An
humble
Proposal
to
the
Honourable
the
House
of
Commons
,
for
Raising
of
large
Sums
of
Money
for
Supplying
the
Government
,
Securing
the
Proprietors
in
their
Estates
,
Quieting
the
minds
of
a
multitude
of
His
Majesty's
loving
Subjects
,
and
giving
Incouragement
for
greater
Improvements
.
WHEREAS
there
has
been
several
Grants
made
from
the
Kings
and
Queens
of
England
of
wast
Grounds
and
other
Grounds
to
several
persons
for
terms
of
Years
,
reserving
very
small
Rent
to
the
Crown
,
which
several
said
Persons
have
either
Sold
the
same
or
Lett
to
build
for
large
Ground
Rents
,
the
Grounds
thereby
being
credibly
improved
,
and
the
terme
of
Years
near
expiring
in
some
of
the
Grants
and
Leases
,
and
some
quite
expired
,
and
great
inquiry
being
made
after
the
expired
Grants
&
Leases
,
to
the
disquieting
of
abundance
of
His
Majesteys
good
Subjects
;
and
the
last
Parliament
likewise
being
about
inquiring
into
the
Grants
and
Leases
,
has
so
much
disquieted
and
discouraged
the
Proprietors
that
have
improved
the
same
,
that
they
dare
not
further
improve
nor
support
what
they
have
already
built
,
nor
can
they
Sell
or
Mortgage
their
several
interests
in
the
several
Estates
,
as
the
case
now
stands
,
which
is
almost
to
their
undoing
.
WHEREFORE
it
is
humbly
offered
to
the
Consideration
and
Wisdome
of
this
Honourable
House
by
the
several
Proprietors
of
the
Improvements
,
and
the
Purchasers
of
the
Ground-Rents
and
Improvements
,
That
they
may
Purchase
a
further
terme
of
Years
(
and
to
make
the
remaining
terme
Ninety
Nine
Years
)
at
reasonable
and
valuable
Consideration
,
as
is
customary
in
the
Purchasing
other
Leases
by
a
limitted
time
in
the
said
Act
;
and
those
that
have
a
long
time
to
come
in
the
said
Grants
and
Leases
to
pay
a
Consideration
for
confirming
the
same
as
to
their
several
interests
,
And
that
those
Persons
that
hold
any
Estates
,
the
Grants
and
Leases
whereof
are
expired
,
may
be
allowed
to
come
in
and
pay
a
reasonable
and
valuable
consideration
for
new
Leases
by
a
time
to
be
limmitted
▪
And
that
all
Persons
that
hold
their
Estates
by
Grants
or
Leases
from
the
Crown
,
that
are
expired
,
If
they
do
nor
come
in
and
discover
their
Estates
,
and
take
new
Leases
as
aforesaid
,
to
be
debarred
from
it
;
and
if
their
expired
Grants
and
Leases
be
discovered
by
others
,
the
Persons
making
such
discovery
,
to
have
one
Moiety
for
a
certain
terme
of
Years
,
and
at
liberty
to
purchase
a
new
Lease
for
the
other
Moiety
.
AND
the
several
Proprietors
will
be
contented
,
and
do
further
offer
to
pay
one
half-years
Rent
of
the
vallue
of
their
Estates
upon
the
death
of
every
Proprietor
,
to
be
paid
by
the
next
Heir
or
Person
to
whom
the
said
Estates
shall
come
to
be
reserved
and
payable
to
and
vested
in
the
Crown
during
the
whole
time
of
the
Leases
.
And
to
prevent
the
concealing
the
Deaths
of
any
of
the
Proprietors
,
the
next
Heir
,
Executor
or
Person
to
whom
the
Estates
shall
come
,
shall
be
oblidged
,
under
a
pennalty
,
in
a
time
to
be
limitted
,
to
pay
the
said
half-years
Rent
at
the
appointed
place
in
the
Act.
WHEREFORE
it
is
humbly
desired
that
an
Office
may
be
Erected
for
Recording
the
Leases
and
Entring
the
Money
paid
upon
the
Renewing
the
Leases
,
and
upon
the
several
Deaths
,
and
that
all
Grants
and
Leases
and
regular
Books
may
be
kept
at
the
said
Office
And
that
the
Masters
Sallary
and
Fees
,
and
the
Clerks
Sallary
and
Fees
may
be
Regulated
by
the
Act
of
Parliament
.
THIS
will
quiet
the
minds
of
his
Majesteys
good
Subjects
,
and
be
satisfaction
to
all
Persons
concerned
in
any
of
the
Grants
;
To
those
that
have
Improved
,
those
that
have
Purchased
,
and
to
those
whose
Grants
and
Leases
are
Expired
,
&
those
that
have
lent
their
Money
upon
Mortgages
,
and
be
a
certain
Security
to
them
all
.
Proposed
by
Thomas
Hoskins
,
Gent
.