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The Army who reduced the Rebellion, did Anno 1652, consist of near 35000 Men, as per Debentures. |7|

The Irish transported into Foreign parts, between 1651 and 1654. were 34,000 Men.

The Irish Army could not but be more than double to the English.

The Claymants of Land, or the number of Proprietors before the War was.

Of all that claimed innocency 7 in 8. obtained it.

The restored Persons by innocence and proviso have more than what was their own. Anno 1641. by at least ¹⁄₅.

They have gotten by forg'd Feofments of what was more than their own, at least ¹⁄₃.

Of those adjudged Innocents, not ¹⁄₂₀ were really so.

^[1]The King's Revenue in Ireland Anno 1641.

The yearly charge of the Army for 20 years last past.

 

[CHAPTER II.]

Of People, Houses, and Smoaks ; their Number, Differences, and Values.

THere are of People, Men, Women and Children.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	1,100,000
There are of Families		200,000
Of Smoaks[2]		250,000	|8|
VIZ.
Of the People, there are English		200,000
Of Papists		800,000
Of Non-Papists		300,000
Scots		100,000
Irish		800,000
—————
[3]2,200,000

1. 1719 omits the last two paragraphs of the chapter.
2. On the hearth money in Ireland see a note to chap. II of the Polit. Arith.
3. See note on p. 142.