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Many of thefe extenfive waftes arc not common; they 

 are appertenant to the adjacent eflates, but for want 

 of dividing them among the tenantry, no inclofure 

 takes place. Of 170,666 acres of wafte lands, about 

 one-half may be deemed capable of cultivation, at 

 a reafonable expence, viz. 85,333 acres, and the 

 other half not capable of fuch cultivation, by reafon 

 of its elevation or other difficulties. 



The waftes are now depaflured by the occupiers 

 at large, within the feveral manors to which they 

 belong, without ftint ; and are thereby rendered of 

 little value to the community; at leaft they are not 

 fo productive as if fome rule were eflabliflied for re- 

 gulating the depafluring of them. 



Stocks of fmall ftieep are kept upon moft of the 

 hills, and a few inferior cattle and horfes upon fome; 

 but the higheft hills do not, as I was informed, keep 

 any (lock during the rigorous feafons of the year. 



I prcfume the befl: methods by which the waftes 

 could be improved, may be to divide and inclofc 

 them, allotting to lords of manors, and perfons ha- 

 ving common rights, according to their refpeftivc 

 interefls; and making compenfation to the tenantry, 

 in proportion to the lofs they may be found to fuftain 

 by being deprived of the pafturage of the commons. 



The turf upon many of thefe waftes is a kin4 of 

 publick ftock, for which the inhabitants of other 

 lordftiips pay the lord of the manor an acknow- 

 ledgement for the privilege of digging, and thereby 



fupply 



