^76 
Statistics. 
A General Flew of the National Income and State of Society, in 
England and Wales, according to Mr, Greg. King’s estimate. 
Anno 1688. 
c ^ 
Aggregate 
Kumber of 
Heads of 
Ranks, Degrees, Titles and 
s s 
C'^ 
number of 
persons in 
^ 6 
Aggragate 
Families. 
Descriptions. 
the Family 
1 8 
income of 
0 0 
of each 
each rank. 
^ <U 
Rank, 
Temporal peers - - 
~ 
£ Sterling 
160 
40 
6,400 
3,200 
512,000 
26 
Spiritual lords - 
20 
520 
1,300 
33,800 
800 
Baronets - ^ - 
16 
12,800 
880 
704,000 
600 
Knights - - - - 
13 
7,800 
650 
390,000 
3,000 
Esquires - 
10 
30,000 
450' 
1,200,000 
12,000 
Gentlemen - - ^ - 
8 
96,000 
280 
2,380,000 
5,000 
Persons in greater of- > 
fices and places y 
8 
40,000 
240 
1,200,000 
5,000 
Persons in lesser ditto 
6 
30,000 
120 
600,000 
2,000 
Eminent merchts, by sea 
8 
1 6,000 
400 
800,000 
8,000 
Lesser merchants by sea 
6 
48,000 
198 
1,600,000 
10,000 
Persons of the law - 
7 
70,000 
154 
1,540,000 
2,000 
Eminent clergymen 
6 
12,000 
72 
144,000 
8,000 
Lesser clergymen 
5 
40,000 
50 
400,000 
40,000 
Substantial Freeholders 
7 
280,000 
91 
3,640,000- 
120,000 
Lesser freeholders 
660,000 
55 
6,600,000 
150,000 
Farmers - - - - 
5 
750,000 
421 
6,375,000 
15,000 
Persons of ' the liberal > 
a: 
75,000 
60 
300,000 
arts and sciences 3 
3 
50,000 
Shopkeep. 8c tradesmen 
225,000 
45 
2,250,000 
60,000 
Artisans and handicrafts 
4 
240,000 
38 
2,280,000 
5,000 
Naval officers - - - 
4 
20,000 
80 
400,000 
4,000 
Military officers - - 
4 
1 6,000 
60 
240,000 
35,000 
Common soldiers - - 
2 
70,000 
14 
490,000 
50,000 
Common seamen - - 
3 
1 50,000 
. 20 
1 ,00 0,000 
364,000 
Labouring people 
1,275,000 
15 
5,460,000 
400,000 
Cottagers and paupers 
Vagrants, beggars, 1 
31- 
1 ,300,000 
2,000,000 
gipsies, thieves, and W; 
prostitutes J 1 
30,000 
60,000 
1^349^.586, 
Net Totals^ 1 
44 
5^600,520. 
4 
43,491,800 
