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<HEAD>REASONS for Incouraging the Throwing of Silk in this Kingdom, and Di&s;couraging the Im|portation of Foreign Thrown Silk hither, e&s;pecially Over-Land.</HEAD>
<P><HI>Fir&s;t,</HI> FOra&s;much as the Throwing of Silk Imploys many Thou|&s;ands of Poor, the greate&s;t numbers of which are, The Wives, Widows, and Children of Seamen.</P>
<P><HI>Secondly,</HI> For that it occa&s;ions the Con&s;umption of the greate&s;t quantities of our Woollen Manufacture, in which many Thou&s;and of Poor are Imployed, That Silk being alwayes brought Raw that comes from <HI>Turky,</HI> (whither our Cloth is &s;ent) and is of no u&s;e unthrown.</P>
<P><HI>Thirdly,</HI> if Foreign Thrown Silk be incouraged to be Impor|ted (e&s;pecially over Land) in all probability it will be the Ruine of the Throwing Trade, (as has been experienced:) And al&s;o of all tho&s;e that depend thereon, as was evident by the Out-Cries of Multitudes all over the City, when it was &s;uffer'd, even to the Doors of the Honourable Hou&s;e of Commons before the late Act pa&s;t for di&s;couraging of it.</P>
<P><HI>Fourthly,</HI> For that it will of nece&s;&s;ity greatly hinder the Exporta|tion of Cloth, or bring it to a very Low Price, as it did before the late Act pa&s;t, to the Dammage of the Nation in general, as well as the Impoveri&s;hment of tho&s;e Imployed in the Manufacturing thereof.</P>
<P><HI>Fifthly,</HI> If it be objected that nothing is de&s;ired but what we do not Throw, and that if the Weavers have it not as cheap here, as it is had in <HI>Holland</HI> and <HI>France,</HI> they &s;hall &s;uffer greatly; and the <HI>Lu&s;tring</HI> and <HI>Alamode</HI> Manufacture be in danger of being lo&s;t, Foreign Wove Silk being Imported hither cheaper than they can bring it to Market.</P>
<P>To which is An&s;wered,</P>
<P>&dagger; That there is con&s;iderable Quantities on the way by Sea coming hither.</P>
<P>* And that there is no Silk, but in a little time, there is rea&s;on to be|lieve may be Thrown here.</P>
<P>&dagger; If any be &s;uffered to be brought Over-Land, &s;o much may be brought under the Umbrage and Denomination thereof, and &s;o Cheap, that the <HI>Weavers</HI> may have little, or no occa&s;ion for <HI>Turky</HI> Silk Thrown, Counterfeit <HI>Italian</HI> Silk (which will &s;erve for almo&s;t all purpo&s;es) being &s;o like what they de&s;ire, that it is rather bought upon Reputation, than Judgment, and con&s;equently will come in, if the other does.</P>
<P>* All which con&s;idered as it was by King, Lords, and Commons be|fore the Late Act pa&s;t for Di&s;incouraging the Importation of Foreign Thrown Silk into this Kingdom Over-Land; It is again humbly left to their Wi&s;dom, Whether it be more rea&s;onable that the Late Act &s;hould remain in Force, and that a Branch of the Weaving-Trade &s;hould &s;uffer, and the <HI>Alamode</HI> and <HI>Lu&s;tring</HI> Manufacture, which is but of Ye&s;terday, &s;hould be Di&s;courag'd, or the Throwing-Trade be Ruin'd, and all that depend thereon Begger'd, The Con&s;umption of our Woollen Manufacture Impeded, and all that depend thereon Impoveri&s;hed.</P>
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<HEAD>The Weavers Reply.</HEAD>
<P><HI>Fir&s;t,</HI> THe&s;e Per&s;ons are imployed in Throwing of <HI>Turky</HI> and <HI>China</HI> Silks, &s;uch as were (before the late Act) Throwed in <HI>Holland</HI> and imported hither, to the dammage of the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Throwers, But the pre&s;ent Bill in Parlia|ment provides again&s;t the Importation of &s;uch Silks.</P>
<P>The Numbers of Per&s;ons imployed by the <HI>Throwers,</HI> are very incon&s;iderable, if compared with tho&s;e imployed by the <HI>Weavers,</HI> in Manufacturing of fine <HI>Italian</HI> Thrown Silk, who al&s;o have Wives and Children to be maintained by them.</P>
<P><HI>Secondly,</HI> Much greater quantities of <HI>Turky</HI> Silk would be con&s;umed, or u&s;ed in Woven Silks, had we fine <HI>Italian</HI> Thrown Silk, in like manner as our Neighbours beyond the Seas: For that <HI>Turky</HI> Silk is of little U&s;e without fine <HI>Italian</HI> Silk to mix with it, The Trade to <HI>Italy</HI> may be truly &s;aid to take off as much Manu|factur'd Wool, as the <HI>Turky</HI> Trade, be&s;ides many other Commodities of the growth of this Nation.</P>
<P><HI>Thirdly,</HI> Fine <HI>Italian</HI> and <HI>Sicilian</HI> Silks are de&s;ired to be Imported over Land, which the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Throwers cannot Throw, and all the Noi&s;e and Intere&s;t that is made again&s;t the Importation thereof, is becau&s;e it will abate the extravagant Price of <HI>Turky</HI> Silk, which is advanced from 17 <HI>s.</HI> to 21 <HI>s. per l.</HI> and unle&s;s the <HI>Weavers</HI> are releived, it is &s;aid the &s;ame will be at 25 <HI>s. per l.</HI></P>
<P>The&s;e Outcries (however immode&s;tly owned) were on account of a Bill to in|joyn the wear of Woollen &s;everal Months in the Year.</P>
<P><HI>Fourthly,</HI> The Con&s;umption or U&s;e of <HI>Turky</HI> Silk is an Incouragement to the Exportation of Cloth; and when <HI>Turky</HI> Silk was at a Rea&s;onable Price, the &s;ame was Cu&s;tomarily Exported to <HI>Holland, Flanders, Hamburgh</HI> and <HI>France;</HI> and greater Quantities were then al&s;o worked up by the <HI>Engli&s;h Weavers,</HI> to the great Incouragement of the Exportation of Cloth; but now (by Rea&s;on of the great Price of <HI>Turky</HI> Silk) there is none Exported: Which is a great detriment to the Woollen Manufacture.</P>
<P>&dagger; Merchants of known Integrity do &s;ay that but one <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Ship (called the Prince&s;s) is expected with <HI>Me&s;&s;ina</HI> Silk until about <HI>September,</HI> 1693. or the re|turn of the Convoy now going to <HI>Turky,</HI> which Ship is in great danger, and occa|&s;ions the extraordinary In&s;urance of 40 Guineas <HI>per Cent.</HI> And but one <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Ship of Ten (that came from the &s;everal Ports of <HI>Italy, Sicily</HI> and <HI>Naples</HI>) hath e&s;caped the <HI>French.</HI></P>
<P>* The <HI>Throwers</HI> cannot Throw &s;uch Fine <HI>Italian</HI> Thrown Silks as are de&s;ired to be Imported over Land, For that &s;uch Silks mu&s;t nece&s;&s;arily be Wound by a Water-Engine; the &s;etting up whereof they have Indu&s;triou&s;ly oppo&s;ed, and their Journeymen (however Incouraged) have threatned to pull down the Hou&s;es of &s;uch who were willing to Erect &s;uch Engines.</P>
<P>&dagger; That fine <HI>Italian</HI> and <HI>Dutch</HI> Thrown Silks are as ea&s;ily di&s;tingui&s;hed as Flax and Hemp, and the Officers at the <HI>Cu&s;tom-Hou&s;e</HI> of <HI>London</HI> (where Thrown Silks are only brought) do daily di&s;tingui&s;h Goods, le&s;s di&s;tingui&s;hable than &s;uch Thrown Silks.</P>
<P>* That there will be as much Money paid to the Poor for Manufacturing of <HI>Alamodes</HI> and <HI>Lu&s;trings</HI> (if duely Incouraged, and though but of Ye&s;terday) as the whole Trade of <HI>Throwers</HI> do pay for Winding and Throwing of Silk, but no Compari&s;on can be made with the &s;everal other Branches of the Weaving Trade.</P>
<P>All which Con&s;idered, and that the Extravagant Price (not the Con&s;umption of <HI>Turky</HI> Silk) is Projected, It's prayed that all Private Intere&s;t, as Ingro&s;&s;ing of Silk, or advancing the Price thereof may be di&s;couraged, by permitting Fine <HI>Italian</HI> and <HI>Sicilian</HI> Thrown Silks to be imported over Land by <HI>Holland, Ham|burgh,</HI> &amp;c. only during the pre&s;ent War with <HI>France,</HI> or until &s;uch time as the <HI>Throwers</HI> can provide and Throw the &s;ame Silks. <HI>Which will procure a greater Con&s;umption of the Woollen Manufacture, and prevent the Ruin of the Silk Weaving Trade.</HI></P>
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