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restore this Kingdom to y* same peace and tranquility it latly 
enjoyed, y® revenue of y* Crown would quickly be sensible of 
the improvement; to which purpose I doe humbly propose y‘ 
w" ever a parliament is call’d in this Kingdom, an act may 
be made to oblige every proprietor y* will not improve his 
wast land himselfe to make over 4 of it to the Crown, upon 
condiéon to have the last fifth improved to his hand at y* 
charges of y* Crown. And because order and discipline is very 
necessary to be continued in any body of men y‘ live upon the 
K®* pay, the soldiers y' are employed in this work may be 
obliged to march out of y* quarters in rank and file w'" drums 
beating, colours flying, as in time of service, and in the evening 
to return home again in the same order. The advantages y° 
Crown will receive by this project are many and great, as a 
great scope of new Crown lands will be acquired, sufficient to 
maintain a numerous army out of w® great bodys may be 
drawn as often as occasion shall require for foreign service. 
Ireland will thus be made a nursery of soldiers for the use of 
England, and when hospitalls and workhouses are built, w™ 
ought to be y® next thing after y* improvement of land, since 
noe country is fitter for y™ than Ireland, where provision is 
cheap, and navigable rivers and good sea ports plentifull, not 
only the army may be fed and cloathed w" y* produce of y* 
own labor, but y* wives and children will be provided for in 
hospitalls and workhouses. This will increase y* people of 
y° naéon at present much underpeopled, for whereas women 
are afraid to venture upon soldiers, who in the time of despa- 
rate service run so many hazards of y" lives, and officers are 
unwilling to entertain married men in y* Companys, both those 
objections are removed when y* widdows and orphans of such 
as perish in service are seen to be provided for in hospitals 
and workhouses, trade would hereby be increast, and large 
ware houses furnished w™ commodityes w™ may expect a good 
market; whereas your scanty trader, who depends more upon 
y° quickness y” goodness of his return, is often fain to part 
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