4. That the King of England's three cities, viz.
London 696,000 { Paris 488,000
Dublin 69,000 exceed { Amsterdam 187,000
Bristol 48,000 { Venice 134,000
In all 813,000 Being but 809,000
5. That of the four great emporiums, London, Amsterdam, Venice, and
Rouen, London alone is near double to the other three, viz., above 7
to 4.
Amsterdam 187,000 }
Venice 134,000 } 387,000
Rouen 66,000 } 2
774,000 London 696,000
6. That London, for aught appears, is the greatest and most
considerable city of the world, but manifestly the greatest
emporium.
When these assertions have passed the examen of the critics, we
shall make another essay, showing how to apply those truths to the
honour and profit of the King and Kingdom of England.
THE FIFTH ESSAY.
Concerning Holland and the rest of the United Provinces.
Since the close of this paper, it hath been objected from Holland,
that what hath been said of the number of houses and people in
London is not like to be true; for that if it were, then London
would be the two-thirds of the whole Province of Holland. To which
is answered, that London is the two-thirds of all Holland, and more,
that province having not 1,044,000 inhabitants (whereof 696,000 is
the two-thirds), nor above 800,000, as we have credibly and often
heard. For suppose Amsterdam hath--as we have elsewhere noted--
187,000, the seven next great cities at 30,000 each, one with
another, 210,000, the ten next at 15,000 each 150,000, the ten
smallest at 6,000 each 60,000--in all, the twenty-eight walled
cities and towns of Holland 607,000; in the dorps and villages
193,000, which is about one head for every four acres of land;
whereas in England there is eight acres for every head, without the
cities and market-towns.
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