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i.t is Generally at double the rent they give for it. 

 But I am perfuaded, that if there were a certain 

 number of cottages, of this description, in propor- 

 tion to the fize of the eftates, and they were accom^ 

 modated in this manner, and thofe plnces were 

 bellowed as a reward to labourers of particular 

 crood conduct, it would do wonders towards the 

 reduction of the rates, and the preservation of or- 

 der; for I have been witnefs to feveral finking 

 proofs of this, in two or three labourers, who have 

 been thus favoured, whofe attachment to their 

 mailers was exemplary, as they were not only 

 (heady in themfelves, but by their example kept 

 others from running into lxcqU. There cannot 

 well be too many of thefe places attached to lar^e 

 farms ; they would be the mod prolific cradles of 

 the bell fort of population. 



There is another thing which it is incumbent on. 

 all occupiers of land to do, which is, to fupply 

 their own labourers with wheat at a moderate 

 p,j rc — when the price in the market is high and 

 opprcflive to them (f). It is but reasonable, that 

 the human fervant lliould fare as well as the ani- 

 fervant : a farmer does not give his horfe a lefs 

 quantity of oats, becaule they are dear, nor is it 

 reafonable that the plough-man, or threfher in his 

 barn, (hould have lefs for his penny, becaule the 

 matter gets a great price; but I do not mean to 

 fay this Ihould be extended to manufacturers, be- 

 caule 



