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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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