An essay upon the probable methods of making a people gainers in the ballance of trade ...
By: By the author of the Essay on ways and means
Publisher: Printed for J. Knapton
Published: 1699
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Commercial policy; Economic policy
Notes: Title within line border.

Signatures: A-M⁸, N⁶, O-U⁸, X⁴. Paging of signatures N-X very irregular.

"Treating of these heads, vis. Of the people of England. Of the land of England, and its product. Of our payments to the publick, and in what manner the ballance of trade may be thereby affected. That a country cannot increase in wealth and power but by private men doing their duty to the publick, and but by a steady course of honesty and wisdom, in such as are trusted with the administration of affairs." Cf. t.-p.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, D309
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) Of the people of England; title: Of the land of England, and its product; title: Of our payments to the publick, and in what manner the ballance of trade may be thereby affected; title: That a country cannot increase in wealth and power but by private men doing their duty to the publick, and but by a steady course of honesty and wisdom in such as are trusted with the administration of affairs.