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though of confiderable annual value, renders an equi- 

 table exchange of lands necelTary, to promote the 

 cultivation and improvement thereof. In thcfe cafes 

 aftual furveys and values muft be made, to afcertain 

 with precifion the values of the feparate properties, 

 and under the direftion of commiffioners appointed 

 by the general confent of the land-owners. A whole 

 parilli is converted into a money value, future and 

 more convenient roads are marked out, an adequate 

 portion of land is allotted to the church in lieu of 

 tithes; the lord of the manor has generally one- 

 twentieth of the common or unknown land, quantity 

 and quality confidered, and each feparate proprietor 

 has a new eftate marked out for him, lying together 

 and as convenient as polTible to his home-ftall, and 

 duly proportioned to the value of his former eftate. 

 ProfeiTional men have hitherto confidered the aid 

 of parliament necelTary, to confirm the inclofure of 

 property of this fort and magnitude, either before 

 or after the inclofure; as in mofl cafes there are par- 

 ties interefled who are not competent to give their 

 confent. 



The chancellor may be empowered to confent for 

 fuch parties upon petition, and direct iifues in cafes 

 of difputes. or differences among the proprietors. 

 But the interefls of cottagers muft be attended to, 

 and the confent of three-fourths of perfons of this 

 dcfcription had, before any publick aft of inclofure 

 can, with fafcty to the peace, and I may truly fay, the 



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