Decrease.
150,000 20 0 1,000,000 7 0 7 10 0 0 10 0 75,000
1,275,000 15 0 5,460,000 4 10 4 12 0 0 2 0 127,500
1,300,000 6 10 2,000,000 2 0 2 5 0 0 5 0 325,000
70,000 14 0 490,000 7 0 7 10 0 0 10 0 35,000
2,795,000 10 10 8,950,000 3 5 3 9 0 0 4 0 562,500
30,000 60,000 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 60,000
So the General Account is
2,675,520 68 18 34,488,800 12 18 11 15 4 1 2 8 3,023,700
2,825,000 10 10 9,010,000 3 3 3 7 6 0 4 6 622,500
5,500,520 32 5 43,491,800 7 18 7 9 3 0 8 9 2,401,200
The people being the first matter of power and wealth, by whose
labour and industry a nation must be gainers in the balance, their
increase or decrease must be carefully observed by any government
that designs to thrive; that is, their increase must be promoted by
good conduct and wholesome laws, and if they have been decreased by
war, or any other accident, the breach is to be made up as soon as
possible, for it is a maim in the body politic affecting all its
parts.
Almost all countries in the world have been more or less populous,
as liberty and property have been there well or ill secured. The
first constitution of Rome was no ill-founded government, a kingly
power limited by laws; and the people increased so fast, that, from
a small beginning, in the reign of their sixth king were they able
to send out an army of 80,000 men.
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