To the honourable members of the House of Commons, &c. A short abstract for the more effectual hindring intelligence with France, by the full preventing the exportation of wool, &c. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A62731 of text R219760 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T1423). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A62731 Wing T1423 ESTC R219760 99831208 99831208 35671 2240913599

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A62731) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 35671) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2115:03) To the honourable members of the House of Commons, &c. A short abstract for the more effectual hindring intelligence with France, by the full preventing the exportation of wool, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1696] Imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Wool industry -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800. eebo To the honourable members of the House of Commons, &c. A short abstract for the more effectual hindring intelligence with France, by the full preventi [no entry] 1696 1 361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Rekeyed and resubmitted 2008-10 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
To the Honourable MEMBERS OF THE House of Commons , &c. A SHORT Abstract for the more effectual hindring Intelligence with France , by the full preventing the Exportation of Wool , &c.

THAT it s humbly submitted to you , that a Clause were put in the Bill before you , touching the same , That no Persons , called Owlers , or their Agents , living in the Counties of Kent and Sussex , upon any pretence whatsoever , Buy up or Ingross any lesser or greater quantity of Wool ; or any other Person , except such that are Clothiers , Serge-makers , Wool-staplers , Felmongers , or any other Person or Persons that have a Right , by Service of Time , to any Manufacturer of Wool in those two Counties aforesaid , under a Forfeiture that shall be thought fit , &c.

REASONS .

I. If no Owlers or Agents be suffered , as aforesaid , then it disappoints the French in having our Wool , and gives no Incouragement for their Sloops and Shallops to lie upon those Coasts , there being no Prey for them .

II. Intelligence cannot be kept up with France to that degree as it is , neither will there be the opportunity for Traytors and disaffected Persons to make their Escapes , ' they gettingover in Owl Boats .

III. It will in great measure preserve our Coasters , that are often taken by the said Sloops and Shallops , either in going or coming to their respective Ports .

IV. It would greatly satisfie the Trading part of the Manufacturers of Wool in the Kingdom ; with Merchants and others , whose Petitions , from several parts of the said Kingdom , desire the same .

V. It would quicken Trade greatly in England , and be a means to raise Land , by reason the Product thereof felling well :

VI. It would much lessen and weaken the French Interest , and reduce the Subjects of that King , and make this Kingdom flourish .

All which Considerations are left to your Wisdom .