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first_o that_o the_o say_v territory_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n contain_v about_o thirty_o six_o million_o of_o acre_n that_o be_v four_o acre_n for_o every_o head_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n but_o the_o unite_a province_n do_v not_o allow_v ½_o acre_n and_o england_n itself_o rescind_v wales_n have_v but_o three_o acre_n to_o ever_o head_n according_a to_o the_o present_a state_n of_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n now_o if_o so_o consider_v that_o england_n have_v but_o three_o acre_n to_o a_o head_n do_v so_o abound_v in_o victual_n as_o that_o it_o make_v law_n against_o the_o importation_n of_o cattle_n flesh_n and_o fish_n from_o abroad_o and_o that_o the_o dreining_n of_o the_o fen_n improve_n of_o forest_n enclose_v of_o commons_o sow_v of_o cinque-foyl_n and_o clovergrass_n be_v grumble_v against_o by_o landlord_n be_v the_o way_n to_o depress_v the_o
price_n of_o victual_n than_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o till_o then_o three_o acre_n improve_v as_o it_o may_v be_v will_v serve_v the_o turn_n and_o consequent_o that_o four_o will_v suffice_v abundant_o i_o can_v here_o set_v down_o the_o very_a number_n of_o acre_n that_o will_v bear_v bread_n and_o drink_n corn_n together_o with_o flesh_n butter_n and_o cheese_n sufficient_a to_o victual_v nine_o million_o of_o person_n as_o they_o be_v victual_v in_o ship_n and_o regular_a family_n but_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v in_o general_a that_o 12,000,00_o will_v do_v it_o with_o suppose_v that_o root_n fruit_n fish_n and_o fowl_n and_o the_o ordinary_a profit_n of_o lead_n tin_n iron-mine_n and_o wood_n will_v piece_v up_o any_o defect_n that_o may_v be_v find_v as_o to_o the_o second_o i_o say_v that_o the_o land_n and_o house_n of_o ireland_n and_o highland_n of_o scotland_n at_o the_o present_a merchant-rate_n be_v not_o worth_a ten_o million_o of_o money_n nor_o will_v the_o actual_a charge_n of_o make_v the_o transplantation_n amount_v to_o two_o million_o more_o so_o than_o the_o question_n will_v be_v whether_o the_o benefit_n expect_v from_o this_o transplantation_n will_v exceed_v two_o million_o to_o which_o i_o say_v that_o the_o advantage_n will_v probable_o be_v six_o time_n the_o last_o mention_v sum_n or_o about_o seventy_o two_o million_o for_o if_o the_o rent_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n and_o the_o low_a land_n of_o scotland_n be_v above_o nine_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o if_o this_o five_o part_n of_o the_o people_n be_v superad_v unto_o the_o present_a inhabitant_n of_o these_o country_n then_o the_o rent_n will_v amount_v to_o 10,800,000_o and_o the_o number_n of_o year_n purchase_n will_v rise_v from_o seventeen_o ½_o to_o ⅕_n more_o which_o be_v twenty_o one_o so_o that_o the_o land_n which_o be_v worth_a but_o nine_o million_o at_o seventeen_o ½_o year_n purchase_v make_v a_o hundred_o fifty_o seven_o million_o and_o a_o half_a will_v then_o be_v worth_a 10,800,000_o at_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n purchase_v viz._n 226,800,000_o that_o be_v 69,300,000_o more_o than_o be_v before_o and_o if_o any_o prince_n willing_a to_o enlarge_v his_o territory_n will_v give_v three_o million_o for_o the_o say_v relinquish_v land_n and_o house_n which_o be_v estimate_v to_o be_v worth_a ten_o million_o than_o the_o whole_a profit_n will_v be_v above_o 72,000,000_o or_o six_o time_n the_o value_n as_o the_o same_o be_v above_o compute_v but_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v object_v that_o will_v be_v dangerous_a unto_o england_n to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o land_n of_o any_o other_o nation_n i_o answer_v in_o short_a that_o that_o nation_n who_o ever_o shall_v purchase_v it_o be_v divide_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o say_a purchase_n shall_v not_o be_v more_o able_a to_o enjoy_v england_n then_o now_o in_o its_o unite_a condition_n now_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v desire_v a_o more_o clear_a explanation_n how_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o rent_n of_o land_n shall_v rise_v by_o this_o close_a cohabitation_n of_o people_n above_o describe_v i_o answer_v that_o the_o advantage_n will_v arise_v in_o transplant_n about_o eighteen_o thousand_o people_n from_o the_o poor_a and_o miserable_a trade_n of_o husbandry_n to_o more_o beneficial_a handicraft_n for_o which_o the_o superaddition_n be_v to_o be_v make_v a_o very_a little_a addition_n of_o husbandry_n to_o the_o same_o land_n will_v produce_v a_o five_o part_v more_o food_n consequent_o the_o additional_a hand_n earn_v but_o forty_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la more_fw-it as_o they_o may_v very_o well_o to_o eight_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la at_o some_o other_o trade_n the_o superlucration_n will_v be_v above_o 3,600,000_o pound_n which_o at_o twenty_o year_n purchase_n be_v seventy_o two_o million_o moreover_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o city_n and_o town_n spend_v more_o commodity_n and_o make_v great_a consumption_n than_o those_o who_o live_v in_o 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shall_v be_v a_o little_a less_o than_o those_o of_o the_o french_a king_n that_o forasmuch_o as_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v over_o people_v that_o the_o difference_n be_v not_o material_a to_o the_o question_n in_o hand_n wherefore_o suppose_v the_o french_a king_n advantage_n to_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o in_o point_n of_o territory_n we_o come_v next_o to_o examine_v and_o compare_v the_o number_n of_o subject_n which_o each_o of_o those_o monarch_n do_v govern_v the_o book_n call_v the_o state_n of_o france_n make_v the_o kingdom_n consist_v of_o twenty_o seven_o parish_n and_o another_o book_n write_v by_o a_o substantial_a author_n who_o profound_o inquire_v into_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o churchman_n of_o france_n set_v down_o as_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n that_o a_o parish_n in_o france_n shall_v have_v six_o hundred_o soul_n where_o i_o suppose_v the_o say_a author_n who_o have_v so_o well_o examine_v the_o matter_n be_v not_o of_o opinion_n that_o 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england_n have_v above_o ten_o million_o of_o subjest_n ubivis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la orbis_fw-la although_o it_o be_v very_o material_a to_o know_v the_o number_n of_o subject_n belong_v to_o each_o prince_n yet_o when_o the_o question_n be_v concern_v their_o wealth_n and_o strength_n it_o be_v also_o material_a to_o examine_v how_o many_o of_o they_o do_v get_v more_o than_o they_o spend_v and_o how_o many_o less_o in_o order_n whereunto_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n dominion_n there_o be_v twenty_o thousand_o churchman_n but_o in_o france_n as_o the_o aforementioned_a author_n of_o they_o do_v aver_v who_o set_v down_o the_o particular_a number_n of_o each_o religious_a order_n there_o be_v about_o 270000._o viz._n 250000._o more_o than_o we_o think_v be_v necessary_a that_o be_v to_o say_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o with-drawn_a out_o of_o the_o world_n now_o the_o say_a number_n of_o adult_n and_o able-bodyed_n person_n be_v equivalent_a to_o about_o double_a the_o same_o number_n of_o the_o promiscuous_a mass_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o same_o author_n affirm_v that_o the_o say_v religious_a person_n do_v spend_v one_o with_o another_o above_o eighteen_o penny_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la which_o be_v triple_a to_o what_o a_o labour_a man_n require_v wherefore_o the_o say_v two_o hundred_o &_o fifty_o thousand_o churchman_n live_v as_o they_o do_v make_v the_o french_a king_n 13,500_o thousand_o to_o be_v real_o no_o better_o than_o twelve_o million_o or_o thereabouts_o in_o the_o next_o place_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o france_n remote_a from_o the_o sea_n can_v be_v probable_o superlucrator_n now_o if_o there_o be_v two_o million_o in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n dominion_n more_o than_o in_o the_o french_a king_n who_o earn_v more_o than_o they_o spend_v or_o if_o ten_o man_n in_o england_n earn_v more_o than_o twelve_o in_o france_n than_o the_o