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be changed, but die where they were born, with- 

 out any adventitious Increafe from Abroad, or 

 Decay by Migration elfe where. 



This DefeH feems in a great meafare to be 

 fatisfied by the late curious Tables of the Bills 

 of Mortality at the City of Brejlaw, ktely com- 

 municated to this Honourable Society by Mr. 

 Juftell, wherein both the Ages and Sexes of all 

 that die, are Monthly delivered, and compared 

 with the number of . the | Births, for Five Years 

 laft part, v fy ^687,' 88, 89, 90, 91, feeming 

 to be done with all the Exa&nefs and Sincerity 

 poffible. y 



This City of ' Brejlaw is the Capital City of 

 the Province of Silefia ; or, as the Germans call it, 

 Schlefia, and is fituateaV on.the Weftem Bank of 

 the River Oder, anciently ■ call'd Viadrus, near 

 the Confines of Germany and Poland, and very 

 nigh the Latitude of London. It is very far from 

 the Sea, and as much a Mediterranean Place as 

 can be defired, whence the Confluence of Stran- 

 gers is but fmall, and the Manufacture of Lin- 

 nen employs chiefly the poor People of the 

 Place, as well as of the Country round about J 

 whence comes that fort of Linnen we ufually 

 call your Sclejice Linnen ; which is the chief, if 

 not the only Merchandize of the Place. For 

 thefe Reafons, the People of this City feem 

 moft proper for a Standard ; and the rather, for 

 that the Births do a fmall matter exceed the 

 Funerals. The only thing wanting, is the Num- 

 ber of the whole People, which in fome mea- 

 fure I have endeavour'd to fupply, by the com- 

 parifon of the Mortality of the People of all Ages, 

 which I fliall from the faid Bills trace out witlvall 

 the Accuracy poflible, 



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