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weeks, which muft be depofited for one year corn- 

 pleat, before he becomes intitled to any relief from 

 the fociety; after that period, when rendered in- 

 capable of labour, he receives fix fhillings per week 

 for the fpace of fix months; but if his incapability 

 continues longer than that time, his pay is reduced 

 to three fhillings p6r week, which he receives until 

 he gets well, or otherwife as long as he lives. The 

 fame provifion is made for thofe perfons who are 

 rendered incapable of labour by age ; for the firft fix 

 months they receive 6s. per week, afterwards 3s. 

 It alfo provides for burying the dead in a decent 

 manner, and allows for each funeral three pounds. 

 -—This flendcr monthly contribution has been found 

 fo perfe6lly adequate to the purpofes intended by it, 

 that it has not only proved fufficient to defray every 

 expence, agreeable to the conditions held out, but 

 has alfo enabled the fociety, without rifk, to return a 

 guinea to each member every two or three years (the 

 number 48) retaining many pounds as Bank flocks 



The perfon who ties my hair has been in this 

 afTociation for the laft feven years j he has £. s, d, 

 paid annually thirteen fhillings, - - 4 1 1 o 



Without having received any thing on 

 account of ficknefs, he has withdrawn at 

 three feveral times one guinea, - 3 3 ^ 



^v>j^^y~ Balance paid 180 



