Number of Families. RANKS, DEGREES, Heads per Family. TITLES, AND QUALIFICATIONS. 160 Temporal Lords 40 26 Spiritual Lords 20 800 Baronets 16 600 Knights 13 3,000 Esquires 10 12,000 Gentlemen 8 5,000 Persons in greater 8 offices and places 5,000 Persons in lesser 6 offices and places 2,000 Eminent merchants and 8 traders by sea 8,000 Lesser merchants and 6 traders by sea 10,000 Persons in the law 7 2,000 Eminent clergymen 6 8,000 Lesser clergymen 5 40,000 Freeholders of the 7 better sort 120,000 Freeholders of the 5½ lesser sort 150,000 Farmers 5 15,000 Persons in liberal 5 arts and sciences 50,000 Shopkeepers and 4½ tradesmen 60,000 Artisans and 4 handicrafts 5,000 Naval officers 4 4,000 Military officers 4 500,586 5⅓ 50,000 Common seamen 3 364,000 Labouring people and 3½ out-servants 400,000 Cottagers and paupers 3¼ 35,000 Common soldiers 2 849,000 Vagrants, as gipsies, 3¼ thieves, beggars, &c. 500,586 Increasing the wealth 5⅓ of the kingdom 849,000 Decreasing the wealth 3¼ of the kingdom 1,349,586 Net totals 4 1/13 * * * * *