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A fimilar condcd: has taken place on ano- 

 ther confiderable cftate in the Vale, and with 

 fimilar effeds. The fivil: rile was moderate, 

 and made with judgment; the lad ill-judged 

 and immoderate ; intailing 3'ears of wretch- 

 cdncfs on numbers who had hitherto partaken 

 of the common comforts of life. 



Thefe, and other inftances which have fal- 

 len within my own knowledge, are fufncient 

 evidences of the folly of deranging an eflate 

 by exceflive rents. Heretofore the tenants 

 on the eftates above-noriccd not only kept up 

 old eredions in proper repair, but reneived 

 with fubftantial buildings ; and made other 

 improvements upon their refpedtive firms, 

 with the fpirit of owr.ers ; confid-ring them 

 in every refpedt as their own cfl.ites ; under 

 a confidence that no advantage would be ta- 

 ken of fuch improvements; but that they 

 would remain with themfelves, nnd defcend 

 to their families.— Now, ncccflary repairs 

 are negledled, buildings fuffcred to diminifh, 

 and improvements in hul^Dandry laidafide; 

 for all confidence is lojl : one rife has not been 

 thought fufficienr, and two may be thought 

 top few. It is faid, and I am afraid with 



truth, 



