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them mould be adopted, every difficulty 

 attending them fmoothcd, and every injury 

 redreffed. 



It appears clearly from the above circum- 

 ftances, that the proprietors of a lordfhip 

 to be inclofed, give to the commiflioners 

 for executing the act, an unlimited autho- 

 rity of taxing their eftates ; and including 

 that unheard-of power of being party, 

 judge, and jury in the whole affair of 

 paying themfelves. If a proprietor is of- 

 fended at their proceedings, and refufes to 

 pay the fums levied on him, they are 

 entrufted by the act, with powers imme- 

 diately to diftrain. Such immenfe confi- 

 dence might be attended with few incon- 

 veniencies, if they were univerfklly men 

 of considerable property, and known in- 

 tegrity ; but when the hacknied fons 

 of bufinefs, are employed (which is the 

 cafe nine times out of ten) the proprietors 

 have jufl reafon to tremble at the fituation 

 of their fortunes. It is very natural to 

 conclude, that fuch caufes mult be attended 

 with a very ftriking effect, and this accord- 

 ingly is the cafe ; for impofitions, and the 

 inaccuracy of commiflioners have arofe to 

 fuch a height, that many proprietors who 

 were eager for inclofures, on a [anguine 

 profpect of benefit, have found the mea- 

 fure highly injurious and totally owing to 

 Qj the 



