The Common Outgoing of a Day-labourer in Husbandry computed.
As 'tis not strange to see Labourers to have four or five Children a-piece, which they maintain by their Labour; so
Bread for the poor, or, A method shewing how the poor may be maintained and duly provided for in a far more plentiful and yet cheaper manner than now they are without waste or want.
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- Bread for the poor, or, A method shewing how the poor may be maintained and duly provided for in a far more plentiful and yet cheaper manner than now they are without waste or want.
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- R. D. (Richard Dunning)
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- Exeter [Devon] :: Printed by Samuel Darker for Charles Yeo, John Pearce and Philip Bishop,
- 1698.
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'tis common to see many maintain three Children a-piece in a decent manner: Now admitting the Wife maitains her self, and one Child, which is the most a Woman can, and what few will do; what is needful to maintain himself, and two Children, the Husband must bear, he must pay House-rent; which in 20 Shill. yearly, is weekly—
| Upwards of | 4d. | 0. |
| He must buy wood, which cannot well be less than | 3 | 0. |
| His own cloaths in 20 sh. yearly, costs weekly above | 4 | ob. |
| His Sunday's diet 2 d. & Working-tools weekly 1 d. | 3 | 0. |
| There remains of his Week's wages to maintain 2 Child. meat and drink, cloaths, wash. attend. &c. | 1 s. | 2 d. |
| Scarce above 1 d. a day for each Child; so weekly Both cost | 2 | 5 |