A short and private discourse between Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning usury. PublishedA short and priuate discourse betweene Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning vsury. Published

2. If the Borrower gain by accident, in respect of the event, or any accidental concurrence; It is no thanks to the Usurer: For His contract nevertheless is unequal, and unconscionable: Because He covenanteth for certain gain, out of the Borrowers uncertain traffic, from that, which hath no fruitful use in it self, but is spent in using, (I mean money:) always out of labour and pains, care, and cost, hazard, and peril to the Borrower. Whether He gain, or loose, whether He sink, or swim; or whatsoever become of the principal, whether it be lost by fire, or be taken away by thieves, or perish by shipwreck, or miscarry by any other calamity; He having made an absolute covenant for the restitution of the principal with Usury, is ready by virtue of the same to demand it, as well out of the loss of the Borrower, as out of His gain. Now thus, Out of the uncertain negotiation of the Borrower to covenant for certain gain, is not ⟨p. 36⟩only uncharitable, but also unjust, and unequal.

2. If the Borrower gaine by accident, in respect of the event, or any accidentall concurrence; It is no thankes to the Usurer: For His contract neverthelesse is unequall, and unconscionable: Because Hee covenanteth for certaine gaine, out of the Borrowers uncertaine traffique, from that, which hath no fruitfull use in it selfe, but is spent in using, (I meane money:) alwaies out of labour and paines, care, and cost, hazard, and perill to the Borrower. Whether He gaine, or loose, whether He sinke, or swimme; or whatsoever become of the principall, whether it be lost by fire, or be taken away by theeves, or perish by shipwracke, or miscarry by any other calamity; He having made an absolute covenant for the restitution of the principall with Vsury, is ready by vertue of the same to demand it, as well out of the losse of the Borrower, as out of His gaine. Now thus, Out of the uncertaine negotiation of the Borrower to covenant for certaine gaine, is not ⟨p. 36⟩onely uncharitable, but also unjust, and unequall.