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which are to be expefied from that quarter. Some of more wcjo-ht 

 may arife in the ifland itfelf, by reafoii of the expence attending 

 fuch an eftabhOiment ; but, in fome degree to obviate this, I would 

 propofe the confohdating of all the foundations and charity-fchools, 

 whoie incomes united would greatly contribute to fupport the new 

 inftitution, although, in their prefent ftate, they are of very little 

 •other ufe than the bellowing fo many annuities upon five or fix 

 perfons under the title of fchoolmafters. 

 The income of Spanifh Town fchool is about £. 190 per am. and 



has rarely extended to more at a time than 14 bovs. 



Woolmer's, in Kingflon, ■ , .. oqq 1 ' 



Vere School, ——— oqq 6 



Manning's (I fuppofe about the fame), 300 6 



Of the refl I am not informed, but believe 



they are entirely dropped. £. 1090 41 



Not therefore to fpeak of the reft, here are four fchools, with as 

 many different mafters ; all of whom have regular fiilaries, although 

 their pupils are, all together, not amounting to one half the number 

 which one mafter in England is able enough to take charge of. 



Thefe, and all other unexecuted benefadions of the like kind, 

 being lumped into one fund, the propofed fchool fliouJd be open 

 to receive as many foundation-boys from each refpe-flive town, or 

 tparifh, as they had been ufually known to have at their refpeftive 

 free-fchool, one year with another j and upon the very fame terms 

 of board, maintenance, and inftruftion : by which equitable per- 

 miflion, no injury would accrue to thefe pariflies; but, at the fame 

 time, it is prefumed, that the good intentions of the feveral tefta- 

 tors, and other benefadors, would be much better fulfilled. 



public fliews and entertainments ; Italian fingers, nnd French dancers ; the indullrious gentr^• of 

 Newmarket and White's ; in a word, in the encouragement of precifely that fpecies of indulby 

 which is pernicious to the welfare of a kingdom. Thus the income of this trad of land is ex- 

 I pended very litde to the benefit of the kingdom at large, or the fpot in particular. 



Adjoining to this fpot lies another of the fame rent, but belonging to a thnufand freeholders, of 

 50/. fcr anr.. each, living in their neat manfions on their rents in the midll of as many, or 

 perhaps more, tenants. What a population is here ! and what a confumption of necefliiry manu- 

 faaurcs, and home-produfts ! What a difference to the public between the ends of fuch indullry ! 

 the one is for ever exerted to tlie raoft beneficial purpofes ; the ot!>er, to the moft pernicious ones. 



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