or fatness in it', but the bones of horses and other animals
were also used, burnt before being applied to the land, crushing not
being thought of till many years after.

In 1688 Gregory King,[352] who was much more accurate than most
statisticians of his time, gave the following estimate of the land of
England and Wales:--

Acres. Per acre.

Arable 9,000,000 worth to rent 5s. 6d.
Pasture and meadow 12,000,000 " " 8s. 8d.
Woods and coppices 3,000,000 " " 5s.
Forests and parks 3,000,000 " " 3s. 8d.
Barren land 10,000,000 " " 1s.
Houses, gardens, churches, &c. 1,000,000
Water and roads 1,000,000
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Total: 39,000,000

He valued the live stock of England and Wales at L18-1/4 millions, and
estimated the produce of the arable land in England at:

Million Value
bushels. per bushel.

Wheat 14 3s. 6d.
Rye 10 2s. 6d.
Barley 27 2s. 0d.
Oats 16 1s. 6d.
Peas 7 2s. 6d.
Beans 4 2s. 6d.
Vetches 1 2s. 6d.

The same statistician drew up a scheme of the income and expenditure
of the 'several families' in England in 1688, the population being
5-1/2 millions[353]:--

No. of
families Class. Income.
in class.

160 Temporal lords L3,200 0 0
800 Baronets 880 0 0
600 Knights 650 0 0
3,000 Esquires 450 0 0
11,000 Gentlemen 280 0 0
2,000 Eminent merchants 400 0 0
8,000 Lesser merchants 198 0 0
10,000 Lawyers 154 0 0
2,000 Eminent clergy 72 0 0
8,000 Lesser clergy 50 0 0
Yeoman:
40,000 Freeholders of the better sort 91 0 0
120,000 Freeholders of the lesser sort 55 0 0
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