...use of stronger arguments than such as can be drawn from any advantages; I mean those of necessity. There are at this day in Scotland (besides a great...many poor families very meanly provided for by the church-boxes, with others, who by living upon bad food fall into various diseases) two hundred thousand...

...ever restrain." Out of the population at that time, which did not much exceed a million, he says, " There are at this day in Scotland, besides a great...for by the church -boxes, with others who, by living upon bad food, fall into various diseases, 200,000 people begging from door to door. These are not...

...drew a picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment. "There are at this day in Scotland — besides a great...many poor families very meanly provided for by the church-boxes, with others, who, by living on bad food, fall into various diseases — two hundred thousand...

...2 Andrew Fletcher, Two Discourses. 1699. of forty or more, demanding food. Besides these there were a great many poor families very meanly provided for by the Church boxes, who lived wholly upon bad food and fell into various diseases. He had been credibly informed that some...

...the reign of Charles I. " There are," he says, " at this day in Scotland (besides a great number of families very meanly provided for by the church boxes, with others, who, living upon bad food, fall into various diseases) 200,000 people begging from door to door. These are...