Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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Page 61
... usury , ingrossing , great pasturages , and the like . For removing discontentments , or , at least , the danger of them , there is in every state ( as we know ) two portions of subjects , the nobles and the commonalty . When one of ...
... usury , ingrossing , great pasturages , and the like . For removing discontentments , or , at least , the danger of them , there is in every state ( as we know ) two portions of subjects , the nobles and the commonalty . When one of ...
Page 131
... Usury is the certainest means of gain , though one of the worst , as that whereby a man doth eat his bread , " in sudore vultûs alieni ; " and , besides , doth plough upon Sun- days : but yet certain though it be , it hath flaws ; for ...
... Usury is the certainest means of gain , though one of the worst , as that whereby a man doth eat his bread , " in sudore vultûs alieni ; " and , besides , doth plough upon Sun- days : but yet certain though it be , it hath flaws ; for ...
Page 147
... USURY . MANY have made witty invectives against usury . They say that it is pity the devil should have God's part , which is the tithe ; that the usurer is the greatest sabbath - breaker , because his plough goeth every Sunday ; that ...
... USURY . MANY have made witty invectives against usury . They say that it is pity the devil should have God's part , which is the tithe ; that the usurer is the greatest sabbath - breaker , because his plough goeth every Sunday ; that ...
Page 148
... usury usefully . It is good to set before us the incom- modities and commodities of usury , that the good may be either weighed out , or culled out : and warily to provide , that , while we make forth to that which is better , we meet ...
... usury usefully . It is good to set before us the incom- modities and commodities of usury , that the good may be either weighed out , or culled out : and warily to provide , that , while we make forth to that which is better , we meet ...
Page 149
... usury are , first , that howsoever usury in some respect hindereth merchandizing , yet in some other it ad- vanceth it ; for it is certain that the greatest part of trade is driven by young merchants upon bor- rowing at interest ; so as ...
... usury are , first , that howsoever usury in some respect hindereth merchandizing , yet in some other it ad- vanceth it ; for it is certain that the greatest part of trade is driven by young merchants upon bor- rowing at interest ; so as ...
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