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VII. All children above nine years of age, if in health, 
fhould, if they have no parents, or their parents are not able 
to provide for them, be put out after the manner of parith 
apprentices. 
IX. All perfons negleing or refufing to pay their con- 
tribution, fhould be committed to hard labour in the houfe 
of correction, for the {pace of 
X. If the fund fhould at any time fall fhort of the ne- 
eeflary demands upon it, the deficiency fhould be made up 
by a parifh rate, collected in the fame manner as at prefent ; 
but without any fenfe of obligation on the part of the mul- 
titude, (for there would be xo poor) who fhould in all cafes 
receive their relief ia the nature of a demand. 
XI. If the fund (as moft probably would happen) fhould 
increafe beyond the neceflary demands upon it, the furplus 
fhould on no account be diverted to any other purpofe than 
the benefit of the fubfcribers; but when the price of grain 
exceeded that which brings it eafily within the reach of the 
multitude, (fuppofe 6s. or 6s. 6d. the Winchefter bufhel) 
every perfon who had three children, or more, under nine 
years of age, fhould have a right to demand fuch a fum as, in 
proportion to the number of his family, would reduce the 
various neceflary articles of life (taking wheat as the ftan- 
dard) to a moderate price; and indeed I think in all cafes 
when the price of grain exceeds that proportion at which the 
induftrious labourer can afford to come to market, found policy, 
as well as common humanity, requires that all large families 
fhould be intitled to receive fuch a fum as above fpecified, al- 
though it fhould be neceffary to collect a rate for the purpofe, 
I need not, perhaps, add that every officer intrufted with 
money fhould give ample fecurity for his integrity, and the 
faithful difcharge of his duty; that due checks fhould be 
. eftablifhed 
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