SAMUEL FORTREY

Christians ought not to persecute one another, and that only for small differences in opinion, when what is right or wrong for the most part remains a doubt and uncertain; whil'st the evils are only certain that such disputes produce.

To give the like liberty and privilege to foreigners, that English-men have, might be a means to undo the natives; for foreigners by their Correspondents abroad, and industry at home, will gain all the trade to themselves, and also by purchasing of estates, will make our land much the dearer.

Two things … appear to be chiefly necessary to make a nation great and powerful, which is to be rich and populous.

People and plenty are commonly the begetters the one of the other, if rightly ordered.

It is evident of what great concernment it is to a Prince [a ruler], to encourage and increase the trade, and manufacture of his own people.

Private advantages are often impediments of publick Profit…publick profits should be in a single power to direct, whose Interest is only the benefit of the whole

Christians ought not to persecute one another, and that only for small differences in opinion, when what is right or wrong for the most part remains a doubt and uncertain; whil'st the evils are only certain that such disputes produce.

It is evident of what great concernment it is to a Prince [a ruler], to encourage and increase the trade, and manufacture of his own people.

People and plenty are commonly the begetters the one of the other, if rightly ordered.

Private advantages are often impediments of publick Profit…publick profits should be in a single power to direct, whose Interest is only the benefit of the whole

To give the like liberty and privilege to foreigners, that English-men have, might be a means to undo the natives; for foreigners by their Correspondents abroad, and industry at home, will gain all the trade to themselves, and also by purchasing of estates, will make our land much the dearer.

Two things … appear to be chiefly necessary to make a nation great and powerful, which is to be rich and populous.