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An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…
An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reverend Father John Jewel ... ; whereunto is adjoined a very necessary table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.
London: printed by Ralfe Newberie, 1584
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
An occupier wareth old, his occupying is done. He hath in stock two hundred pounds: he cometh to a young man, wise, of good credit, and of honest dealing, and saith, I give thee this money freely, it shall be thine for ever, upon this condition: that thou give me twenty marks by the year during my life. This may be done, it is no Usury. Wherefore? It is a plain gift with a condition. The principal is gone from me for ever: I have no right unto it, it is none of mine. If I die to morrow before I receive any penny, my executors can not claim any thing. But in Usury it is otherwise. The Usurer requireth his whole sum again, and somewhat more for the use and occupying. Therefore this is a gift, and not Usury.
An occupier wareth olde, his occupiyng is doone. He hath in stocke two hundred pounds: he commeth to a yongman, wise, of good credite, and of honest dealing, and saith, I giue thée this money fréely, it shall be thine for euer, vpon this condition: that thou giue me twentie markes by the yeare during my life. This maie be done, it is no Vsurie. Wherefore? It is a plaine gift with a condition. The principal is gone from me for euer: I haue no right vnto it, it is none of mine. If I die to morrow before I receiue anie pennie, my erecutors can not claime anie thing. But in Vsurie it is otherwise. The Vsurer requireth his whole summe againe, and somewhat more for the vse and occupying. Therefore this is a gift, and not Vsurie.
Again, I lend my neighbour twenty pounds until a day. He hath it freely, and friendly without any usury. Yet I say to him, ⟨p. 135⟩neighbour you must needs keep day, for the next day after I must discharge a pain, I stand bound for payment. I have no more but this, which you borrow. If I miss, I forfeit five pounds. I pray you be careful for it. The day cometh, my neighbour cometh not: I lack my money, and because I lack it, I loose five pounds. He cometh afterward and offereth me mine own money. Then say I, neighbour, I have lost five pounds by your negligence and slackness, I hope you will not suffer me to be a looser for my gentleness. This is Interest, it is no v•rie.