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trespassing on it; and I accordingly forbid you from trespassing 

 on it." 



To prevent the possibility of mistake, let every 

 servant be taught to say the above as regularly as a 

 catholic would repeat his breviary; and not, as many 

 thickheaded clodpolls do, by saying, " Zur, Pve a got 

 measter'sarders tofarbedivery body" by which nothing 

 personal is implied. 



In case of a verbal notice, a witness, in addition to 

 the one serving it, would be desirable, particularly if 

 this witness also was quite perfect in the preamble. 

 By this means he may, on being cross-questioned, 

 candidly own, that he had learnt it by heart ; and, if 

 not terrified, or browbeaten into a blunder in the re- 

 petition of it, by the modesty or ingenuity of a cross 

 examination, he would very soon prove the legality of 

 the verbal notice he had given. 



With less pains taken to warn persons off than what 

 is prescribed in the foregoing notices, there is little 

 doubt but there would be ground for an action of wilful 

 trespass. From my very humble knowledge in such 

 matters, however, I have thought it best to dictate 

 with extreme, and therefore, possibly, with unnecessary 

 caution. 



FORM OF A GENERAL NOTICE, 



Which, after all, may be the best to answer every 

 purpose. 



The following printed notice, signed by yourself and 

 all your tenants, will save much trouble, and be found 

 extremely useful ; as it may be read, or even shown by 

 any common labourer. By this means, therefore, your 



