MINUTES OCT. 



threats and fubtcrfuges, too commonly but very 

 impoliticly made ufe of upon fuch occafkms; 

 but by open and liberal propofals to the 

 young man, the joint proprietor; who was 

 made fully acquainted with the intention ; and 

 frankly told, that nothing could be done with- 

 out his eftate. He was, therefore, offered, at 

 once, a fpecific and confiderable fum, over 

 and above its full value to any other perfon: 

 and, to enfure the object in view, he had, at 

 the fame time, an offer made him of a confi- 

 derable farm, on advantageous terms. 



The young man, being enterprifing, and his 

 little eftate being, I believe, fomewhat en- 

 cumbered, accepted the offer, fold his eftate, 

 and agreed for a farm ; conlifting partly 

 of old inclofure ; in part of common-field 

 land ; and, in a ftill greater proportion, of the 

 heath to be inclofed. 



Mr. Wyndham (whofe virtues and abilities 

 are publicly known) having thus (in effeft as to 

 this inclofure) got the entire parilh into his pof- 

 feffion, and having fet out the leaft fertile part 

 of the heath, as a common, for the poor to 

 colled fireing from, he parcelled out the re- 

 mainder to different tenants, laid out roads and 

 driftways, and divided the whole, whether 



heath 



