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Plan pour assister, corriger, & emploier tous les pauvres de la Grande Bretagne Par le moien d'une loi générale que l'on propose de subsistuer à trente autres qui sont actuellemont en force. Par Ce nouvel arrangement on pourvoit à l'entretien de rous les pauvres qui sont hors d'état de travailler; on fournit de l'Ouvrage à tous ceux qui peuvent le faire; on emploie ces derniers aux choses où ils sont les plus propres; on fait concourir au bien public de l'etat le bien particulier qu'on leur fair en les occupant; Et enfin on met tous les pauvres, de quelque ordre qu'ils soient, dans une situation où il ne leur sera, ni necessaire, ni permis demainder. On répond en passant, aux objections les plus considerables que l'on peut faire contre ce projet, en attendant que dans un ouvrage à part, qui paroîtra bien-tôt, on y donne un réponse plus érendue.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1721
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A proposal for relieving, reforming and employing all the poor of Great Britain , by vertue of one desired general law, relating to the poor, instead of thirty statutes, now in force, concerning the premises. And Hereby All these Poor, who thro' Infancy, Age, or Infirmities, are Incapable of Labour, will be comfortably Maintain'd, and none then Obliged, or Permitted to beg: And all our Capable Poor, will be Profitably Employ'd, for the Common Good of both King and Kingdom. And the most material Objections rais'd, against this Proposal. And a full Answer, to all those Objections, will be shortly publish'd.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: Printed in the Year. 1721
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An abstract of the draught of a bill for relieving, reforming, and employing the poor; pursuant to a new discourse upon this subject . And in this newly propos'd scheme, for employing the now chargeable and unprofitable proof Britains, they probably may (after some few years) get six millions sterling per annum more (in local and universal wealth) than the like number of such men, women and children (as to age and infermity's) now get, in any part of Europe. To which is prefix'd, a brief account of three several bills, for the relief employment, and settlement of the poor, which, in 1704, the Right Honourable the House of Lords then order'd to be printed and published. The first of these, then had pass'd the House of Commons: the second was drawn by some of the then judges: the third was drawn by the then Lord Commissiners of trade.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1718
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The miseries of the poor are a national sin, shame, and charge: but by making them happy, we shall pay old debts without new taxes . In passing one effectual law concerning the poor: by Whom (when reformed and judiciously employ'd) we may justly pay off (within twenty years) all our national debts. And from the then numbers, arts, industry, sabriety, courage, discipline and loyalty of the poor (When under the regular management of one loyal corporation, for ail Great-Britain) we shall farther receie, much greater benefits, than paying off these debts and taxes. A due care of the poor is an act of great piety towards Almighty God, an act of the greatest humanity among men, and of great civil [jurispr]udence and political wisdom relation to the state-as things now are, our po...ulousness (which might ... made the greatest ...lessing a kingdom can ...ave) becomes a burden to the nation; by breeding up whole races, families, and generations, in a mere trade on ... thieving, and begging, and a em...ous kind of life; which must in time prodi... ously increase, and over ... whole face of the Kingdom, and eat out the very heart thereof. Lord Chief Justice Hale, in 1670. Upon employing the poor.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: In the year M.DCC.XVIII. [1718]
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The regular-government, and judicious-employment of the poor , the most probable means of raising and securing publick-credit, because the rich will be thereby made, both able, and willing, to give credit to the publick. In the second part will be humbly propos'd, a Parliamentary-fund, for ten millions, sterling, or more, in Exchequer-bisis, and without land-tax, or new imposition. And one hundred pounds therein, shall become more valuable, than so much in gold or silver; and, at pleasure, convertable into money; and hereby some thousands of South-Sea-sufferers may be reliev'd, and thereby Parliamentary-credit, very much advanced.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1721
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Bishop Burnet's late History charg'd with great partiality and misrepresentations , to make the present, and future ages believe, that Arthur Earl of Essex, in 1683, murdered himself. But the Memory of that Great Patriot, is here vindicated from that false Charge, and it's here prov'd, that his Lordship was barbarously Murder'd, in the Tower, the third Morning after his Commitment. And Mr. Braddon, in 1683, was Prosecuted and Fin'd Two Thousand Pounds, and order'd to give Security for his good Behaviour during Life, for Endeavouring, by Lawful Means, to discover this Murder; and he was imprison'd near Five Years, before the Revolution discharg'd him. And, in 1688, and 89 Mr. Braddon prosecuted that Inquiry, before a Secret Committee of Lord's; and near Sixty Witnesses were Examin'd, in relation to that Murder; and An Abstract of their Examinations, is here Reprinted; with Remarks thereupon. And the Reason given why the Lords, upon those Examinations, came to no Resolution, in relation to the manner of his Lordship's Death. With observations upon the suppos'd poysoning of King Charles the Second; and One of the most probable Causes thereof, is here mention'd. Written by Mr. Braddon.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: [1725?]
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A corporation humbly propos'd, for relieving, reforming, and employing the poor . Herein there will be more private gain to the subscribers, and more publick good to Great Britain, than by all unparliamentary subscriptions already taken. In a letter to a justice of peace of Middlesex.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1720
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Bishop Burnet's late History charg'd with great partiality and misrepresentation , to make the present, and future ages believe, that Arthur Earl of Essex, in 1683, murdered himself. ... With observations upon the suppos'd poysoning of King Charles the Second; ... Written b Mr. Braddon.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1725
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An humble proposal for relieving, reforming and employing the poor . And herein by vertue of one new general law, instead of near forty statates, relating to the presmises. We may comfortably maintain all th' impotent poor, judiciously employ all the capable poor, probably reform the profligate poor; and gradually sink, and in time, totally discharge all our poor-rates, - And we may further receive, from that new-law, all other political benefits, which populousness, arts, and industry, can possibly produce.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1720
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The miseries of the poor are a national sin, shame, and charge but by making them happy, we shall remove that guilt, raise the glory, and double the wealth and strength of Great Britain ; and pay old debts without new taxes. By the Judicious Employment of the Poor (under One New General Law) and Present Taxes (without any Land-Tax) we may Justly and Gradually Discharge (within Twenty Years) All our National Debts: And whilst those Debts and Taxes are thus reducing, we shall farther receive (from the Regular Management of the Poor) much greater Benefits than the Payment of those Fifty Millions. A Due Care of the Poor is an Act of Great Piety towards Almighty God, an Act of the Greatest Humanity among Men, and of great Civil Prudence and Political Wisdom in relation to the State. - As things now are, our Populousness (which might be made the Greatest Blessing a Kingdom can have) becomes a Burden to the Nation; by breeding up whole Races, families, and Generations, in a mere Trade of Idleness, Thieving, and Beggin, and a barbarous kind of Life: which must in time prodigiously increase, and over-run the whole Face of the Kingdom, and Eat Out the very Heart thereof. Lord Chief Justice Hale, in ... upon employing the Poor.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: M.DCC.XVII. [1717]
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To pay old-debts without new-taxes , by charitably-relieving, politically-reforming, and judiciously employing the poor, under one new general law, we may justly and gradually discharge all our national debts, within Twenty Years, without Land-Tax, or New Imposition. And whilst these Debts, are thus gradually reducing, we may farther receive, from the Judicious Government of the Poor, much greater Benefits, than the Payment of those Sixty-Millions. And, in a Postscript, the proposed Qualifications, of the desired Corporation, for Relieving and Employing the Poor, are abstracted; and the great, and probable future Gains, of that Corporation, are particularly mentioned.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: 1723
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An abstract of the draught of a bill for relieving, reforming, and employing the poor . The united Wisdom of our Noble and Honourable Senators, may frame such a Bill (of which this Abstract is but an Imperfect Essay) as will probably answer All the Good Intentions of Thirty Statutes (now in force) relating to the Premisses: And the Principal Intents and Purposes of those numerous Laws, concerning the Poor, are Four, viz. First, Comfortably to maintain all those, whose Infancy, Age, or Infirmities, render them incapable of Labour; so that no Poor Briton, may be then obliged or permitted to beg. Secondly, To reform the Profligate Poor. Thirdly, In the most beneficial Manner (for Great Britain's Common Good) to Employ all the capable Poor; so that Th'industrious may never want Work; and the Lazr Poor be Compelled to Labour. And, Lastly, To reduce our Payments to the Poor, which are now supposed to be Twelve Hundred Thousand Pounds per annum Charge to Great Britain -- But this Great Burden this Scheme proposeth Totally to discharge in Thirty Years. Hereunto is prefix'd, A Brief Account of what was done by both Lords and Commons in 1704, for reducing all Laws, relating to the Poor, into One General Bill -- And also herein is set forth, the principal Considerations, upon which this Scheme is grounded, and the Publick Benefits from thence proceeding.
Braddon, Laurence, d. 1724.Date: [1717?]