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tlon: thefe I leave entirely to the wifdora of the le- 

 giflature, as any hints of my fuggefting may be con- 

 ftrued into a parallel between the borough cottagers 

 and their prefent reformers. I am fatisfied that the 

 honed and induftrious cottagers every where, to 

 whom commons are of very little advantage, will 

 acquiefce in inclofures, provided their confent be 

 afked, and an equivalent held out to them for their 

 cottage rights. 



Though Hertfordfhire cofitains lefs wafle than 

 mofl counties in the kingdom, there are notwithftand- 

 ing feveral fmall commons and waftes from twenty 

 to fifty acres and upwards therein, which, though no 

 objeft of inter-commonage to the pariflies where 

 they lie, are notwithftanding, when taken coUeftive- 

 ly, an objeft of fome moment to the publick; and 

 as there are fimilar fmall commons and waftes in 

 every county in the kingdom, the object is by that 

 clrcumflance greatly enlarged; a partition of thefe 

 commons would not compenfate to the perfons ha- 

 ving common right therein for the expence and 

 trouble of making that partition valid, though none 

 of them will fuffer another to ufurp his rights, there- 

 fore thefe commons and waftes remain uninclofed. 



As it is a matter of indiiference to the honourable 

 Board, and to the publick, whether fuch commons 

 and waftes are cultivated by A or B, provided they 

 are cultivated; the interefts of all parties may be con- 

 centrated by a publick aft warranting the inclofure 



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