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... Gold and Silver . System of Enclosures . Decay of Occupa- tions . Foreign Wares Prohibited . Exportation of Gold and Silver . Increase of Custom Duties . New Markets for Corn . Duties on Exportation of Corn . Mutual Dependence of ...
... Gold and Silver . System of Enclosures . Decay of Occupa- tions . Foreign Wares Prohibited . Exportation of Gold and Silver . Increase of Custom Duties . New Markets for Corn . Duties on Exportation of Corn . Mutual Dependence of ...
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... gold and silver , the earliest writers ventured to question the wisdom of prohibiting the exportation of the precious metals . Antonio Serra , Abbé Gali- ani . Amongst these Antonio Serra is , I think , justly entitled to be considered ...
... gold and silver , the earliest writers ventured to question the wisdom of prohibiting the exportation of the precious metals . Antonio Serra , Abbé Gali- ani . Amongst these Antonio Serra is , I think , justly entitled to be considered ...
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... gold and silver to be abundant in coun- tries where there are no mines ; in the second part he combats the erroneous notions of his contempo- raries as to the causes which make gold and silver to be scarce ; and he concludes the third ...
... gold and silver to be abundant in coun- tries where there are no mines ; in the second part he combats the erroneous notions of his contempo- raries as to the causes which make gold and silver to be scarce ; and he concludes the third ...
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... gold and silver being scarce , Serra , in the second part of his work , directs his attention chiefly to the examination and refutation of the views of Marco Antonio de Santis , who seems at that time THE COURSE OF EXCHANGE . I. 11 to ...
... gold and silver being scarce , Serra , in the second part of his work , directs his attention chiefly to the examination and refutation of the views of Marco Antonio de Santis , who seems at that time THE COURSE OF EXCHANGE . I. 11 to ...
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... gold and silver in every country was the Antonio effect of the exchange in that country being low , and de Santis ... gold and silver of a given fineness , will , when paid in the other country upon which it is drawn , produce the same ...
... gold and silver in every country was the Antonio effect of the exchange in that country being low , and de Santis ... gold and silver of a given fineness , will , when paid in the other country upon which it is drawn , produce the same ...
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