How to compare not onely the Money of this present Age with that of the former, but the entire Riches of the present with the former People. Ibid. [51]
By the numbers of People, and the proportion of Money amongst them, the accidental values of Lands are to be computed. 33 [51]
How to proportion the Rates of a Commodity in one place, unto the Rates of the same in another place. Ibid. [52]
That the Day-wages of Labourers and several other of the most vulgar Tradesmen ought to be ascertain'd, and well adapted to the changes of time. Ibid. [52]
That though the difficulty of computing the contingent values of Land be great, yet there be greater reasons for undergoing it. 34 [53]
The nature of Credit, as the said word is commonly used among Tradesmen, and otherwise. Ibid. [53]
That the Sovereigns exact knowledge of the Subjects Estates would do them no harm. Ibid. [53]
A description of the Duty of Customs. 35 [54]
A Conjecture that Customs at first were a kinde of præmium for ensurance against Pyrates. Ibid. [54]
The measures of the said Duty upon exported Goods. 36 [55]
The inconvenience of too heavy Customs. Ibid. [55]
What Commodities may be forced to pay Customs. 37 [55]
The measures of Customs upon imported Goods. Ibid. [55-56]
The inconveniences of raising money, by the way of Customs. Ibid. [56]
A Proposal, that instead of Tunnage and Poundage upon shipped Goods, a Tunnage were paid out of the ships Fraight. 38 [57]
Or that the Customs were taken as an Ensurance-præmium. Ibid.[57]
Of prohibited Commodities in general. Ibid. [57]
Of prohibiting the exportation of Money and Bullion. 39 [57]
The said prohibition of Money serves as a sumptuary Law. Ibid. [58]
About the exportation of Wool. Ibid. [58-59]
The lessening of our Sheep-trade, and encrease of Corn-tillage is an expedient in this case for many reasons. 40 [S9]
Other considerations tending to shew, that the too vehement prohibitions of Wool may be ineffectual, or to do more harm then good. 41 [59-60]
Of prohibiting Importations. Ibid. [60]
It were better to make and raise Commodities, though to burn them, then not to make them, or let the makers lose their Faculty, and be idle. Ibid. [60]
Of Free Ports, and in what cases they may do good or harm. 42 [60-61]
Of Poll-money, and the sorts of it. Ibid. [61]
The faults of the late Poll-moneys. 43 [62]
Of the most simple Poll-money, where all pay alike, its conveniences and inconveniences. Ibid. [62]
Of Poll-money upon Titles, Offices, and Faculties. 44 [63]