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I have therefore an interest in taking this Tea;
& perhaps that a natural one, & perhaps apparent
It is a natural one because it is a natural
consequence of the general natural universal obligation to contribute
to the exigencies necessities of the state, & if any the
obligation on me amongst the rest to contribute
to supply what others shall be deficient:
indeed incidentally from the Laws made to provide supply
for these necessities; but not flowing from any
special intention or provision on their of the Law its part.

Now then is it adequate? in order to be judge
of this we must form a catalogue, & in a
long way at least an estimate of the several
articles of trouble & of inconvenience, which may result from acting.

1
Adequate or inadequate
2
Natural or factitious
3
Real only or apparent also
4
Of general by operative influence
or particular only
Operative or the generative, or only in
a few.

In the 1st place there is trouble of carrying
it away. In the 2d place there is the danger
in case of opposition. In the 3d place there
is the obloquy still (from the immateriality of
political knowledge in the people) still attending
considerations which give one the interest, &
exactly sensible to the force of them; nor do I give any
more weight to the opposite in conveniences
than what properly belongs to them. Yet Even to
me as thus described I suppose it will be generally thought,
the interest is not adequate. But the generality
of men are not of this description; indeed very few
indeed are; & this is sufficiently confessed & understood.
Tis for these reasons upon these considerations doubtless that
the Legislature has created in all persons who
shall have the physical power, has created
in them, I say, over and above the legal power
which it has given them, & the natural inadequate
interest above described which they
have without it Law created in them +, in order to make up for
the deficiency of the latter, a factitious interest:
by giving the property of the Tea to him who
shall carry it off, render the requisite subsequent conditions.

If therefore the disposal of the Tea at my own
pleasure will to my imagination augment (as

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the character of informer: in the 4th place there
is the relinquishment of my own concerns during
the time I am employed in carrying it
away: In the 5th place there is the long
& uncertain trouble & avocation of taking attending
those steps (steps that which have not been here particularized)
that which are made the necessary conditions of the my
being confirmed in this legal power. In the
6th & last place there is the certain expence of these, together
with the much greater possible expence
consequent upon me by the Laws in case of my not conforming accurately
to those conditions. Most of these uncertain
quantities, variable as well as in reality
as in appearance according to the various
situations & characters of the persons concerned.
Now then to compare this interest of man as above described
with the sum of these inconveniences
as the former adequate to the purpose of producing
action against the weight of the latter: I
am, we shall say, fully apprized of the above
the Law has judged it will) the sum of any enjoyments,
more than the above inconveniences
or so many of them as happen to me
will diminish it, I have along with physical
power, & legal power, an adequate
and apparent interest to carry it off: I shall
carry it off accordingly, & by taking such
further steps necessary to the securing of my
acquisition as the Law requires to be taken by
me for the punishment of the offender, shall
have answer'd in the character of prosecutor, and
in part in that of ministerial officer, the intentions
of the Law.

Interest from the moral mor. sanct & relig.
sanction omitted because uncertain in species

It may be objected to me, that in calculating
as above the motive to action, 2 material sources of interest
were have been omitted: namely those enforcing the
obligation to act in conformity to possible interest;
that is, the moral & religious sanctions.
By those who would reason accurately on this subject They
are certainly always to be taken into the account
but in the particular instance which I
look for an example, their influence is so
uncertain & weak that to avoid the embarrassment
of interest noticing them in their proper place, I

INTROD. Persons concerned— Interest &c. Exam. Tea to yr Informer [BR][A] Interest from moral & Religious Sanction why omitted.

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