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Ann. 1653. Debentures were freely and openly sold for 4 s. and 5 s. per l. And 20 s. of Debenture, one place with another, did purchase two Acres of Land; at which rate all the Land of Ireland, if it were 8 Millions of profitable Acres, might have been had for a Million of Money, which Ann. 1641. was worth above 8 Millions	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	M. 1.|21|
The Cattel and Stock which Ann. 1641. was worth above 4 Millions, reckoning one Beef of 20s. value, or the Equivalent in other Stock to two Acres; but Ann. 1652. the people of Dublin fetch'd Meat from Wales, there being none here, and the whole Cattel of Ireland not worth	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	l. 500,000
Corn was then at 50s. per Barrel, which is now, and 1641. under 12.
The Houses of Ireland, Ann. 1641. was worth 2½ Millions; but Ann. 1652. not worth 1⁄5 of the same	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	l. 500,000
The value of people, Men, Women and Children in England, some have computed to be 70l. per Head, one with another. But if you value the people who have been destroyed in Ireland, as Slaves and Negroes are usually rated, viz. at about 15l. one with another; Men being sold for 25l. and Children 5l. each; the value of the people lost will be about	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	[1]10,355,000 |22|
The Forces kept on Foot by all Parties for the said 11 years, were at least 80,000 Horse and Foot (for even Ann. 1652. the English were 35,000 and 34,000 Irish transported) the Charge whereof, Train of Artillery, and General Officers included, cannot be less than 15l. per Head per Ann. which for 11 years comes to 13 Millions and 200 M. l.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	13,200,000

1. In the margin of S, '689,000
   3,445,000
   10,335,000	'