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Tothill Fields —Plan of Division — with Observations

while it stands, of any such comprehensive
plan. For though Government may display
its power in the removal of such an impediment
for a great National purpose, it does not
seen by any means to follow that it would
exercise an equal stretch of power to the disturbing
of the existing possession & comforts
of a determinate assemblage of individuals, to
no higher purpose than the opening, for the
benefit of particular interests, a new source of
expected gain, which supposing it realized,
would be rendered almost imperceptible (as far
as the Parishes are concerned at least) by the
multitude of the sharers. The possession in
question, in as far as it pretends to independency,
was, it is true, according to every appearance,
founded originally on usurpation becomes converted
into a right: & the hold, it cannot be
doubted, would be considered as much stronger,
when opposed to adversaries, whose application
would be for favours, not for justice.—

7. Even supposing all the above difficulties
surmounted (& those in particular which concern
the Buildings in question, by consent
for instance, or otherwise) it would then rest with
the wisdom of the Dean & Chapter to consider,
whether after refusing a concurrence applied for
on the footing of favor, tho' on the part of
Government, & on terns in the framing of
which no want of attention has been shewn
to the dignity of the reverend body any more than

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Box	117	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	126	Info in main headings field	tothill fields plan of division with observations
Image	003	Titles	considerations / on behalf of the above plan -
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	4
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