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sently ly, that all these defects shall be remedied, and the farm 

 completely improved*, during the first period of 21 years, 

 frofii the commencement of this lease : AS FOLLOWS, 

 viz,, the said C. D. binds and obliges himself and his fore- 

 saids, to inclose the whole lands above lett, 5nd subdivide 

 the same into parks or inclosures, according to a plan given 

 him by the said A. B., so as completely to finish the same 

 within the period before mentioned. And that he shall 

 completely finish the fencing of one inclosure, at least, each 

 year from the commencement of the lease : Which fences 

 shall consist of five feet clap-ditchf, planted with good 

 thorns, not less than five years old, the backs of the 

 ditches carefully levelled, to secure a proper founda- 

 tion ; and a dry stone-dike built thereon, two feet wide 

 at the bottom, contracted three inches on each side a- 

 bove the found stones, battered to sixteen inches on the 

 top, finished with a coping of large stones, to project three 

 ^nches on each side, making the whole height three feet. 

 And on those parts of the farm where draining is not ne- 

 cessary, and where thorns will not thrive, he obliges him- 

 self to enclose with good Galloway stone-dikes, founded 2 

 feet 6 inches wide, contracted to 2 feet above the first stone, 

 and 4 feet 6 inches height ; with a gate having 3 bars to eacli 

 park. And, for his encouragement, the said A. B. binds 

 and obliges himself to allow the said C. D. the sum of 

 Sterling for each chain of 24 ells of said 

 fences, that shall be completed in a substantial manner ; 

 with for each park- gate, when the 



park is completely inclosed, out of the first year's rent, 

 and so on progressively, out of each year's rent, and un- 

 til the whole enclosing is complete. And the said C. IX 

 is bound and obliged, over and above the tack-duty before 

 mentioned, when the second year's rent falls due, also to 

 pay the said A. B. 5 per cent. } for the sum allowed him the 

 preceding year, for enclosing or for draining, as after men- 

 tioned, and so on progressively until that improvement is 

 complete. And the said C. D. binds and obliges hi 

 at least once, to summer-fallow the whole lands abc- I, 

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