The Hartlib Papers

Title:Copy Memo On Increase Of Trade, In Hand B, L'Amy/Le Pruvost
Dating:undated
Ref:53/39/1A-2B: 2A BLANK
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It may may bee shewen to this State how the subjects thereof shall encrease their constant Revenues to the vallew at least of 1200000 lb. sterling yearly whereby the State may reap to it selfe for Public Uses, without any sesment, taxations, customes or subsidies to bee impossed upon the subject, the <H: worth of 300000 lb yearly by which meanes besides other> advantages, a Way may bee shewen how to maintaine 24 ships of 400 tons apeece, and 24 pinaces of 150 tuns a peece reddie for warre, to guard the coast, to [preservere?] fisher men and to be convoys for merchantmen to secure the trade. [left margin, H: in 2. years space and if the Parliament please and bee expedient 48. of 400 tonnes and 48 of 150 in the space of 3. yeares.]
Moreover to encrease the Trade and bring employment to Seamen and other people that are Poore and a burden to the State for want of employment, a Way to setele a Plantation may bee discovered, which shall yeild unto England without dissburssing of moneyes all the commodities which now are bought amoungst strangers for money, soe that from hence other neighbouring places, cheifly the Northerne Countries may bee furnished therewith at cheap rattes. And besides this and other advantages more the Plantations may bee soe ordered, that it shall ordinarily both in time of Peace and warre (if it bee not extreame furnish the 12lth man of the wholle Plantation for ordinarie service to the State att Sea, & in case[altered from casse] of extreame necessitie it shall furnish the 6th man entertained, soe long as need shall bee: Only one thing is desired before a particcular and full discoverie bee made of these wayes to the end that the State[H alters from Sea] may not bee defrauded [catchword: of that]
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of that benefit which otherwise it will certainly receive, and that all matters for want of order end not in confussion and bee dissapointed in the event (I say) On only thing is desired by way of prevention of these inconveniences namely that some ordinance may bee made by authoritie of Parlliament to Regulat the proceedings of these Matters soe as shall bee thought expedient upon further discoverie, which wee are willing to make to the sattisfaction of such as shall bee appointed to heare and consider our proposalls.
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