A merch worth 1000

is accompted a good substantial! merchant and a planter worthe halfe that in moveables accompted [rich?] with all the Estates may be valued at about

21.

lb

or 500 lb

XI 50,000. There may lately haue traded to y e Collony in a yeare from tenn to fifteen shipps or vessells of about togeather 100 tunns each, English new England and our owne built of w ch 5 small shipps 23.

and a Ketch now belonging to New Yorke foure of them built there. Obstruccons to Improuem1 of planters, trade, Navigacon and mutuall assistance are y e dis23. tinction of Collonies for our owne produce, as if different nations and people, though next neighbours

upon the same tract of land, and His Ma tics subjects, we obserueing acts of trade & navigacon &c. Aduantages, Incouragem 4 & Improuem 1 of Planters trade & Navigacon would be more if 24. next neighbours of o r own Nation the King's subjects on the same tract of land might without distinction, supply each other with our owne produce, punctually obserueing all acts of parliam* for Exportacon & would dispose all persons the better for mutuall assistance. 25. Rates or dutyes upon Goods exported are 2 s for each hhd of Tobacco & I s 3 d on a beaver skin & other peltry proportionably, Provisions and all else paye nothing, Goods imported payes 2 per cent except Liquors particulerly rated something more, & Indian trade goeing up the river payes 3 per cent, there are some few quitt-rents, as also Excise or license monys for retaileing stronge drinke & a way house or publique Scale all applyed to y e Garrison and publique charge, to which it hath not hitherto sufficed by a greate deale. :