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cuniary payment can be fixed, without the greateft 

 probability of injuring pofterity. To remedy this 

 evil, provifion-rents have formerly been adopted. 

 But a moment's confideration will convince us that 

 a commutation of tithes for provifion-rents, or the 

 produce of the land in a marketable ftate, would 

 be liable to much trouble and abufe. It would not 

 be eligible even for the farmer; nor can it be ex- 

 pected that the tithe-owner would ever confent to it. 



The worthy and learned Prelate before-men- 

 tioned, with equal judgment and philanthropy, re- 

 commends to his clergy to compound with their 

 parifhioners on moderate terms. Were this falutary 

 advice univerfally adopted, it would be for the be- 

 nefit both of the clergy and the laity. For it is 

 well known that befides the trouble of fetting out 

 tithes, and their numerous ill confequences to the 

 landholder and to fociety, they are in collefting 

 liable to wafte, injury, and additional expence : and 

 that there is a very confiderable lofs between the 

 re&or and the farmer, without benefit to the one or 

 the other. But, alas! plain as this truth mull appear 

 to every man of experience, the imperfe&ions of 

 human nature are fuch, that the parties concerned 

 rarely agree on an equitable compofition. 



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