it answered that plausible pretence; whereas were Trading _Cities_ and _Towns_ more careful in chusing Men well Verst in _Trade_ in 'twould be much better for the Nation: I cannot omit what a worthy _Member_ of the _House_ once told me in private Discourse, says he, I have always observed that when we have meddled with Trade we have left it worse than we found it, which proceeds from want of more Traders in the House, the places we depend on for them sending such Members as are able to give us but little Information, and so partial that we can take no true measures of them; The truth is great Cities are to blame in this, who ought to think none so fit to represent them in Parliament as those who have their Heads fill'd with good Notions of Trade, such who can speak well to it, and be heard when they speak; Trade and Land go Hand in Hand as to their Interest, if one flourish, so will the other, encourage _Distilling_, and it will spend Hundreds of things now thrown away. [Sidenote: Sugar-baking.] Refining of _Sugars_ hath given Employment to our People, and added to their value in Foreign Parts, where we found great Sales, till the _Dutch_ and _French_ beat us out, and this was much to be attributed to the Duty of Two Shillings and Four Pence _per Cent_ lately laid on _Muscovado_ Sugars, whereby they were wrought up abroad above Twelve _per Cent_ cheaper than at home, and though that Law is now expired, yet 'tis harder to regain a Trade when lost, than keep it when we have it. [Sidenote: Tobacco.] _Tobacco_ also hath employed our Poor by Cutting and Rowling it, both for a home Consumption, and also for Exportation, the latter we decay in every Year, but Methods may be offered in Parliament to render those two Manufactures of _Sugar_ and _Tobacco_ more advantageous to the Nation than ever hitherto they have been. [Sidenote: Tanning.]