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favour of the heirs of its former pofTef- 

 for ; for having only a life-intereft in it, 

 or perhaps not fo much, as preferment 

 often removes them, they are glad to 

 feize all immediate benefits which ac- 

 crue, and never look forward, like a 

 lay-lord, to the future advantage which 

 his family may acquire, by waiting for 

 the reverfion after the exifting lives. For 

 thefe reafons, upon manors of this fort, 

 population mufl, and does wear a better 

 face, than in other diftridis. 



When a man is a copyhold, or a life- 

 feafehold tenant, it gives a ilronger fpur 

 to his induflry, than when he is tenant 

 at will, or on a fliort term of years, to 

 the fame quantity of land. He Vi-^ill be 

 encouraged to undertake improvements, 

 and will obtain a much greater produce. 

 He will alfo be better enabled to marry, 

 and much encouraged to do it; becaufe 



he 



