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firft place, were there one general act of parliament 

 formed, under which any parifh that could agree 

 in itfelf, could be able to take fhelter, or even any 

 two or more perfons, agreeing upon any exchange 

 of land, or a feparation of a mixed interefl, where- 

 by the inclofing of fuch land was the remit, 

 upon paying a fmall consideration, to receive 

 the fanction of a fhort fummary law to bind their 

 agreement. This would infenfibly lead to a vail 

 field of improvement (b). Something of this fort 

 was lately attempted, but not carried through, and 

 perhaps there might be fomething exceptionable in. 

 the plan. It is, however, to be wifhed, that fome 

 member of the Houfe of Commons would confidcr 

 the magnitude and importance of the object, and 

 bring it forward again. If fuch an attempt be 

 made, upon found and rational principles, I flatter 

 myfelf, the prefent Minifter would not be againft 

 its introduction ; nor, I truft, at a lofs, to find the 

 means of removing one of the principal objections 

 to the prefent mode of inclofing, namely, the great 

 expence, when a bill is foliated, which always 

 operates as a powerful difcouragement to under- 

 takings of this kind, and fometimes fets them 

 wholly afide; efpecially, as the fees are double, if 

 another parifh has the fmalleft fhare in the emolu- 

 ments, though the trouble to thole who pafs the 

 act is not doubled by it. But this is not all the 

 difcouragement (c) y for in the courfe of obtaining 

 the bill, the evidence muff go up to town, and 



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