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for the purpofe of purchafing that commodity ; and where- 

 ever much money is to be got, and many people are brought 

 together, various other articles of general ufe will be pro- 

 duced for fale. Every perfon, on thefe occafions, each in 

 his refpe£tive fphere, will be induced to bring forward the 

 articles that his ingenuity or induftry have enabled him to 

 obtain, which he will be difpofed to fell to thofe who fliall 

 have occafion for them. A wool fair, therefore, though it 

 may be nominally fuch only, will be, in effedt, a feminary 

 of general induftry, and lay the foundation of future infti- 

 tutions, that in fucceeding times may be objects of admira- 

 tion and envy to furrounding nations. Antwerp, which 

 for many ages excelled every other place in the univerfe, 

 owed its origin to a temporary concourfe of people of this 

 fort j and Leipiig, to this hour, is in a great meafure fup- 

 pcrted by its annual fair. 



Fairs have in general owed their origin to accidental cir- 

 cumftances, and have therefore, as being detached inftitu- 

 lions, been frequently cftabliflied in places that were incom- 

 modious, and have been held at times that were inconve- 

 nient, confidered in relation to each other. In the prefent 

 cafe, however, fhould this Society think of encouraging 

 fome inftitutions of this nature, it would be becoming the 

 wifdom of fuch an auguft body to plan thefe inftitutions 

 in concert^ to ufe the language of Lord Bacon, fo as they 

 might mutually accord with and fupport each other, rather 

 than to interfere in any refpeil. They ought, therefore, 

 to be fo fituated, in refpe£l oiplace^ as to be convenient for 

 the inhabitants of large diftricls around them, and accef- 

 fible to ftrangers by fea ; and fo arranged, as to titne^ as to 

 allow the fame perfon to attend the whole of them in rota- 

 tion, if he Ihould fo incline. 



On thefe principles, I would beg leave to fuggeft, with 

 a view iperely to give an idea of what might be done in 

 Other places, when it might become necefiary to eftablifti 



fairs 



