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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.
Biting is individual, and essential both to the name, and nature of Usury. It ever bites, and stings one, or other, less, or more, either the Borrower, or the Common-wealth. Either like the morning Wolfe, it sucks out the life, the blood, and the marrow of a poor man: Or like a Mastiff it snatches a piece and portion ⟨p. 14⟩out of the Borrowers substance: Or like a Wasp or the Dog-fly, it stings Him, one way, or other in His estate. All sorts of Usury, even from that Centesima the hundred part monthly, which Nehemiah complaineth of, which is twelve in the hundred; unto that semiuncianum Foenus ten shillings in an hundred pounds, hath teeth. Some more empoisoned, bloody Fangs then other: but all bite. In every Tarbith there is a Nesheck, […] in every Usury.
Biting is individuall, and essentiall both to the name, and nature of Usury. It ever bites, and stings one, or other, lesse, or more, either the Borrower, or the Common-wealth. Either like the morning Wolfe, it sucks out the life, the bloud, and the marrow of a poore man: Or like a Mastive it snatches a peece and portion ⟨p. 14⟩out of the Borowers substance: Or like a Waspe or the Dog-flie, it stings Him, one way, or other in His estate. All sorts of Usury, even from that Centesima the hundreth part monethly, which Nehemiah complaineth of, which is twelve in the hundred; unto that semiuncianum Foenus ten shillings in an hundred pounds, hath teeth. Some more empoisoned, bloudy Fangs then other: but all bite. In every Tarbith there is a Nesheck, 〈…〉 in every Usury.
But suppose the Borrower sometimes in respect of the event, or by accident, be not so bitten, or damnified: yet the Common-wealth, and especially the Commonalty pay for it. Our Divines express the Point thus:
But suppose the Borrower sometimes in respect of the event, or by accident, be not so bitten, or damnified: yet the Common-wealth, and especially the Communalty pay for it. Our Divines expresse the Point thus: