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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

,GODW91 ,WILLIAM4 ,( ,POPULATION4 ,LONDON3 ,LONGMAN1 ,HUR/1 ,REES1 ,ORME & ,BR[N1 ,PAT]NO/] ,R[1 #a#h#b4 

  

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,B,U,T1 9 OPPOSITION TO ! CONCLUSIONS & COMPUTATIONS ( ! PREC$+ *APT]S1 ! ADH]5TS ( ,MR4 ,MAL?US MAY ALLEGE ! ACC\NTS :I* HAVE BE5 DELIV]$ BY V>I\S WRIT]S1 & LATELY PUBLI%$ UND] ! SANCTION ( HI< AU?ORITY1 RESPECT+ ! GR[+ POPULATION ( ,5GL& & ,WALES4 

,!RE IS NO ACTUAL 5UM]ATION ( ! 9HABITANTS ( ?IS C\NTRY1 EXCEPT ! TWO :I* W]E MADE BY ! DIRECTION ( ! TWO ACTS ( P>LIAM5T 9 #aha & #a#h#a#a4 ,!SE /& AS FOLL[S4 

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,= ! AM\NT ( ! POPULATION AT O!R P]IODS1 DIFF]5T MODES ( COMPUTATION HAVE BE5 RESORT$ TO4 

,FIR/1 ! WRIT] ( ! ,OBS]VATIONS PREFIX$ TO ! ,AB/RACT ( ,POPULATION = #a#h#a#a1 AS PUBLI%$ BY ! AU?ORITY1 HAS PROCE$$ UPON ! AM\NT ( ! REGI/]$ BAPTISMS = DIFF]5T P]IODS1 & CALCULAT$ BY ! RULE ( PROPORTION1 ?US3 0,IF #b#f#c1 #di BAPTISMS1 ! AV]AGE 

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M$IUM ( ! BAPTISMS = ! FIVE YE>S PREC$+ ! 5UM]ATION ( #a#h#a1 W]E PRODUC$ FROM A POPULATION ( #i1#a#f#h11 FROM :AT POPULATION W]E #a#e#g1#c#g1 ! BAPTISMS ( #a#g1 PRODUC$80 ,& UPON ?IS BASIS HE HAS CON/RUCT$ ! FOLL[+ 

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,A MODE FREQU5TLY RESORT$ TO BY WRIT]S ON POLITICAL ECONOMY1 9 E/IMAT+ ! POPULATION ( A C\NTRY1 HAS BE5 BY A CALCULATION BUILT ON ! NUMB] ( H\SES4 ,! FOLL[+ IS A ,TABLE COLLECT+ ! DIFF]5T ACC\NTS ON ?IS SUBJECT UND] ONE PO9T ( VIEW4 

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,A ?IRD ME?OD1 P]HAPS AS SATISFACTORY AS EI!R ( ! PREC$+1 W\LD BE1 TO PROCE$ UPON ! AM\NT ( ! REGI/]$ BURIALS = DIFF]5T P]IODS1 & TO CALCULATE BY ! RULE ( PROPORTION1 ?US1 IF #a#i#b1 BURIALS1 ! AV]AGE AM\NT = FIVE YE>S1 FROM #agie TO #a#h1 W]E PRODUC$ FROM A POPULATION ( #i1#a#f#h11 FROM :AT POPULATION W]E SO MANY BURIALS1 ! REGI/]$ AM\NT ( A REMOT] YE>1 PRODUC$8 

,I AM AFRAID H[EV] ?AT ! CONCLUSION =M ALL !SE COMPUTATIONS WILL BE1 ?AT NO C]TA9TY1 NO CONSI/5T & PLAUSIBLE RESULT1 CAN BE D$UC$ BY ANY ( ! MODES HI!RTO DEVIS$4 

,WE HAVE ! 9F]5CE DRAWN FROM ! REGI/]$ AM\NT ( BAPTISMS1 AS CALCULAT$ BY ! $ITOR ( ! ,REPORTS4 

,! CALCULATION FROM ! NUMB] ( H\SES 9 ,5GL& & ,WALES \<T 9 ALL REASON TO CONFIRM ! ,TABLE F\ND$ UPON ! BAPTISMS3 OR IT 

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MU/ BE ALL[$ 9 A C]TA9 DEGREE TO WEAK5 ! EVID5CE :I* ! ,TABLE AF=DS4 

,! AM\NT ( H\SES1 AS EXHIBIT$ 9 ! PREC$+ PAGE1 IS OBTA9$ AS FOLL[S4 ,! FIR/ ?REE ITEMS >E TAK5 FROM ! HE>?-BOOKS1 !RE BE+ AT ?AT TIME A TAX ( TWO %ILL+S = EV]Y HE>?4 ,! NEXT ?REE >E 9 LIKE MANN] EXTRACT$ FROM ! RETURNS TO ! TAX-(FICE1 GIV5 BY ! SURVEYORS ( ! H\SE & W9D[ DUTIES = ! DIFF]5T DEP>TM5TS4E ,& ! LA/ TWO >E TAK5 FROM ! RETURNS TO ! TWO POPULATION-ACTS = ?OSE YE>S RESPECTIVELY4 

,N[1 IF ,I CALCULATE ! QUE/ION ( 9HABITANTS TO A H\SE BY ! RULE ( PROPORTION1 & SUPPOSE AS MANY P]SONS TO A H\SE 9 #afi AS 9 #a#h#a#a1 TO :I* ,I SEE NO REASONABLE OBJECTION1 ! POPULATION ( ,5GL& & ,WALES AT ! =M] ( ?OSE P]IODS WILL APPE> TO BE UPW>DS ( SEV5 MILLIONS4 ,BUT ,MR4,RICKMAN1 BY HIS COMPUTATION UPON ! REGI/] ( BAPTISMS1 MAKES ! POPULATION ( ,5GL& & ,WALES = #ag & #aga 7= HE HAS NOT EXT5D$ HIS CALCULATION BEYOND ! COMM5CEM5T ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY7 TO BE ONLY #e1#d#g#e1 & #e1#b#d1 RESPECTIVELY4 

,ANO!R CONCLUSION ?AT W\LD FOLL[ FROM \R CALCULAT+ ON ! NUMB] ( H\SES1 W\LD BE ?AT ! C\NTRY WAS RAPIDLY DEPOPULAT+ 

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FROM ! ,REVOLUTION AT LEA/ UP TO ! YE> #a#g#g#g1 A CONCLUSION1 :I* NO REASON+ F\ND$ UPON ANY O!R CONSID]ATION WILL 9CL9E US TO BELIEVE4 ,IT IS OBVI\S 9DE$1 ?AT1 :]E !RE IS A TAX TO BE COLLECT$1 A V>IETY ( CIRCUM/ANCES WILL VITIATE ! RETURNS1 SO AS TO MAKE !M V]Y F> FROM BE+ 5TITL$ TO IMPLICIT CR$IT4 ,I %\LD REF] MYSELF !RE=E ONLY TO ! ACTUAL 5UM]ATIONS4 ,!RE ! 9QUIRY WAS DIRECT$ TO ! CL]GYMAN OR OV]SE] 9 EA* P>I%1 :O C\LD H>DLY BE CONCEIV$ TO HAVE ANY TEMPTATION TO CONCEAL ! NUMB] ( H\SES 9 HIS DI/RICT3 TO :I* ,I MAY ADD ?AT A H\SE IS A SORT ( COMMODITY NOT EASILY HID4 

,LET US NEXT LOOK TO ! NUMB] ( BURIALS1 A SPECIES ( REGI/]1 ,I %\LD ?9K1 AS LITTLE LIABLE TO ]ROR AS ?AT ( BAPTISMS4 ,EV]Y HUMAN CREATURE ?AT IS BORN IS NOT C>RI$ TO ! PRIE/ ( ! P>I% TO BE BAPTIZ$2 BUT EV]Y HUMAN CREATURE ?AT DIES1 UNLESS AT SEA1 IS CONSIGN$ TO ! E>?1 & HIS OBSEQUIES >E R>ELY UNACCOMPANI$ ) ! C]EMONIES ( RELIGION4 

,! QUE/ION ABOVE-/AT$ WAS1 ,IF #a#i#b1 BURIALS1 ! AV]AGE AM\NT = FIVE YE>S1 FROM #agie TO #a#h1 W]E PRODUC$ FROM A POPULATION ( #i1#a#f#h11 FROM :AT POPULATION W]E SO MANY BURIALS1 ! REGI/]$ AM\NT ( A REMOT] YE>1 PRODUC$8 

,BUT H]E WE >E /OPP$ ON ! ?RE%OLD BY ! 9=MATION ( ! $ITOR ( ! ,REPORTS1 

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:O ASSURES US1F ?AT 0! AV]AGE NUMB] ( REGI/]$ BURIALS 7?\< CONSID]ABLY FLUCTUAT+ FROM YE> TO YE>7 HAS REMA9$ /ATION>Y DUR+ TW5TY-ONE YE>S1 FROM #a< TO #a#h2 ! FIR/ FIVE YE>S ( :I* P]IOD1 AS WELL AS ! LA/ FIVE YE>S1 & ALL ! TW5TY-ONE YE>S TOGE!R1 EQUALLY AV]AG+ AT AB\T #a#i#b1 BURIALS P] ANNUM40 

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EXCUSABLY LOOK$ %Y UPON ! QUE/ION]1 & RECOLLECT$ A MAXIM CURR5T 9 ORD9>Y LIFE1 ?AT TRU? IS NOT ALWAYS TO BE SPOK54 ,! SECOND TIME1 HAV+ EXP]I5CES NO ILL CONSEQU5CES FROM ! FIR/ EXP]IM5T1 !Y BECAME MORE FRANK4 ,IT IS !RE=E V]Y CONCEIVABLE1 ?AT !RE WAS NOT ONE HUMAN CREATURE MORE 9 ! C\NTRY1 :5 ! POPULATION WAS RETURN$ AS #a1#d#h#h1 9 #a#h#a#a1 ?AN :5 IT WAS RETURN$ AS #i1#a#f#h1 9 #a#h#a4 

,I HAVE ALREADY SAID1 ?AT ! 5UM]ATIONS ( ,GREAT ,BRITA9 9 #aha & #a#h#a#a1 W]E M]ELY SO MU* LABOR ?R[N AWAY4 ,BE+ TAK5 ) SU* 9CONCEIVABLE ABSURDITY1 ALL AGES & SEXES BE+ CONF\ND$ TOGE!R1 !Y CAN1 9 MY CONCEPTION1 BE MADE ! BASIS ( NO REASON+4 ,WE >E !RE=E R$UC$ TO CONJECTURE M]ELY1 AS TO ! CAUSE ( ! 9EQUALITY ( AM\NT T9 ! TWO 5UM]ATIONS4 ,IF ! POPULATION HAD BE5 DIVID$ 9TO CLASSES ACCORD+ TO EV]Y FIVE OR T5 YE>S' DIFF]5CE ( AGES1 AS 9 ,SW$5 & 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! TRU? W\LD HAVE FLA%$ UPON US AT ONCE4 ,! ADD$ NUMB]S BY DIRECT PROCREATION 9 ! 5UM]ATION ( #ahaa W\LD HAVE BE5 ALL UND] T5 YE>S ( AGE1 & ( CONSEQU5CE ! NUMB] ( SU* *ILDR5 9 #ahaa W\LD HAVE EXCE$$ ! NUMB] 9 #aha BY ! PRECISE AM\NT ( #a1#c#b14 ,?IS W\LD HAVE BE5 AS EVID5CE ?AT C\LD H>DLY HAVE BE5 CALL$ 9 QUE/ION4 

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IT WAS A HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 OR ?AN IT WAS =TY YE>S BACK8 ,EA* MAN ANSW]S ?IS QUE/ION ACCORD+ TO HIS PRECONCEIV$ OP9IONS4 

,MAN IS A MIGRAT+ ANIMAL4 ,HE REMOVES FROM ONE PLACE TO ANO!R1 FROM ! T[N TO ! C\NTRY1 & FROM ! C\NTRY TO ! T[N1 AS HE %ALL HAPP5 TO BE IMPRESS$ ) ! NOTION ?AT 9 ?IS OR 9 ?AT HE %ALL BE MO/ LIKELY TO F9D HIS WELL-BE+4 

,LONDON ,I AM P]SUAD$ IS MORE POPUL\S N[1 ?AT IT WAS AT ANY REMOTE P]IOD3 BUT IS ,5GL& MORE POPUL\S8 

,! LIFE ( MAN IS TOO %ORT = ANY ACCURATE IDEAS ON SU* A QUE/ION2 & 9 ?IS RESPECT IT IS NOT TRUE1 ?AT 0ONE G5]ATION TELLE? TO ANO!R40 ,\R FA!RS ?\<T1 IT MAY BE1 ?AT !IR C\NTRY WAS WELL PEOPL$ & PROSP]\S4 ,BUT DID !SE WORDS CONVEY ! SAME IMAGE TO !IR M9DS AS TO \RS8 ,! OBS]VATION ( MAN IS TOO N>R[ TO SCAN A C\NTRY1 #eh MILES 9 L5G?1 & #cg 9 BREAD?4 ,WE SEE ?AT ONE SPOT BECOMES MORE CR[D$1 & ANO!R ?9N] ( PEOPLE2 BUT WE DO NOT SEE H[ F> ! ONE DOES OR DOES NOT BALANCE ! O!R4 ,! OBS]VATION ( ! SAME 9DIVIDUAL V>IES FROM Y\? TO AGE4 ,\R IDES BECOME MODIFI$ FROM DAY TO DAY1 & WE DO NOT OBS]VE ! V>IATION2 & ! NOTION ?AT ! SAME SET ( WORDS EXCITES 9 US AT TW5TY1 & AT FIFTY1 IS ESS5TIALLY DIFF]5T4 ,?+S ALT]1 & APPE> TO US ! SAME1 & CONT9UE ! SAME1 & APPE> 

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TO US MAT]IALLY *ANG$4 ,I REMEMB] A FRI5D ( M9EM1 :O AFT] A LAPSE ( T5 YE>S VISIT$ ! H\SE :]E HE HAD RESID$ :5 HE WAS A BOY3 HE WAS P]SUAD$ ?AT ! G>D5 WAS 5CLOS$ ) A WALL ?AT EFFECTUALLY CUT (F ! VIEW ( ! CIRCUMJAC5T C\NTRY1 & FELT MU* SURPRIS$ AT HIS RETURN TO F9D ?IS WALL SC>CELY HI<] ?AN HIS BREA/3 IF HE HAD CONT9U$ ALL ! TIME ON ! SPOT1 IT IS PROBABLE HE NEV] W\LD HAVE P]CEIV$ ! ALT]ATION4 ,\T M9DS *ANGE MU* AS \R BODIES DO1 9 :I* IT HAD BE5 COMPUT$ ?AT NOT A P>TICLE REMA9S ! SAME AFT] A LAPSE ( TW5TY YE>S4 

,WE >E LIKE *ILDR5 AT A JUGGL]'S EXHIBITION1 :O1 :ILE !IR ATT5TION IS CRAFTILY CALL$ TO A P>TICUL> PO9T1 LOOK ONLY !RE1 & SEE NO?+ ( ! G5]AL SC5E1 & ( :AT IS PASS+ ELSE:]E1 ?AT IT WAS MORE MAT]IAL TO OBS]VE4 ,WE SEE ! HI< DAYS1 & ! HOLIDAY-MAK+1 & H[ M5 CR[D TOGE!R TO %[S1 & C\RTS1 & PROSP]\S CITIES1 BUT :AT PASS$ 9 ! OBSCURE NOOKS & CORN]S ( ! /ATE WE DO NOT SEE4 ,IF ,I TRAVEL FROM ,LONDON TO ,YORK1 ,I CAN C\NT UP ! COTTAGES1 & OBS]VE H[ MANY C>TS & C>RIAGES & FOOT-PASS5G]S GO ALONG ! ROAD )9 A GIV5 NUMB] ( MILES1 & :AT APPE>ANCE !RE IS ( POPUL\SNESS & ACTIVITY1 OR ! CONTR>Y2 BUT ,I DO NOT 

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,KN[ :AT ,ADDISON1 & ,SWIFT1 & ,CONGREVE1 & ! MO/ COMPET5T OBS]V]S SAW1 :5 ACCORD+ TO ! ,TABLE ( ,H\SES !RE WAS AN APPE>ANCE ( ! GREATE/ NUMB]S ( MANK9D1 ?\< !IR LOCAL >RANGEM5T WAS DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( ! PRES5T DAY4 ,NAY1 IF ,I HAD MYSELF P]=M$ ! J\RNEY TW5TY YE>S AGO1 ! MEMORY ( A MAN IS ( SO IRRET5TIVE A TEXTURE1 & HIS JUDGM5T SO EASILY S$UC$1 ?AT ,I %ALL NOT N[ DI/9CTLY CALL TO M9D :AT ,I SAW !N1 & %ALL BE BRIB$ 9S5SIBLY TO ACCOMMODATE ! COMP>ISON TO ?AT SY/EM ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 :ATEV] IT IS1 ?AT ,I HAVE HAPP5$ TO EMBRACE4 ,! COLLATION WE ATTEMPT1 IS EI!R AT TOO NE> 9T]VALS1 :5 IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO EXPECT ANY CONSID]ABLE ALT]ATION1 OR AT TOO REMOTE ONES1 :5 ! IMAGE :I* WAS ONCE DI/9CT 9 ! M9D1 HAS BECOME SO OBSCURE & FAD$1 & HAS SUFF]$ SO MU* FROM ! 9JURY ( ! SEASONS1 & ! V>IETY ( SC5ES & IMPRESSIONS :I* HAVE 9T]V5$1 ?AT A WISE MAN W\LD H>DLY HAVE ! C\RAGE TO RELY UPON IT4 

,IT IS DIFFICULT TOT CONCEIVE H[ ! NOTION ( ! 9CREAS+ POPULATION ( \R C\NTRY HAS BECOME SO G5]ALLY PREVAL5T4 ,IS ! POPULATION ( ! WORLD 9CREAS$8 ,HAVE ! NUMB]S ( ! HUMAN SPECIES BE5 9CREAS+ FROM ! E>LIE/ ACC\NTS ( TIME8 ,!RE IS NO?+1 TO SPEAK MOD]ATELY1 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! E>?1 TO AU?ORIZE ?IS OP9ION4 

A ,PRICE1 ,VOL4 ,I,I4 P4 #a#d4 

B ,IBID1 P4 #a#f#c4 

C ,IBID1 P4 #a#d#a4 

D ,POPULATION ,AB/RACT4 

E ,PRICE UBI SUPRA4 

F ,P4 XXII4 

G ,IBID4 

M,! REV]5D ,JOSEPH ,FAWCET1 ! FRI5D ( MY Y\?1 MY FIR/ COMPANION ( IMAG9ATIVE S\L & LUXURIANT IDEAS1 :OSE NAME IT IS GRATIFY+ TOME TO RECORD ?\< ON SO TRIVIAL AN OCCASION4 

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