The case of salt-petre. The bill now depending is for the free importation of salt-petre from all parts in amity with their majesties for the term of [blank] for the use of their Majesties ships and army, and that the merchants may be furnished with gun-powder for their ships at reasonable rates. 1693 Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B02607 Wing C981 ESTC R225215 52211928 ocm 52211928 175497

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eng Saltpeter industry -- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2012-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-10 Sampled and proofread 2012-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CASE of SALT-PETRE. The Bill now depending is for the free Importation of Salt-petre from all parts in Amity with their Majeſties for the Term of _____ for the Ʋſe of their Majeſties Ships and Army, and that the Merchants may be furniſhed with Gun-powder for their Ships at reaſonable Rates.

IN caſe their Majeſties had a Neceſſity for Petre, this Bill (being for the free Importation without Cuſtom) would be prejudicial to them, by raiſing the Price in Holland, and ſo the Dutch would receive the Benefit of this Bill.

But if there were a Cuſtom Impoſed of Sixty pounds per Tun, this would fall the Price in Holland, ſo that their Majeſties might buy it cheap there for their own Uſe, and receive a Benefit by the Cuſtoms of what is Imported by Merchants.

As to the furniſhing Merchants Cheap, there is the ſame Reaſon for the free Importation of all Commodities from Holland, which are cheaper there than in England, and thereby to give the Dutch the Monopoly, for the Intereſt of their Money and Pay of their Sea-men being ſo much leſs than ours, they will alwayes underſell us.

But it is ſuſpected that this Bill is promoted by private Merchants who (on Confidence thereof) have bought Petre at the laſt Sale at Amſterdam, which began 13 Novemb. laſt, and intend to Import and ſell it here, before the Arrival of the Eaſt-India Ships, which are Expected in two or three Months with Petre ſufficient to ſupply their Majeſties Stores for next Winter: And in the mean Time there will be great Quantities made in England, and the Stores are already provided to furniſh the Fleet and Army for next Summer; and in Caſe there were no Salt-Petre in England, the King may be, and is yearly furniſhed with what Powder he wants from Holland.

THE CASE OF Salt-Petre,