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am clearly of opinion, that it is the intcreft 

 of every proprietor in Britain, in whatever fi- 

 tuation, whether upon the fea-coaft, or more 

 in the centre of the country, to feu out as 

 much of his eftate in gardens as he can get 

 perfons to engage to build houfes upon, 

 agreeable to a plan fixed upon by the propri- 

 etor ; the feuers always being at the expencc 

 of building every one his own houfe, in- 

 clofing his garden and improving it. Thus 

 the proprietor will find it much for his inte- 

 reft, whether in the neighbourhood of a city 

 or town, whether the land be improved or 

 not. Even a muir, if he only feus a part, it 

 will increafe the value of what remains ; and 

 if he can get the whole of his eftate feued 

 out, it would be better for himfelf, and the 

 nation at large. Although this is not to be 

 iixpedled till perhaps an age or two hence. 



If the noblemen and gentlemen were to a- 



dopt Lord Gardenfton's plan, mentioned in 



Mr John Knox's tour through the Highlands 



of Scotland, 1787, page 90, where he fays, 



" I made public advertifements, that future 



c let tiers, who fhould build and make out 



" their garden in any village-lot, without 



c any farm, ihould be entitled to poflefs free 



" of 



