[72] February 1, 1793.
[73] See Chapter iv.
[74] Vol. xxvi. p. 70.
[75] Sinclair’s language shows that this was the general arrangement. Of course there are exceptions. See e.g. Haute Huntre and other cases in Appendix.
[76] Cf. Billingsley’s Report on Somerset, p. 59, where the arrangements are described as ‘a little system of patronage. The lord of the soil, the rector, and a few of the principal commoners, monopolize and distribute the appointments.’
[77] Parliamentary Register, June 14, 1781.
[78] General Report on Enclosures, 1808.
[79] Six Months’ Tour through the North of England, vol. i. p. 122.
[80] See Appendix A (6).
[81] Report on Somerset, p. 192.