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Farm tenancy - Great Britain - Early works to 1800

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    The duty of a steward to his Lord , represented under several plain and distinct articles; wherein may be seen the Indirect Practices of several Stewards, tending to Lessen, and the several Methods likely to Improve their Lords Estates. To which is added an appendix, shewing the way to plenty, proposed to the farmers; wherein are laid down general Rules and Directions for the Management and Improvement of a Farm. Both Design'd originally for the Use of the several Stewards and Tenants of His Grace the Duke of Buckingham, and now Improv'd and publish'd for the general Use and Interest of All the Nobility and Gentry throughout England. By Edward Laurence, Land-Surveyor.

    | Laurence, Edward d. 1740?. | Date: 1727
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    Letter from the Earl of Winchilsea to the president of the Board of Agriculture, on the advantage of cottagers renting land . Drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement.

    | Board of Agriculture. | Date: 1796

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