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the_o entrance_n of_o the_o suburb_n or_o to_o the_o patache_n on_o the_o river_n which_o be_v boat_n with_o officer_n of_o the_o custom-house_n and_o guard_n to_o levy_v the_o say_a tax_n on_o all_o thing_n import_v or_o export_v by_o water_n there_o be_v moreover_o a_o tax_n lay_v upon_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v retail_v within_o the_o city_n and_o surburb_n and_o because_o that_o this_o revenue_n must_v necessary_o fall_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o decrease_v and_o poverty_n of_o the_o people_n the_o court_n who_o be_v unwilling_a that_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o augment_v the_o tax_n on_o every_o thing_n to_o make_v up_o what_o they_o lose_v by_o this_o fall_n of_o the_o revenue_n which_o occasion_n abundance_n less_o to_o be_v consume_v and_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o revenue_n to_o fall_v more_o and_o more_o and_o people_n to_o suffer_v extreme_o by_o it_o those_o tax_n be_v so_o many_o that_o there_o be_v several_a book_n write_v for_o ascertain_v they_o it_o be_v the_o 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which_o in_o many_o place_n be_v bring_v a_o great_a way_n by_o land_n be_v very_o dear_a and_o oftentimes_o the_o principal_a trade_n of_o the_o grocer_n and_o wax-chandlers_n in_o city_n be_v to_o furnish_v oil_n and_o wax_n for_o the_o church_n funeral_n and_o procession_n i_o be_o of_o the_o mind_n that_o the_o least_o we_o can_v reckon_v for_o every_o lamp_n in_o 24_o hour_n be_v 2_o d._n which_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o 200000_o lamp_n amount_n to_o 20000_o livre_n per_fw-la day_n which_o be_v almost_o 7_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o oil_n alone_o there_o be_v many_o lamp_n which_o spend_v above_o 6_o d._n per_fw-la day_n in_o oil_n where_o it_o be_v dear_a or_o the_o lamp_n great_a and_o have_v a_o large_a wick_n and_o cast_v a_o great_a light_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v 27000_o parish_n in_o the_o kingdom_n beside_o what_o be_v in_o the_o new_a conquest_n and_o that_o there_o be_v few_o church_n nay_o even_o in_o the_o country_n but_o what_o 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flesh_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o render_v he_o so_o proper_a for_o labour_n and_o generation_n they_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o tell_v i_o that_o that_o land_n which_o be_v fiâ—…_n for_o feed_v cattle_n be_v fit_a for_o other_o thing_n and_o that_o what_o they_o lose_v on_o the_o onâ—…_n hand_n they_o gain_v it_o on_o the_o other_o for_o it_o be_v very_o well_o know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o ground_n proper_a for_o cattle_n pasturage_n and_o hay_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o nothing_o else_o and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n suppose_v that_o those_o ground_n be_v equal_o fit_a for_o corn_n wine_n or_o wood_n as_o for_o breed_v of_o cattle_n it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o profit_n of_o cattle_n be_v the_o great_a i_o have_v know_v several_a quarter_n of_o france_n that_o abound_v with_o meadow_n along_o the_o river_n where_o a_o load_n of_o hay_n weigh_v 2000l_n weight_n and_o draw_v by_o six_o great_a ox_n and_o sometime_o two_o or_o three_o horse_n join_v to_o they_o beside_o be_v 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this_o want_n of_o cattle_n make_v meat_n dear_a to_o those_o employ_v in_o manufacture_n and_o other_o handicraft_n as_o also_o to_o merchant_n who_o iâ—…_n cost_v a_o great_a deal_n dear_a to_o victual_v their_o ship_n 9_o it_o likewise_o occasion_n the_o dearness_n of_o candle_n butter_n cheese_n hides_n and_o wool_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o country_n which_o be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o mechanic_n trade_n and_o propagation_n and_o make_v other_o provision_n dear_a in_o general_n than_o in_o those_o country_n where_o that_o superstition_n be_v unknown_a it_o particular_o occasion_n the_o dearness_n of_o bread_n because_o the_o people_n for_o want_v of_o flesh-meat_n be_v oblige_v to_o eat_v abundance_n of_o bread_n this_o want_n of_o cattle_n occasion_n also_o the_o lay_v out_o of_o great_a sum_n in_o foreign_a rice_n hideâ—…_n suet_n butter_n cheese_n and_o fat_a or_o grease_n for_o coach_n and_o other_o carriage_n 10._o those_o extravagant_a superstition_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o malady_n and_o distemper_n languish_n and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o poor_a people_n and_o of_o infirm_a age_a and_o scrupulous_a person_n to_o who_o meat_n will_v be_v more_o proper_a than_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o yet_o they_o can_v have_v that_o relief_n because_o â—…hey_n either_o can_v or_o will_v not_o give_v it_o they_o or_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o eat_v it_o because_o of_o the_o scruple_n that_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n have_v form_v in_o their_o mind_n so_o that_o they_o suffer_v extreme_o during_o that_o time_n and_o abundance_n more_o people_n die_v in_o that_o season_n than_o in_o other_o this_o superstitious_a lent_n fall_v likewise_o precise_o out_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o husbandman_n and_o other_o country_n people_n labour_n very_o hard_o about_o dig_v their_o