proportionably alter; for as to his allowances for plagues, great
mortalities, civil wars, the sea, and the plantations, they seem
very reasonable, and not well to be controverted.

Upon these schemes of Mr. King we shall make several remarks, though
the text deserves much a better comment.



SCHEME D.--A SCHEME OF THE INCOME AND EXPENSE OF THE SEVERAL
FAMILIES OF ENGLAND, CALCULATED FOR THE YEAR
1688
Number of Ranks, Degrees and Heads per
Families. Qualifications Family.
160 Temporal Lords 40
26 Spiritual Lords 20
800 Baronets 16
600 Knights 13
3,000 Esquires 10
12,000 Gentlemen 8
5,000 Persons in greater offices and places 8
5,000 Persons in lesser offices and places 6
2,000 Eminent merchants and traders by sea 8
8,000 Lesser merchants and traders by sea 6
10,000 Persons in the law 7
2,000 Eminent clergymen 6
8,000 Lesser clergymen 5
40,000 Freeholders of the better sort 7
120,000 Freeholders of the lesser sort 5.5
150,000 Farmers 5