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Tothill Fields
4. At the up further end of the Waste, stands an old
and decayd pile of mean Buildings, formerly a Pest House, now known by the name of
the Five Chimneys, made use of bybelonging to the Parish of
St Margaret, and made use of as a Poor House.
It affords Lodging to 7 or 8 poor Families, besides
that offurnishing an abode the Dean and Chapter's Field Keeper.
Several of the Windows are altogether without glass:
and the whole together presents a wretched and ruinousexhibits variety of wretchedness.
5. After these uses, I can find neither actual profit
appearance nor possible source of profit, remaining to
the Dean and Chapter. Lords of the Waste, the Dean &
Chapter.
So much as to the nature of the proprietory rights under existing state of things: now as Composition
&c Rubbish
to the compensationsarrangements to be made, in the way of
compensations in respect for the loss of the above rights.
1. As to the right of depositing Rubbish —
This right might remain unchanged in full force, and with no
others change than the substitution of the Officer of the
Crown to the Officer of the Dean and Chapter.
2. As to In compensation for the right of pasture it
has beenhas been proposed, by the Gentleman on the part of
the Treasury, that or perpetual Annuity be granted
to the Parishes by the Crown, proportioned to the
Principal Money which the land would be worth 15
be sold, subject to the rights reserved. other rights The proper course
for obviating the depretiation in the value of money,
would of course be to be pursued — for instance by the
expedient of a Corn Rent.
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draft of letter 1199, vol. 6 |
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