A letter from a Burgess of Edinburgh , to the Right Honourable the Lord Provost, concerning the present high prices of bread and corn. Wherein the modern traffic in corn is considered, and the wise regulations by the laws of France in times of dearth are recited.

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Crichton, George (Burgess of Edinburgh)

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A letter from a Burgess of Edinburgh , to the Right Honourable the Lord Provost, concerning the present high prices of bread and corn. Wherein the modern traffic in corn is considered, and the wise regulations by the laws of France in times of dearth are recited.