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Assumptions

Assumptions /Suppositions/ or Positions assumed

1. A certain community is given (viz: of the community of Paupers or Burthensome Poor maintained at the public expence throughout South Britain such part as is composed of persons of all ages from birth to one and twenty years complete inclusive)

2. A period of 21 years is assumed (viz: from 1 Jan y 1800 to 31 Dec. r 1820 both inclusive) at the commencement of which period, all persons on that day, members of the given community, are to be placed in a certain situation, as likewise all persons successively becoming members thereof during the given period, which persons are to be discharged from the situation in question, on the several days on which they respectively attain the age of 21 years compleat, and /but/ not before.