e Poo? Jano family ?Zook. lei flefh toCorruption and the Common earth : And then (n) whole are thofe things that you poffeffed ? I would have all Honour done to Magiftrates, though I reve- rencenot Riches fo much as Ivlagiftracie. And I would not have you put your felf into any of the of f iîting or hindering cafes of the Poor, in your food, rayment, or employment; But I muft needs tell you, that in your place and way, you t?zuf{ labour as diligently, and live a mortified felf-denying life, as well as the Poor. And (o) Riches will excufe no man for idlenefs, or voluptuous living, nor allow you to wafte one groat in vaini ",El. The poor live in their way as well as we in ours : Their dyet and their labour is as fuitable fio them as our plenty and eafe is to us. P. It is but from ufe then :, For their flefh is of the fame kind with yours : And iffo, I hope if yoube put to it, you can ufe your feif to live fo too : And if fo , methinks a due abatement of exceffes and voluptuoufnefs fhould be much more eafie to you. But, Sir, It is not the meer labour of the poor that I pity them for,nor for the unpleafantne f of their dyet. I am perfwaded the mindsofmany of them are quieter; and their meat and fleep is fweeter than yours. But, pardon me for telling you that I ammuch among them, and I find I. That fome of them drink nothing but Wa- ter, or Beer that's little better, and ufe a dyet fo unwholfome, as breedeth dropfies, confumptions and deadly fickneffes, having not fire and clothes to keep them warm. 2. That many are fo full . of cares how to pay their rents and debts, that they have no (n) Ltsk. I 2.I 8, I g,20, 21. (o) yam.5. H 3 heal;
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