The pin--makers case in opposition to Mr. Killigrew's monopolizing bill. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B28132 of text R225204 in the English Short Title Catalog. 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. 12KB 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 B28132 Wing P2278 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.13[88] ESTC R225204 ocm99885932

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 eng Pins and needles -- England -- Early works to 1800. Foreign trade regulation -- England -- Early works to 1800. England and Wales -- Commerce -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. eebo The pin--makers case in opposition to Mr. Killigrew's monopolizing bill. . n/a 1690 1 1514 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.21 C The rate of 13.21 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-11 Sampled and proofread 2014-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE PIN-MAKERS CASE In Opposition to Mr. KILLIGREW 'S Monopolizing BILL .

THE Pin-makers were Incorporated by King James the I. and greatly encouraged by succeeding Princes , so that the Art of Pin-making is at this time arrived to a greater Perfection than ever in this Kingdom , and the Pin-makers are able to make better Wares at easier Rates than any foreign Nation ; whereby their Trade at home is secured from the Intrusion of Foreigners , while they quietly carry on a very considerable Trade abroad into almost all the parts of the World , there being exported at least a third part of what Pins are made in England ; the Trade of which Manufacture being only to be improved by a free exercise thereof , which the intended Act will altogether destroy by setting up so gross a Monopoly in so considerable a Manufacture which must inevitably reduce the Pin-makers to the same condition the Card-makers are now brought to , by the like means , in the Reign of King Charles the II . even to the ruine of their Trade and themselves together .

But it may be Objected this is no Monopoly but only a good design to take care of the Poor , whereof there are great Numbers in that Company .

I. A great cause hereof is from themselves , the Company generally taking poor Peoples Children Apprentices , who when they come out of their times presently set up for Masters , without Stock or Credit , and are thereby forced to under-sell their Goods by reason of their necessities , which might be prevented , and they get a good Livelihood , would they continue and work Journey-work ; and by this means the Number of Apprentices are increased to such an unlimited Number , notwithstanding the Companies care in restraining them , many Master-Pin-makers not being able now to procure sufficient hands to work their Goods .

II . This is a plain Monopoly , if these Insidents be considered .

1. The Inhancing the Price very extravagantly to the Burthen of the Subject , and Inriching some private Persons , as appears by the advance of near 40000 l per Annum in the Pins .

2. By discouraging this Art in giving encouragement to Foreigners to stock our Market by putting the dealers in these Goods to seek to be supplyed at easier rates than is proposed by this Act , if it pass , as was done in the like case of the Card-makers .

3. By improverishing the makers by stinting them in their Work , and obliging them to sit still at the pleasure of the Undertakers , a Method very strange to enable the Poor workmen to live , who cannot now the Trade is Free and Open .

4. By causi●● the Commodity to be worse made , which will necessarily ensue , because the Prices being set , the Workers are to have a certain Price for such sorts , good or bad , and by that means the Pins will be ill made ; and so , in a short time , will deservedly lose their Reputation both at home and abroad , the natural consequence whereof will be to give this so considerable a Trade to the Dutch .

Besides , many other inconveniences will necessarily attend this Design , if this Bill should pass , as is shewn more particularly in the Opponent's Reasons , and many more will be made appear , if they may be Heard , both in reference to the Merchant , Worker , and Buyer .

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