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         R. B.
      
       
         
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             Proposals humbly offered to the honourable house of commons first, for a way, or method, to procure bullion. Secondly, that His Majesty, and subject, will be gainers thereby. Thirdly, that it will highly tend to the good of trade, and commerce in general, during the time the moneys shall be re-coining. Which are as follows, (viz)
             R. B.
          
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             1696]
          
           
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           PROPOSALS
           HUMBLY
           OFFERED
           to
           the
           
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           ,
           
             
               First
               ,
               
                 For
                 a
                 WAY
                 ,
                 or
                 METHOD
                 ,
                 to
                 procure
                 Bullion
                 .
              
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               
                 That
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 Subject
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 Gainers
                 thereby
                 .
              
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               
                 That
                 it
                 will
                 highly
                 tend
                 to
                 the
                 Good
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 and
                 Commerce
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 the
                 MONEYS
                 shall
                 be
                 Re-Coining
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           Which
           are
           as
           follow
           ,
           
             (
             viz
          
           )
        
         
           IT
           is
           Humbly
           PROPOSED
           ,
           that
           ,
           towards
           regulating
           ,
           and
           making
           a
           
             New
             COIN
          
           ,
           Silver
           be
           reduced
           ,
           and
           brought
           to
           Five
           Shillings
           per
           Ounce
           :
           And
           by
           way
           of
           encouragement
           to
           the
           Subject
           ,
           for
           bringing
           in
           their
           Plate
           to
           be
           Coined
           ;
           which
           I
           Humbly
           Conceive
           the
           only
           way
           to
           procure
           a
           speedy
           Supply
           of
           Bullion
           at
           this
           
             Necessitous
             Juncture
          
           .
        
         
           THE
           Government
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           Encouragement
           ,
           allowing
           Ten
           Pounds
           Interest
           ,
           for
           Eighteen
           Months
           ,
           for
           
             One
             Hundred
          
           Pounds
           value
           of
           Plate
           ,
           to
           be
           brought
           in
           to
           be
           Coined
           ;
           and
           so
           in
           proportion
           for
           a
           greater
           ,
           or
           lesser
           Sum
           ;
           and
           His
           Majesty
           to
           have
           the
           use
           of
           the
           Money
           ,
           as
           the
           same
           shall
           be
           Coined
           ;
           which
           may
           (
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           )
           be
           compleated
           in
           Six
           Months
           ,
           and
           will
           bring
           a
           speedy
           Supply
           ,
           by
           making
           daily
           Payments
           ,
           so
           soon
           as
           the
           said
           Money
           shall
           be
           Coined
           ;
           which
           Money
           will
           Circulate
           amongst
           the
           Subject
           ,
           and
           ,
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           answer
           His
           Majesty's
           present
           Occasions
           .
        
         
           AND
           by
           way
           of
           further
           Encouragement
           to
           those
           ,
           who
           shall
           bring
           in
           their
           Plate
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           of
           weighing
           ,
           and
           delivering
           the
           same
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           be
           Coined
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           Bills
           ,
           or
           Notes
           ,
           advanced
           by
           the
           Government
           ;
           with
           the
           aforesaid
           Interest
           allowed
           into
           the
           same
           :
           And
           the
           Bills
           ,
           or
           Notes
           ,
           (
           so
           advanced
           ,
           being
           Stamp't
           or
           Marked
           ,
           to
           prevent
           Frauds
           ,
           or
           Counterfiting
           the
           same
           )
           be
           made
           ,
           to
           pass
           from
           Man
           to
           Man
           ,
           in
           any
           Payment
           whatsoever
           ,
           which
           said
           Notes
           ,
           or
           Bills
           ,
           will
           supply
           the
           use
           of
           Money
           ,
           by
           settling
           a
           Fund
           for
           that
           purpose
           ,
           as
           a
           Security
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           and
           support
           ,
           and
           carry
           on
           Trade
           ,
           until
           such
           time
           as
           the
           said
           
             Eighteen
             Months
          
           shall
           be
           Expired
           ,
           by
           which
           time
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           Coin
           sufficient
           to
           discharge
           the
           said
           Bills
           ,
           or
           Notes
           ,
           otherwise
           ,
           they
           may
           be
           continued
           for
           a
           longer
           time
           ,
           as
           to
           Your
           
             Great
             Wisdoms
          
           shall
           seem
           Meet
           .
        
         
           AND
           the
           better
           to
           enable
           His
           Majesty
           to
           pay
           the
           aforesaid
           Interest
           ,
           with
           Submission
           to
           this
           
             Honourable
             House
          
           ,
           (
           I
           humbly
           conceive
           )
           there
           may
           be
           Two
           Shillings
           per
           Pound
           discounted
           out
           of
           the
           value
           of
           Coin
           ,
           by
           lessening
           it
           Six
           Pence
           in
           every
           Five
           Shillings
           ;
           which
           Amounts
           to
           Ten
           Pounds
           
             per
             Cent
          
           ,
           and
           will
           answer
           the
           Interest
           of
           the
           Ten
           Pounds
           
             per
             Cent
          
           allowed
           to
           those
           Persons
           ,
           who
           shall
           bring
           in
           their
           Plate
           so
           to
           be
           Coined
           ;
           and
           not
           only
           discharge
           the
           aforesaid
           Interest
           so
           allowed
           ,
           but
           (
           as
           I
           humbly
           presume
           )
           will
           be
           a
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           
             only
             means
          
           to
           keep
           our
           Money
           at
           Home
           :
           Which
           ,
           should
           Coin
           be
           made
           of
           the
           full
           value
           with
           Bullion
           ,
           in
           case
           of
           a
           Rise
           of
           Bullion
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           in
           Danger
           of
           being
           melted
           ,
           or
           
             carried
             abroad
          
           to
           supply
           a
           
             dearer
             Market
          
           :
           And
           ,
           upon
           the
           aforesaid
           considerations
           ,
           't
           is
           to
           be
           hop'd
           ,
           all
           people
           will
           readily
           bring
           in
           their
           Plate
           ;
           which
           did
           not
           Cost
           them
           above
           Five
           Shillings
           per
           Ounce
           ,
           besides
           the
           making
           ,
           they
           having
           the
           present
           Advantage
           of
           using
           their
           Moneys
           ,
           and
           receiving
           such
           
             Large
             Interest
          
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           which
           would
           otherwise
           remain
           in
           their
           hands
           as
           a
           
             Dead
             Stock
          
           and
           Charge
           .
        
         
           IT
           is
           supposed
           ,
           by
           most
           People
           ,
           that
           the
           value
           of
           Plate
           ,
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           exceeds
           that
           of
           our
           Coin
           ;
           and
           considering
           the
           great
           Numbers
           of
           Silver
           Tankards
           ,
           and
           other
           Plate
           ,
           in
           all
           Taverns
           ,
           Victualling-Houses
           ,
           and
           Publick
           Houses
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           a
           sufficient
           Supply
           from
           thence
           (
           without
           having
           regard
           to
           greater
           Quantities
           in
           Private
           Houses
           )
           to
           Coin
           several
           Millions
           ,
           when
           so
           brought
           in
           ;
           besides
           what
           will
           be
           brought
           in
           by
           private
           Houses
           ,
           under
           the
           Encouragements
           for
           that
           purpose
           .
           And
           Publick
           Houses
           are
           very
           sensible
           their
           Plate
           is
           of
           great
           Disadvantage
           to
           them
           ,
           in
           many
           kinds
           ,
           being
           glad
           to
           embrace
           such
           an
           Opportunity
           as
           this
           may
           be
           ,
           [
           if
           approved
           on
           by
           this
           
             Honourable
             House
          
           ]
           to
           dispose
           of
           the
           same
           under
           such
           Advantages
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           preventing
           such
           Mischiefs
           as
           they
           have
           often
           met
           with
           .
        
         
           BUT
           should
           an
           Unwillingness
           appear
           in
           some
           Persons
           ,
           after
           all
           the
           Encouragements
           before
           premised
           ,
           to
           bring
           in
           their
           Plate
           ,
           (
           I
           humbly
           conceive
           )
           a
           Duty
           ,
           or
           Tax
           ,
           may
           be
           laid
           upon
           all
           persons
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           
             Honourable
             House
          
           shall
           seem
           convenient
           ,
           thereby
           to
           Obliege
           them
           to
           the
           same
           ;
           Goldsmiths
           and
           Traders
           excepted
           ,
           for
           the
           supply
           of
           their
           Shops
           and
           Trades
           :
           And
           the
           said
           Goldsmiths
           and
           Traders
           to
           be
           limited
           from
           Buying
           ,
           or
           Melting
           down
           any
           Old
           Plate
           ,
           for
           the
           space
           of
           Eighteen
           Months
           ;
           which
           will
           invite
           all
           other
           persons
           to
           bring
           in
           their
           Plate
           ,
           to
           be
           Coined
           for
           the
           Use
           of
           the
           Government
           .
           And
           the
           Duty
           ,
           or
           Tax
           ,
           so
           laid
           upon
           those
           who
           shall
           not
           bring
           in
           their
           Plate
           ,
           't
           will
           be
           a
           help
           to
           Repair
           the
           Loss
           ,
           sustained
           by
           Clipped
           and
           Adulterated
           Money
           .
        
         
           
             R.
             B.
             
          
        
      
    
     
  

