The humble proposal of Gilbert Malkin and P. B. for making England flourishing and happy Malkin, G. (Gilbert) 1694 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A51695 Wing M327A ESTC R223725 99834010 99834010 38489 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A51695) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 38489) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1836:8) The humble proposal of Gilbert Malkin and P. 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Great Britain -- History -- 1689-1714. 2007-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Humble PROPOSAL of GILBERT MALKIN and P. B. For making England Flourishing and Happy . THe Poor's Rates , as now Established , may be Computed to be Three hundred thousand Pounds per Annum , which may be Setled for One hundred Years as a Fund , to be under the Regulation and Government of whom the Parliament think fit , and the Governours may have certain Salaries , and issue out Bills of Credit ( none to be under 5 s. or above 20 l. ) to the value of Thirty Millions , which Bills of Credit , may by the Sanction of a Law , be Currant in all Payments , &c. and may be Disposed of , as followeth ;   l. Nine Millions to Purchase a Real Estate in Land , for the Use of the Poor 9000000 Four Millions to be Laid out in Building so many Houses , as shall be thought Sufficient and Necessary for Employing the Poor of all Cities , Counties , Towns , and Parishes ; and Laying in a Stock of Wooll , Hemp , Flax , and other English Manufactures , to set the Poor to work 4000000 Twelve hundred thousand Pounds to Pay the Royal-Bank , and Set the Fund for that Interest at Liberty 1200000 Eight hundred thousand Pounds for Maintenance of the Poor , and Paying Salaries until the Work-houses can be fitted ; and Stock provided , and the Land Bought , which may all be done in two Years 800000 Fifteen Millions for the Use of the Government , which may be paid by so much a Year , as shall be thought fit 15000000 Total in Bills 30000000 The Governours every Year to Pay and Cancel Bills , to the Value of 300000l . whereby at the Hundred Years end all the Bills will be Cancell'd . The Advantages to the Nation by this , are ; Fifteen Millions to the Government , to Ease the Nation of Taxes 15000000 For Land to be purchased , which will Maintain the Poor , and Ease the Parishes ever after 9000000 In Houses and Stock , Four Millions 4000000 The Annual Rents , Issues , and Profits of Land , and Stock , besides a Hundred thousand Pounds a Year , to Maintain the Poor , that cannot work ; and Sixty thousand Pounds a Year , to Pay the Charge , and Salaries of the Undertaking , will be at least Four hundred thousand Pounds a Year , which in a hundred Years , amounts to Forty Millions 40000000 And if the Four hundred thousand Pounds , be Laid out as it Comes in Yearly , the Product of it at but Two in the Hundred , will , in a Hundred Years , amount to Forty Millions 40000000 To Pay the Royal Bank , Twelve hundred thousand Pounds 1200000 The Advantage to the Nation ; will be more than 109200000 Bills of Credit may be so Contriv'd , to be Renewed and made Durable , and be Less subject to Counterfeiting than Money . The Poor by this will be well Provided for ; Youth Vertuously Educated , and kept out of Idleness ; and there will be neither Beggar , nor any Complaint in our Streets , and all done without any Additional Tax in the space of One hundred Years ; and there will be an abatement of all the present Tax , at the End of the said Term. Many other vast Benefits will accrew to the Nation , which for brevity sake are omitted , as the Proposer can make appear ; and they doubt not but they can give Satisfactory Answers to all the Objections can be made against their PROPOSALS .