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In doing this, the moft compendious,, 

 and indeed the fureft rule (as it is founded 

 on particular experience) is to fix upon a 

 criterion, by which, analogically, to judge 

 of firailar matters. For inftance, a farmer 

 may fix upon his laft farm, or any other* 

 of which he has a thorough knowledge, by 

 way of a comparifon, to examine new ones. 

 This will be exemplified in the following 

 {ketches. It will be neceiTary here to 

 afiume the language of a farmer, and fup- 

 pofe myfelf in the jTituation of having 

 viewed a farm, and^ deliberating upon the 

 rent it is worth. 



gi * * i :fDiii *. 7 * * 

 MEMORANDUM. 



I calculate the rent <>f my old farm at X. 

 Y* as follows. /. s. d. 



Rent, ^iiillDv; 300 o o 



Tythe, r-'- -- ?-'-'iA 50 o o 

 Poor rates, -^ i^^^ ti<Lii go $ ^ 

 Church ditto, aiiipi bnx 2 :r. o - o 



Gonftable's ditto, -" - i 10 o 

 Surveyors ditto, - - 7^ 10 o 



Value of my ftatute work, - 660 



Carry over, 397 6 o 



