ButthoughintheUniformityofitslegalWorth，OnehundredpoundoflawfulMoneybeingallthroughEnglandequalinitscurrentValuetoanyotherOnehundredpoundsoflawfulMoney，（becausebyvertueoftheLawitwilleverywherepassforasmuchWareorDebt，asanyotherHundredpounds）iscapabletohaveitsyearlyHirevaluedbetterthanLand：Yetinrespectofthevaryingneed，andnecessityofMoney，（whichchangeswiththeincreaseordecayofMoneyorTradeinaCountry）itisaslittlecapabletohaveitsyearlyHirefixedbyLaw，asLanditself。
ForwerealltheLandinRumney-Marsh，AcreforAcre，equallygood，thatis，didconstantlyproducethesamequantityofequallygoodHayorGrass，oneasanother，theRentofit，underthatConsiderationofeveryAcrebeingofanequalWorth，wouldbecapableofbeingregulatedbyLaw;andonemightaswellEnact，ThatnoAcreofLandinRumney-MarshshallbeletforaboveFortyShillingsperAn。asthatnoHundredpound，shallbeletforaboveFourpoundsperAn。Butnobodycanthinkitfit（sincebyreasonoftheequalValueofthatLanditcan）thatthereforetheRentoftheLandinRumney-MarshshouldbeRegulatedbyLaw。ForsupposingalltheLandinRumney-Marsh，orinEngland，wereallofsoequalaWorth，thatanyoneAcre，comparedatthesametimetoanyoneother，wereequallygoodinrespectofitsProduct，yetthesameAcre，compar’dwithitselfindifferenttimes，wouldnotinrespectofRentbeofequalValue。Andthereforeitwouldhavebeenanunreasonablething，ifinthetimeofHenry7。theRentofLandinRumney-MarshhadbeensettledbyaLaw，accordingtothejudg’dValueofitatthattime，andthesameLaw，limitingtheRentperhapsto5s。perAcre，havecontinuedstill。TheAbsurdityandImpracticablenessofthiseveryoneseesatthefirstProposal，andreadilyconcludeswithinhimself，thatthingsmustbelefttofindtheirownPrice;anditisimpossibleinthistheirconstantmutabilityforHumanForesighttosetRulesandBoundstotheirconstantly-varyingProportionandUse，whichwillalwaysregulatetheirValue。
TheywhoconsiderthingsbeyondtheirNames，willfind，ThatMoney，aswellasallotherCommodities，isliabletothesameChangesandInequalities：NayinthisrespectoftheVarietyofitsValue，broughtinbytimeintheSuccessionofAffairs，theRateofMoneyislesscapableofbeingregulatedbyaLawinanyCountrythantheRentofLand。BecausetothequickChanges，thathappeninTrade，thistoomustbeadded，ThatMoneymaybebroughtin，orcarriedoutofthekingdom，whichLandcannot;andsothatbetrulyworth6or8perCent。thisYear，whichwouldyieldbut4thelast。
2。MoneyhasaValue，asitiscapablebyExchangetoprocureustheNecessariesorConvenienciesofLife，andinthisithastheNatureofaCommodity;onlywiththisdifference，ThatitservesuscommonlybyitsExchange，neveralmostbyitsConsumption。ButthoughtheuseMenmakeofMoneybenotinitsConsumption，yetithasnotatallamorestandingsettledValueinExchangewithanyotherthing，thananyotherCommodityhas，butamoreknownone，andbetterfittedbyName，Number，andWeight，toenableustoreckonwhattheProportionofScarcityandVentofoneCommodityistoanother。Forsupposing，asbefore，thathalfanOunceofSilverwouldlastYearexchangeforoneBushelofWheat，orfor15l。weightofLead;ifthisYearWheatbeTentimesscarcer，andLeadinthesamequantitytoitsVentasitwas，isitnotevidentthathalfanOunceofSilverwillstillexchangefor15l。ofLead，thoughitwillexchangebutforOneTenthofaBushelofWheat;andhethathasuseofLeadwillassoontake15l。weightofLead，ashalfanOunceofSilver，forOneTenthofaBushelofWheat，andnomore。Sothatifyousay，thatMoneynowisNineTenthslessworth，thanitwastheformerYear，youmustsaysoofLeadtoo，andallotherthings，thatkeepthesameProportiontoMoneywhichtheyhadbefore。Thevariationindeedisfirstandmosttakennotice{of}
inMoney：BecausethatistheuniversalmeasurebywhichPeoplereckon，andusedbyeverybodyinthevaluingofallThings。ForcallingthathalfOunceofSilverHalfaCrown，theyspeakproperly，andarereadilyunderstoodwhentheysay，HalfaCrown，ortwoShillingsandsixPence，willnowbuyOneTenthofaBushelofWheat，butdonotsay，That15l。ofLeadwillnowbuyOneTenthofaBushelofWheat，becauseitisnotgenerallyusedtothissortofReckoning：nordotheysayLeadislessworththanitwas，thoughinrespectofWheatLeadbeNineTenthsworsethanitwas，aswellasSilver：onlybytheTaleofShillingswearebetterenabledtojudgeofit：BecausethesearemeasureswhoseIdeasbyconstantusearesetledineveryEnglishMan’smind。