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continuing therein difables them from paying 

 their Rents, and maintaining their Families. 



And, what is ftill more to be lamented, 

 thefe People are fo much attached to their old 

 Cuftoms, that they are not only averfe to alter 

 them themieives, but are moreover induftrious 

 to prevent others from fucceeding, who at- 

 tempt to introduce any thing new; and indeed 

 have it too generally in their Power, to defeat 

 any Scheme which is not agreeable to their 

 own Notions j feeing it muft be executed by 

 the fame Sort of Hands. 



This naturally accounts for Mr. 2V/ J s Hus- 

 bandry having been fo little practifed. But as 

 the Methods commonly ufed, together with 

 the mean Price of Grain for fome Years part, 

 have brought the Farmers every-where fo low, 

 that they pay their Rents very ill, and in many 

 Places have thrown up their Farms t the Cure 

 of thefe Evils is certainly an Objedt worthy of 

 the public Attention : For if the Proprietor 

 muft be reduced to cultivate his own Lands, 

 which cannot be done but by the Hands of 

 thefe indocile People, it is eafy to guefs oa 

 which Side his Balance of Profit and Lofs will 

 turn. 



This Confederation, together with many 

 others which might be enumerated, hath in- 

 duced the Editors to recommend this Treatife 

 once more to the ferious Attention of every one 

 who wifhes well to his Country 5 in hopes that 



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