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A33258	Clarke, George, fl. 1677-1685.	A treatise of wool and the manufacture of it in a letter to a friend, occasion'd upon a discourse concerning the great abatements of rents and low value of lands ... : together with the presentment of the grand jury of the county of Somerset at the general quarter sessions begun at Brewton the thirteenth day of January, 1684.	1685.0		.xml	application/xml	9911	183	44	So that had that Act of Parliament been duely observed , as it was our Interest so to do , we may plainly perceive what quantity of Wool we had by this buryed in our own Kingdom of England ( for I have not reckon'd either Scotland , Ireland , or any of our Plantations into this account ) but if all could be brought within the compass of this Act , and the charge of seeing it punctually performed , carefully observed , we should not only spend in all these Kingdoms and Islands belonging to the Crown of England , a most incredible quantity of our own Wool manufactured by our selves , but save above threescore thousand Pounds Sterling a year of our Money , which we lay out for Linnen-Cloth purposely for that use , as may appear by examining this Charge by the former Rule ; Equivalent to a Story we have of one of our Kings , who finding a great glut of Cloth in the Kingdom , beyond their Vent and Trade for it , bought it , and caused it all to be burnt . The Occasion of publishing this at this time , was meerly accidental ; for being at White-hall some few Months since , I heard of great Complaints made , with a Petition to the King and Council , setting forth the Transportation of our Wool , to the great Prejudice of our Clothing Trade , and the ruining of our Poor for want of Work ; with many dismal Apprehensions of the evil Consequences thereof : but not one word offer'd which way either to advance the Trade of this our Woollen Manufacture , or to raise the Price of our English Wool ; But the whole Design I perceived was for the Clothiers Advantage to buy Wool cheap , and for the Merchant and Drapers to have Cloth at a low price ; both very destructive , not only to the Kingdom in General , but also to the Trade it self ; as shall hereof be made appear .	cache/A33258.xml	txt/A33258.txt
