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as on the article of malt ; the colledion of 

 which would be attended with very little 

 additional expence, and probably, at no 

 diftant period, amount to as much as was 

 heretofore received on imported tobacco. 

 When the happy aera arrives that will unite 

 once more Great-Britain to the American 

 colonies (an event, I fear, more to be wifti- 

 ed than expected) and a constant uninter- 

 rupted fupply of this neceffary exotic pro- 

 vided, the wonted reftraint might be re~ 

 newed, as far as is confiftent with the fitu- 

 ation of both countries at that time. 



By purfuing the rules laid down in the 

 preceding chapters, which I have endea- 

 voured to give in as explicit terms as poffi- 

 ble, country gentlemen and landholders in 

 general will be enabled to raife much bet- 

 ter tobacco than that which is ufually im- 

 ported from Maryland or Virginia : for not- 

 withftanding there are not wanting prohi- 

 bitory laws in thofe countries to prevent the 

 planters from fending to market any but the 

 H prin- 



