Penny Dreadfuls, 1736 · page 13 of 16
Thoughts on Trade — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Description This is a running prose page (page 13) from what appears to be an 18th-century political or social commentary pamphlet, not a Victorian penny dreadful. The text consists of two separate essays: the first argues in favor of the distillery industry, addressing concerns about revenue and trade while stereotyping Dutch people as heavy drinkers of Geneva spirits; the second discusses the proposed construction of a new bridge near Westminster in London, questioning whether toll revenues would adequately cover construction and maintenance costs. The page contains dense argumentative prose typical of period polemic writing.
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Pa es ee ee ee rt << ee ee eee ae eee 13 A few Words more in Favour of the Diftillery. Things may be reprefented to ‘induce the bringing in a Bill, to print the firft Draught may be improper ; but in the Proceedi and Debates, Doubts rife whether the may not affect the Revenue, as well as fe- veral Branches in Trade; the Bill may be publifhed, before pafled into a Law, as no room may be given for Reflection, efpecially. from fuch Foreigners confuming at home, Malt Spirits retailed and made into Geneva, and other Strong Waters, without hurt to the Drinkers, For it is known, the Dutch are ftrong, ftout and hardy People, and religious and great Lovers and Tiplers of Spirituous Li- quors, even Geneva; imputed to be the Bane and Deftruction of the Exgii(h. Some Words on much Talk of Building a Bridge fome where near Weftmintter. To erect a New Bridge, may be an Im- provement to the City ‘of London, if the fame can be done without Hurt to the Na- vigation, or endangering Innundations, and the Toll will anfwer to refund the Money the Bridge coft building, and keep the fame . in Repair; which may be doubted, as the Rents, Ccomicbooks.com