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Page 7
... and debts , no less than trade , have made borrowing in fashion . The bankers
are a clear instance of this : for some years since , the scarcity of money having
made it in England worth really more than six per cent . most of those that had not
...
... and debts , no less than trade , have made borrowing in fashion . The bankers
are a clear instance of this : for some years since , the scarcity of money having
made it in England worth really more than six per cent . most of those that had not
...
Page 8
... the merchant or tradesman that borrows would not have it one jot cheaper than
he has now ; but probably these two ill effects would follow : first , that he would
pay dearer ; and , secondly , that there would be less money left in the country to
...
... the merchant or tradesman that borrows would not have it one jot cheaper than
he has now ; but probably these two ill effects would follow : first , that he would
pay dearer ; and , secondly , that there would be less money left in the country to
...
Page 10
But this seldom happening , that all , or the greatest part , of the creditors do at
once call for their money , unless it be in some great and general danger , is less
and seldomer felt than the following , unless where the debts of the people are ...
But this seldom happening , that all , or the greatest part , of the creditors do at
once call for their money , unless it be in some great and general danger , is less
and seldomer felt than the following , unless where the debts of the people are ...
Page 15
... as the paying of use to foreigners carries away more , or less , of our money ,
than want of money , and stopping our trade keeps us from bringing in , by
hindering our gains , which can be only estimated by those who know how much
money ...
... as the paying of use to foreigners carries away more , or less , of our money ,
than want of money , and stopping our trade keeps us from bringing in , by
hindering our gains , which can be only estimated by those who know how much
money ...
Page 17
... be returned by goods , or bills of exchange ; and there will not be the less
money in the land . ” I could not but wonder to see a man , who undertook to write
of money and interest , talk so directly besides the matter , in the business of
trade .
... be returned by goods , or bills of exchange ; and there will not be the less
money in the land . ” I could not but wonder to see a man , who undertook to write
of money and interest , talk so directly besides the matter , in the business of
trade .
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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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