；　because　the　cheaper　these　are；　which　is　inseparable　from　the　Plenty　of　them；　the　greater　will　the　Consumption　of　them　be；　since　they　will　hence　be　more　easily　attained　in　much　larger　Quantities　by　almost　all　Ranks　of　Men；　and　as　these　are　what　all　Men　chiefly　and　ultimately　work　for；　in　whatever　Way　they　are　employed；　so　they　are　the　principal　and　proper　Foundation　of　the　Plenty　and　Cheapness；　and　consequently　of　the　proper　Consumption　of　all　other　Things　whatsoever。　For　to　what　Purpose　is　it　to　abound　in　all　kinds　of　Manufactures；　if　the　People　are　generally　scarce　able　to　procure　themselves　the　other　more　immediate　Necessaries　of　Life；　Victuals　and　Drink？　　　　　But　though　the　Rents　must　be　lowered；　as　these　Things　shall；　by　the　Plenty　of　them；　be　made　cheaper；　yet　having　before　shewn　that　all　things　will　hence　become　cheaper；　in　much　greater　Proportion；　than　the　Rents　will　be　lowered；　I　shall　only　say　further；　that　since　all　Things　must　first　come　out　of　the　Ground；　Lands　will　always　bear　such　Rents　as　the　Cash　circulating　amongst　the　People；　consistently　with　the　general　Welfare；　will　naturally　support；　and　higher　Rents　they　never　can　bear；　without　greatly　distressing　the　People　in　general；　and　the　Gentlemen　themselves　too　in　the　End；　of　which　the　Multitude　of　Farms；　which　have　of　late　been　quitted　through　the　Inability　of　the　Farmers　to　pay　the　Rents；　are　a　sufficient　and　melancholy　Proof。　For　the　Rents　of　Lands　are　undoubtedly　as　much　subjected　to　the　Quantity　of　Cash　circulating　amongst　the　People；　as　it　has　been　clearly　shewn　the　Price　of　Goods　necessarily　is。　　　　　And　hence　I　conclude；　that　it　is　owing　to　too　great　a　Scarcity　of　Money　amongst　the　People　in　general；　which　doth　necessarily　lessen　the　Consumption　of　every　thing　so　much；　that　the　Price　of　the　Produce　of　the　Ground　can't　be　raised　high　enough　to　enable　the　Farmers　to　pay　all　Charges　and　live　and　pay　such　Rents　as　they　were　to　have　paid。　　　　　Sixthly；　The　full　and　sufficient　Execution　of　this　Proposal；would　be　a　vast　Encouragement　to　young　People　to　marry；　since　the　Means　of　a　Livelihood　for　Families；　would　hereby　be　vastly　facilitated；　and　hereby　the　Marriage　State　would　be　relieved　from　the　melancholy　Difficulties　it　now　too　generally　lies　under；　for　want　of　striking　out　greater　Plenty；　and　more　Employment；　to　enable　those　that　are　in　it；　to　support　and　make　Provision　for　their　Families；　suitably　to　their　several　Ranks　and　Stations。　　　　　And　those　unjust　Reflections；　too　frequently　cast　on　the　Marriage　State；　would　cease　with　those　Difficulties；　which　is　the　general　Foundation　of　them　all；　and　we　should　sing　with　Milton；　book　4th；
  Hail　wedded　Love；　mysterious　Law；　true　Source　　　　　Of　human　Offspring！　　　　　By　thee　adulterous　Lust　was　driven　from　Men；　　　　　Amongst　the　bestial　Herd　to　range；　by　thee；　　　　　Founded　in　Reason；　loyal；　just　and　pure；　　　　　Relations　dear；　and　all　the　Charities　　　　　Of　Father；　Son；　and　Brother；　first　were　known。　　　　　Here　Love　his　Golden　Shafts　employs；　here　lights　　　　　His　constant　Lamp；　and　waves　his　purple　Wings；　　　　　Reigns　here；　and　revels；　not　in　the　bought　Smile　　　　　Of　Harlots；　loveless；　joyless；　unindear'd。
  The　full　and　sufficient　Execution　of　this　Proposal　would　cause　much　less　Fortunes　to　be　required　with　young　Women；　since　not　only　much　less　Sums　would　transact　much　larger　Affairs；　but　there　would　abundance　more　Business　every　way　arise　to　be　transacted；　whence　the　young　Men　would　not　have　Occasion　for　such　Precautions；　as　are　now　absolutely　needful　to　all　that　will　marry。　　　　　I　believe　we　should　then　be　far　from　finding　near　a　fourth　part　of　our　Traders　single　Men；（15*）　as　is　by　many　with　some　Probability　conjectured；　to　this　Cause　I　attribute　the　great　Number　of　Prostitutes　of　the　other　Sex；　which　I　believe　never　can　be　so　effectually　remedied；　as　by　making　the　Marriage　State　more　easy　in　point　of　Charge。　　　　　And　as　this　will　infallibly　be　effected；　by　the　Means　I　have　pointed　out；　so　it　will　at　the　same　Time　certainly　furnish　so　much　more　Business　of　every　kind；　as　considerably　to　increase　the　Gains　likewise。　　　　　Further；　when　I　consider　that　the　Male　exceeds　the　Female　Sex　about　seven　in　an　hundred；　by　which；　if　all　the　Women　were　in　the　Marriage　State；　the　fifteenth　Man　must　life　single；　there　being　no　Female　provided　for　him；　and　also　the　natural　Modesty　of　the　Female；　which　being　greater；　inclines　them　more　strongly　to　virtuous　Love；　than　the　fashionable　Boldness　of　the　other　Sex　doth；　when　I　consider　these　Things；　I　can　find　no　Cause；　to　which　to　impute　the　great　Number　of　Prostitutes；　but　that　too　many　Men　avoid　the　Marriage　State；　not；　as　they　pretend；　for　the　Sake　of　being　free；　and　at　their　Liberty　（for　in　truth　they　are　often　wretched　slaves　to　ill　Women　and　Diseases）　but　on　the　Account　of　the　unavoidable　and　great　Charges　which　attent　it；　and　its　being　almost　impossible　to　make　such　Provision　for　Children；　as　may　put　them　into　as　good　Circumstances　as　their　Parents　began　in。　　　　　This　Motive　is　indeed　so　prudent；　that　I　can't　help　recommending　it　as　the　most　laudable　and　praise…worthy　Thing　in　the　World；　and　which　I　wish　both　Sexes　would　always　attend　to；　and　be　governed　by；　provided　they　do　at　the　same　time　always　preserve　their　Virtue　and　Innocence　unblemished。　　　　　The　rules　laid　down　in　this　Essay　are　sufficient　Direction　to　the　first　of　these；　and　for　the　latter；　I　must　address　my　self　to　the　fair　Sex；　and　desire　them　to　consider　and　always　remember；　that　as　the　great　Point　of　Honour　in　them　is　Chastity；　so　they　may　see；　how　wisely　Providence　hath　proportioned　the　Sexes　to　maintain　it。　For　as　they　may　assure　themselves；　the　15th　Man　through　the　whole　Male　Sex；　never　will；　if　they　can　help　it；　live　without　a　woman；　so　the　Demand　for　Women　（to　speak　in　the　Tradesman's　Stile）　must　necessarily　be　so　great；　that　they　shall　not　only　all　have　Husbands；　if　they　please；　but　may　refuse　too　such　as　they　don't　so　well　like；　provided　they　would　all　be　wise　and　good　enough　to　maintain　this　their　great　Point　of　Honour；　Chastity。　　　　　And　I　would　hope；　it　may　be　a　Means　to　cause　some　of　those；　who　shall　hence　be　informed；　how　much　more　numerous　the　Male　Sex　are　than　the　Female；　who　might　otherwise　be　in　any　Danger　of　a　dishonourable　Surrender；　to　be　more　on　their　guard；　and　let　no　Arts；　no　Pretences　ever　prevail；　but　lawful　Marriage；　which　is；　and　always　will　be　honourable　in　all。　　　　　And　hence　we　may　see；　how　great　an　Injury　Prostitutes　are　to　Society；　since　'tis　they　only　are　the　Occasion；　that　so　many　Women　do　and　must　live　single；　and　consequently　put　a　great　Impediment　on　the　Increase　of　the　human　Race；　and　cut　off　a　great　deal　of　Employment　from　amongst　the　People；　which　depends　very　much　on　the　Increase　of　Mankind；　and　thus　they　also　contribute　very　much　to　make　many　Women　enter　on　Trades；　and　work　at　Businesses；　that　should　be　Employment　for　Men；　and　afford　better　Wages　for　the　Support　of　Families；　than　any　Trades　ever　will　do；　where　the　Women　are　considerable　Workers　at　such　Trades；　and　as　this　often　lays　the　married　Women；　whose　Business　is　to　bear　Children　and　guide　the　House；　which　is　generally　Work　enough　for　them；　under　a　Necessity　to　work　at　some　Trade　or　Calling　to　earn　something　to　help　to　support　their　Families；　their　Husbands　Wages　being　hence　insufficient　to　do　it；　so　their　Children　must；　and　hence　often　are　so　neglected；　that　many　of　them　are　lost；　and　such　of　them　as　will　live　almost　in　spight　of　such　unavoidable　Neglects；　are　commonly　Cripples。　　　　　Seventhly。　Though　what　I　have　been　endeavouring　to　shew　through　this　whole　Essay；　viz。　that　if　the　Plenty　be　made　great　enough；　the　Consequence　must　be　both　more　Employment　and　Trade　too　amongst　the　People；　and　likewise　that　the　necessaries　of　Life；　which　almost　all　are　ultimately　striving　for；　will　be　much　easier　attained；　and　the　People　in　general　thence　be　in　better　Circumstances；　and　a　much　happier　Condition；　I　say；　though　these　Things　suggest　themselves　with　the　Clearness　and　Evidence　of　first　Principles；　yet　I　shall　use　one　Argument　more；　which　will　evince；　that　a　vast　deal　more　Business　of　every　Kind；　will　be　the　Effect　of　fully　and　sufficiently　executing　this　Proposal　in　all　its　Parts；　and　that；　from　the　Consideration　of　the　general　Condition　and　Circumstances　of　the　People；　7/8　of　whom；　in　much　better　Times　of　Trade　and　Business；　are；　by　the　Spectator；　No。　200；　asserted　to　be　without　any　Property　at　all　in　themselves；　or　the　Heads　of　their　Families；　and　must　Work　for　their　daily　Bread。　　　　　Now　7/8　of　so　large　a　Body；　as　the　People　of　this　Kingdom；　must　needs　have　a　vast　influence　on　the　Trade　of　it；　if　we　consider　them；　as　being　little　more　than　half　the　Consumers　they　might　and　ought　to　be；　which　I　shall　shew；　by　the　Following　Estimate　for　a　labouring　Man　and　his　Family；　and　though　this　Estimate　is　made　for　a　labouring　Man's　Family　in　London；　yet　since　the　Wages　of　the　labouring　People　in　the　Country　are　as　much　less　than　Wages　in　London；　as　the　Country　People　can　subsist　cheaper；　it　will　still　hold　that　the　labouring　People　in　general　are　but　half　the　Consumers　they　ought　to　be；　as　the　following　Estimate　will　sufficiently　prove。
  A　Estimate　of　the　necessary　Charge　of　a　labouring　Man　and　his　Family　in　London；　consisting　of　a　Man　and　his　Wife　and　four　Ch