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The Golden Fleece on Woollen Trade and Britain’s Prosperity
A reformist tract argues Britain must protect its wool trade to stop France stealing wealth and causing Mass unemployment. It cites dramatic figures on jobs created by wool production and warns that foreign shipments devastate domestic labor. The piece links policy to national debt relief, urges Parliament support, and foreshadows a register scheme to curb exports.
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