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1826. Novr. 16

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Ch. 11 H's eight projects

Review of Humphreys

S.4.II. Registration improved
III. Abolition of annuities

IV. Abolition of Copyhold

Giving Improvement and extension to

Acts II. Registration: improved and extended: as to this preumably.

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For this purpose I have to treat have with insight of public of what our art shall have to propose an instrument (
over in a by which a facility beyond any thing what Mr being to he vain
Humphreys could have anticipated may be given to that at present
in supplied remedy to the pains of the prevention and
disappointment

with the sight of an instrument the fruit of faint injenacty, and suited to this one if his beneficial
purposes in a degree beyond what he can have had any concept of But the difficulty would
be how to bring into the
scheme the swindlers
and would-be swindlers
a majority of whom
would suffice to defeat it.|

III. Abolition of the anomalous courses of discent. Comparatively speaking No
Absolutely speaking, yes: but comparatively speaking, no
great good Seems here to be expected; no great resistance to be upper handed.

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For this and the two next mentioned improvements in system of machinery
proposed: & expence and delay greater more / linear th ever
learned Reformist could have been aware of: a perfect one
approved by the of the highest authorities and the next
successful experience, he will presently be reminded of .

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True it is, that this of this This improvement, how the subject of it being an
ted insulated me, events is in its nature capable of being carried into effect affected
by itself. But, unless setting and the supprative of an
all comprehensive Code, or at anyha rate in all-comprehensive
property Code, its the benefit produced by it would be comparatively inconsiderably,
its principal, if not only are inbeing that which it would have in
the character of an instrument of simplification.

IV. Retention of Copyhold's to the state of freeholds. Highly
beneficial this: but at the same time necessariyunadably oper and tidiness
shape The sooner indeed it were begun the better: but in no other
the commencement of it. In the their character of Lords of Manor
pride would interest set an array against it the aristocracy of the country
in the character of Stewards Lords of Manor, pecuniary interest the lawyer
Attorney class of professional lawyersclass in the character of StewardsL not but that at the long run: pecuniary comparative ab
intra with or without a little of do ab extra at the expence of the whole might give the commonly to whom
the rule of which of acto would thereby
be rendered so much the
more
order of the one, and quiet the alarmregrets and of the other

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Date_1	1826-11-16	Marginal Summary Numbering
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