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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
A short and private discourse between Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning usury. Published by E.B. by Mr. Bolton's own copyA short and priuate discourse betweene Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning vsury. Published by E.B. by Mr. Boltons owne coppy
London: printed by George Miller, 1637
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.
But what say you to the case of Orphans?1 What shall become of Fatherless Children, Widows, and distracted men of their wits? Suppose all these, for their maintenance, have a stock of money left them: They being not able to employ it, How shall they be maintained, but by the use of it? For if they spend of their stock, what will become of them when their stock is gone?
But what say you to the case of Orphans?1 What shall become of Fatherlesse Children, Widowes, and distracted men of their wits? Suppose all these, for their maintenance, have a stock of money left them: They being not able to imploy it, How shall they be maintained, but by the use of it? For if they spend of their stock, what will become of them when their stock is gone?
- 1Object. 12.
1. I might well be excused from answering1 this Objection, at this time, because our common Usurers, against whom, I now purposely deal, and dispute are not Babes and mad men, except it be spiritually, but many times of great understanding and wisdom in worldly matters.
1. I might well bee excused from answering1 this Objection, at this time, because our common Vsurers, against whom, I now purposely deale, and dispute are not Babes and mad men, except it bee spiritually, but many times of great understanding and wisedome in worldly matters.
- 1Answ. 1.