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ftould be made, defcribing what was ready 

 to be given away to whoever would accept 

 it, under condition that they brought with 

 them a fufficiency, either of money or 

 moveables, for carrying them through with 

 the defigned work ; and alfo certificates that 

 they were acquainted and 'pradtifed in agri- 

 culture. Can you fuppofe, in fuch a cafe, 

 Sir, that numbers would not croud in to 

 accept fo excellent a gift, which was at 

 once to make them farmers without either 

 rent or taxes ?" 



This I admit is an anfwer to my objec- 

 tion. 



ft Betides* there would be unions of fa- 

 milies ; two or three peafants, who fingly 

 could not compafs what was neceiTary, 

 would join and take farms between them : 

 and when they found that neither landlord^ 

 clergy (for I would have them alfo exempted 

 from tythe), nor tax-gatherer, had any de- 

 mand upon the produce of their induftry, 

 they would all work like lions ; they would 

 exhibit an induftry, fuch as we ar^ unac- 

 quainted with in France, and prefently 

 make their refpective lots pidures of culti- 

 vation. I cannot be perfuadcd that fome 



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