o, An Engine by which 50 men may, without striking a stroke, beat as
much Hemp in one day, as 100 shall do in two days.

Besides the Advantage of this Spinning Engine in Ease, Its expedition
will also be considerable; For if (as we doubt not) by this help
Spinners can earn 9 d. _per_ day, as easie as 6 d. _per_ day without:
By that means computing only 1000 Spinners in each of the 52
Work-houses, in one years time will be gained the Sum of 163968 Pounds
and upwards, as by Calculation appears; and the Invention for
Hemp-beating (which is the hardest work of all) will likewise in its
kind be very considerably advantagious.

_Obj. 2._ But some will be ready to object, and tell us, _That we talk of
brave things, if words would do the Work; but where's the Money for the
Building of such great Hospitals? and providing all Tools and Materials
will cost many Thousand Pounds._

I confess here's the Knot, which seems knit by Magick Art; but if it
can be untied without cutting or breaking the Thread, then I hope our
Proposals will not be rejected.

_Answ._ To this therefore I humbly Answer, That it may be done by a
County-Charge, with as much Satisfaction, Pleasure and Advantage, as to
part with 5 l. to prevent paying 50 s. _per An._, which I think no wise
people will judge to be an hard Bargain; especially if they consider the
other vast profit to the Nation, and that thereby they purchase (in the
Country) 50 s. _per Annum_ more by improvement of their Lands for Hemp or
Flax.--As thus;

Suppose every Parish, one with another, throughout the Nation, relieves
as many poor People, Beggars, _&c._ as doth amount to 12 d. in the
Pound, so that every 100 l. _per Annum_, pays 5l. _per Annum_ to the
poor; Now if every 100 l. _per Annum_, pay 5 l. towards Building such
Hospital, then whereas more than half their poor consists of Children,
Women, and decrepit weak persons, unfit for any other Employment, but
such as may fitly be removed to this Hospital; it follows, more than
half their Charge will for the future be abated; yea, many Parishes
have scarce any poor to provide for.

Wherefore as for raising Money, we will take our measures thus; In
_England_ there are commonly accounted 9725 Parishes, and 52 Counties; so
that one with another, there are 187 Parishes to each County, and each
Parish supposed to be worth 1500 l. _per Annum_ (some more, some less)