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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	penny_n	pound_n	shilling_n	5,001	5	11.2551	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40849	The golden fleece, or, Old England restored to its old honest vocation by J.F., a well-wisher to industry.	J. F., 17th cent.	1679 (1679)	Wing F37; ESTC R29798	2,259	10

THE Golden Fleece OR Old ENGLAND Restored To its old Honest VOCATION By J. F. a Well-wisher to Industry Nil tam difficile est quod non Solertia vincat Licensed April 2. 1679. LONDON Printed for Langley Curtis on Ludgate-hill 1679. THE Golden Fleece OR OLD ENGLAND Restor'd to its old honest VOCATION IF Debauchery and Sloath be the Common High-way to Beggery then it follows that Virtue and Industry is the true Road to Wealth and Plenty For as by the blessing of God the diligent hand makes rich so divine Justice is vindicated in bringing the Sluggard to extream Want As it is with particular persons and Families Poverty brings them to Contempt think it not strange if a Kingdom no longer retains its Reputation when once it 's fallen into decay And that it may not be the Case of England it becomes all good Subjects to finde out Expedients to prevent further Ruine and to recover if possible our former Greatness and Honour In order to this I shortly Propose I. THat an Act of Parliament might pass for Erecting Work-houses in every County more or less answering the Capaciousness and Commodiousness of each County for Manufacture II. That these Work-houses should be Erected by an equal Pound-rate set on the Lands Tythes and Hereditaments in each County III. Where many Parishes joyn in setting up a Work-house Twelve pence per pound may perfect Buildings and provide Looms Working-tools c. Where few Parishes associate Two shillings per pound will be expended and perhaps to more advantage than Twelve pence where more Parishes unite For if the Work be well carried on in few years the growing Charge of the Poor of each Parish will be so lessened that none will repent them of their first Charge Thus the first year will be spent in preparing Houses c. the second may require a Contribution for the stock of Wool Flax Hemp c. which with the Salaries of Officers and other incident Charges of the Society may amount to Six pence per pound where many and Twelve pence where few Parishes unite IV. As to the Regulation of these Alms Work-houses there must be several Wards or Appartments one to set on work sturdy Rogues and Vagrants another to employ poor male Children of all ages from seven to one and twenty years another for poor Females from five to eighteen years old Over the first a Master of Correction the next some expert Clothier the third some grave Matron well skill'd in Spinning Knitting Seampstry c. To prevent Frauds and Neglects in these Governours it may do well for every Parish to chuse one able person four times in every year to meet and visit the said House and reform all Abuses and exactly take the Accounts of the said Governours Hitherto I have onely presented you with the dark side and worst part I mean the Charge which most men will say at this time when we are so impoverished is very unpleasant I shall in the next place represent the great Benefit Profit and Wealth that may arise to this Kingdom from the speedy building and careful continuance of these Operatories I. It will reclaim the multitude of sturdy Vagrants and idle Beggars which swarm in all parts of this Land and serve for nothing but to provoke God by a lewd Life starve our innocent Poor by eating the bread of their Neighbours Charity and terrifie the harmless Commonalty who as the poor Indians serve the Devil relieve them out of fear By this means this numerous band of Ruffians ready upon any Tumult to disturb our Peace may be reduced to a ready Service of our King and Country II. It will take off the Charge of all indigent People in all parts of the Land so timely that they shall be enured with Work before they be corrupted with Idleness and Theft III. It will be a means to work out all our Wool that now either rots or is stollen into France or bought up by our Clothiers at so mean a rate that no Farmer can pay his Rent And what hath been only pretended to by the Clothier viz. the sole Manufacture of English Irish and Scottish Wool may in few years by the foresaid means be happily accomplished and could we but once work out all our Wool we should force a Market in all parts of the World for them and not till then shall we be able to under-sell Fleming French c. having our Work done cheaper than they our Manufacture being carried on not only by Private Hands but by a publick Purse The advantages this Nation hath above all other in the world for the better and cheaper working up of Drapery is so well set forth by my worthy Friend Mr. Richard Haynes that I shall forbear any further mention of them IV. It will be a means to set up the Manufactory of Linnen many parts of this Land being as capable to produce Flax and Hemp as France is which pours in her Manufactures to us but will receive none of our ours but with such a load of Customes that renders it loss to our Merchants to deal with them And had there been no other Mischief attending us than this unequal dealing of theirs our late Act for prohibiting of several Goods of their Growth and Manufacture may be well justified to the whole World Many are the Benefits that will flow from the aforesaid Proposals as the Increase of Navigation Addition to his Majesties Customes Advance of Merchandise and Merchants in the true and genuine way of Trade by Exporting Goods of our Native Growth and Importing Commodities which may fill our Purses or relieve our Necessities viz. The Guinny Wedge the Silver Bar our Spanish Bullen the Naval preparations of the Sound c. in exchange for our Cloath Kersies Flannels Serges c. And I never expect to see England flourish till it return to this old way and when once we gain the sole Manufacture of our Wool I mean all of the three Kingdoms then may we have all the abovesaid Enrichments for this our Golden Fleece Not that I would have it thought I abound so much in my own sense and dote upon my ex tempore Figment but shall with all Humility and Joy receive the help of more experienced Persons to alter and adde what shall best agree to good Reason in this designe of Employing and consequently Enriching the Three Kingdoms For whose Weal as no man is less able to Act so no person shall be more willing to Pray than J. F. FINIS