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 Ch. 20. of which Hoveden has preerved a copy. How far the etablihment of a like general regiter, for deeds, and wills, and other acts affecting real property, would remedy this inconvenience, deerves to be well conidered. In Scotland every act and event, regarding the tranmiion of property, is regularly entered on record. And ome of our own provincial diviions, particularly the extended county of York, and the populous county of Middleex, have prevailed with the legilature to erect uch regiters in their everal ditricts. But, however plauible thee proviions may appear in theory, it hath been doubted by very competent judges, whether more diputes have not arien in thoe counties by the inattention and omiions of parties, than prevented by the ue of regiters.