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A discourse on trade , and other matters relative to it. Viz. Of Trade in general: Of the Trade of England: Of Husbandry, Feeding, Tillage, Corn, Fruit, Fish, Minerals, Trees, Manufactures, Sheep-Wool, Cotton-Wool. Hemp and Flax: Glass, Earthen-Ware, Silk, Distilling: The great Advantages of a universal National Bank demonstrated: Sugar-Baking, Tobacco, Tanning, Clock-Work, Paper - Mills, Powder - Mills: Method to improve our Manufactures, by imploying the Poor: Of Courts of Merchants, Silver Coin: An effectual Method to prevent the Running of Wool: Of our Trade to the East and West-Indies, Africa, the Plantations, Iceland, the Canaries, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Holland, Hamburgh, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, France, South-Sea, &c. What foreign Trades are profitable, and what not. An Essay on National Credit, and the Irish Linnen Manufacture, &c. &c. &c. Wrote at the request of several Members of Parliament. And now Published for universal Benefit. By John Cary, Esq; Merchant of Bristol.
John CaryDate: MDCCXLV. [1745]- E-books
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A discourse of the poor Shewing the Pernicious Tendency Of the laws now in Force For their Maintenance and Settlement: Containing likewise, Some Considerations Relating to national improvement in general. By the late Hon. Roger North, Esq;.
North, Roger, 1653-1734.Date: 1753- E-books
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A word for the poor: or, general thoughts, candidly submitted to the good sense, discernment, and particular consideration, of the British public, on the late scanty harvest, and the Dreary Prospect of a Hard Winter. Interspersed, Are a few homely, but wholesome, Hints (if rightly taken) to all deep Speculators, and greedy Monopolists, whether Farmers or Cornfactors, Usurious Contractors, Forestallers, Engrossers, or Regraters, with a Glance at Levellers, and a Parting Word of Admonition to the Poor. By a true lover of his country
True lover of his countryDate: [1799]- E-books
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Plan for the better relief and employment of the poor for enforcing and amending the laws respecting houses of correction, and vagrants; and for improving the police of this country. Together with bills intended to be offered to Parliament for those purposes. By Thomas Gilbert, Esq.
Gilbert, Thomas, 1719 or 20-1798.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- E-books
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Hints respecting the distresses of the poor
John Coakley LettsomDate: 1795