11. Another Branch is, that of the _Maintenance of Orphans, found and exposed Children_, which also are Orphans; as also of Impotents of all sorts, and moreover such as want employment. 12. For the permitting of any to beg is a more chargeable way of maintaining them whom the law of Nature will not suffer to starve, where food may possibly be had: Besides, it is unjust to let any starve, when we think it just to limit the wages of the poor, so as they can lay up nothing against the time of their impotency and want of work. 13. A last Branch may be, the Charge of High-wayes, Navigable Rivers, Aquæducts, Bridges, Havens, and other things of universal good and concernment. 14. Other Branches may be thought on, which let other men either refer unto these, or adde over and above. For it suffices for my purpose to have for the present set down these the chief and most obvious of all the rest. CHAP. II. _Of the Causes which encrease and aggravate the several sorts of Publick Charges._ Having thus spoken of the several sorts of Publick Charges, we shall next consider the Causes which encrease them both in general and in particular. Among the general Causes is, First, the unwillingness of the people to pay them; arising from an opinion, that by delay and reluctancy they may wholly avoid them, with a suspition that what is imposed is too much, or that what is collected is embezelled or ill expended, or that it is unequally leavied and assessed. All these resolving into an unnecessary Charge to collect them, and of forcing their Prince to hardships towards the people. 2. Another Cause which aggravates Taxes is, the force of paying them in money at a certain time, and not in commodities, at the most convenient seasons. 3. Thirdly, Obscurities and doubts concerning the right of imposing. 4. Fourthly, Scarcity of Money, and Confusion of Coins. 5. Fifthly, Fewness of people, especially of Labourers and Artificers. 6. Sixthly, Ignorance of the numbers, Wealth and Trade of the people, causing a needless repetition of the charge and trouble of new additional Levies, in order to amend mistakes. 7. As to particulars. The Causes of encreasing the Military Charge are the same with those that encrease Wars, or fear of Wars, which are Forreign or Civil.