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• Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- History
• Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- Early works to 1800
• Great Britain -- History -- Early works to 1800

• Britania expirans or, A brief memorial of commerce humbly offer'd to the Parliament, (London,: [s.n.], Printed 1699), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• England's maritime policy : the cause of the decline of American shipping (s.n., 1881), by John Roach (page images at HathiTrust)
• Free trade and fair trade, and the causes of bad trade: a lecture delivered at St. Jude's school, Whitechapel, January 27th, 1886. (London and counties liberal union, 1886), by Samuel Montagu (page images at HathiTrust)

• British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675, by Charles McLean Andrews (Gutenberg ebook)

• Commercial federation and colonial trade policy (S. Sonnenschein;, 1900), by John Davidson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The Libelle of Englyshe Polycye: A Poem on the Use of Sea-Power, 1436 (Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1926), ed. by George F. Warner (multiple formats at archive.org)
• An Essay on the East-India Trade, by Charles Davenant (text at McMaster)
• England's Treasure by Forraign Trade, by Thomas Mun (text at McMaster)
• D'Avenant's works (Printed for R. Horsfield; T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt, and T. CAdell; and T. Evans, 1771), by Charles Davenant, Walter Moyle, Xenophon, and Charles Whitworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• A review of all that hath pass'd between the courts of Great Britain and Spain, relating to our trade and navigation from the year 1721, to the present convention, with some particular observations upon it. (H. Goreham, 1739), by William Pulteney Bath (page images at HathiTrust)
• Act for continuing and establishing the subsidie of tunnage and poundage (Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, printers to His Highness the Lord Protector, 1657), by England and Wales, England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell), and England and Wales Parliament (page images at HathiTrust)
• England's treasure by forraign trade, or, The ballance of our forraign trade is the rule of our treasure (Verlag Wirtschaft und Finanzen, 1989), by Thomas Mun (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Report of the committee appointed by the General Court of the East- India Company on the 10th April, 1781 : "To enquire into the chartered rights of this company, and the nature and extent of its right to the several territorial possessions acquired in India, and to prepare the means of supporting those rights, should the negotiation of the Court of Directors with the minister fail of producing the desired accommodation.". (s.n., 1781), by East India Company. Court of Directors and Keane Fitzgerald (page images at HathiTrust)
• The profit and loss of the East-India-trade : stated, and humbly offer'd to the consideration of the present Parliament. ([Publisher not identified], 1700), by T. S. and England and Wales Parliament (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Discourse on Trade, and Other Matters Relative to it, by John Cary (Gutenberg ebook)
• An essay on the East-India-trade by the author of The essay upon wayes and means. (London : [s.n.], 1696), by Charles Davenant (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the King. His Majesties declaration whereby to repeale and make voyd, all licenses, by himselfe granted for bringing any goods or commodities, from the cities of London and Westminster and other places, in rebellion against His Majesty, contrary to his late proclamation, prohibiting trade and commerce with the said citties and places. (Printed at Oxford : by Leonard Lichfield, printer to the Vniversity, 1643), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Britannia languens: or, A discourse of trade shewing, that the present management of trade in England, is the true reason of the decay of our manufactures, and the late great fall of land-rents; and that the increase of trade, in the method it now stands in, must proportionably decay England. Wherein is particularly demonstrated, that the East-India Company, as now managed, has already near destroyed our trade in those parts, as well as that with Turky, and in short time must necessarily beggar the nation. Humbly offered to the consideration of this present Parliament. (London : printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Black Bull in the Old-Baily, 1689), by William Petyt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals relating to Little Yarmouth The manner of the scituation [sic] of Great Yarmouth, and of its trade and building. ([London? : s.n., 1670]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The treasure of traffike, or, A discourse of forraigne trade wherein is shewed the benefit and commoditie arising to a commonwealth or kingdome, by the skilfull merchant, and by a well ordered commerce and regular traffike / by Lewes Roberts ... (London : Printed by E. P. for Nicholas Bourne ..., 1641), by Lewes Roberts (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Some thoughts about trade. ([London,: , 1699?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The joyful news of opening the exchequer to the gold-smiths of Lombard-street, and their creditors as it was celebrated in a letter to the same friend in the countrey, to whom the bankers case was formerly sent / by the author of the same case. (London : Printed by T.N. for William Place ... and Thomas Basset ..., 1677), by Thomas Turner (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An essay on the coin and commerce of the kingdom trade and treasure (which are twins) being the only supporters thereof next to religion and justice. (London : printed and published for the consideration of the present and future sessions of Parliament, 1695), by John Praed (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamation against unjust pretences for colouring of French goods taken by way of reprize (Imprinted at London : By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, M.DC.XXVII [1627]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and Charles 1600-1649 (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A diamond or rich jewel, presented to the Common-wealth of England, for inriching of the nation; being necessary for the use of all marchants and tradesmen, and advantagious to the poor: wherein is declared a way, 1 How all forraign moneys may pass in England, and gain the merchants 10 percent. and to put off our English coyn into other countries. To settle a banke in London for furnishing all trades with money, and to quit the nation of beggars... 8. To settle an insurance office cheap, and not to pay above five in the hundred for insurance from pirats in all parts of Europe and America. / By Capt. Samuel Chappel. Licensed, and entred according to order. (London : Printed by John Clowes, against the Lower-Pump in Grubstreet, 1650 [i.e. 1651]), by Samuel Chappel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The prevention of poverty; or, New proposals humbly offered, for enriching the nation advancing His Majesties revenue and great advantage both of the city of London and country, by encrease of trade from our own manufactures, setting all poor people at work, preventing unnecessary law-suits, restraining the insolencies of bayliffs, extortions of goalers, promoting the relief of distressed prisoners, and suppression of beggars, vagrants, &c. (London : printed for H. H., in the year 1677), by Richard Haines (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons for passing the Turky companies bill, to discourage the great importations of thrown silk. ([London : s.n., 1690]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons humbly offered against the establishing the present East India Company by Act of Parliament, exclusive of others, and confirming their charters ([London? : s.n., 1700?]), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Remarks upon some wrong computations and conclusions, contained in a late tract, entitled, Discourses on the publick revenues, and on the trade of England. In a letter to Mr. D.S. (London : printed for W. Keblewhite, at the Swan in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1698) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the King a proclamation for enabling all His Maiesties subiects to trade within his seuerall dominions, without being further charged with customes, or other dueties, then they of that kingdome wherein they trade, ought to pay. (Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie: and by the Assignes of Iohn Bill, M.DC.XXXI [1631, i.e. 1632]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the King. A proclamation for prohibiting the importation of commodities of Europe into any of His Majesties plantations in Africa, Asia, or America, which were not laden in England, and for putting all other laws relating to the trade of the plantations, in effectual execution. (London : Printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1675), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) and King Charles II of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the French Protestants refugees, settled in and about London, and in the English plantations in America ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• How to revive the Golden Age with the true causes of the vvant of good trading, and money, in these kingdoms; and how yet to remedy them, and to make these kingdoms exceed all others, in riches and power. Humbly presented to the consideration of the Parliament. (London : printed by H.Bruges for G. Widdows at the Green-Dragon in St. Pauls Church-Yard; where you may see a farther discourse of trade, intituled the True English interest, or an account of the cheif national improvements, demonstrating an infallible advance of this nation, to infinite wealth and greatness, trade and populacy, with imployment and preferment for all persons. By Carew Reynel esq., [1666?]), by John Hodges (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The true and only causes of the vvant of money in these kingdoms and the remedies. Mentioned in these general assertions, in order to more particular demonstrations, how these kingdomes may yet be made the richest, and most powerful, kingdoms in the world. (London : [printed by H.B. and are to be sold by W. Whitwood, 1673]), by John Hodges (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals to increase trade and to advance His Majesties revenue without any hazard or charge to any body, and with apparent profit to every body by M. Lewis. (London : Printed for Henry Million ..., M DC LXXVII [1677]), by M. Lewis (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The linnen drapers answer to that part of Mr. Cary his essay on trade, that concerns the East India Trade. ([London? : s.n., 1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A just and modest vindication of the Scots design for the having established a colony at Darien with a brief display how much it is their interest to apply themselves to trade and particularly to that which is foreign. (s.n.], 1699), by Robert Ferguson and James Hodges (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proclamation allowing the free transporting of victual from one shire to another, and the importation of forraign victual free of custom, and twenty shilling Scots for each imported boll thereof. (Edinburgh : Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1699), by Scotland. Privy Council and Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamation against a late resolve, containing an engagement as to forraign stuffs and cloaths, and certain forraign liquors (Edinburgh : Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1700), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III) and William 1650-1702 (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The history of England, from the earliest times to the death of George II. (G.G. & J. Robinson [et al.], 1800), by Oliver Goldsmith (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the abdication of James the Second, 1688 (Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1849), by David Hume and Old University of Chicago Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
• Britannia (Printed by Mary Matthews, for Awnsham Churchill, and sold by William Taylor ..., 1722), by William Camden, Awnsham Churchill, Mary Matthews, Robert White, and Edmund Gibson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Several humble petitions of D. Bastwicke, M. Burton, M. Prynne, and of Nath. Wickins, servant to the said Mr. Prynne, to the Honourable house of Parliament. ([London], 1641), by John Bastwick, Nathaniel Wickins, William Prynne, Henry Burton, and Great Britain Parliament House of Commons (page images at HathiTrust)
• His Majesty's most gracious answer to the bills & propositions presented to him at Casisbrook Castle in the Isle of Wight, Decemb. 24, 1647 by the Earle of Denbigh, Master Lisle, Master Goodwin, Master Kemp, and Master Bunkly, in the name of his two Houses of Parliament. (Printed for R. Royston, 1648), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I), Richard Royston, King Charles I of England, and England and Wales Parliament (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of his own time (London : Printed for Charles Rivington, 1727., 1727), by Samuel Parker and Puritan Collection of English and American Literature (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed. (Imprinted at London : [by William Hall and John Beale] anno cum privilegio 1611 and are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse, [1611]), by John Speed and Christoph Schweitzer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Summarie of Englyshe chronicles ([London] : In ædibus Thomæ Marshi, [1565]), by John Stow (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Annales (Printed at London : By [Henry Bynneman for] Ralphe Newberie, at the assignement of Henrie Bynneman. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, [1580]), by John Stow (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The strange monster or, true news from Nottingham-shire of a strange monster born at Grasly in Nottingham-shire, three miles from Nottingham with a relation of his strange and wonderful shape, the time his mother was in travail with him, with several other things of note. Together with a brief relation of several monstrous and prodigious births which happened heretofore in this our nation. Licensed according to order. ([London] : Printed by Peter Lillierap [sic] living in Clerkenwell-Close, 1668) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An exact chronological history and full display of popes intollerable usurpations upon the antient just rights, liberties, of the kings, kingdoms, clergy, nobility, commons of England and Ireland ([London : s.n., 1666]), by William Prynne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Anglia rediviva being a full description of all the shires, cities, principal towns and rivers, in England : with some useful observations concerning what is most remarkable ... : to which is prefix'd a short account of the first origine of our nation, of its being conquer'd by the Romans, as also the occasion of the Saxons and Danes first entring England / collected from the best historians by Mr. Dunstar. (London : Printed for T. Bennet [and three others], 1699), by Mr. Dunstar (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The mansion of magnanimitie. Wherein is shewed the most high and honorable acts of sundrie English kings, princes, dukes, earles, lords, knights and gentlemen, from time to time performed in defence of their princes and countrie: set forth as an encouragement to all faithfull subiects, by their example resolutely to addresse them selues against all forreine enemies. Published by Richard Crompton an apprentice of the common law. 1599. Whereunto is also adioyned a collection of diuerse lawes ... with a briefe table, shewing what munition ought to be kept by all sorts of her Maiesties subiects ... (London : Printed [by Richard Field] for VVilliam Ponsonby, 1599), by Richard Crompton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The history of the rook and turkeys. ([London : printed for Randal Taylor, near Stationers-Hall, 1694]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• This seconde volume, beginning at William the Conquerour. ([Imprinted at London : By Henry Denham, dwelling in Paternoster Rowe, for Richarde Tottle and Humffrey Toye], Anno Domini. 1569. [the last of March]), by Richard Grafton and Virgil Solis (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The faithful analist:, or, The epitome of the English history: giving a true accompt of the affairs of this nation, from the building of the tower in London, in the days of William the Conquerour, to the throwing down the gates of the said city, by the command of the Parliament, which state before the secluded members were admitted, in the yeer 1660. In which all things remarkable both by sea and land from the yeer 1069. To this present yeer of 1660 are truly and exactly represented. (London : Print. for W. Gilbertson in Giltspur Street, [1660]), by G. W. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• England's vvorthies. Select lives of the most eminent persons from Constantine the Great, to the death of Oliver Cromwel late Protector. / By William Winstanley, Gent. (London, : Printed for Nath. Brooke, at the sign of the Angel in Cornhill, 1660), by William Winstanley (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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