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would by means of such a proclamation come into 

 the Mint ; which may be a thing considerable. 



The fifth proposition was this : It was warranted 

 by the laws of Spain to bring in silver for com or 

 victuals ; it was propounded that his majesty would 

 restrain exportation of corn &quot; sub modo,&quot; except 

 they bring the silver which resulted thereof unto his 

 Mint ; that trade being commonly so beneficial, as 

 the merchant may well endure the bringing of the 

 silver to the Mint, although it were at the charge of 

 coinage, which it now beareth further, as incident 

 to this matter. There was revived by the mer 

 chants, with some instance, the ancient proposition 

 concerning the erection of granaries for foreign 

 corn, forasmuch as by that increase of trade in 

 corn, the importation of silver would likewise be 

 multiplied. 



The sixth proposition was, That upon all licence 

 of forbidden commodities, there shall be a rate set 

 of silver to be brought into the Mint : which never 

 theless may seem somewhat hard, because it im- 

 poseth upon the subject that which causeth him to 

 incur peril of confiscation in foreign parts. To 

 trouble your lordships further with discourses which 

 we had of making foreign coins current, and of vary 

 ing the king s standard to weight, upon the variations 

 in other states, and repressing surfeit of foreign com 

 modities, that our native commodities, surmounting 

 the foreign, may draw in treasure by way of over 

 plus ; they be common places so well known to your 

 lordships, as it is enough to mention them only. 



