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many�察�as well as of the highest importance。
For first�察 �as I have already observed�察 �it would greatly lessen the
number of Papists�察�with whom we are yearly over´run�察�being the principal
breeders of the nation�察�as well as our most dangerous enemies�察�and who
stay at home on purpose with a design to deliver the kingdom to the
Pretender�察�hoping to take their advantage by the absence of so many good
Protestants�察 �who have chosen rather to leave their country�察 �than stay at
home and pay tithes against their conscience to an episcopal curate。
Secondly�察 �The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their
own�察�which by law may be made liable to a distress�察�and help to pay their
landlord's rent�察 �their corn and cattle being already seized�察 �and money a
thing unknown。
Thirdly�察�Whereas the maintainance of an hundred thousand children�察�
from two years old�察 �and upwards�察 �cannot be computed at less than ten
shillings a piece per annum�察�the nation's stock will be thereby encreased
fifty thousand pounds per annum�察 �besides the profit of a new dish�察�
introduced to the tables of all gentlemen of fortune in the kingdom�察�who
have any refinement in taste。 And the money will circulate among our
selves�察�the goods being entirely of our own growth and manufacture。
Fourthly�察 �The constant breeders�察 �besides the gain of eight shillings
sterling per annum by the sale of their children�察�will be rid of the charge of
maintaining them after the first year。
Fifthly�察�This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns�察�where
the vintners will certainly be so prudent as to procure the best receipts for
dressing it to perfection�察�and consequently have their houses frequented by
all the fine gentlemen�察�who justly value themselves upon their knowledge
in good eating�察 �and a skilful cook�察 �who understands how to oblige his
guests�察�will contrive to make it as expensive as they please。
Sixthly�察�This would be a great inducement to marriage�察�which all wise
nations have either encouraged by rewards�察 �or enforced by laws and
penalties。 It would encrease the care and tenderness of mothers towards
their children�察 �when they were sure of a settlement for life to the poor
babes�察�provided in some sort by the publick�察�to their annual profit instead
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of expence。 We should soon see an honest emulation among the married
women�察 �which of them could bring the fattest child to the market。 Men
would become as fond of their wives�察�during the time of their pregnancy�察�
as they are now of their mares in foal�察�their cows in calf�察�or sow when they
are ready to farrow�察 �nor offer to beat or kick them ��as is too frequent a
practice�� for fear of a miscarriage。
Many other advantages might be enumerated。 For instance�察 �the
addition of some thousand carcasses in our exportation of barrel'd beef�此�
the propagation of swine's flesh�察 �and improvement in the art of making
good bacon�察�so much wanted among us by the great destruction of pigs�察�
too frequent at our tables�察 �which are no way comparable in taste or
magnificence to a well grown�察�fat yearly child�察�which roasted whole will
make a considerable figure at a Lord Mayor's feast�察�or any other publick
entertainment。 But this�察�and many others�察�I omit�察�being studious of brevity。
Supposing that one thousand families in this city�察 �would be constant
customers for infants flesh�察 �besides others who might have it at merry
meetings�察�particularly at weddings and christenings�察�I compute that Dublin
would take off annually about twenty thousand carcasses�察�and the rest of
the kingdom ��where probably they will be sold somewhat cheaper�� the
remaining eighty thousand。
I can think of no one objection�察�that will possibly be raised against this
proposal�察 �unless it should be urged�察 �that the number of people will be
thereby much lessened in the kingdom。 This I freely own�察�and 'twas indeed
one principal design in offering it to the world。 I desire the reader will
observe�察 �that I calculate my remedy for this one individual Kingdom of
Ireland�察�and for no other that ever was�察 �is�察�or�察�I think�察�ever can be upon
Earth。 Therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients�此�Of taxing our
absentees at five shillings a pound�此�Of using neither cloaths�察�nor houshold
furniture�察�except what is of our own growth and manufacture�此�Of utterly
rejecting the materials and instruments that promote foreign luxury�此 �Of
curing the expensiveness of pride�察 �vanity�察 �idleness�察 �and gaming in our
women�此�Of introducing a vein of parsimony�察�prudence and temperance�此�Of
learning to love our country�察�wherein we differ even from Laplanders�察�and
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the inhabitants of Topinamboo�此�Of quitting our animosities and factions�察�
nor acting any longer like the Jews�察�who were murdering one another at
the very moment their city was taken�此�Of being a little cautious not to sell
our country and consciences for nothing�此�Of teaching landlords to have at
least one degree of mercy towards their tenants。 Lastly�察�of putting a spirit
of honesty�察�industry�察�and skill into our shop´keepers�察�who�察�if a resolution
could now be taken to buy only our native goods�察 �would immediately
unite to cheat and exact upon us in the price�察 �the measure�察 �and the
goodness�察�nor could ever yet be brought to make one fair proposal of just
dealing�察�though often and earnestly invited to it。
Therefore I repeat�察 �let no man talk to me of these and the like
expedients�察�'till he hath at least some glympse of hope�察�that there will ever
be some hearty and sincere attempt to put them into practice。
But�察 �as to my self�察 �having been wearied out for many years with
offering vain�察�idle�察�visionary thoughts�察�and at length utterly despairing of
success�察�I fortunately fell upon this proposal�察�which�察�as it is wholly new�察�so
it hath something solid and real�察�of no expence and little trouble�察�full in
our own power�察 �and whereby
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