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to a Jingle perfon; but if we confider at the 

 fame time, the great number of horfes, oxen, 

 cows, affes, fheep, fwine, &c. that muft like- 

 wife be fupported by the produce of the foil, 

 which is all included in the L. 15, we fhall 

 certainly find the eftimate fufficiently mode- 

 rate. For all carriage and race horfes coft 

 Z. 20, or upwards, per annum. Farm horfes, 

 L. io, milk cows, L. 5. The expence of 

 hounds and other dogs is very confiderable. 

 The maintenance of fheep, fwine, and all the 

 fmaller kind of cattle muft alfo be included 

 in the calculation. 



Taking the whole of this into confidera- 

 tion, we may fairly conclude, That two 

 thirds of the produce of the foil is expended 

 on the brute creation; and confequently, 

 there remains only L. 5 per annum for the 

 fupport of each human creature. And, if 

 we add, as before obferved, that three-fourths 

 of the inhabitants of Britain live in cities and 

 towns, which is more expenfive than a coun- 

 try life : Confidering, I fay, the whole of 

 this, the average of L. 15, for every human 

 creature muft be fufficiently moderate; and 

 confequently, the produce of Britain, efti- 



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