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Plan for Division of Tothill Fields Consideration

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 realised, 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. But even in strictness
of law there is a period, & that perhaps in
the instance in question not very far distant,
at which 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
favour 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 a favour, though on the part of Government, &
on terms in the framing of which no want of
attention has been shown to the dignity of the
reverend body any more than to its substantial
interests, they could within the compass of any
very short period come to the same Government,
either with much grace, or with any
very promising probability of success, with an
application on their part for a favour, on terms dictated

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	123	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	107	Info in main headings field	plan for division of tothill fields
Image	003	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f5 / f6 / f7 / f8
Penner		Watermarks	i taylor
Marginals		Paper Producer	evan nepean
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	41533
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