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The toutch-stone of mony and commerce, or, An expedient for increase of trade, mony, and shiping in England : shewing also how the arrears of the army, and other publique debts, may be forthwith satisfied, without laying more impositions upon the people, or burthen on trade : together with custome and excise regulated, wherein is manifest the destruction of trade, by its irregular mannagement at present, with means to prevent the like inconvenience for time to come

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1654?]
Call number: 489227
Dimensions: 18 cm (4to)
Associated people: S. E.,
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