Strictures upon the churchwardens and overseers of Manchester : with some introductory remarks on public abuse, parochial taxes, &c. : also, observations extracted from the most eminent modern writers, on the subject of the poors' law, together with reflections deducible therefrom : tending equally to relieve the pressure on the ley-payer, as well as to administer additional comforts to the poor : addressed to the inhabitants of Manchester / - Battye, Thomas. (Printed by J. Pratt,, 1801)