Proposal I.

First, THAT Each and Every of them Pay to the King the full Value of what they stand Condemned for, be it Five Pounds, or Five Thousand Pounds, more or less: And the full Value of all such other Sum or Sums, as shall be prov'd upon them, for any former Fact or Facts whatsoever; together with Fifty Pounds for a Fine, whether the Crimes be Committed by Land or Sea. — And that they, and every of them, that are able to Pay and Discharge the said Sums, be also Banish'd, and Sold for Four Years to serve on Ship-board, or in some part of Africa, America, or East-India, unless they be able to procure and can pay Fifty Pounds more for every Years Service, which will make Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds to acquit them of their Fine and Banishment, having first dis­charg'd all other Sums they stand Condemned for, or shall be proved upon them, as afore-said.

Secondly, That he or she who is not able to pay and discharge the said Sums, be Banish'd, or Sold to some of the afore-said Places during his or her Life; and to have the Letter R Burnt in their Cheek; which Letter will prevail with many to Pay, before they will be Burnt or Transported, if they can raise Money any way, and will discover such as Return; which if any do, they shall incurr the like Penalties again.

Thirdly, That the Africa and East-India Companies shall be obliged to take and Transport all such as cannot be disposed off to America; or, otherwise, Sold to some Captains, to serve on Ship-board; and shall Pay to the King Twenty Pounds a Head for every Male and Female, that is Unbranded, who is to serve but Four Years; and Forty Pounds a Head for all that are Mark'd with R, who shall be their Souldiers or Servants during Life. —

Fourthly, That all Man-Slaughter, or accidental taking away of Life, be Punish'd with a Fine of Fifty Pounds, if the Slayers Real and Personal Estate be worth so much. — And if his or her Estate that shall be found Guilty of Man-Slaughter be worth Five Hundred Pounds or upwards, then to Pay Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds Fine; and if no Estate, nor cannot procure a Friend to Pay the Fifty Pounds, then to be Sold to one of the Companies for Forty Pounds for Seven Years, but not to be Mark'd with the Letter R; provided always, that there doth appear no Suspicion of any premedi­tated design of Killing; nor the Slayer himself, nor his Friends, are not to receive any Benefit or Advantage by the Death of the other. — And if any shall be set upon by a Thief in his House, in the High-Way, or elsewhere, and Kills such a one in his own Defence, then to be freed from any Fine: — But that all Premeditated and Wilful Murther be Punish'd with Death, as the Law directs, where there appears a Design of Killing, and the Slayers Estate be dis­pos'd on, as is hereafter-mentioned.

Fifthly, That all Dewellers, or such who shall Fight here­after with any Mortal Weapon; as Sword, Rapier, Daggar, or any other sharp pointed or sharp edged Weapon of Iron or Steel, — He that Wounds or draws Blood of the other, if the Blood-Drawer be a Knight, or above the degree of a Knight, he to Pay Five Hundred Pounds for a Fine; and the Wounded Person, if a Knight, or above the degree of Knight-hood, Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds; and if Both be Wounded, each Five Hundred Pounds, being Knights, or above that Degree, as afore-said. — Provided always that there be Proof, or it doth appear that a Challenge hath been made by either of the Parties, before their Meeting to Fight. — And if Two such Persons Draw, and Fight immediately in the same Room, House, Field or Place where they begin their Quarrel, and Challenge one another, without a Quarter of [Page 6]an Hours Intermission of Time, then the Blood-Drawer to Pay but Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds, and the Wounded Person Two Hundred Pounds, because their Action or Quarrel may happen to be without Design or Premeditation: But if any longer Time passeth, or if one leaves the Room or Place where the Quarrel began, and they meet again, though never so soon, and Fight, then the Blood-Drawer to Pay Five Hundred Pounds, and the Wounded Person Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds; and if Both Wounded, each Five Hundred Pounds, as afore-said, because they continue their Design and Reso­lution of Fighting.

Sixthly, If one be a Knight, or above the Degree of Knight-hood; and the other an Esquire, Gentleman, or a Person of any other Reputation, the Wounding and Wounded Persons to Pay the Five Hundred and Four Hundred and Fifty Pound Fines, as afore-said; Provided a Challenge hath been made by either of them before their Fighting; or if there be a Quarter of an Hours Intermission of Time between the Beginning of their Quarrel, and the Time of Fighting; or if they, or either of them, leave that Room or Place, and meet again, and Fight, if Blood be drawn by such Weapons, they to Pay the Fines afore-said. — But if they Draw, and Fight immediately upon Words, in the Place where the Quarrel begins, then the Wounding and Wounded Persons to Pay the like Fines as are before-mentioned, where the Action was, without Design or Premeditation, (viz.) Two Hundred and Fifty, and Two Hundred Pounds.

Seventhly, If any Knight, or Person above the Degree of a Knight, shall Draw, and Wound any Knight or Noble-Man that hath no Sword; or if he hath a Sword, and that be undrawn, the Blood-Drawer to Pay One Thousand Pounds; and Five Hundred Pounds if it be upon any other Person under the Degree of a Knight.

Eighthly, If any Esquire, Gentleman, or other Person, shall Draw, and Wound a Knight or Noble-Man, that hath not a Sword; or if he hath a Sword, and that be undrawn, the Blood-Drawer to Pay One Thousand Pounds, or Sold for Forty Pounds to one of the Companies, during his Life, if he be unable; or if able, and unwilling to Pay the Fine afore-said. And if any such shall Wound any other Person, not having a Sword drawn, the Blood-Drawer to Pay Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds, or be Sold for Forty Pounds, for Seven Years, to one of the Companies, as afore-said.

Ninthly, That where Two appoints to Fight a Dewel, if either be Killed, or Die of his Wounds after Fighting; That His Majesty be Addrest not to Pardon the other, nor to give his Estate to any that shall endeavour to beg it, (upon any Pretence whatsoever) without Paying Five Thou­sand Pounds to the Government: — Or that his Estate be Sold for what it will make, or for so many Years as will raise Five Thousand Pounds, by a present Sale thereof; if the Slayer be a Knight, or above that Degree, or a Gentleman of an Estate, and shall Kill a Knight, or one that is Noble, upon such a Challenge, the Slayer to be Banish'd for Four Years, unless he will Pay Two Thousand Pounds more to ac­quit him of his Banishment: But if no Challenge hath been made, nor no premeditated Design of Fighting, then such a Slayer only to Pay Five Thousand Pounds.

Tenthly, If the Slayer be a Knight, or a Noble-Man, and shall Kill an Esquire, Gentleman, or any other Person, upon a Challenge made some time before, that he be Fined Five Thousand Pounds.— And if he Kill him in a House, or in any Place, upon a Quarrel, arising from Words, without any premeditated Design or Cause of Fighting, but what ariseth then from Words, both having their Swords drawn, then to Pay but Four Thousand Five Hundred Pounds.

Eleventhly, If an Esquire, Gentleman, or a Person of any lower Reputation, shall Kill a Knight or Noble-Man upon a Challenge made before their Fighting, he to Pay Seven Thousand Pounds, if his Estate be worth so much; and if his Estate be not worth so much, to be Sold for the most it will make, and he Banish'd during his Life. — And if an Esquire, Gentleman, or other inferiour Person, shall Kill a Knight or a Noble-Man, in any Place, upon a Quarrel arising from Words, without any premeditated Design, or any visible or known Envy or Malice, but what happeneth at that in­stant time of Fighting, if Both have Swords drawn, never­theless, he to Pay Seven Thousand Pounds, if his Estate be worth so much. — And if his Estate be not worth so much, to be Sold for the most it will make, and he Banish'd during Life, as afore-said.

Twelfthly, If Two Persons, of what Reputation soever, under the Degrees of Knights, shall Challenge one another, and Fight, if one be Killed, that the Slayers Estate be Sold to raise Five Thousand Pounds for the Service of the Govern­ment. — And if his Estate be not worth so much, to be Sold for the most it will make, and he Banish'd for Seven Years. — But if any Person shall Kill another, by Defend­ing himself, there having been no former Quarrel or Malice, nor no Challenge made, then to Pay the Fifty Pounds Fine for Man-Slaughter, and to be acquitted, or else to Serve Four Years Abroad, as afore-said, if the Slayn Person be not a Thief.

Thirteenthly, And if any Person whatsoever shall wilfully Kill another, upon the Account of Malice, Drunken­ness, or for Profit and Interest sake, whether the Dying Person hath a Sword drawn or not drawn; That His Majesty would be Graciously Pleased, that henceforwards the Estate of the Slayer may be Sold, and the Money arising from it [Page 9]converted to the Use of the Government, and his Person to Suffer Death, as the Law directs, or as His Majesty shall, in His Mercy, see Cause to dispose of it.

Lastly, Be pleased to consider, the Felons and Criminals, by Sea and Land, in England, Wales, and Berwick upon Tweed, may be reckoned Three Thousand Yearly; many of which Paying great Fines, and Forfeiting Estates, 'tis pro­bable, the Product may arise to One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds per Annum; which, if you account but at Fifty Pounds a Head, one with another, will make up that Sum: And whereas Hanging them is a great Loss to the Nation, several ways, too long to be here recited; the Pre­servation of their Lives this way, will not only raise ready Money for the Service of the Government; but the Sending them Abroad will, in a few Years, increase the Power and Strength of the English in Foreign Parts, and will occasion a greater Expence and Demand of the English Manufactures; whereby Trade would be Increased, Foreign Places Strengthened, present Money by them here Raised, their Owners Abroad Inriched, Themselves Preserved, and the Nation Rid of Rogues, which, in Time, and change of Place, may grow Honest; so that it may be better to Raise One Hun­dred and Fifty Thousand Pounds per Annum this way, than to continue Hanging them, since daily Experience shews You, The Death of one doth not Discourage nor Reclaim another.

Proposal II.

WHEREAS there were some Debates in the Honour­able House of Commons, the last Sessions of Parliament, for Laying a Duty upon Leather; which Duty, unless it was Charged very high, (viz.) Value for Value, wou'd [Page 10]Raise but a very inconsiderable Sum: Therefore, to accomplish and effect it the better, in all Humility, I humbly Propose, That a Duty be laid upon all Green Skins and Raw Hides, together with the Bodies or Carcasses of these Eatable Creatures joyntly, leaving the Butcher or Slaughterer thereof, to Proportion and Charge this Duty upon the Body, Hide and Skin together, as he shall see Cause; and that he be Charged for every and each of them joyntly, as followeth.

Tenthly, And that the Fishmongers and Poulterers may not have an Advantage of the Butchers, in the Sale of their Fish and Fowl, It may be reasonable to lay a Duty upon all Pullen, and the same upon all salt and fresh Fish, arising to about Five Pounds per Cent. And to render the Assessing and Collecting of these Duties more easie and equal; That the Justices of the Peace, and the Assessors of the King's Taxes in every Parish, be enjoyn'd, by Act of Parliament, to make Enquiry, or cause Enquiry to be made, and to obtain the best Information they can concerning the Quantity of each Person's Trade that deals in these Commodities, in their respective [Page 12]Parishes; and to Assess and Charge him or her with a Quar­terly Payment, that hath a greater or lesser Trade accordingly;— that is to say, Five Pounds upon him that deals for a Hundred Pounds per Annum; and Thirty Pounds Yearly upon him that Trades for Six Hundred Pounds a Year in those Goods; but no Fishmonger nor Poulterer to Pay above Thirty Pounds, nor less than Five Pounds per Annum, their Trades being never so great or small.

Twelfthly, That Leaden-Hall-Market remain the Place (as it now is) for Sale of all Oxen, Bullock's, Bull's and Cow's Hydes, on the usual Days of Sale, for all such as shall be Slaughter'd in the City and Suburbs, or within Five Miles of London, or a greater distance, if the Owners find it Beneficial to bring them thither:— And that Southwark, White-Chappel, Smithfield, Clare-Market, and St. James's- Market, with such other Places as the Officers and Collectors shall find convenient, be appointed for the Sale of all Lambs, Sheep, Goats, Bucks, Does and Calves Skins, on their usual Days of Sale, between the Hours of Seven and Twelve of the Clock in the Forenoon, which shall be Slaughter'd in any Place within the Compass of the Bills of Mortality:— And for all other Parts of England, Wales, and Berwick upon Tweed, that convenient Times and Places be appointed by [Page 13]the Officers and Collectors, for the Sale of all Raw Hydes and Skins, as afore-said.— And that no Person presume to carry away any Hyde or Skin till the Officer or Collector hath seen and told them over, although they may Buy and Sell, or Agree for the same before.— And if any Person shall Buy, Sell, Conceal and Carry away any Hyde or Skin, which the Officer hath not seen, and taken an Account thereof; the Buyer and Seller to Forfeit each of them Five Pounds for every such Hyde or Skin he or she shall so Buy, Sell, or Conceal from the Officer, as afore-said, if Discovered; one half to go to the King, and the other half to the Informer and Officer that makes the Seizure.

Lastly, In regard Money must be Raised one way or another for the Support of the Government, if Equity may take place amongst the People, there will be little Reason for any to complain, why this Imposition or Duty should not be thus Charged; for in these Duties every Person will be Taxed, and Pay more or less, according to the Quantity he or she useth; if Poor, they use little, and therefore Pay the less; if Rich, they Pay the more, in Proportion to what their Expence and Consumptions are; so that nothing can be more equally laid, and Charg'd upon the People, than the Taxes afore-said.— And for the Butchers, Tanners, Fell­mongers, Poulterers, and Fishmongers, they will have no Cause of Objection; for although they shall Pay these Taxes to the King in gross Sums, the People, or Buyers of their Com­modities, pay it them again with Advantage, by Parcels.— And for the whole Duty it self, upon the Carcass and Skin, if reckoned together, will not rise to a Farthing a Pound, one with another, which Charge is a very inconsiderable Burthen, and is no more but what they now may be out-witted in, or Cheated of by the Seller, without being thus Charged.

Proposal III.

Ninthly, It would be a great Advantage to this Kingdom, and the Foreigners would be brought to bear part of our Charges of the War, if all the Goods and Marufactures of our own Growth, which are Exported from every Sea-Port, but only the Port of London, were charged with a Double Duty to what they now are. For, if You please to consider, most [Page 17]of our Goods that come from the In-land parts to London, are brought up by Land-Carriage, which, when Shipp'd from London, Carriage, Ware-House, out-Room, and all other things considered, stand in Six Pounds, and some in Eight Pounds, per Cent. more than they cost those that Ship them from th [...] other Sea-Ports;— which Advantage the Foreigners gain by sending their Commissions to their Correspondents at those Places for them;— so that when the Merchants in and about this City have Shipp'd their Goods from the Port of London, and sent them to such Places Abroad, they find themselves defeated, and extreamly disappointed in the Price and Sale of their Goods there, because the Foreigner is able to shew them many of the same sorts in his Ware-House at a cheaper Price, by Six Pounds, Eight Pounds, and Ten Pounds per Cent. than the London Merchant can afford them. Therefore, to remove this Mischief, which, as it now stands, is a great Loss to the King and Kingdom, — with all Submission, I humbly Propose,—

Proposal IV.

First, THAT a Duty of Forty Shillings per Cent. be laid upon the last Will and Testament of every dying Person that dies worth Fifty Pounds, or upwards:— That is to say, he that Dies worith Fifty Pounds, and not One Hundred Pounds, shall pay but Twenty Shillings; and he that Dies worth One Hundred Pounds, shall pay Forty Shillings; and so for every Hundred Pound he Dies worth, till the Sum he Dies possess'd of ariseth to Ten Thousand Pounds: And that none be charged for any Sum beyond or above Ten Thousand Pounds, nor for any Sum under Fifty Pounds: So that the highest Sum paid the King in this Tax, will be Two Hundred Pounds; and the lowest, Twenty Shillings. — And for the Reasonableness of this Tax being thus charged, none will have occasion to complain; — Because, the dying Persons, from whose Estate or Substance this Tax will arise and proceed, need not grieve or repine before their Death; for this reason, whil'st they Live, they pay nothing, and when they are Dead they will want no more: Besides, Two Hundred Pounds is better paid this way, and will do more good than Five Hundred Pounds left to a pretended Charitable use, and Extravagantly consum'd, either in that, or Funeral Pomp. — And for the Heirs, Heiresses, Co-heirs, Executors and Administrators of the Deceasing Persons, they will have no reason to complain, or grudge the Payment thereof, in regard Forty Nine times as much more is fall'n to them: And this may happen to most of them many times unexpectedly, or without any Trouble, Care or Cost of theirs; so that they will be Gainers in happening to be the Persons charged herewith.

Secondly, That a Duty be laid upon all Wind-Mills and Water-Mills, for whatsoever Use or Uses they are im­ploy'd in; And that the Justices of the Peace, and Assessors of the King's-Taxes in every County, and the particular Parishes thereof, be strictly Charged and Commanded, that they, or some Two of them, view the Mills before they are rated, and give in upon Oath, to the best of their Knowledge, the truest Account they can obtain, by making enquiry of the Value or Produce each and every Mill makes Yearly, in their respective Parishes.

For Example.

Suppose a Corn-Mill, or any other Mill, be worth Forty or Eighty Pounds a Year; and makes so much to the Owner and Miller out of the produce now, more or less; — That the same Mill be charged with the like Sum for a Yearly Duty or Tax to be paid the King; for these Reasons.

It is not the Owner of the Mill, nor he that Rents it by the Year, nor he that hath it in Lease, that will pay this Tax or Duty; but the People that bring or send their Corn to be ground there, paying a double Toll to what they did before; That only will pay the King this Duty or Tax, and not the Owner, Farmer or Renter of the Mill, as is before-said; so that whether the Tax laid upon the Mill, be greater or lesser, it will pay but as it is Customed, and as there are more or less Thousands of People spend what comes from it; and no one will pay more or less than his Proportion; for a poor Person [Page 20]that spends but Six Pence or Nine Pence a Week in Bread, will pay no more of this Tax than his Proportion comes to; and he that spends Fifty Shillings or Five Pounds a Week, will pay the full of his Proportion; so that this Tax will be equal to all People, according to their Degrees, and will ap­pear no Burthen to the Meanest sort of them, if charged this way, who will more freely, and with greater Content, pay a Tax of Ten Shillings Yearly thus charged, than if an Officer should demand but Two Shillings of them in Money. And the Assessors are to consider, if a Man Rents a Mill at Twenty Pounds a Year, he must get Twenty Pounds more by it to maintain him, besides the Rent he pays; and when the Toll comes to be doubled, it will be worth Eighty Pounds in all; of which, Twenty Pounds goes for the Rent, and Twenty Pounds to the Miller, and Forty Pounds per Annum for the King: So that the Assessors may take this for a Rule, That the King's-Duty be equal to the whole Produce of the Mill, the Owner's Rent, and what the Imployer makes, being reckoned together: That the same Rule be observed, in Charging all other Mills according to their Yearly Produce, and not Yearly Rent.

Thirdly, This Tax will raise Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds per Annum, and will be the easiest Collected, the least Burthensome to the People, and the most Equal of all other Taxes and Impositions that can be found; for I may truly say, There are Five Millions of People in England and Wales, who had rather pay a Half-Penny or a Penny at a time for their Bread, and all such other Commodities as shall be prepar'd or come from any of these Mills, when they've occasion to use them, though it rise in the Year to Ten Shillings, more willingly, than if any Officer or Collector should come to de­mand One Shilling in Money of them; the reason is, because one goes away in small inconsiderable Parcels, and the other in a Sum sav'd together. — And this may be granted, [Page 21]for a Maxim in all Taxes and Impositions, Where the People are Taxed, and no Officer comes to demand it in Money, they undergo such Taxes freely and contentedly; and many had rather pay Twenty Shillings per Annum so, than Two Shil­lings in Money demanded together.

Fourthly, Whereas, by the Act of Tonnage and Poundage, made in the Twelfth Year of King Charles the Second, all Aliens and Strangers were to pay a double Subsidy or Duty for all the Manufactures and Goods of the Product of this King­dom they Exported; which Custom or Duty was taken off, and they freed from it by the Twenty Fifth of Charles the Second; whereby all Aliens, Denizens, and Strangers, pay no other Customs for any Goods of the Product of this Kingdom, which they Export, but what the King's free-born Subjects do:— Therefore, in regard of this great Priviledge, which all Aliens now have and enjoy, equal to the King's free-born Subjects: And forasmuch as many of them living here get Estates, and then remove; — It may be reasonable either to charge them with the double Subsidy or Custom again, as they formerly paid it; or else, that it may be Enacted; — That every Gentleman or Merchant, who is an Alien, and not Naturaliz'd, shall either pay Five Pounds per Annum to the King, during his Abode in England; or Twenty Pounds for being Naturaliz'd; and Ten Pounds for his Wife, and Ten Shillings a piece for his Children: And any Widow or Maid that is an Alien, to be Naturaliz'd for Ten Pounds.

Fifthly, And whereas there are Multitudes of Aliens, who are Mechanicks; That all such, whether they be Masters of Families, or single Men, and are worth One Hundred Pounds, may either pay Twenty Shillings a Year to the King, or Five Pounds to be Naturaliz'd; and Fifty Shillings for every Wife of such a Man, and Ten Shillings for a Child. And for all such as are not worth One Hundred Pounds, to pay the same [Page 22]with Servants, (viz.) Five Shillings per Annum, for all that are upward of Twenty Years of Age; And if any such desire to be Naturaliz'd, that they may be so, for Payment of their Five Pounds.

Proposal V.

1. THAT whereas, not only in the Sea-Ports of England, Wales, and Berwick upon Tweed, but also in the Members and Creeks thereunto belonging, many Persons have, and do yet practice fraudulent ways, and Cheat the King of His Customs, by smuggling and running Goods on Shoar, without Paying any Duties for them.

And if any shall run Goods, who, being taken, are not able to pay the Fines, to be Imprisoned till the Fines are discharged; and that one half of all such Fines may go to the King, and the other half equally divided between the Officer that seizeth, and the Informer; and that the Officer, or any other Person that hath a Suspicion of Goods to be run, may call a Constable, and search for them, and if hindered, the Person so hindering to be fined One Hundred Pounds; one half to be paid the King, and the other half to the Officer and Informer.

— And if any Person shall make Bricks and Tiles for his own Use, to pay after the Proportion such Bricks and Tyles are worth, or sold for the Thousand in that Countrey or Place where they are made.

Fifthly, I Humbly Propose, That You would be pleased to Address His Majesty, for Liberty to Erect a Fine Office, to be kept at Grocers-Hall, in the City of London, to be ma­naged by such Persons as the Lords of the Treasury, together with the Governour and Deputy-Governour of the BANK, shall think fit to appoint. — In which Office, to be kept a List and Catalogue of all the Offices dependant on the Crown; and of all Officers and Servants Names excepting these follow­ing, and such others as You, in Your Great Wisdom, shall think fit further to except. (viz.)

• I. All such as are within the Degree of Nobility, in what Post, Station or Function soever they are.
• II. All the Officers in the Army above the Post of Captains.
• III. All Admirals, Vice-Admirals, and Rear-Ad­mirals, at Sea.
• IV. The Lords of the Treasury.
• V. All such as Wait and Attend upon his Majesty's Person.

And that an Account may be taken of the Names and Imployments of all others, both by Sea and Land, that are Officers, except such as are in the Army, and what their Sallaries may be worth Yearly, which each and every of them receives from the Crown; together with all Perquisites belonging to their respective Offices and Imployments; whether in the Exchequer, Treasury, Post-House, Custom-House, Excise-Office, Admiralty, Office of Ordinance, Navy-Office, or in any other Office or Imployment whatsoever dependant on the Crown; for which they receive Sallaries from the King, or Fees and Perquisites from the People; That all and every of them, Serving the King by Land, from the highest to the lowest Imployment, for Payment of One Years Sallary into this Fine-Office, for the Use of the King, may be establish'd in his Imployment during Life; provided he be not found guilty of Negligence, Insufficiency, or Dishonesty; if any of which be fairly prov'd against him, to be Discharg'd. — And that Printed Certificates be ready in this Fine-Office, to be given to all Persons upon Payment of their Fines.

Sixthly, That the Act of Parliament, relating to this Fine-Office, (if it be set up) may demonstrate and set forth, for the Benefit of the King, and Information of the People, — That all Persons who are now out of Office, and desire to be Imploy'd, under the King, in the Exchequer, Post-House, Custom-House, Excise-Office, or in any other Office, Post or Station whatsoever, either by Land or Sea, as hereafter-mentioned, — That if they, or their Friends, go to this Fine-Office, and pay One Years Sallary in, for the Use of the King, (let the Fine be for a greater or lesser Office,) That their Names shall be there Registered, and they serv'd with the first Office that falls, suitable to the Proportion of the Fine paid in, To Have and to Hold it during Life, with a Certificate for the same, upon the Conditions afore-said; that is to say, for a Fifty Pound Fine, a Place of Fifty Pounds per Annum; and for a Hundred Pound Fine, a Hun­dred Pounds per Annum; and so for a Thousand Pounds, more or less, according to the Value of the highest Office of Imploy­ment there is under the King Yearly; and that every Man be served according to Priority of the Payment of his Fine, always excepting the before-excepted Persons, and their Imployments.

Seventhly, That if any of the King's Officers or Servants, whose Business is at Land; as in the Exchequer, Custom-House, Post-House, or in any other Office, from the highest to the lowest Station whatsoever, excepting the before-excepted, and such others as You shall think fit to except, be unwilling, or neglecteth to pay the Value of One Years Sallary for his Imployment into this Fine-Office, in Three Months Time next after publick Notice is given in the Gazette, for all Officers to make their Payments; — That such Person so neglecting be discharged, and turned out of his Office, and the first Man that stands in the Register for the like Office, according to the priority of the Payment of his Fine, be put in.

Eighthly, That all Officers in the Army be free, and excused from paying any Fines for the present Offices they are in:— But for the Encouragement of all such who are out of Office, and desirous to serve His Majesty in the Army, in Expectation of Preferment, by Entring into Offices, as they become empty; That Fifty Pounds paid into this Fine-Office, by a fit Per­son, may be accepted as a Fine for a Captain's Place in the Guards, and so proportionably for other inferiour Officers; and Forty Pounds for a Captain's Place in every other Regiment of Horse or Foot, and so in proportion for all other lower Offices: whereby many Persons, who are willing to try their Fortunes, in Hopes of Preferment, will pay in Fines, and attend the Army as Volunteers, having Certificates to introduce them, as Places fall: And that all such behaving themselves well; and performing their Duty as they ought to do, may continue in their Imployments (and advance themselves if they can) during the War, or so long as His Majesty shall have occasion for them.

Ninthly, That all Captains, Lieutenants, and other Officers that serve His Majesty by Sea, who have behaved themselves Honestly, and are able and fit to perform their Imployments, may continue in their Offices till just cause shall be found to remove them. — But for the Encouragement of all such who are out of Office, being fitly qualified, and are desirous to serve His Majesty at Sea, in hopes of Preferment, as Places fall; — That such Persons paying a Hundred Pounds into the Fine-Office, may be accepted as a Fine for a Captain's Place in any of the King's Ships, that are not of the First, Second and Third Rates, being a Person well known, and fitly qualified, as afore-said; and Eighty Pound for a Lieu­tenant and Purser's Place, and so proportionable for other inferiour Officers; for which Places, any Persons to have Liberty to Fine, being willing to go on board, in hopes of Preferment; and that all such having Certificates, may [Page 28]continue in their Imployments so long as His Majesty shall have occasion for them, performing their Business as it ought to be done: — Which Fines the First Year, may raise near 500000 Pounds; and 200000 Pounds per Annum after. To prove the Reasonableness of this Fine-Office and Fines, I shall not inlarge; only say, in my Opinion, He that will not pay One Years Sallary to secure him in his Imployment, during Life, upon his good Behaviour, deserves no Office or Commission at all under the King; for, in regard Money must be rais'd, it is but reasonable they should assist Him that sup­ports them.

Proposal VI.

IN Order to remove the growing Difficulties that attend the Coyn, with the Obstuction of Trade; and to make the Circumstances which now clog Commerce, and all Pay­ments more easie to the People, who daily groan under great Discontent.

In all Dutiful Submission, I humbly Propose,

First, That, with all Expedition, You cause Three Millions of Parliamentary Notes to be Stamp'd, and Printed upon such Marbled Paper, and so Mark'd, as not to be Counterfeited, from Five Pounds a Note, to Five Hundred Pounds; which Notes to be to this Effect following:

And if You think fit, the Names of every Person, whose Hands these Bills pass through, may be ordered to be put on the back-side; whereby they may be trac'd from the last to the first, by the Sheriff, if any should be Counterfeited or Suspected.

Note. Very few of these Bills will pass through Six Hands before they are called in.

Secondly, That these Parliamentary Notes be immediately dispatch'd to all the Sheriffs in England, Wales, and Berwick upon Tweed; And that You apply Thirty or Forty Thousand Pounds in these Notes to every County, more or less, to supply the Trade thereof, as You, in Your Great Wisdom, shall think fit to appoint.

Thirdly, That You Petition for His Majesty's Proclamation, to be issued along with these Notes, Commanding the Sheriffs and Justices of the Peace to meet immediately, in Order to take in and receive the Peoples Money, and that they pay it to them accordingly.

Fourthly, That the Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, or their Deputies, do deliver out these Notes, upon the Receipt of the Peoples Money, and take it in by Tale and Weight, according to the Directions I have laid down in the Book, Entituled, The Alteration of the Coyn.

Fifthly, That for a Hundred Pounds received in Clipt Money, the Officer give out a Parliamentary Note of a Hundred Pounds, which shall pass for so much Currant Money till they receive the Value in Money New Coyn'd; and so for any Sum, more or less, which, when paid, makes their Damage good.

Sixthly, That when the Sheriffs are furnished with Money from the Tower, they call in all these Notes, and pay the People, and return them to Your Honours.

Seventhly, That 'tis necessary to take the Weight of the Money, to know what Loss there will be upon every Hundred Pounds, more or less, by Comparing the Weight of a Hundred Pounds of Clypt Money, with a Hundred Pounds of New Money; and to whom each Loss must be made good.

Eighthly, That the Difference of the Weight between a Hundred Pounds, more or less, of Clypt Money, and the like Sum, by Tale of New Money, be specified on the back of each Note that is given for it; whereby You may immedi­ately know the Loss each County brings forth by their Clypt Money.

Ninthly, That the Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, or their Deputies, observe the Directions in the before-mentioned Book, for keeping the Peoples Money separate, otherwise, all will be in Confusion, if one Person's Money be mix'd with another; and also, in packing it up, and hasting it to the Tower, or such Place you appoint for Coynage: and the like Care to be taken for the speedy Return of it to them again.

Tenthly, That all the Parliamentary Notes be Sign'd by the Sheriffs, Two Justices of the Peace, and Two of their De­puties; which Notes may be return'd to You, or Your Order, again, in a few Months, if speedy Care be taken; and that none of them be allow'd to pass for Money out of the County they are assign'd to: And that 1500000 Pounds in these Notes be appropriated to pass in the Cities of London and Westminster, and County of Middlesex; which Notes will reduce the Exchange, and make it par ipso facto, upon their coming forth.

Eleventhly, That, with all Expedition, Care be taken for Set­tling of Funds, not only for a further Supply of the Deficiency of the Clipt Money; for which, the 1200000 Pounds, I believe will fall much short: but Funds upon which You may take up what Money the Bank of England, the Orphans Bank, and the Million Bank, can spare, or of any single Person or Society, where Money is to be had, giving them Parliamentary Notes for the Value thereof: for before any lends or parts with their Money, enquiry will be made upon what Fund, and when they shall have it again, if this 1200000 Pounds falls short.

Twelfthly, By Delivering out of these Notes, the Clypt Money will be faster brought in, than it can be Coyned; and the People, by help of them, will be able to carry on their Trade till New Money comes forth; who, if not supply'd with such Notes, or something that will pass for the Value of what they are to part with, will meet with great Disappointments in their Affairs, and be very slow in bringing in their Money, which will not only be a great Prejudice and Delay to the Coynage, but also may affect and retard the King's Business in the next Campaign.

Thirteenthly, For the Conveniency of the Poorer sort of People, and to keep them from Disorders, of whom there are Two Millions, who can have but little Credit; it is absolutely necessary, That speedy Orders be given for setting up Six Mills, to Coyn Copper into Pence, Half-Pence, and Farthings, [Page 32]of equal Value with the Copper; and that Twenty Tons be so Coyned, and the Business followed Night and Day, till it is dispatch'd.— The Ʋndertakers to be allow'd Twelve or Fourteen Pounds per Cent. by the Government, for their Copper and Workmanship, and to take their Copper Coyn in again when the New Money comes forth, and a Fund settled to pay them.

Much more might be said concerning the Coyn and Coynage; but till Funds are settled, and Parliamentary Notes given out, it will be difficult for You to proceed in Methods to Your own Satisfaction, or the Peoples Content; whose Clamours will increase daily, till they are enabled some way to pay and receive, and the Poor more plentifully fitted with Change, or small Money.

It is also necessary, That the New Coyn'd Money be made one Sixth part broader than it was before, which will prevent the Counterfeiting of it, and make all those false Stamps and Ways they have now to Cast it, useless;— for, if it be Coyn'd of the same Size it was, or if King Charles and King James's Money may yet pass, You will have as much Counterfeited of those kinds in a few Months, as there is now of it really good.

Lastly, Before the Conclusion of this Session of Parliament, That effectual Laws be made to prevent the Melting down of the New Coyn, with respect to the Importing and Exporting of Bullion; concerning which, there may be such Methods taken as will prevent the Melting down and Exporting of the New Money; (which Ways I have not Time now to lay down) for You may conclude, Your Enemies Abroad, and Male-Contents at Home, with many others, for Interest sake, will have Designs upon it: Which, that You may do all You can to prevent, is what offers at present upon this Subject,