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A Estimate of the necessary Charge of a labouring Man and his Family in London, consisting of a Man and his Wife and four Children, which I take to be a middling Family; however, since they often may have more Children, this must at least be a needful Allowance for a labouring Man and his Family.
Daily Expence per Head; Daily Expence for the whole Family; Weekly Expence for the whole Family
Bread for six Persons, 3 q.; 4 1/2 d.; 2 s. 7 1/2 d. Butter, 1 q.; 1 1/2 d.; 10 1/2 d. Cheese, 1/2 q.; 3/4 d.; 5 1/2 d. Meat, 1 d.; 6 d.; 3 s. 6 d. Small Beer, 2 q.; 3 d.; 1 s. 9 d. Roots, Herbs, Flower, Oatmeal, Salt, Vinegar, Pepper, Mustard, Sugar, 1 q., 1 1/2 d. ; 10 1/2 d. Soap, 1/2 q.; 3/4 d.; 5 1/4 d. Threads, Needles, Pins, Worsteads, Tapes, etc. for repairing Cloaths, etc. 1/2 q.; 3/4 d.; 5 1/4 d. Milk one day with another, for the whole Family, --; 3/4 d.; 5 1/4 d. A Candle one day with another, --; 3/4 d; 5 1/4 d. Coals one Day with another, -- ; 2 d.; 1 s. 2 d. Strong Beer, -- ; 1 1/2 d.; 10 1/2 d.
Total, -- ; 1 s. 11 3/4 d.; 13 s. 10 1/4 d.
Weekly Expence of the whole Family; Yearly Expence.
Brought over, 13 s. 10 1/2 d.; --
Repairs of Household-Goods, as Bedding, Sheets, Table-linnen, Mops, Brooms, Brushes, Pots, Pans, etc. guess'd to make the Pence even, at 4 3/4 d; -- Schooling for the Children, 9 d.; -- Rent of two Rooms, which is as little as such a Family can or ought to shift with, 1 s. 6 d.; -- A Woman's Victuals and Wages in Lyings-in, and Illness, with extraordinary Charges on such Occasions, guess'd at, -- ; 2 l. Cloaths, Linen, Woollen, Shoes, Stockings, etc. for the Man, guess'd at, -- ; 2 l. 10 s. Ditto, for the Woman, -- ; 2 l. 10 s. Ditto, for the four Children at 1 l. per Annum per Head, -- ; 4 l. Physick for the whole Family one Year with another, -- ; 10 s.
The necessary Yearly Charge of such a Family, -- ; 54 l. 10 s. 4 d.
If any thing the Article of Cloaths too much, let them consider to what Purpose the Manufactures are made, if 7/8 of the People can't be allowed to be such inconsiderable Consumers. And if any think the other Part of the Estimate too large, let them shew how such a family can with any Decency have their Wants supplied with these Things, cheaper than I have put them. But if any please to strike any of these Things our of the Estimate, I would advise, that those Things should not be raised in the World at all, since 7/8 of Mankind can't be allowed to partake of them. For high as this Estimate runs, it is not half so much as such a Family will cost in the very next Station of Life above the labouring Mechanick's Rank, whilst at the same time it's certain, as the Prices of Necessaries now are, the labouring Mechanick can hardly earn enough to purchase half these Things. For whatever Wages a working Man may sometimes earn, 10 or 12 Shillings per Week, when all Deductions are made of lost Time for want of Work and Illness, is the utmost one Man with another can get for himself and Family, which being but 26 or 30 l. per annum, is but about half what is necessary for the Support of such a Family, in the meanest Manner it can be decently done. This therefore shews the Usefulness and Necessity of making the Plenty so much greater, that every thing may be thereby made much cheaper, and there may be more Work to employ the Poor, and their Wants may be better supplied, which will necessarily make so much more Trade and Business amongst others. This Estimate also shews, that a Principle I have gone upon, and hitherto taken for granted, is true, in the Nature of the Thing itself, viz. that the Wants of Mankind, if fully supplied according to their several Ranks in Life only, are sufficient to give full Employment to all that must get their Living by their Diligence and Labour. For if 7/8 of the People, were, as they might and ought to be, double the Consumers they are, which, I think, appears by this Estimate; it would rather be a Question, whether Mankind are able to supply all their Wants, than whether the Wants of Mankind are sufficient
A Estimate of the necessary Charge of a labouring Man and his Family in London, consisting of a Man and his Wife and four Children, which I take to be a middling Family; however, since they often may have more Children, this must at least be a needful Allowance for a labouring Man and his Family.
Daily Expence per Head; Daily Expence for the whole Family; Weekly Expence for the whole Family
Bread for six Persons, 3 q.; 4 1/2 d.; 2 s. 7 1/2 d. Butter, 1 q.; 1 1/2 d.; 10 1/2 d. Cheese, 1/2 q.; 3/4 d.; 5 1/2 d. Meat, 1 d.; 6 d.; 3 s. 6 d. Small Beer, 2 q.; 3 d.; 1 s. 9 d. Roots, Herbs, Flower, Oatmeal, Salt, Vinegar, Pepper, Mustard, Sugar, 1 q., 1 1/2 d. ; 10 1/2 d. Soap, 1/2 q.; 3/4 d.; 5 1/4 d. Threads, Needles, Pins, Worsteads, Tapes, etc. for repairing Cloaths, etc. 1/2 q.; 3/4 d.; 5 1/4 d. Milk one day with another, for the whole Family, --; 3/4 d.; 5 1/4 d. A Candle one day with another, --; 3/4 d; 5 1/4 d. Coals one Day with another, -- ; 2 d.; 1 s. 2 d. Strong Beer, -- ; 1 1/2 d.; 10 1/2 d.
Total, -- ; 1 s. 11 3/4 d.; 13 s. 10 1/4 d.
Weekly Expence of the whole Family; Yearly Expence.
Brought over, 13 s. 10 1/2 d.; --
Repairs of Household-Goods, as Bedding, Sheets, Table-linnen, Mops, Brooms, Brushes, Pots, Pans, etc. guess'd to make the Pence even, at 4 3/4 d; -- Schooling for the Children, 9 d.; -- Rent of two Rooms, which is as little as such a Family can or ought to shift with, 1 s. 6 d.; -- A Woman's Victuals and Wages in Lyings-in, and Illness, with extraordinary Charges on such Occasions, guess'd at, -- ; 2 l. Cloaths, Linen, Woollen, Shoes, Stockings, etc. for the Man, guess'd at, -- ; 2 l. 10 s. Ditto, for the Woman, -- ; 2 l. 10 s. Ditto, for the four Children at 1 l. per Annum per Head, -- ; 4 l. Physick for the whole Family one Year with another, -- ; 10 s.
The necessary Yearly Charge of such a Family, -- ; 54 l. 10 s. 4 d.
If any thing the Article of Cloaths too much, let them consider to what Purpose the Manufactures are made, if 7/8 of the People can't be allowed to be such inconsiderable Consumers. And if any think the other Part of the Estimate too large, let them shew how such a family can with any Decency have their Wants supplied with these Things, cheaper than I have put them. But if any please to strike any of these Things our of the Estimate, I would advise, that those Things should not be raised in the World at all, since 7/8 of Mankind can't be allowed to partake of them. For high as this Estimate runs, it is not half so much as such a Family will cost in the very next Station of Life above the labouring Mechanick's Rank, whilst at the same time it's certain, as the Prices of Necessaries now are, the labouring Mechanick can hardly earn enough to purchase half these Things. For whatever Wages a working Man may sometimes earn, 10 or 12 Shillings per Week, when all Deductions are made of lost Time for want of Work and Illness, is the utmost one Man with another can get for himself and Family, which being but 26 or 30 l. per annum, is but about half what is necessary for the Support of such a Family, in the meanest Manner it can be decently done. This therefore shews the Usefulness and Necessity of making the Plenty so much greater, that every thing may be thereby made much cheaper, and there may be more Work to employ the Poor, and their Wants may be better supplied, which will necessarily make so much more Trade and Business amongst others. This Estimate also shews, that a Principle I have gone upon, and hitherto taken for granted, is true, in the Nature of the Thing itself, viz. that the Wants of Mankind, if fully supplied according to their several Ranks in Life only, are sufficient to give full Employment to all that must get their Living by their Diligence and Labour. For if 7/8 of the People, were, as they might and ought to be, double the Consumers they are, which, I think, appears by this Estimate; it would rather be a Question, whether Mankind are able to supply all their Wants, than whether the Wants of Mankind are sufficient