Reasons humbly offered for encouraging His Majesties natural born subjects to export the woollen manufactures of this realm to Germany
Company of Merchant Adventurers of England.
1695
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Reasons humbly offered for encouraging His Majesties natural born subjects to export the woollen manufactures of this realm to Germany
Company of Merchant Adventurers of England.
England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
1 sheet ([1] p.).
s.n.,
[S.l. :
1695?]
Date of printing from Wing (2nd ed.).
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Company of Merchant Adventurers of England.
Wool industry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Germany -- Early works to 1800.
Germany -- Commerce -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century.
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REASONS
Humbly
Offered
for
Encouraging
his
MAJESTIES
Natural
Born
Subjects
,
to
Export
the
Woollen
Manufactures
of
this
Realm
to
GERMANY
.
THE
Securing
and
Promoting
of
the
Trade
of
Exporting
the
Woollen
Manufactures
to
Germany
,
so
as
may
be
most
Beneficial
for
the
Nation
,
is
a
Matter
of
such
Importance
,
that
it
is
hoped
it
may
not
be
unworthy
the
Consideration
of
the
Honourable
House
of
Commons
,
to
whom
it
is
Humbly
Represented
.
That
the
Supporting
the
Ancient
Company
of
Merchant-Adventurers
of
England
in
the
said
Trade
,
will
be
the
most
Effectual
Means
to
Conduce
thereunto
.
For
this
Company
having
First
Introduced
the
Woollen
Manufactures
into
this
Kingdom
,
and
been
the
sole
Exporters
thereof
,
the
same
did
Flourish
,
under
their
Government
and
Conduct
,
in
a
Regulated
Way
of
Trade
,
for
above
Two
Hundred
and
Fifty
Years
,
until
Foreigners
,
in
the
Reign
of
King
CHARLES
the
II.
were
indulged
,
and
admitted
to
become
Principals
in
Exporting
thereof
;
since
which
,
few
or
no
English
are
concerned
as
Principals
in
the
Trade
for
Holland
,
but
only
employed
as
Factors
for
the
Dutch.
Whereby
the
Woollen
Manufactures
have
been
Falsified
and
Debased
,
the
Clothiers
Marks
altered
and
English
Merchants
Seals
counterfeited
.
That
Foreigners
,
as
soon
as
they
can
be
Accommodated
,
Prefer
their
own
Natives
,
to
be
their
Factors
,
who
,
most
of
them
,
live
obscurely
,
and
bear
no
Charge
to
the
Government
.
That
the
Clothiers
have
had
Great
Losses
by
the
Foreigners
becoming
insolvent
to
a
very
considerable
Summe
.
That
the
laying
open
the
said
Trade
about
the
beginning
of
the
Reign
of
His
present
MAJESTY
,
and
the
late
Queen
of
blessed
Memory
,
hath
not
had
its
designed
Effect
,
as
is
evident
by
the
general
Complaint
of
the
Clothiers
.
That
by
the
Preserving
and
Supporting
of
this
Company
in
their
Trade
to
Germany
,
the
following
Benefits
will
accrue
,
viz.
The
Merchants
Profit
will
be
Secured
to
the
Nation
,
which
will
otherwise
go
to
Foreigners
.
The
Younger
Sons
of
the
Gentry
may
be
Employed
in
this
Trade
abroad
,
whereas
now
the
Sons
and
Servants
of
Foreigners
are
,
and
will
be
Employed
here
.
The
Reputation
of
the
Woollen
Manufacture
will
be
kept
up
,
and
the
Goods
not
suffered
to
be
Debased
,
or
go
out
altogether
Unmanufactured
,
whereby
a
very
great
Number
of
Handicrafts
Men
have
of
late
been
Impoverished
.
The
Market
abroad
will
be
plentifully
furnished
with
great
Quantities
and
choice
of
Goods
,
as
was
formerly
done
.
Whereas
by
the
laying
open
that
Trade
,
English
Men
have
been
discouraged
from
keeping
their
Magazines
abroad
so
fully
stored
,
whereby
the
Market
hath
not
been
sufficiently
supplied
.
The
Company
's
Priviledges
at
Hamburgh
,
which
are
very
Honourable
as
well
as
Advantageous
to
the
Nation
,
will
be
thereby
preserved
,
which
if
once
lost
,
will
be
irrecoverable
.
The
Customs
at
Hamburgh
,
Inwards
and
Outwards
,
will
,
by
the
Stipulations
made
with
that
City
,
be
prevented
from
being
Raised
,
wherein
the
Members
of
this
Company
have
greater
Priviledge
,
and
pay
much
Less
then
their
own
Burgers
;
but
if
the
Company
is
not
Supported
,
there
is
no
doubt
,
but
in
a
little
time
,
the
Customs
there
on
English
Commodities
will
be
advanced
,
and
consequently
the
Consumption
thereof
will
be
lessened
.
The
English
Navigation
to
those
Parts
will
be
Restored
.
Whereas
of
late
few
or
no
English
Ships
have
been
Employed
.
Foreigners
will
be
Prevented
from
becoming
the
sole
Masters
of
this
Trade
,
and
having
the
absolute
Command
of
our
Markets
,
which
can
never
be
for
the
Interest
of
England
.
And
many
other
Advantages
will
Accrue
to
the
Nation
thereby
.
There
can
be
no
Restraint
of
Trade
,
or
Want
of
Buyers
,
by
passing
the
Bill
now
depending
,
since
thereby
all
his
Majesties
Natural
Born
Subjects
will
be
intituled
to
the
Freedom
of
this
Society
,
for
as
small
a
Fine
as
the
Honourable
House
of
Commons
shall
think
fit
;
and
every
Member
,
so
coming
in
,
may
Buy
and
Sell
as
much
as
he
pleases
,
every
one
Trading
for
his
own
Account
.
And
many
Eminent
Merchants
have
declared
their
Resolutions
of
coming
into
the
Company
when
it
shall
be
Established
;
and
the
present
Members
thereof
have
very
considerable
Stocks
ready
to
be
imployed
in
this
Trade
,
when
the
Bill
is
passed
.
Wherefore
,
It
is
Humbly
Hoped
,
that
the
said
Company
may
be
Supported
in
their
Trade
directly
to
Germany
.
And
that
a
Foreign
Interest
may
not
be
preferr'd
in
Opposition
to
the
True
Interest
of
England
.