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THE

HARLEIAN MISCELLANY;

OR, A

COLLECTION

OF

SCARCE, CURIOUS, AND ENTERTAINING

PAMPHLETS AND TRACTS,

AS WELL IN MANUSCRIPT AS IN PRINT,

FOUND IN THE LATE

EARL OF OXFORD'S LIBRARY,

INTERSPERSED WITH

HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, AND CRITICAL

NOTES.

VOL. VIII.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR ROBERT DUTTON, GRACECHURCH-STREET.

1810.

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CONTENTS.

The grand Concern of England explained, in several Proposals offered

to the Consideration of the Parliament. 1. For payment of special

debts. 2. For advancement and encouragement of trade. 3. For rais-

ing the rents of lands. In order whereunto, it is proved necessary.

I. That a stop be put to further buildings in and about London II. That

the gentry be obliged to live, some part of the year, in the country.

III. That registers be settled in every county. IV. That an act for na-

turalising all foreign Protestants, and indulging them, and his majes-

ty's subjects at home, in matters of conscience, may be passed. V.

That the act, prohibiting the importation of Irish cattle, may be re-

pealed. VI. That brandy, coffee, mum, tea, and chocolate, may

be prohibited. VII. That the multitude of stage-coaches and caravans

may be suppressed. VIII. That no leather may be exported unmanufac-

tured. IX. That a court of conscience be settled for Westminster

and all the suburbs of London, and in every city and corporation of

England. X. That the extravagant habits and expence of all persons

may be curbed, the excessive wages of servants and handicrafts-men

may be reduced, and all foreign manufactures may be prohibited. XI.

That it may be made lawful to assign bills, bonds, and other securities;

and that a course be taken to prevent the knavery of bankrupts. XII.

That the Newcastle trade for coals may be managed by commissioners,

to the ease of the subjects, and great advantage of the publick. XIII.

That the fishing-trade may be vigorously prosecuted, all poor people

set at work to make fishing-tackle, and be paid out of the money col-

lected every year for the poor, in the several parishes in England. By

a lover of his country, and well-wisher to the prosperity both of the

king and kingdoms. London, printed in the year 1673. Quarto, con-

taining sixty-four pages.

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