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will not be sufficient to engage them in the expence and 

 trouble which an act of this nature always occasions. 

 Finding this, he has not acquainted the College of his 

 intentions, so that the Fellows and other persons interested 

 under the College, have not ever been officially acquainted 

 that such a Scheme was ever in agitation. I believe if 

 the plan had been pursued, that Mr. Fisher would have 

 been more benefited by it than the College, which must 

 convince every one (and I am sure it does me) that he is 

 a Man of a meddling disposition, and has the interest of 

 his own pocket more at heart than that of his Employers. 

 He told me that though, in consequence of your informa- 

 tion, he has given up the scheme, yet he means, when 

 he next goes to Selborne, to ask you for a sight of this 

 Decree, and that if he should find it anyways different from 

 his present ideas, he shall revive it. Now, in consequence 

 of this intelligence from Mr. Fisher, and to prevent this 

 business being revived, I trust you will excuse my giving 

 you a hint. If you will take the trouble to look into the 

 Decree, and if it is what Mr. Fisher from conversation with 

 you, supposes it to be, there can be no objection to shew 

 it him when he asks to see it, but if there should be any 

 thing in it which is different from his present ideas, or 

 would induce him to revive this business, I think that you 

 would wish to evade shewing him any thing which may, 

 in the event, occasion much trouble and expence both to 

 yourself and all the other copyholders of Selborne. To 

 convince you (if it is wanted) that Mr. Fisher is a man 

 of a meddling disposition, he acknowledged to me that 

 he had been urging four different Inclosures of the same 

 nature as Selborne, and intended to bring them forward 

 this Session of Parliament, but that not one of them would 

 be entered into on account of something similar to the 

 reason which prevents his Scheme at Selborne. I am glad 

 in saying that Chalgrove is one of them, which is put 



