An essay towards the improvement of physick. In twelve proposals. By which the lives of many thousands of the rich, as well as of the poor, may be saved yearly. With an essay for imploying the able poor ... / [John Bellers].

John Bellers

Date:: 1714

Credit: An essay towards the improvement of physick. In twelve proposals. By which the lives of many thousands of the rich, as well as of the poor, may be saved yearly. With an essay for imploying the able poor ... / [John Bellers]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

50/68 page 44

$tile Lead and hqf\ would be wanted for : And there would not be One Pound of Bread, nor an Inch of Cloth, nor a Cottage the more by ft, to fupport the Life of One Man. As the Mine*, in a great meafure, have occafioned the De¬ populating and Impoverifhing of Spain, fo they will in part have the fame effect upon any other Nation, that Lhall dif- courage or negled the imploying of their People at Home, by depending upon the Treafure' of thofe Mines. And if every Man in the World had a Million of Mone]^ there muft be a fuifahle Number of thofe Monied Men, Hewers of Wood, Drawers of Water, Plow-men, or elfe Mankind would fuffer and periih, through Hunger or Cold. A Summary of the foregoing Difcourfes. DUTY and Intereft are Two as great Obligations as can be laid upon Mortals, and they both as Powerful* Advocates call upon the Rich, to rake care of the Poor. Not only for the prefent time, but by fuch a Provi/Ton, as may continue to Pofterity, by which they will not only fhew their Charities to others •, but by it they will make Provifion for many of their own Heirs and Pofterity, that may come to want it. For as there are no Poor now, but fome of their An- ceftors have been Rich, neither are there any now Rich, but fome of their Pofterity or Heirs, will or may become Poor. It’s greatly difhjonourable to a Chriflian, and Floiirilhing Nation, to fee in our Streets, the many miferahle and help- lefs Objects, as well as Cheats that frequently appear there,. Who can tell the Mifchiefs that may befal many breed¬ ing Women, upon fight of fuch deplorable Subjects. Wherefore as the Poor are included under Two Heads of the Impotent and Able, fo Hofpitals, or other fufficient Pro- vifion for the fir ft, and regular Imployments for the able* will make thofe Charities become National Verities. Love$