: 'Life and Labour in England from Elizabeth to Anne-VI, Prices, Money and Credit'
CONCLUDING his miniature history of Life and Labour in Early England, Mr. Judges lays before us the developments that led up to the ultimate foundation of the Bank of England. The discoveries of the Renaissance, especially in South
America, had opened up new mines of precious metals. In the exploitation of these, Europe grew used to having more money and its trade developed ; but with the development of trade, prices rose. Then began those banking experiments whose successes and failures are among the most interesting pages of monetary history. From this general aspect Mr. Judges will narrow down the view to England's share in all this. leading up to the final establishment of the Bank of England itself.