The English Patents of Monopoly

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Houghton, Mifflin,, 1906 - 261 páginas
 

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Página 135 - A monopoly is an institution, or allowance by the king by his grant, commission, or otherwise to any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, of or for the sole buying, selling, making, working, or using of anything, whereby any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, are sought to be restrained of any freedom or liberty that they had before, or hindered in their lawful trade.
Página 138 - ... made of the sole working or making of any manner of new manufacture within this realm, to the first and true inventor or inventors of such manufactures which others at the time of making of such letters patent and grants did not use, so they be not contrary to the law nor mischievous to the state...
Página 42 - And no less unjust projects of all kinds, many ridiculous, many scandalous, all very grievous, were set on foot; the envy and reproach of which came to the king, the profit to other men...
Página 154 - For the prerogative royal of the Prince, for my own part I ever allowed of it : and it is such as I hope I shall never see discussed.
Página 154 - ... to grant him a privilege to use the same only by himself, or his deputies, for a certain time : This is one kind of monopoly. Sometimes there is a glut of things, when they be in excessive quantities, as of corn, and perhaps her majesty gives license to one man of transportation : This is another kind of monopoly.
Página 232 - And, further, we do, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, give and grant unto the said Governor and Company of the English colony of...
Página 162 - And though you have had and may have many mightier and wiser princes sitting in this seat, yet you never had nor shall have any that will love you better.
Página 138 - ... so as also they be not contrary to the law, nor mischievous to the State by raising of prices of commodities at home, or hurt of trade, or generally inconvenient...
Página 162 - And though you have had and may have many princes more mighty and wise sitting in this seat, yet you never had nor shall have any that will be more careful and loving.
Página 45 - Pollers of the people : these, like the Frogs of Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them. They sup in our cup.

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