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on the clover crops; which were nearly in bloom; and no one could hinder him. In another cafe; [zbzd, p.- dics vhere cuftom had eftablifhed the practice of havi ing one corn crop, and one fallow alternately, the occupiers of the diftrid came to an agreement to have ¢wo crops and a fallow,

1 z|| RVs a oe ao ee a RO Cp alternately; but before the expiration of’ ten c I)

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, one of the farmers broke through the agree- re l

ment, and turned his cattle ae he crops of

beans, oats, and barley; in v 1 plan he was followed by the reft of his nei; ae ours; and the crops were, in confequence, tot ally deftroyed on that part of the field, which, agreeable to the antient cuftom, fhould have been that year in fallow.

Thefe few notic while they tend to illuftrate

the nature of aie shear kind of tenure here complained of, at the fame time Clearly de- monittrate its pernicious tende ency to the pub- lic; fo that it would be time mis{ pent to ad- duce a greater number of proofs of a felf evident propofition. No one who has confidered the

fubjeét for a moment, but will readily admit, that it were much for the intereft of Britain that

no fuch pra€tice exifted jn it- gana that, of courfe,

no time fhould be loft in end ouring to eradi-

Cate 1t: for were this ane ually, done, it muft

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