A12367:268
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of usury. By Henry Smith.A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of vsurie. By Henrie Smith.
London: printed by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Man, 1591
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.
Some will take no Usury, but 1they will take a pawn which is better than the money which they lend, and then they will covenant, that if he bring not the money again by such a day, he forfeiteth his pawn: which day the Usurer knoweth, that the poor man is not able to keep, and so keepeth the pawn for his money, which is worth twice his money. This Usury is forbidden in Levit. 25. where it is said, Thou shalt not take Usury or vantage: as if he should say, thou shalt not take the forfeiture; for then thou takest vantage, when thou takest more than thou lendest.
Some will take no Vsurie, but 1they will take a pawne which is better than the money which they lende, and then they will couenant, that if he bring not the money againe by such a day, he forfitteth his pawne: which day the Vsurer knoweth, that the poore man is not able to keepe, and so kepeth the pawne for his money, which is worth twise his money. This Vsurie is forbidden in Leuit. 25. where it is said, Thou shalt not take Vsurie or vauntage: as if he should say, thou shalt not take the forfeiture; for then thou takest vauntage, when thou takest more than thou lendest.
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