5 Feb y 1808

on L d Eldons Bill

Appeals

[...?] continued

8. Profits of stock: profit derived in /by/ the way of arteficial increase or exchange from the use of a [...?]-mass of property, employed in the way /shape/ of stock, in any line[?] of productive industry; such of husbandry, money, fishing, manufacture communal exchange or conveyance /loco motion/.

9. Any portion[?] of the matter of satisfaction considered /[...?]/ given in the shape of money, in satisfaction for loss of the use of money or moneys worth, is or may be termed interest - viz. in that sense in which it is meant to signify interest of moneys.

10. Satisfaction in the shape of interest must to be adequate, be a quantity different, according to the condition in life according to the occasions and opportunities, proposed and habitually employed and or which to be used /employed/ by the portions[?] in question, in respect /for the purpose/ of the making advantage for the time in question.

11. Considered with reference to these opportunities and occasions more in general may be divided into two principal classes - viz. non-commercial men, and commercial men; and interest may in the same point of view be distinguished into non-commercial interest, and commercial interest: the rate of commercial interest being assured equal to the rate of commercial profit.