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Excerpt from A Case of Extreme and Unparalleled Hardship: Containing Considerations on a Verdict That Potatoes and Turnips Are Hay and Corn Having, in April 1787) taken possession of the Living of romaldkirk, I employed the person, who was then 'curate, with the view of easing and accommodating the parish, to agree with the parishioners for their Tithes, and receive their compositions for three years, which he, with the advice and assistance of some others, accordingly did; but the'se bargains were made so very much to my disadvan tage that, the revenue of the living became very inferior to its former usual amount, and did not far exceed the large outgoings which naturally belong to it. For these three years I was, of course, dissatisfied, but suffered them to pass without murmuring. At the expiration of them, as might be expected, Iemployed other persons to manage the concern. This gave offence to the Curate and his as sistants, who were displeased that the business should be taken out of their hands, and were grieved at seeing it managed in a better manner. They proceeded therefore, by way of revenge, to charge me with a certain rate, which had never been imposed on any former Rector. In Consequence of this I laid my case, together with the Ter rier, and this observation, That Agistment Tithe, and Tithe of Potatoes and Turnips, had never been paid me, before mr.ler late attorney-general, wholived in the neighbourhood, and took his Opinion as to the legality of the charge, which was, That it was justifiable by law; with this addition, however, That if it bad never been made before, it was a foolish attempt in the parish to begin now, at it could only tend to induce the Rector to increase his claims bn tbc parisbioners, the modus being confined 30 Hay and Can: only. I afterwards took Mr. Par. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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