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of the Nation by saving £300,000 now yearly exported by the 
Hollanders for fish bought of them, and by the importation 
of Coyne from abroad by vent of ffish taken and sold by his 
Matie. subjects. The Monopoly of ffish taken by the Hollanders 
being one mayne support of that Government. 
As to men and materyalls for the Fleete there will be sufficient 
of both, unles money be wanting to carry on the Designe. 
The interest of the king doth concerne every particular person, 
his undertaking of it for every man’s advantage, whatsoever 
hee getts thereby saves the Nation so much in their purses, 
for if the King gaynes as much by this as will mainteyne his 
Crowne and Dignitie, hee may seldome desire the assistance of 
Parlyamentary Taxes. Hee may also alleviate his Customes 
as low as any nation whatsoever, which will bring the Trade 
of Holland into this kingdome and the rest of his Maties dominions, 
And also will preserve the peace of this Nation from being dis- 
turbed and violated more then private persons or Corporative 
Bodyes will or can doe in their undertaking of it, who may be 
apt upon all evill Instigatione and discontente to strengthen 
either Domestick or fforeigne Enemyes with their power both of 
Shipping and Marryners. 
That money is wanting is the considerable objection, and 
the same that lay in Columbus way. And had it not been 
removed by supplyes of men, money, and shipps, Adventured 
by Spain upon farre lesse probable grounds of Advantage than 
here are proposed, It had lost to that Crowne, as it did to this 
and the French, the first discovery of the Mynes and the Indies. 
But this is addressed to your Matie. and your Parlyament for 
raising six hundred thousand pounds, whereof one hundred 
thousand pounds to be imployed for Docks, and for storehouses 
and wharffes adjoining one to the other, That the Goods may be 
conveyed from the Wharffes to the Storehouses without the 
charge of carting, which said summe will be demonstrated an 
ample fund to carry on and compleate this Designe worthy your 
encouragement and Reserved by Providence (after the weak 
Essayes of former tymes) to be perfected under the Auspitious 
Government of the best of Princes and Wisest of Parlyaments, 
who cannot want either power or will to compleat what appeares 
