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would be upon the persons making this distinction,
to draw the line and say, at what number of
Persons so circumstanced, and quantity of property
so invested, the title to relief could, consistently with the
principle of the decision already given, commence;
(and attempt evidently vain and impredictable:) in the
next place, there is not one of those persons, who, at
the time of laying out of his Money, did not see
the decision, staring him full in the face. The decision
did nt turn in the least upon numbers: it is
impossible therefore it sould be affected by any
variation in respect of numbers. If the three
Parishes in question were not quite so populous
twelve years ago as now, still they were populous
parishes and not very populous: if the Villas in them
were not quite so abundant then as now, still they
were abundant. Suppose for example 200 Villas of
sufficient account then, and 220 of Sufficient account
now: would the difference between 200 and 220 make
any difference in the propriety and Conclusiveness of the
decision? Will it be said, that though good against
200, it bad the moment the 200 get 20 more,
or 200 more, or any other number more, to join
them?
So far from it, that your Memorialist humbly
contends, that if the decisions of 12 Judges have
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