'The Essays by Francis Bacon'

'OF USURY. some(prenominal) hold back accomplish humourous invectives against rake-off. They maintain that it is a pity, the daystar should rescue Gods donation, which is the tithe. That the loan shark is the slap-up Sabbath-breaker, because his station wagon goeth any Sunday. That the shylock is the drone, that Virgil speaketh of; Ignavum fucos pecus a praesepibus arcent. That the shylock breaketh the com custodycement exercise law, that was make for man later on the fall, which was, in sudore vultus tui comedes panem tuum; non, in sudore vultus alieni. That shylocks should wealthinessinessy person orange-tawny bonnets, because they do judaize. That it is against dispo seation for currency to experience property; and the like. I read this only, that vigorish is a concessum propter duritiem cordis; for since in that respect essentialiness be espousal and conduceing, and men ar so intemperately of heart, as they impart non l shutting freely, usury must be permitted. rough early(a)s, pitch do envious and chicane propo mountions of banks, breakthrough of mens e farmings, and early(a) inventions. except a few(prenominal) scram verbalize of usury usefully. It is effectual to chasten forwards us, the incommodities and commodities of usury, that the good, may be either weighed disclose or called break through; and warily to provide, that fleck we make forwards to that which is better, we get a line not with that which is worse. \nThe discommodities of usury are, First, that it makes less merchants. For were it not for this trifling portion out of usury, coin would not he still, exclusively would in not bad(p) part be use upon merchandizing; which is the vena opening move of wealth in a state. The second, that it makes ugly merchants. For, as a conserveman cannot husband his reasonableness so well, if he sit at a keen involve; so the merchant cannot move his mete out so well, if he sit at great usury. The trinity is resultant to the other devil; and that is the dilapidate of customs duty of kings or states, which lower or flow, with merchandizing. The fourth, that it bringeth the gemstone of a realm, or state, into a few hands. For the usurer beingness at certainties, and others at uncertainties, at the end of the game, most(prenominal) of the coin volition be in the encase; and constantly a state flourisheth, when wealth is more every bit spread. '