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 eng Wool industry -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Woolen goods industry -- England -- Early works to 1800. Foreign trade regulation -- England -- Early works to 1800. eebo Considerations about the transportation of wool . n/a 1696 1 443 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. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-09 Sampled and proofread 2014-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE Transportation of Wool

THAT the Woollen-Manufacture hath been and is the Chief Support of the Wealth and Strength of this Nation ; upon which also in a great measure depends the Revenue of the Crown , the Prosperity of the Rich , and the Maintenance of the Poor .

Whereas not only Holland and France hath for a long time set up that Manufacture by the help of our Wool , but Suedeland and other Foreign Parts have done the same lately .

It is believed that for near Twenty Years of the Two last Reigns , the French Gained by our Wool Exported thither at least Two Millions per Annum ; and altho' that Advantage to them hath been abated since His present Majesties Accession to the Throne , by reason chiefly of the War , yet is still continued ; and since the Peace greatly increased .

For the preventing this Evil frequent Attempts have been made both by altering the Laws and otherwise , but that they have not succeeded , is owing not to the nature of the Disease , but unsuitableness of the Remedies used to remove it ; nor hath the Act for Suing the Hundred , nor the Encrease of the Number of the Custom-House Officers ( whose Profit arises by Seizures of Wool , or good Correspondence with the Offenders ) prevented it ; it being now Matter of Fact , that as great if not greater quantities than ever are daily Transported .

But it is further Matter of Fact on the other hand , when such persons whose Interest it was to prevent it , were Impowered , it hath been effectually done ; and when it was so in the Two latter Reigns , it so sensibly Affected the French that their Ambassador here did use his utmost Endeavour to discourage those Persons ; and so far prevail'd with the Government , as to effect it .

Therefore it is humbly conceived , that except those be empowered to prevent the Exportation of Wool whose Interest it is to do it it cannot rationally be expected that it should be done ; nor can this be without a Fund , for who will do it at his own Charge ?

That when Application have been made both to the last and present Government to prevent it ; after several References , Examinations and Reports from the Commissioners of the Customs , it hath been by them thought necessary for a distinct Commission in this Case , as may appear by the Reports and Proceedings therein , if required .