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sum should in any degree appear excessive, greater in a word by any
amount than the some which is should appear to them proper to award
to me, much more excessive would it appear to any person regarding the
plan or either of the individuals as above, with an unfriendly eye. Thus
while every thing in the way of compensation and consolation is an object
of the most profound uncertainty, scorn and ridicule is a result which,
in the situation I am deprecating I might be but too will assured of.
As to hostility, whether of that sort of feeling there be any deficiency,
a slight glance upon the report and the Evidence on which it is grounded
would enable any person to judge— Not that to any of the persons in
question any personal offence can ever have been given by me. But of
all hostility, the most implacable is commonly that which has never
been preceded by any offence.

Seven hundred and odd thousand pounds is named as above
as the least sum, which (my own life and that of my brother having
been protracted as they have been) is capable of representing that annual
sum which, as above, was itself but the minimum of no more than
a part of our expectation. What if the intention announced to me
by the Duke of Portland's letter of March 1800 had been adhered to?
that minimum would have been doubled. Even though they should
see reason to agree with me ever so perfectly in respect of the justice of
those expectations, no such sum of course, could my Arbitrators think
of awarding. Why? because in their situation, whatsoever they might
regard as proper to be given to me, supposing it could for that purpose
be created out of nothing, would have for it indispensible limit, the sum
which it would appear to them that Administration could, even with
terms so imperative as those of the act, under its eyes bring itself to
give, and Parliament to endure to see given, at the public expence.
But to pronounce what is it that Administration could bring itself
to give, even with the unlimited authority which it has from Parliament, and

Identifier: | JB/122/472/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 122.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	122	Main Headings	Panopticon
Folio number	472	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	"Recto" is not in the list (recto, verso) of allowed values for the "Rectoverso" property.	Page Numbering	C1 / C2 / C3 / C4
Penner		Watermarks	JOHN DICKINSON & Co 1809
Marginals		Paper Producer	A. Levy
Corrections	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1809
Notes public		ID Number	002
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