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treatise_n 3._o no_o man_n can_v exceed_v bound_n in_o express_v his_o abhorrence_n of_o popery_n provide_v he_o forbear_v reflect_v upon_o innocent_a person_n as_o i_o have_v careful_o do_v for_o certain_o the_o malignity_n of_o tâ—…e_a romish_a religion_n and_o clergy_n go_v beyond_o all_o expression_n or_o idea_n and_o if_o i_o have_v reason_n on_o my_o side_n as_o it_o appear_v i_o have_v all_o honest_a papist_n will_v think_v theâ—…selves_n oblige_v to_o i_o foâ—…_n disabuse_v they_o and_o if_o they_o can_v convict_v i_o of_o a_o mistake_n i_o be_o wiâ—…ling_a to_o bear_v the_o reproach_n of_o it_o the_o wit_n of_o this_o age_n will_v perhaps_o find_v fault_n with_o my_o style_n and_o manner_n of_o expression_n and_o complain_v that_o it_o be_v dull_a and_o not_o genteel_a for_o most_o people_n now_o a_o day_n look_v for_o a_o fine_a style_n in_o book_n but_o beside_o that_o my_o matter_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o a_o flâ—…urishing_a style_n nor_o sally_n of_o fancy_n i_o free_o 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flesh_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o render_v he_o so_o proper_a for_o labour_n and_o generation_n they_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o tell_v i_o that_o that_o land_n which_o be_v fiâ—…_n for_o feed_v cattle_n be_v fit_a for_o other_o thing_n and_o that_o what_o they_o lose_v on_o the_o onâ—…_n hand_n they_o gain_v it_o on_o the_o other_o for_o it_o be_v very_o well_o know_v that_o there_o be_v many_o ground_n proper_a for_o cattle_n pasturage_n and_o hay_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o nothing_o else_o and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n suppose_v that_o those_o ground_n be_v equal_o fit_a for_o corn_n wine_n or_o wood_n as_o for_o breed_v of_o cattle_n it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o profit_n of_o cattle_n be_v the_o great_a i_o have_v know_v several_a quarter_n of_o france_n that_o abound_v with_o meadow_n along_o the_o river_n where_o a_o load_n of_o hay_n weigh_v 2000l_n weight_n and_o draw_v by_o six_o great_a ox_n and_o sometime_o two_o or_o three_o horse_n join_v to_o they_o beside_o be_v not_o worth_a above_o three_o livre_n and_o sometime_o not_o above_o two_o and_o a_o half_a which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o but_o for_o their_o lent_n and_o other_o fast-day_n 4._o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o profit_n of_o cattle_n come_v with_o less_o expense_n and_o labour_n for_o the_o cattle_n go_v of_o themselves_o to_o the_o place_n where_o one_o will_v have_v they_o and_o so_o save_o carriage_n 5._o it_o be_v also_o know_v that_o cattle_n when_o they_o feed_v be_v at_o work_n for_o their_o owner_n without_o any_o need_n of_o his_o be_v present_a with_o they_o so_o that_o he_o may_v apply_v himself_o to_o some_o other_o thing_n 6._o a_o little_a meat_n with_o bâ—…ead_n nourish_v better_a than_o three_o time_n as_o much_o bâ—…ead_n alone_o 7._o cattle_n give_v rise_v to_o abundance_n of_o important_a manufacture_n that_o employ_v and_o afford_v subsistance_n to_o great_a number_n of_o people_n such_o as_o wool_n hides_n horn_n suet_n butter_n cheese_n etc._n etc._n 8._o this_o want_n of_o cattle_n make_v meat_n dear_a to_o those_o employ_v in_o manufacture_n and_o other_o handicraft_n as_o also_o to_o merchant_n who_o iâ—…_n cost_v a_o great_a deal_n dear_a to_o victual_v their_o ship_n 9_o it_o likewise_o occasion_n the_o dearness_n of_o candle_n butter_n cheese_n hides_n and_o wool_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o country_n which_o be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o mechanic_n trade_n and_o propagation_n and_o make_v other_o provision_n dear_a in_o general_n than_o in_o those_o country_n where_o that_o superstition_n be_v unknown_a it_o particular_o occasion_n the_o dearness_n of_o bread_n because_o the_o people_n for_o want_v of_o flesh-meat_n be_v oblige_v to_o eat_v abundance_n of_o bread_n this_o want_n of_o cattle_n occasion_n also_o the_o lay_v out_o of_o great_a sum_n in_o foreign_a rice_n hideâ—…_n suet_n butter_n cheese_n and_o fat_a or_o grease_n for_o coach_n and_o other_o carriage_n 10._o those_o extravagant_a superstition_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o malady_n and_o distemper_n languish_n and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o poor_a people_n and_o of_o infirm_a age_a and_o scrupulous_a person_n to_o who_o meat_n will_v be_v more_o proper_a than_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o yet_o they_o can_v have_v that_o relief_n because_o â—…hey_n either_o can_v or_o will_v not_o give_v it_o they_o or_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o eat_v it_o because_o of_o the_o scruple_n that_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n have_v form_v in_o their_o mind_n so_o that_o they_o suffer_v extreme_o during_o that_o time_n and_o abundance_n more_o people_n die_v in_o that_o season_n than_o in_o other_o this_o superstitious_a lent_n fall_v likewise_o precise_o out_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o husbandman_n and_o other_o country_n people_n labour_n very_o hard_o about_o dig_v their_o
vine_n dung_v their_o ground_n sow_v their_o march_n corn_n and_o manure_v their_o garden_n so_o that_o the_o peasant_n be_v in_o much_o the_o worse_a condition_n to_o work_v that_o they_o be_v ill_o feed_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o eat_v flesh-meat_n and_o their_o garden_n stuff_v be_v many_o time_n spoil_v by_o the_o hard_a frost_n in_o the_o winter_n 11._o beside_o this_o the_o lent_n fall_v just_a at_o the_o end_n of_o winter_n when_o the_o poor_a sickly_a and_o ancient_a people_n have_v suffer_v more_o than_o they_o do_v ordinary_o at_o other_o season_n and_o instead_o of_o recover_a strength_n as_o they_o will_v or_o may_v do_v be_v they_o allow_v to_o eat_v such_o good_a meat_n as_o the_o season_n afford_v as_o fresh_a egg_n lamb_n veal_n kid_n pig_n etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o that_o the_o lent_n complete_v their_o ruin_n and_o kill_v they_o 12._o lent_n and_o their_o other_o pretend_a fast-day_n and_o their_o monk_n and_o nun_n that_o never_o eat_v flesh_n destroy_v all_o the_o fish_n in_o the_o river_n without_o a_o possibility_n of_o be_v stock_v again_o nay_o they_o hinder_v those_o of_o the_o very_a pond_n from_o come_v to_o maturity_n or_o a_o competent_a growth_n 13._o it_o occasion_n abundance_n of_o people_n to_o lose_v their_o time_n by_o fish_v iâ—…_n those_o river_n without_o almost_o catch_v any_o thing_n because_o they_o wilâ—…_n have_v fish_n and_o can_v have_v no_o other_o but_o such_o 14._o lend_a occasion_n the_o loss_n of_o the_o advantage_n and_o income_n of_o egg_n which_o be_v good_a aâ—…_n that_o time_n and_o they_o do_v know_v what_o use_n to_o put_v they_o too_o and_o after_o lend_v they_o be_v either_o too_o old_a or_o of_o no_o value_n 15._o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o humane_a nature_n to_o see_v those_o excess_n which_o the_o poor_a idolatrous_a papist_n be_v guilty_a of_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o carnaval_a when_o they_o conceive_v they_o have_v a_o privilege_n to_o dishonour_n violate_v and_o degrade_v their_o nature_n by_o all_o sort_n of_o infamy_n excess_n and_o disorder_n and_o by_o their_o masquerade_n and_o change_v the_o habit_n of_o their_o sex_n to_o make_v themselves_o amend_v for_o be_v condemn_v by_o their_o priest_n to_o eat_v no_o flesh_n during_o lent_n and_o when_o that_o be_v over_o they_o believe_v themselves_o authorise_a again_o to_o commit_v the_o like_a riot_n at_o easter_n which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a to_o the_o health_n of_o many_o people_n that_o they_o â—…ed_v slender_o before_o in_o hope_n of_o be_v soon_o deliver_v from_o the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n after_o their_o death_n 16._o lent_n and_o other_o fast-day_n which_o the_o priest_n command_v they_o to_o observe_v on_o pain_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n make_v they_o disrelish_v and_o loathe_v all_o sea_n and_o shellfish_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v few_o mariner_n and_o fisher_n than_o otherwise_o there_o will_v be_v because_o people_n do_v without_o comparison_n eat_v abundance_n less_o of_o sea-fish_n than_o otherwise_o they_o will_v do_v and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o kingdom_n lose_v a_o great_a advantage_n and_o a_o inestimable_a revenue_n which_o nature_n present_v to_o they_o without_o trouble_n and_o charge_n 17._o the_o country_n people_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n lose_v abundance_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lent_n of_o what_o they_o may_v reap_v from_o their_o calf_n lamb_n kid_n pig_n and_o other_o young_a animal_n that_o be_v breed_v during_o that_o time_n and_o have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n need_v of_o the_o milk_n of_o their_o dam_n for_o either_o the_o peasant_n must_v dispense_v with_o the_o want_n of_o that_o milk_n which_o do_v high_o incommode_v they_o or_o else_o they_o must_v throw_v part_n of_o those_o creature_n to_o the_o dog_n they_o lose_v also_o by_o their_o poultry_n which_o they_o can_v neither_o eat_v nor_o sell_v and_o yet_o must_v keep_v they_o though_o many_o time_n they_o have_v not_o corn_n to_o feed_v '_o they_o 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in_o france_n and_o this_o occasion_n a_o incredible_a prejudice_n to_o the_o kingdom_n 20._o there_o be_v more_o counterfeit_a devotion_n at_o that_o time_n than_o at_o other_o which_o exhaust_v the_o purse_n and_o waste_v the_o time_n of_o those_o poor_a ignorant_a people_n i_o say_v nothing_o of_o those_o monstrous_a opinion_n unworthy_a of_o god_n and_o man_n which_o these_o base_a and_o foolish_a superstition_n do_v nourish_v and_o maintain_v as_o if_o it_o be_v more_o please_v to_o god_n to_o see_v people_n eat_v fish_n or_o pulse_n than_o to_o eat_v flesh_n and_o at_o one_o time_n rather_o than_o another_o i_o say_v i_o will_v speak_v of_o those_o thing_n here_o for_o that_o belong_v more_o to_o divine_n than_o to_o i_o for_o all_o these_o reason_n abovementioned_a and_o other_o i_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o say_v that_o the_o keep_n of_o lent_n do_v above_o 50_o million_o of_o liures_fw-fr prejudice_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o be_v upon_o this_o subject_a it_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o confute_v the_o error_n of_o those_o who_o fancy_n that_o lent_n and_o other_o fast-day_n be_v advantageous_a to_o a_o nation_n because_o say_v they_o it_o save_v abundance_n of_o cattle_n put_v people_n upon_o fish_v and_o consequent_o to_o the_o get_n of_o more_o profit_n by_o sea_n than_o they_o will_v otherwise_o do_v and_o by_o that_o same_o mean_n also_o more_o seaman_n be_v breed_v i_o confess_v that_o lent_n and_o feast-day_n be_v useful_a to_o some_o nation_n not_o by_o observe_v they_o themselves_o but_o by_o sell_v fish_n to_o those_o who_o do_v so_o as_o the_o english_a scotch_a dutch_a etc._n etc._n who_o furnish_v the_o french_a and_o other_o in_o england_n the_o nation_n be_v quick_o sensible_a that_o the_o keep_n of_o lent_n be_v a_o mistake_n in_o politic_n for_o after_o lent_n have_v be_v observe_v there_o a_o while_n since_o the_o reformation_n on_o pretence_n of_o â—…ome_a such_o political_a 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