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upon one year's value only. This fcheme 

 is beneficial for landlord and tenant ; for 

 though the former does not let his cot- 

 tages for fo much as he might at rack- 

 rent, yet what he does get, is all clear 

 money -, and by this means he preferves 

 the value of all other parts of his efiiate, 

 by keeping up a proper number of inha- 

 bitants. The latter finds his account in 

 it, becaufe he makes a fettlement for his 

 family ; and can repair, and improve his 

 cottage at leifure hours with his own 

 hands ^ and if he be an induflrious man, 

 he can generally find a friend to lend him 

 his firft fine, on fuch an occafion, if he 

 cannot raife it himfelf. Sir Charles Cocks 

 has lately put all his cottages upon this 

 footing, on his eilates under my care in 

 Gloucejierfiire, and PForceJierfiire ; and as 

 he was chiefiy influenced by a humane 

 difpofition, to make the poor, in his fe- 

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