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greater honour than their modelty will per- 

 mit them to fee it in its full lultre; and are 

 peculiarly entitled to t&e thanks of th 

 country. At a very trifling expence they 

 become the primary means of in creating the 

 wealth and happinefs of the community, 

 who feel, through every rank and order, the 

 beneficial effe&s of every improvement that 

 tends to increafe the value and the produce 

 of our lands. 



To the Beneficed Clergy alfo, of every 

 rank, the encouragement of fuch Societies 

 ought to become the objeft of fpeedy and 

 , general attention. They are eflentially in- 

 terefted in whatever tends to promote the 

 improvement and value of lands, being fure 

 to partake of the increafed produce, without 

 the leaft lofs from the failure of any experi- 

 riment. It therefore feems incumbent on 

 them to lend their affiftance in fupporting 



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