The forest rights which extend over the lands and possessions of others, being of no profit to the crown, and a grievance, as far as it goes, to the subject,--these I propose to extinguish without charge to the proprietors.
Burke proposes to eliminate certain forest rights that are burdensome to landowners without cost to them.
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