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under great inconvenlencies and dlftrefs, through the want of 

 fprings, or wholefome drinking water, 



25. To enclofe the farm yards in the iflands, and upon 

 all the emabnked marflies ; and to keep a proper (lock of 

 ftore cattle through the winter ; to convert the large quan- 

 tities of itraw that are annually produced from thofe lands 

 into manure. 



26. To refift the monopoly of farms, or the confblida- 

 tion of them beyond a certain extent — Say 300I. per annum, 

 heavy land — 500I. per annum, light lands. 



27. To encourage the eftablifhment of box clubs through 

 every parifh ; and upon every occafion to ftigmatize as igno- 

 minious every fturdy labourer who (hall receive alTiltance 

 from the parifh, when he might have been relieved as a 

 member of fo laudable an inftitution. 



To efFe(fl the purpofes contained in the following propofi- 

 tions would certainly contribute very much to excite a 

 general fpirit of improvement throughout the county, and 

 prove the bafis of its perfect and more univerfal cultivation ; 

 but, as this depends entirely upon the will of the legifla- 

 ture, it is impoflible to fay, how long they may continue 

 to withhold their authority and confent. 



1. To put the occupiers of the county upon a more cer- 

 tain footing with regard to the payment of tythes. 



2. To compel the yeoman, or the occupier of his own 

 eftate, to be as equally affelFed and as fully contributary to the 

 parifli rates as the tenant farmer. 



3. To fubjefl perfonal as well as property in lands and 

 houfes to be proportionately anelTed to the parifh rates. 



.4. To make fuch an arrangement in the management of 



the poor, as may have a tendency to check the further in- 



creafe in the poor's rates, 



5. To 



