The Batchelor: Or Speculations of Jeoffry Wagstaffe, Esq. Vol. III.James Hoey, junior, 1773 - 359 pages |
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... clause in every " new leafe which paffed through your hands , in or- der to throw the burthen on the tenant , without di- " minishing the landlord's rent - roll . One gentleman , ❝ indeed , after his lease was perfected , suspected the ...
... clause in every " new leafe which paffed through your hands , in or- der to throw the burthen on the tenant , without di- " minishing the landlord's rent - roll . One gentleman , ❝ indeed , after his lease was perfected , suspected the ...
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... clause is inferted ) un- der Lord Besfborough . I am well acquainted with the litigious temper of Mr. Bayley , but ftill I do not think him capable of propagating such a falfe- hood . Give me leave to add that the very fame elaufe is ...
... clause is inferted ) un- der Lord Besfborough . I am well acquainted with the litigious temper of Mr. Bayley , but ftill I do not think him capable of propagating such a falfe- hood . Give me leave to add that the very fame elaufe is ...
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... clause , by telling him it was inferted in all the late Lord Burlington's leafes , and actually produced one of them to prove it . Mr. Ponfonby accordingly , read a claufe repeatedly to the fame purpose : Mr. Bayley then defired to fee ...
... clause , by telling him it was inferted in all the late Lord Burlington's leafes , and actually produced one of them to prove it . Mr. Ponfonby accordingly , read a claufe repeatedly to the fame purpose : Mr. Bayley then defired to fee ...
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... clause recited , as it cannot be inferred from his agreement , that he was to be bound to pay any “ taxes , but the usual country charges ? 66 " Answer . I apprehend A has a good and fuffici , sent reafon to object to fuch a claufe ...
... clause recited , as it cannot be inferred from his agreement , that he was to be bound to pay any “ taxes , but the usual country charges ? 66 " Answer . I apprehend A has a good and fuffici , sent reafon to object to fuch a claufe ...
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... clause , on " account of which A objects to faid leafe : which " clause is as follows : << 66 " That the faid A , his heirs and affigns , fhall pay " to faid B , bis heirs and affigns , the faid referved yearly rent of 60l . ferling on ...
... clause , on " account of which A objects to faid leafe : which " clause is as follows : << 66 " That the faid A , his heirs and affigns , fhall pay " to faid B , bis heirs and affigns , the faid referved yearly rent of 60l . ferling on ...
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addrefs adminiſtration affertion againſt alfo alſo anſwer Bayley becauſe beſt cafe caufe cauſe claufe clauſe conftitution Cotillion Culverin defign diftinguiſhed Doctor Lucas Dublin eſtabliſh faid falfe fame fatire feems feen feffion fenate fenfe fent fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhould fign fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpeak fpirit frae ftate ftill fubject fubmit fuch fuperior fuppofe fupport fure furprized gentlemen George Faulkner himſelf honour houfe houſe inferted intereft JEOFFRY WAGSTAFFE Junius Junius's kingdom laft laſt late leafe Lord Lord Mansfield Lord Townshend meaſure ment moft moſt muſt myſelf never NUMBER obferved occafion paffed parliament patriots perfon philofopher PHOCION pleaſe pleaſure Polyphlofboios Ponsonby Poyning's law prefent preferved Prefident promife prorogation publiſhed purpoſe queftion reafon Refolved refpectable ſee ſeems ſhall Sir Toby ſkill ſtate ſuch tenants thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe ufual underſtanding uſe whofe
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