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probably from this caufe, among others, has 

 arifen the increafe of whilky, the quantity of 

 which is three times greater than fifteen years 

 ago. Not lefs than 30,000 barrels of barley 

 and here are diftilled yearly within 8 miles of 

 Glofter. 



Land fells at 25 years purchafe. Suppofe fix 

 farms, one let for ever, at 20 years purchafe, 

 one for three lives, let 20 years ago, 25 one 

 for two lives, ditto 28 one for one life, ditto 

 30 one for 31 years, 30 -one to let now, 

 20. Average of all, 25 years. Ten years ago 

 it would have been twenty-fix and a half ; twen- 

 ty years ago, twenty-three and a half. Leafes 

 are generally for three lives, or thirty-one 

 years. 



The country in general is much improved 

 in moft national circumftances ; buildings are 

 much increafed, on a larger fcale, and of a far 

 better fort than twenty years ago j there is 

 alfo a rife in the price of almoft all commo- 

 dities. 



Prices not minuted in the table. 



Rabbits, 8d. a couple. Reading pigs, as. 

 6d. much beyond the proportion of other 

 things. Kile in the price of meat, id. a Ib. in 

 twenty years, lince which bere has alfo advanced, 

 from 6s. to 95. 6d. the barrel of 16 ftone. Wo- 

 mens labour, 4d. Wages of a farming man, 

 4!. ditto a boy, il. ditto a maid, 2!. From 10 



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