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don. This is agreeable to the general interpretation of 
that fentence palled upon our original parent, that he 
Jhould eat bread by the fweat of his broils ; which is, 
that the majority of his dependents fhould be poor- 
labouring people. This I do not mention with de- 
fign to defend the interpretation, but only to fhew 
the general fenfe of mankind. 
As my notion of the matter differs fo widely from 
that of this worthy gentleman, I did every thing in 
my power to check any miftake, which might arife 
from a fondnefs of one’s own opinion ; and which, 
I hope, will vindicate me in the eye of every candid 
inquirer. In a word, I fet myfelf to count all the 
houfes- in feveral contiguous parifhes j and then ex- 
amined how many of them paid the window-tax, or 
duty upon houfes. And here I muff obferve, that 
if there be any fmall miftake, it can hardly be fup- 
pofed to be in favour of my own fcheme ; becaufe I 
had the whole number of houfes, by counting as I 
rode along ; and fame might pofiibly be miffed, tho’ 
of this I took the utmofl care : whereas the number 
of thofe,’ that pay the window-tax, I had from the 
colle&ors rolls. 
The following table is the fruit of my labours : 
Great Shefford 
9° 
— 17 
Little Shefford 
12 
~ 3 
Welford — 
162 
— 62 
Chaddleworth 
6 2 
— 20 
Bright- Walton 
72 
21' 
Gatmore — 
10 
I 
Farmborough 
34 
— 5> 
Fawley 
47 
— 7 
Eaft Garflon 
99 
— 41 
jSS. 
— 177 
Here 
