A way propounded to make the poor in these and other nations happy. By bringing together a fit suitable and well qualified people unto one houshold-government, or little-common-wealth, wherein every one may keep his propriety, and be imployed in some work or other, as he shall be fit, without being oppressed. Being the way not only to rid those and other nations from idle, evil and disorderly persons, but also from all such that have sought and found out many inventions to live upon the labour of others. Whereunto is also annexed an invitation to this society, or little common-wealth. By Peter Cornelius, Van-zurik-zee.

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  • A way propounded to make the poor in these and other nations happy. By bringing together a fit suitable and well qualified people unto one houshold-government, or little-common-wealth, wherein every one may keep his propriety, and be imployed in some work or other, as he shall be fit, without being oppressed. Being the way not only to rid those and other nations from idle, evil and disorderly persons, but also from all such that have sought and found out many inventions to live upon the labour of others. Whereunto is also annexed an invitation to this society, or little common-wealth. By Peter Cornelius, Van-zurik-zee.
  • Invitation to the aforementioned society or little common-wealth
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Imprint
London: printed for G.C. at the sign of the Black-spread-eagle at the West-end of Paul's Church-yard, [1659]
Added name
Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660, attributed name.
Publication year
1659
ESTC No.
R10376
Grub Street ID
58752
Description
34, [2] p. ; 4⁰
Note
Erroneously attributed to Hugh Peters. For an account of the author and a discussion of this work see: Quack, H.P.G. Beelden en groepen. 1892, p. 201-213; and Bernstein, E. Sozialusmus und Demokratie. 1922, p. 274-290.

"An invitation to the aforementioned society or little common-wealth" has separate title page.

Date of publication from Wing.

"A letter written in order to the now mentioned society": ([2] p.) at end.