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land fituations away from running waters, 

 ought to p-iy due attention to it. 



3. Lands exceeding the yearly value of 

 three iliiilino-s an acre to be divided and 



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inclofed, — the refidue to be allotted, only, 

 leaving it in the option of the perfons to 

 whom they be allotted, to inclofe them, oi' 

 let them remain in a ftaic of open common ; 

 fubject to fuch regulations as the commif- 

 fioners fnall appoint. Too much cannot be 

 faid in praife of this diftindtion. Good land 

 will always pay for inclofmg, and be the mod 

 valuable in that iiate -, but bad land is fre- 

 quently too dear at that price : many men 

 of comfortable fortunes have, in this D'.l- 

 tri-il, been beG[Q:ared, and the fortunes of 

 Others injured, by the inclofurc of lands 

 which haVe not yet paid, nor probably ever 

 will pay, for inclonng ; and the fame may be 

 obfcrvcd in other Dillvids of the kingdom. 



4. A good regulation rcfpeding fences is 

 likcwifc noticeable. The a6t allows a privi- 

 Icrc of niacins a fence on the outfide ot the 

 ditch, upon the adjoining allotment, to de- 

 fend the face of the young hedge; and to 



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