Sentence:  Money is made for the comfort and convenience of animal life. ... With ſubmiſſion to his Grace, I have not had more than ſufficient. As to any noble uſe, I truſt I know how to employ, as well as he, a much greater fortune than he poſſeſſes. In a more confined application, I certainly ſtand in need of every kind of relief and <WSD>eaſement</WSD> much more than he does. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Easing, relief.