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3. That the same 2 English Cities seem equivalent

To Paris, which hath	488	thous. Souls.
To Rouen	66
To Lyons	100
To Thoulose	90
	——
In all	744

If there be any Errour in these Conjectures concerning these Cities of France, we hope they will be mended by those whom we hear to be now at work upon that matter^[1]. |40|

4. That the King of England's 3 Cities, viz.

	m.			m.
London	696	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ exceed $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Paris	488
Dublin	69		Amsterdam	187
Bristoll	48		Venice	134
	——			——
in all	813		being but	809

5. That of the 4 great Emporiums, London, Amsterdam, Venice and Rouen, London alone is near double to the other 3, viz. above 7 to 4.

	m.
Amsterdam	187	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	m.
Venice	134		387
Rouen	66		2
	——
	774		Lond. 696 m. |41|

6. That London (for ought appears) is the greatest and most considerable City of the World, but manifestly the greatest Emporium.

When these Assertions have past the Examen of the Critiques, we shall make another Essay, shewing how to apply those Truths to the Honour and Profit of the King and Kingdom of England^[2]. |42|

1. See p. 525, note.
2. Failing health and interest in his Treatise of Ireland, printed in this volume, probably prevented Petty from writing the promised essay.