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... foreigners is not brought into the land by ready coin , or bullion , but by goods , or bills of exchange , and , when it is paid , must be returned by goods , or bills of exchange ; and there will not be the less money in the land .
... foreigners is not brought into the land by ready coin , or bullion , but by goods , or bills of exchange , and , when it is paid , must be returned by goods , or bills of exchange ; and there will not be the less money in the land .
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not goods for which our merchants have money due to them in Holland , how can it be paid by bills of exchange ? And for goods , one hundred pounds worth of goods can nowhere pay two hundred pounds in money . This being that which I find ...
not goods for which our merchants have money due to them in Holland , how can it be paid by bills of exchange ? And for goods , one hundred pounds worth of goods can nowhere pay two hundred pounds in money . This being that which I find ...
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It is ridiculous to say , that bills of exchange shall pay our debts abroad : that cannot be , till scrips of paper can be made current coin . The English merchant who has no money owing him abroad , cannot expect to have his bills paid ...
It is ridiculous to say , that bills of exchange shall pay our debts abroad : that cannot be , till scrips of paper can be made current coin . The English merchant who has no money owing him abroad , cannot expect to have his bills paid ...
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... into England by nothing but spending here less of foreign commodities than what we carry to market can pay for ; nor can debts , we owe to foreigners , be paid by bills of exchange , 20 Considerations of the lowering of Interest ,
... into England by nothing but spending here less of foreign commodities than what we carry to market can pay for ; nor can debts , we owe to foreigners , be paid by bills of exchange , 20 Considerations of the lowering of Interest ,
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to foreigners , be paid by bills of exchange , till our commodities exported , and sold beyond sea , have produced money , or debts , due there to some of our merchants ; for nothing will pay debts but money , or money's worth , which ...
to foreigners , be paid by bills of exchange , till our commodities exported , and sold beyond sea , have produced money , or debts , due there to some of our merchants ; for nothing will pay debts but money , or money's worth , which ...
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| Title | The Works of John Locke, Volume 5 The Works of John Locke, John Locke |
| Author | John Locke |
| Publisher | Thomas Tegg, 1823 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 7 Apr 2006 |
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