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Page 146
... the Seller , and upon the Buyer . Sharings , doe greatly Enrich , if the Hands be well chosen , that are trusted . Usury is the certainest Meanes of Gaine , though one of the worst ; As that , whereby a Man 146 Essayes.
... the Seller , and upon the Buyer . Sharings , doe greatly Enrich , if the Hands be well chosen , that are trusted . Usury is the certainest Meanes of Gaine , though one of the worst ; As that , whereby a Man 146 Essayes.
Page 168
... Usury is a Conces- sum propter Duritiem Cordis : For since there must be Borrowing and Lending , and Men are so hard of Heart , as they will not lend freely , Usury must be permitted . Some Others have made Suspicious , and Cunning ...
... Usury is a Conces- sum propter Duritiem Cordis : For since there must be Borrowing and Lending , and Men are so hard of Heart , as they will not lend freely , Usury must be permitted . Some Others have made Suspicious , and Cunning ...
Page 169
... Usury are : First , that it makes fewer Merchants . For were it not , for this Lazie Trade of Usury , Money would not lie still , but would , in great Part , be Im- ployed upon Merchandizing ; Which is the Vena Porta of Wealth in a ...
... Usury are : First , that it makes fewer Merchants . For were it not , for this Lazie Trade of Usury , Money would not lie still , but would , in great Part , be Im- ployed upon Merchandizing ; Which is the Vena Porta of Wealth in a ...
Page 170
... Usury doth but Gnaw upon them , Bad Markets would Swallow them quite up . As for Mortgaging , or Pawning , it will little mend the matter ; For either Men will not take Pawnes without Use ; Or if they doe , they will looke precisely for ...
... Usury doth but Gnaw upon them , Bad Markets would Swallow them quite up . As for Mortgaging , or Pawning , it will little mend the matter ; For either Men will not take Pawnes without Use ; Or if they doe , they will looke precisely for ...
Page 171
... Usury ; A Lesse , and a Greater . For if you reduce Usury , to one Low Rate , it will ease the common Borrow- er , but the Merchant wil be to seeke for Money . And it is to be noted , that the Trade of Mer- chandize , being the most ...
... Usury ; A Lesse , and a Greater . For if you reduce Usury , to one Low Rate , it will ease the common Borrow- er , but the Merchant wil be to seeke for Money . And it is to be noted , that the Trade of Mer- chandize , being the most ...
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