Gerard Malynes stated, giving detailed reason for his assertion, that 'Plenty of money decreaseth usury in price or rate' (Lex Mercatoria and Maintenance of Free Trade, 1622).
杰拉德·马林斯 (Gerard Malynes) 说,并给出了他断言的详细理由,即“大量货币减少了价格或率的”(Lex Mercatoria and Maintenance of Free Trade, 1622)。
In numerous instances, when the man was unable to pay, the loan sharks simply sent an appraiser into his home to " evaluate" his furniture-and cleaned out the home!
Before the fall of the Roman republic, a usury of the same kind seems to have been common in the provinces, under the ruinous administration of their proconsuls.
His truculent and rather unscrupulous adversary, Edward Misselden, replied that 'The remedy for Usury may be plenty of money' (Free Trade or the Meanes to make Trade Florish, same year).
It breaks my heart to think that your family silver, bronzes, pictures, diamonds, lace, china and glass will come into the hands of the servants, or the Jews, or the usurers.