Proposals for Building, in Every County, a Working-Alms-House or Hospital as the Best Expedient to Perfect the Trade and Manufactory of Linnen Cloth

"Proposals for Building, in Every County, a Working-Alms-House or Hospital" by Richard Haines is a historical document that lays out a plan to tackle poverty and boost the linen industry in England during the 1600s. The book suggests setting up workhouses where poor people, particularly women and children, can make linen cloth, allowing them to earn a living within these county workhouses. Haines explains how this idea could help the economy by keeping money in the country and offering jobs to those in need. He describes how growing hemp and flax for linen could also improve farming. Haines also considers possible problems with the plan and offers ways to solve them, highlighting how helping the poor through work can be good for everyone. In essence, the document is not just about fixing poverty, but also about making England richer by bringing back its linen trade.