A new discourse of trade: wherein are recommended. Several weighty points; Relating to Companies of merchants. The act of navigation, naturalization of strangers, and our Woollen manufactures. The balance of trade, and nature of plantations; with their consequences, in relation to the kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the employment and maintenance of the poor are proposed. The reduction of interest of money to 4 l. per cent. is recommended. And some proposals for erecting a court of merchants, for determining controversies relating to maritime affairs, and for a law for transferring of bills of debts, are humbly offered. By Sir Josiah Child, baronet. To which is added, A small treatise against usury, by the same author.

All titles

• A new discourse of trade: wherein are recommended. Several weighty points; Relating to Companies of merchants. The act of navigation, naturalization of strangers, and our Woollen manufactures. The balance of trade, and nature of plantations; with their consequences, in relation to the kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the employment and maintenance of the poor are proposed. The reduction of interest of money to 4 l. per cent. is recommended. And some proposals for erecting a court of merchants, for determining controversies relating to maritime affairs, and for a law for transferring of bills of debts, are humbly offered. By Sir Josiah Child, baronet. To which is added, A small treatise against usury, by the same author.
• Discourse about trade

People / Organizations

• Josiah Child (Author)

Imprint

Glasgow: printed and sold by Robert and Andrew Foulis, M.DCC.LI. [1751]

Publication year

1751-1751

ESTC No.

T89154

Grub Street ID

309074

Description

xxix,[1],184p ; 8⁰

Note

Originally published in 1690 as: A discourse about trade.

"A small treatise against usury", a reprint of "A tract against usurie" by Sir Thomas Culpeper, has a separate titlepage.