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Title:  A declaration unto the Parliament, Council of State and Army, shewing impartially the cases of the peoples tumults, madness and confusions as also eleven particulars which will perfectly cure their distempers : with the method of a commonwealth, hinted in twelve particulars, with what persons and callings are usefull therein : also shewing the benefit which comes by a common wealth rightly constituted in nine particulars and answering six objections / humbly offered to consideration by William Covel.
Author: Covel, William.
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or profit thereof: These are Fathers that lay the foundation; they may give advice and counsel in that Or∣der and Method. I commend London for their wisdome; they are too wise in their Common-wealth for all Eng∣land, &c. yet she wants that which should make her happy she is in confusion.2ly. A well qualified people may come together, not in Handy-crafts and Arts onely, but to mix the Arts and Handy-crafts together with earth; that every Genius may be delighted in what it pleaseth, by improvements of that which is good in Nature and in Art, &c. that which is good in Natures School. There needs not any Society to be above 100 houses, whereof 40 families may live Rent∣free; which are the poor Handy-crafts-men.3. That every Society may have its Government within its self, according to order and Method; to learn Hebrew, Greek, Latine, Natur's Arts, Handy-cts; obser∣ving to do that which is most necessary for the well-being of it.4. That the greatest gifts of God in nature, may be known freely, without making sale of them, as they commonly are.5. The matter on which the Handy-crafts-men work, must be a common Stock to them onely; and the profit to them only.6. All necessaries by them raised, are to be kept in a Store-house for the use of them only, the over-plus sold, or exchanged for other Commodities for them by their Stewards, ordered in a Method by the Fathers and them∣selves, and their Successors for ever.7. No buying and selling amongst themselves: The Fa∣thers and their successors must take care of their own Soci∣eties, that the Stock be encreased, and that made out once or twice in a year: A good encouragement it will be to all rich people, either in their life time, or at their death, to give something to so good a work,0