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England's weal & prosperity proposed: or, Reasons for erecting publick vvork-houses in every county, for the speedy promoting of industry and the woollen manufactory, shewing how the wealth of the nation may be encreased, many hundred thousand pounds per annum. And also that many thousand persons may be so reformed, to their own and the whole kingdoms present and future wealth and glory, that there may no more be a begger bred up in the nation. Humbly offered to the consideration of the great wisdom of the nation, and presented to the honourable House of Commons. By R. Haines. To which is added A model of government for such works houses prepared by the same author, and printed in the year (79) intended to have been presented to the last Parliament. Pursuant to a breviate of proposals for the promoting of industry, and speedy restoring the woollen manufactory, by him formerly published.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haines, Richard, 1633-1685.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Almshouses--England--Early works to 1800.
- Almshouses.
- Wool industry--England--Early works to 1800.
- Wool industry.
- Public welfare--England--Early works to 1800.
- Public welfare.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (16 pages)
- Other Title:
- Reasons for erecting publick work-houses in every county
- Reasons for erecting publick vvork-houses in every county
- Place of Publication:
- [London : publisher not identified, 1680]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Includes Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) H201A, A method for government for such publick almshouses ... [London, Langley Curtis, 1679].
- Imprint from Wing.
- Imperfect: entire tract cropped at foot, with loss of imprint and considerable text.
- Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 1778:23a) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd edition) H200A
- Contains:
- Method of government for such publick working alms-houses.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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