Proposals
by
the
Drapers
and
Stationers
,
for
the
Raising
and
Improving
the
Woollen
Manufacture
,
and
making
of
Paper
in
England
,
and
for
preventing
the
Transportation
of
Moneys
and
Wool
.
WE
Pray
that
the
Act
made
in
the
18th
.
year
of
His
Majesties
Reign
,
for
the
Encouraging
the
Woollen-Manufacture
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
the
preventing
Exportation
of
Moneys
for
Linen
,
and
Importing
of
the
same
;
may
be
reviewed
,
because
it
is
not
observed
.
The
want
of
Charity
,
and
fear
of
Disobliging
Neighbours
,
is
the
great
cause
of
neglect
herein
.
For
the
Forfeiture
of
this
Act
being
five
Pounds
is
all
to
the
use
of
the
Poor
;
(
which
ought
to
all
peoples
care
)
but
for
want
of
Supervisers
and
further
Encouragement
,
no
body
observes
nor
regards
.
It
is
our
Humble
Request
,
that
His
Majesty
would
be
Graciously
pleased
to
accept
of
one
Moiety
of
the
said
Forfeiture
,
towards
the
Charge
of
providing
some
fit
persons
,
who
may
have
Authority
to
direct
and
take
Care
,
that
Parish
Officers
see
this
good
Act
duely
put
in
Execution
,
which
will
be
no
loss
to
the
Poor
;
for
by
such
observance
it
will
be
more
Advantageous
then
it
is
at
present
.
A
short
Account
of
some
Advantage
this
Act
of
Burying
in
Woollen
would
have
been
,
if
duly
observed
.
It
would
have
raised
the
Price
of
Wool
,
(
now
worth
little
)
because
we
should
have
made
so
great
a
Consumption
thereof
in
Burials
yearly
:
For
since
that
Act
,
we
should
have
Imployed
and
Consumed
more
Wool
then
is
now
in
England
:
(
with
which
we
are
now
glutted
)
It
would
have
also
prevented
the
Exportation
of
such
great
quantities
of
Wool
before
the
Working
of
it
up
,
the
mixture
of
which
our
Wool
with
Forreign
Wool
,
maketh
it
fit
for
Manufacture
,
which
otherwise
would
not
be
,
(
which
is
Sold
at
very
low
Rates
,
and
hinders
the
sending
over
of
greater
quantities
of
Cloth
,
to
the
great
prejudice
of
Woollen-Drapers
and
Clothiers
,
great
part
of
which
are
forced
to
leave
off
their
Imployments
for
want
of
Trade
;
the
Poor
also
would
have
been
much
Imployed
in
the
Working
up
Wool
and
making
Cloth
.
If
this
Act
be
reinforced
,
it
will
be
a
great
means
to
help
us
to
many
hundred
Tuns
of
Linen-raggs
yearly
,
which
will
enable
us
to
carry
on
the
Making
all
sorts
of
White
Paper
for
Writing
and
Printing
:
which
will
necessarily
Imploy
many
Thousands
of
Poor
people
in
Honest
Labour
,
and
prevent
the
carrying
out
of
this
Kingdom
great
Sums
of
Monyes
,
which
is
yearly
sent
in
specie
beyond
Sea
for
Paper
and
Linen-Cloth
;
it
will
also
prolong
the
Wearing
of
Linen
,
which
is
now
Buried
before
worn
out
:
It
will
cause
a
perpetual
Trade
in
this
Nation
,
and
put
us
in
a
Condition
after
some
short
time
to
Transport
our
home-made
Paper
in
great
quantities
,
to
the
Advancement
of
His
Majesties
Customs
and
Revenues
,
and
keep
our
Coine
to
be
imployed
at
home
;
which
now
being
transported
,
is
to
the
great
Prejudice
and
Lessening
of
this
Nation
.
Every
Week
of
delay
in
this
Proposal
,
is
three
thousand
Pounds
Prejudice
to
this
Nation
,
and
so
much
Advantage
to
the
French
.