　world；　and

give　us　grace　to　cnsider　Our　peace；　in　this　Our　day　thereof。　A

Remedy　in　the　latter；　may　be　either　by　reducing　of　the　stragling

trade　of　His　Majesties　subjects　into　the　Dominions　of　the　King　of

Spaine；　into　Government；　whereby　they　also　might　goe　in　Fleetes；

as　other　governed　Companies　doe；　and　the　better　defend　themselves

against　so　Common　and　Cruel　an　enimy：　or　else　by　seeking

restitution　of　our　wrongs　in　this　kinde；　where　it　may　be　had：　so

farre　as　it　may　concurre　with　the　Honour　of　the　Kng；　to　whose

Great　and　Princes　judgement；　I　submit　the　same。

　　　　The　Remedy　for　the　Exportation　of　Money　out　of　Christendome

by　the　Trades　before　mentioned；　dependeth　much　on　the　good

Conclusion　hoped　for；　betweene　the　Dutch　and　our　Nation。　Whereby

not　only　the　Indian　Commodities；　which　in　those　Trades　are　the

principall；　may　be　bought　much　better　cheape；　and　consequently

spare　a　great　deale　of　the　Treasure　now　issued　out　for　the　same：

but　also；　the　Native　Commodities　of　either　Country；　and　as　much

as　may　bee　of　every　Country；　may　be　brought　into　Trade　and　Traine

with　the　Indians；　and　advanced　in　their　use　and　price：　that　so　at

last　in　stead　of　Money　for　Wares；　we　may　give　Wares　for　Wares

according　to　the　Law　and　nature　of　Commerce。　And　this　good

conclusion　betweene　the　Dutch　and　Us；　is　the　rather　to　bee

wished；　and　the　more　to　be　hastened；　because　the　subtilty　of　the

Indians　is　great；　intaking　advantage　of　this　unhappy　Faction；　or

rather　Fraction；　that　is　fallen　betwixt　us。　For　those　that　have

travelled　the　Indies；　and　observed　those　people　can　tell；　that

the　Indians　doe　ascribe　so　much　to　the　light　of　their

understanding；　that　they　doe　account　the　rest　of　the　world　blinde

in　Comparison　of　them。　Only　they　vouchsafe　to　the　people　of

Europe　this　honour；　to　call　them　One　Eyed　Men。　Which　aslo

Masseius　taketh　notice　of；　in　his　History　of　the　Indies；　that

those　people　dare　beyond　modesty　thus　to　brag；　Chineses　duos

habere　oculos；　Europeaos　unum；　&　quod　hominum　est　reliquum；

caecutire。　That　the　Chineses　have　two　Eies；　the　Europeans　one；

and　all　the　rest　of　the　people　of　the　world　are　blinde。　And

indeed　they　doe　approove　themselves　to　be　Quicke…sighted　enough：

for　they　are　the　Antipodes　of　Christians；　and　are　in　scituation

farthest　remote　from　them；　and　yet　can　finde　the　Meanes；　to　pry

into　the　mines　and　Treasrue　of　the　Christian　world。　And　therefore

I　say；　it　is　high　time　that　the　Dutch　and　We　lest　Darting　at　one

another；　and　so　joine　together；　that　as　with　one　Hand；　and　one

Heart；　and　if　they　will　needs　have　it　so；　with　that　one　Eie；　we

may　collect　and　contract　our　sharpest　sence　&　fight　into　it；　that

as　it　is　said；　some　Monoculists；　by　the　sharpnesse　of　the　sence

drawne　to　one　Eie；　see　better　with　that；　then　both：we　may　at　last

put　this　remedy　in　practise；　that　we　seem　no　longer　blind　men；　to

those　Indian　people。