A SPEECH DELIVERED IN PARLIAMENT BY A PERSON OF HONOUR, WHEREIN IS SHEWN THE CAUSE, AND CURE OF THE DECAY OF TRADE, AND MERCHANDIZE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE REMARKABLE SPEECH OF SIR BENJAMIN RUDYERD, [MADE THE 21ST OF JAMES THE 1ST, 1623] CONCERNING THE WEST-INDIA TRADE, AND THE EXORBITANT AMBITION AND NATURAL WEAKNESS OF SPAIN.
[London: F. Noble, 1739]. Half title, 20pp + [1 publ. advt.] Bound in attractive modern marbled wrappers, with caption title [as issued]. Very Good. The formation and beginnings of the West India Company. Roe explains the necessity for England's development of the West India trade; Rudyerd advocates establishment of "a..... More