A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company To Borrow Money under their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or other Mercantile Transactions

"A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company" by William Pulteney is a late 1700s legal argument picking apart laws about how the East India Company can borrow money and do business. It's like a detailed study that tries to fix misunderstandings about the company's financial freedom, showing how they're legally allowed to buy goods on credit like any other merchant. The author uses old government rules to argue that even though the company owes a lot of money, they're still good for it and can pay what they owe, pushing back against people who want to stop them from increasing their dividends. Really, this piece defends how the company handles its money and criticizes laws that box it in and keep it from growing in a tough market.