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 to detroy themelves and their Deign, but by little and little, to caue every piece of Land to be improved, better'd and hearten'd to the Extent of its Nature and Capacity, in this Cae you would oon ee the Lands in Scotland equal in many places to the Lands in England, and all places much differing from what they are now.

When Land is thus inclos'd, planted and improved, I hope I need not ay it hall be let to the Tenant, not for les, but for much more than before; and it remains only, that your Servants take care the Tenants keep it up to its Goodnes, and that till they are ued to Methods of Husbandry, uitable, they may neither by want of Skill or Diligence weaken the Land—. And thus no Gentleman hall ink his Rent, and yet the Tenant be et to work in carrying on the Improvement which the Landlords have begun, till both together enjoy the Benefit of a plentiful and improv'd Country.

By this Method the Gentlemen of Scotland hall encreafe their Etates, the Tenant hall, to encourage his Indutry, have his Farm at uch a Rent as he may pay it, and live comfortably alo, and both together hall revive from the preent languihing poture of their Affairs.

If it be objected, this hall put the Gentlemen to extraordinary Charges—, I readily grant, Fencing, Encloing, Planting, &c. of Land, mut imply ome Charge—: But this is anwered with o many unanwerable Reaons,that nothing can reit—. As, 1. It is your own, the Charge is laid out upon your own, all the Profit is your own—, and that Profit o infallibly certain, if perform'd with Judgment, that no Man can call it an Expene. 2. No Money can be laid out to equal Advantage, nor in which the return can be equally certain or oon. 3. 'Tis your Countreys Advantage in general, and as the Scots have always been ready to adventure Life and Etate for the Honour and Advantage of their Countrey, as much as any People under Heaven, it is hard they hould be backward to a Service in which is no Hazard, little Trouble, and certain Gain, both to themelves and their Poterity.

For this Reaon I have addret thee Sheets to this Honourable Aembly, humbly to lay before you the Neceity, the Advantage, and the Eaines of thus etting your Hands to the general Good of your Countrey.

If this be done, I preume 'tis eay to make it appear, you may bring Scotland to be equal in her Native Wealth, I mean the Produce of the Ground, Breed of her Cattel, Indutry of her People, and greatnes of Trade and Manufactures, in Proportion to any of her Neighbours, and that with or without an Union.

Indeed I have often wondred, the Gentlemen who are warm againt an Union, have never erected this Propoal as an Equivalent againt it—. They have entred into the Preliminaries of Scotland 's Felicity, and attempted to how which way to bring it to pas; but I never met with this Medium.

If any thing will make you able to live without an Union, it mut be improving your Etates, encreaing the Produce, and enriching your Lands.