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If now we take 9 1 1 3 1 o for the number, it is evi- 
dent, if we allow fix perfons to a houfe at an aver- 
age, according to what has been mentioned, the 
number of perfons through England and Wales, be- 
fore the year 1710, could not be above 5467860. 
And hnce that time, 45 years ago, by a method of 
computing which I fliall prefently fhew, the increafe 
could not be above 7895 y8 ; and fo the whole num- 
ber of people now muft be about 6257418 j or lix 
Millions, all ages included j for it mufl be remem- 
bered, that in our wars fince 17 10, there could not 
be fewer loft than 200000, which is to be dediufted 
from that number. 
As to the other way of determining this, by con- 
fidering the quantity of Bread that is confumed, it 
may perhaps at iirft view appear more uncertain j but 
it will, I think, from fome things that may be ob- 
ferved, at leaft help to afeertain the above number. 
For it is plain, if the quantity of Wheat that is pro- 
duced in England could be known, it would then be 
very eafy to make the computation, as it might be 
nearly difeovered, by a little obfervation, v/hat each 
perfon at an average might confume. But the great 
difficulty is to find out nearly the quantity of Wheat-, 
and there feems to be no way at prefent of knowing 
it, but by confidering what proportion it may have 
to the Barley •, for the quantity of that is nearly 
known from the Malt-tax. 
Now, if we compare the quantity of the Barley 
with that of the Wheat in England, it is evident, that 
there is at leaft as much ground fowed with the one 
as with the other. For there are vaft trails of land that 
will not bear good wheat, but are frequently fowed 
with 
