Penny Dreadfuls, 1736 · page 4 of 16
Thoughts on Trade — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This is an **introduction page** from what appears to be an 18th-century economic treatise (not a Victorian penny dreadful, despite the prompt's framing). The text discusses the author's written thoughts on trade restrictions affecting wool and goods between England and Ireland. The author initially presented these thoughts to Parliament in London, where they were initially well-received, but opinion shifted after reading. The introduction indicates a second part will expand these arguments, claiming that restraints on Irish industry have damaged English commerce, and proposing that encouraging Irish trade could unite the kingdoms and advance commerce generally.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The INTRODUCTION. - of Wool out of England; Wool, Woollen and Sil- ken Goods out e Ireland; praying a tarther Re- {traint, and a Bill brought in. The Author (then in London) acquainted feveral Members of Parliament, it was his Thoughts, which he would deliver in Writing, the Allega- tions in the Petition could not be true; the Tender was received by Smiles, Frowns and Threats, as if it had been determined the Bill mu pafs; but no fooner were the Thoughts read, but the Scene chang’d ; it then — the general Opinion the Bill would not afs. : Since the Author’s coming into Jreland, he has improved his Thoughts, fo as he doubts not but ina 2d Part to make it appear, the firft Reftraintc on Induftry in Zreland, very much contributed to hurt the Englifh Trade, and increafing. the Re- {ftraint, was a principal Caufe, if not the very Caufe, of the great Decay in the Englifh Com- merce ; propofing to point out many particular ‘Things tending to enable the Traders in Ireland to out-do, in molt Branches of Trade, not only the Englifh, but the People of moft Nations in- habiting this Part of the Globe; fo that Intereft may come to be the Motive to encourage Trade in Jreland, and may be, to unite Jreland to Eng- land ; as Ireland is large, and the Number of Peo- ple but few, and that very great Things in Trade are to be done in this Kingdom. a0 NAG Ay, Soa ys Thoughts Oo Eomichioe SS E(O)