Mysteries and secrets of trade and mint-affairs with several reasons against transporting treasure; and waies set down for preventing the same : formerly presented to the Right Honorable the Lord Bradshaw, (at whose desire I undertook this pains,) and presented it to the late Council of State : and now enlarged, and humbly presented to this present Parlament of the Common-wealth of England, in Aug. 1653. / By Tho. Violet of London, goldsmith.

Abstract

With four final contents leaves. A reissue of "The advancement of merchandize.", with cancel title page, quire 2R and leaf 2b2 reset, and added quires ¹2S ² 2S-2Z. Includes opposite title page, "A list of all such ships as the fleet of the Parlament [sic] of England have brought into this Common-wealth as Dutch-prizes ..." Incomplete: Thomason copies include only first 20 unnumbered pages. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.