ADVICE TO SIR GEORGE VILLIERS. 443 



10. That care be taken, that when the industry 

 of one man hath settled the work, a new man, by 

 insinuation or misinformation, may not supplant him 

 without a just cause, which is the discouragement of 

 all faithful endeavours, 



11. That the king will appoint commissioners 

 in the nature of a council, who may superintend the 

 works of this nature, and regulate what concerns the 

 colonies, and give an account thereof to the king, or 

 to his council of state. 



Again, For matter of trade, I confess it is out of 

 my profession ; yet in that I shall make a conjecture 

 also, and propound some things to you, whereby, if I 

 am not much mistaken, you may advance the good of 

 your country and profit of your master. 



1. Let the foundation of a profitable trade be 

 thus laid, that the exportation of home commodities 

 be more in value than the importation of foreign ; so 

 we shall be sure that the stocks of the kingdom shall 

 yearly increase, for then the balance of trade must be 

 returned in money or bullion. 



2. In the importation of foreign commodities, let 

 not the merchant return toys and vanities, as some 

 times it was elsewhere apes and peacocks, but solid 

 merchandise, first for necessity, next for pleasure, but 

 not for luxury. 



3. Let the vanity of the times be restrained, 

 which the neighbourhood of other nations have in 

 duced ; and we strive apace to exceed our pattern; let 

 vanity in apparel, and, which is more vain, that of 



