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IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEIR EX- 

 PENCES. 



THE beft advice v^rhich can be given 

 to a man of fortune is, to perfuade 

 him to carry on all improvements, which 

 are out of the common w^y, at his own 

 expence. There are but few tenants 

 capable of finking any confiderable fum 

 of money, even when the profped: of a 

 return is ever fo promifing ; they can 

 much better afford, to pay an increafe of 

 rent, equal to ten per cent, for fuch mo- 

 ney as the landlord may lay-out upon ju- 

 dicious improvements, than they can, to 

 fink a lefs adequate fum in ready money. 

 But the gentleman's purfe, and the far- 

 mer's labour, will do great things, when 

 the contract between them is fo contrived 

 as to yield them mutual benefit. A vafl 



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