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cause_v idleness_n than_o maintain_v they_o and_o such_o poor_a who_o be_v train_v up_o rather_o for_o the_o gallow_n or_o beggary_n then_o for_o the_o commonwealth_n service_n 5._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v few_o poor_a where_o there_o few_o commons_o as_o in_o kent_n where_o there_o be_v scarce_o six_o commons_o in_o the_o county_n of_o a_o considerable_a greatness_n 6._o how_o many_o do_v they_o see_v enrich_v by_o the_o commons_o and_o if_o their_o cattle_n be_v not_o usua_o sweep_v away_o by_o the_o rot_n or_o starve_v in_o some_o hard_a winter_n 7._o if_o that_o poor_a man_n may_v not_o employ_v two_o acre_n enclose_v to_o more_o advantage_n then_o twice_o as_o much_o in_o a_o common_a and_o last_o if_o that_o all_o commons_o be_v enclose_v and_o part_v give_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o part_n rent_v out_o for_o a_o stock_n to_o set_v all_o the_o poor_a on_o work_n in_o every_o county_n i_o determine_v nothing_o in_o this_o kind_n but_o leave_v the_o 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some_o will_v object_v that_o the_o plough_n never_o go_v there_o to_o the_o which_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n for_o i_o can_v but_o say_v as_o fortescue_n chancellor_n to_o henry_n 6._o do_v that_o god_n have_v give_v we_o such_o a_o fruitful_a land_n that_o without_o labour_n we_o have_v plenty_n law_n whereas_o france_n must_v dig_v and_o delve_v for_o what_o they_o have_v and_o i_o suppose_v that_o i_o can_v maintain_v two_o thing_n which_o be_v think_v great_a paradox_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v no_o loss_n to_o this_o island_n if_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o plough_v at_o all_o if_o so_o be_v that_o we_o can_v certain_o have_v corn_n at_o a_o reasonable_a rate_n and_o likewise_o vent_v for_o all_o our_o manufacture_n of_o wool_n 1._o because_o that_o the_o commodity_n from_o cattle_n be_v far_o more_o stable_a than_o corn_n for_o clothes_n stuff_n stocking_n butter_n cheese_n hides_n leather_n skin_n wool_n tallow_n be_v certain_a even_o every_o where_o corn_n scarce_o 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hundred_o acre_n be_v barren_a will_v scarce_o maintain_v a_o plough_n which_o be_v but_o one_o man_n and_o two_o boy_n with_o the_o horse_n and_o that_o the_o mow_v reap_v and_o thresh_v of_o this_o corn_n and_o other_o work_v about_o will_v scarce_o maintain_v three_o more_o with_o work_n through_o the_o whole_a year_n but_o how_o many_o people_n may_v be_v employ_v by_o the_o wool_n of_o two_o or_o three_o hundred_o sheep_n in_o pick_v sort_v card_v spin_v weave_a die_a full_a knit_v i_o leave_v to_o other_o to_o calculate_v and_o further_o if_o the_o pasture_n be_v rich_a meadow_n and_o go_v on_o dailing_n i_o suppose_v all_o know_v that_o a_o hundred_o acre_n of_o such_o land_n employ_v more_o hand_n than_o 100_o acre_n of_o the_o best_a corr-land_n in_o england_n and_o produce_v likewise_o better_a exportable_a commodity_n and_o further_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v that_o former_o the_o shepherd_n and_o his_o dog_n do_v depopulate_v that_o i_o may_v not_o condemn_v the_o wisdom_n 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