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butthatifIappeared,oranyoneforme,toclaimtheinheritance,itshouldberestored;onlythattheimprovementorannualproduction,beingdistributedtocharitableuses,couldnotberestored. Butheassuredmethatthestewardoftheking’srevenuefromlands,andtheprovedidore,orstewardofthemonastery,hadtakengreatcareallalongthattheincumbent,thatistosay,mypartner,gaveeveryyearafaithfulaccountoftheproduce,ofwhichtheyreceiveddulymymoiety.
Iaskedhimifheknewtowhatheightofimprovementhehadbroughttheplantation,andwhetherhethoughtitmightbeworthlookingafter; orwhether,onmygoingthither,Ishouldmeetwithnoobstructiontomypossessingmyjustrightinthemoiety.
Hetoldmehecouldnottellexactlytowhatdegreetheplantationwasimproved; butthisheknew,thatmypartnerwasgrownexceedingrichupontheenjoyingbutone-halfofit; andthat,tothebestofhisremembrance,hehadheardthattheking’sthirdofmypart,whichwas,itseems,grantedawaytosomeothermonasteryorreligioushouse,amountedtoabovetwohundredmoidoresayear. Thatastomybeingrestoredtoaquietpossessionofit,therewasnoquestiontobemadeofthat,mypartnerbeingalivetowitnessmytitle,andmynamebeingalsoenrolledintheregisterofthecountry. Alsohetoldmethatthesurvivorsofmytwotrusteeswereveryfair,honestpeople,andverywealthy; andhebelievedIwouldnotonlyhavetheirassistanceforputtingmeinpossession,butwouldfindaveryconsiderablesumofmoneyintheirhandsformyaccount,beingtheproduceofthefarmwhiletheirfatherheldthetrust,andbeforeitwasgivenup,asabove;which,asheremember,wasforabouttwelveyears.
