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No. VII. or the feventh clafs of land, is alfo mea- 

 dow or pafture that has had lefs agricultural atten- 

 tion paid to it, or lies fo low as to be fubjeft to 

 occafional winter floods, or is at a diftance from 

 houfes, with narrow dirty roads to it, and no hedge 

 or bufli upon it. On all which accounts it is valued 

 in only 40s. per acre. 



No. VIII. or the eighth clafs of land, is commonly 

 meadow, and ufually hath the hay hailed off from it, 

 without fubflituting any manure in its {lead ; for, ge- 

 nerally fpeaking, it belongs to fome church, hofpital, 

 charity. Queen Ann's bounty, jointures, widowhoods, 

 tenants for life or by courtefy, mortgaged premifes 

 in polTeffion of the mortgagee, or fome other fluc- 

 tuating intereft. As thefe lands are moftly fmall de- 

 tached pieces, badly fenced, and loaded with fome 

 unpleafant incumbrance or other inconvenience, it 

 is the mofl: likely land to continue in its original (late 

 of chaos. It is true, it would be the intereft of the 

 occupier himfelf to improve this fort of land, but the 

 next taker being a ftranger, would not be bound in 

 honour to continue the fame tenant ; befides, the 

 owner in expe(5lancy is ever interfering with the oc- 

 cupier, by grafping after the poflTefllon on the foot- 

 ing of non-improvement or wafte; infomuch, that 

 they become enemies to each other, a feparate in- 

 tereft is the confequence, and no good done. This 

 land is commonly let at il. 15s, per acre. 



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