AN ESSAY To the Restoring of our Decayed TRADE

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Title Page

AN

ESSAY

To the Restoring of our Decayed

TRADE.

Wherein is Described, the

SMUGLERS,

LAWYERS,

AND

OFFICERS Frauds, &c.

By JOSEPH TREVERS.

LONDON

Printed for Giles Widdowes, at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church-Yard, John Sims at the King’s Head at Sweetings Alley end in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, and Will. Milward Stationer at Westminster-Hall door in New-Pallace-Yard, 1678

The Contents.

1. That no Nation hath such advantages whereby to inrich themselves, as England hath.

2. That the private Exportation of our wooll and Fullers Earth, doth exceedingly hinder the Trade of this Kingdom, as also doth the private Importation of Forreign Prohibited Goods.

3. The ignorance of our common People of the Law in such cases, and want of incouragement to the discoverers.

4. The great loss our Silk and Ribbon-weavers.

5. That the Trade of Clothing is the cheifest thing in the Nation.

6. The profit gained by working up our wooll by our own poor people, is almost unspeakable, and influential to all degrees of persons in the Kingdome.

7. That there is lost Millions per annum to the King and Kingdome, in Customes, &c. by losing our Trade of Clothing.

8. That no other Country affords wooll to make good cloth without our English wooll and Fullers Earth.

9. A recital of several Statutes concerning wooll, and the Transportation thereof, setling the Aulangers Office, and for the well making of Cloth, and the abuses of our good Lawes.

10. Setting forth the industry of the Dutch, and other Countries, whereby in a great measure they undermine our Trade.

11, How the decay of Trade occasions the Poor to be so numerous, brings Rents low, and consequently Poverty to the Kingdome.

12. Several Quæries Propounded, by way of Remedy.

By,

A true friend to his Countrey,

JO. TREVERS.