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thing except bread, which is a very cruel 

 cafe upon a poor man, whofe whole life 

 is devoted to hard labour. On the con- 

 trary, were he allowed eighteen pence a 

 day, which would be nearly the fame 

 proportion as the increafe in the value of 

 land, and price of provifions, their in- 

 come would be together ten fliillings and 

 fix pence a week^ which, under proper 

 management, would enable them to 

 cloath themfelves decently, and add about 

 eight or ttn pounds of coarfe meat to 

 their bread, which they are furely en- 

 titled to by the laws of nature, and the 

 ties of humanity. 



There is ftill another caufe which 

 greatly heightens this diftrefs, and that 

 15, the difadvantage thefe poor objedts 

 labour under, in carrying their dear- 

 earned penny to market. Formerly they 

 could buy milk, butter, and many other 

 fmall articles in every parifh, in what- 

 ever 



