The works of Mr. Thomas Brown, : in prose and verse; serious, moral, and comical. In two volumes. ... To which is prefix'd, A character of Mr. Tho. Brown and his writings, by James Drake.

  • Tom Brown
Date:
1707
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Credit: The works of Mr. Thomas Brown, : in prose and verse; serious, moral, and comical. In two volumes. ... To which is prefix'd, A character of Mr. Tho. Brown and his writings, by James Drake. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    he wholly on the gaining fide, and not-one Per¬ ron the better for my Preferment. A• Very good. B. Let me then fuppofe my felf to be fettl’d in my Vicaridge or Parfonage •, I fliall quickly feel my goings out. Befides Tenths to be Yearly paid to the King, and the Charges of Vilitations by way of Procurations, Synodals, and I know not what more \ The Charge of attending upon niy Superiors when they are pleas’d to Command me; The Charge of entertaining Officers, and 1 know not how many forts of Men coming to- me upon publick Bufinefs, I ffiall find a Charge to lie heavy upon me from my own Parifh : Hos¬ pitality mu ft be kept, and none of my Parifhi- oners mud go from me with dry Lips, or empty Bellies^ I muffc contribute equally with all of them to the maintenance of the Militia, the Poor and I know what befides *, And upon feme occafion or other, ibme of them will be fpung« ing on me every day.-- What this may coll me every Year let my Friend compute it if he pleafes. I proceed to another Charge, which poor Country Parfons do at this Time find more heavy than all. No Ad of Parliament pailes for Money for the King but the Clergy are included in it. And tho they have no Reprefen tatives^ or Votes by Reprefentatives in Parliament, (ex¬ cept you 'will fay a Knight or two in a County are intruded to Vote for them) and have not the lead power, either as Commiffioners or Af~ feflorsin Levy ing of Taxes, which puts them in a worle condition than the meanefl Free-Holder that can expend Forty Shillings a Year, and lays them open to the Malice and Spight of every A.-* theiftical or Fadious Knave in the Neighbour¬ hood j they mud pay equally with their^Neigh¬ bours, whofe Eftates Laye.no fuch Burthens up* './■ . on
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