The Works of John Lock, Esq., Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Works of John Lock, Esq., Vol. 2IT will hinder trade. _f or, there being a certain proportion of money, neceffary for driving fuch a proportion of trade, fo much money of this, as lies fiill, leffens fo much of the trade. Now it cannot be rationally expected, but that, Where the venture is great, and the gains fmall, (as it is in lending in England, upon low intereft) many will chufe rather to hoard up their, money, than venture it abroad, on fuch terms. This will be a lofs to the kingdom, and fuch a lofs as, here in England, ought chie¿y to be looked after: for, we ha ving no mines, nor any other way of getting, or keeping of riches amongfl: us, but by trade, fo much of our trade as is loft, fo much of our riches mul't necef farily go with it, and the over-balancing of trade, between us and our neigh bours, muft inevitably carry away our money, and quickly leave us poor, and expofed. Gold and filver, though they ferve for few, yet they command all the conveniencies of life, and therefore in a plenty of them confifls riches.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.