Reasons humbly offered for encouraging His Majesties natural born subjects to export the woollen manufactures of this realm to Germany Company of Merchant Adventurers of England. 1695 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A92249 Wing R537A ESTC R224884 36273464 ocm 36273464 150198 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2007-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion REASONS Humbly Offered for Encouraging his MAJESTIES Natural Born Subjects , to Export the Woollen Manufactures of this Realm to GERMANY . THE Securing and Promoting of the Trade of Exporting the Woollen Manufactures to Germany , so as may be most Beneficial for the Nation , is a Matter of such Importance , that it is hoped it may not be unworthy the Consideration of the Honourable House of Commons , to whom it is Humbly Represented . That the Supporting the Ancient Company of Merchant-Adventurers of England in the said Trade , will be the most Effectual Means to Conduce thereunto . For this Company having First Introduced the Woollen Manufactures into this Kingdom , and been the sole Exporters thereof , the same did Flourish , under their Government and Conduct , in a Regulated Way of Trade , for above Two Hundred and Fifty Years , until Foreigners , in the Reign of King CHARLES the II. were indulged , and admitted to become Principals in Exporting thereof ; since which , few or no English are concerned as Principals in the Trade for Holland , but only employed as Factors for the Dutch. Whereby the Woollen Manufactures have been Falsified and Debased , the Clothiers Marks altered and English Merchants Seals counterfeited . That Foreigners , as soon as they can be Accommodated , Prefer their own Natives , to be their Factors , who , most of them , live obscurely , and bear no Charge to the Government . That the Clothiers have had Great Losses by the Foreigners becoming insolvent to a very considerable Summe . That the laying open the said Trade about the beginning of the Reign of His present MAJESTY , and the late Queen of blessed Memory , hath not had its designed Effect , as is evident by the general Complaint of the Clothiers . That by the Preserving and Supporting of this Company in their Trade to Germany , the following Benefits will accrue , viz. The Merchants Profit will be Secured to the Nation , which will otherwise go to Foreigners . The Younger Sons of the Gentry may be Employed in this Trade abroad , whereas now the Sons and Servants of Foreigners are , and will be Employed here . The Reputation of the Woollen Manufacture will be kept up , and the Goods not suffered to be Debased , or go out altogether Unmanufactured , whereby a very great Number of Handicrafts Men have of late been Impoverished . The Market abroad will be plentifully furnished with great Quantities and choice of Goods , as was formerly done . Whereas by the laying open that Trade , English Men have been discouraged from keeping their Magazines abroad so fully stored , whereby the Market hath not been sufficiently supplied . The Company 's Priviledges at Hamburgh , which are very Honourable as well as Advantageous to the Nation , will be thereby preserved , which if once lost , will be irrecoverable . The Customs at Hamburgh , Inwards and Outwards , will , by the Stipulations made with that City , be prevented from being Raised , wherein the Members of this Company have greater Priviledge , and pay much Less then their own Burgers ; but if the Company is not Supported , there is no doubt , but in a little time , the Customs there on English Commodities will be advanced , and consequently the Consumption thereof will be lessened . The English Navigation to those Parts will be Restored . Whereas of late few or no English Ships have been Employed . Foreigners will be Prevented from becoming the sole Masters of this Trade , and having the absolute Command of our Markets , which can never be for the Interest of England . And many other Advantages will Accrue to the Nation thereby . There can be no Restraint of Trade , or Want of Buyers , by passing the Bill now depending , since thereby all his Majesties Natural Born Subjects will be intituled to the Freedom of this Society , for as small a Fine as the Honourable House of Commons shall think fit ; and every Member , so coming in , may Buy and Sell as much as he pleases , every one Trading for his own Account . And many Eminent Merchants have declared their Resolutions of coming into the Company when it shall be Established ; and the present Members thereof have very considerable Stocks ready to be imployed in this Trade , when the Bill is passed . Wherefore , It is Humbly Hoped , that the said Company may be Supported in their Trade directly to Germany . And that a Foreign Interest may not be preferr'd in Opposition to the True Interest of England .