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hardly an indance, in fifty parifhes, of tythes being 

 fet out, or taken up in kind. 



Yet, after all, it is a mod unpopular eflate, and 

 highly difcouraging to all new improvements in 

 particular, becaufe, in this indance, thefe under- 

 takings cannot be effected without a very confider- 

 able expence, and a certain fhare of rifle, which the 

 adventurer mud be fubjeel; to, before he can derive 

 any kind of benefit from his undertaking; but the 

 tythe owner, in this cafe, comes into his edate 

 without any of this charge or inconvenience. — It 

 is in this light, that tythes are grievous, and 

 want better regulation; and, therefore, if a gene- 

 ral cultivation lhould take place, of the commons 

 and wade lands, it is to be hoped the wifdom of 

 the legislature will be able to adopt fome regula- 

 tions, even with the concurrence of the clergy, 

 which may afford greater encouragement than is 

 now the cafe. The exemption of three years, 

 after wade land is firft broken up, is evidently 

 too fhort, and lhould, at lead, be extended to fe- 

 ven. As to the total extinction of tythes, though, 

 perhaps, it might, and, I dare fay, would be a great 

 comfort to the clergy, and of great fervice to reli- 

 gion, yet, I doubt, it would be extremely difficult 

 to fettle fuch a proper equivalent as ftiould keep 

 pace with the times. It could not be, I prefume, 

 done in any other way, than by referving a corn 



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