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00_o â—â—_o 08_o 00_o 15_o 10_o 00_o 00_o 1â—_n 0â—_n 40_o 00_o 00_o 5_o 00_o 10_o 05_o 00_o 14_o 07_o 00_o 19_o 09_o 0_o ½_n 01_o 02_o 11_o 50_o 00_o 00_o 6_o 00_o 12_o 06_o 00_o 17_o 06_o 01_o 03_o 09_o 00_o 01_o 07_o 06_o 60_o 00_o 00_o 7_o 00_o 14_o 07_o 01_o 00_o 05_o 01_o 07_o 08_o 0_o ½_n 01_o 12_o 01_o 70_o 00_o 00_o 8_o 00_o 16_o 08_o 01_o 03_o 04_o 01_o 11_o 08_o 00_o 01_o 16_o 08_o 80_o 00_o 00_o 9_o 00_o 18_o 09_o 01_o 06_o 03_o 01_o 15_o 07_o 0_o ½_n 02_o 01_o 03_o 90_o 00_o 00_o 10_o 01_o 00_o 10_o 01_o 09_o 02_o 01_o 19_o 07_o 00_o 02_o 05_o 10_o 100_o 00_o 00_o 20_o 02_o 01_o 08_o 02_o 18_o 04_o 03_o 19_o 02_o 00_o 04_o 11_o 08_o 200_o 00_o 00_o 30_o 03_o 02_o 06_o 04_o 07_o 06_o 05_o 18_o 09_o 00_o 06_o 17_o 06_o 300_o 00_o 00_o 40_o 04_o 03_o 04_o 05_o 16_o 08_o 07_o 18_o 04_o 00_o 09_o 03_o 04_o 400_o 00_o 00_o 50_o 05_o 04_o 02_o 07_o 05_o 10_o 09_o 17_o 11_o 00_o 11_o 09_o 02_o 500_o 00_o 00_o 60_o 06_o 05_o 00_o 08_o 15_o 00_o 11_o 17_o 06_o 00_o 13_o 15_o 00_o 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observation_n on_o the_o proposal_n of_o the_o city_n to_o insure_v house_n in_o case_n of_o fire_n when_o right_o be_v invade_v all_o manner_n of_o defence_n be_v lawful_a therefore_o since_o the_o city_n of_o london_n endeavour_n to_o set_a up_o the_o insure_a of_o house_n from_o fire_n by_o the_o invention_n of_o other_o person_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o expect_v that_o they_o who_o be_v author_n of_o the_o design_n and_o be_v thereby_o injure_v will_v not_o forbear_v to_o publish_v those_o truth_n which_o may_v lessen_v their_o adversary_n and_o be_v useful_a to_o preserve_v their_o right_n though_o by_o so_o do_v they_o shall_v seem_v to_o reflect_v on_o the_o justice_n wisdom_n or_o credit_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n for_o that_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o insurance_n office_n on_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o this_o design_n must_v be_v grant_v by_o all_o because_o the_o city_n will_v have_v otherwise_o accept_v that_o fair_a proposal_n that_o be_v at_o first_o make_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_z mayor_z etc._n etc._n viz._n to_o refer_v it_o to_o council_n to_o determine_v this_o original_a right_n and_o if_o it_o do_v appear_v by_o any_o of_o the_o city-journals_a that_o they_o have_v former_o resolve_v the_o same_o war_n of_o effect_v this_o design_n or_o can_v add_v any_o new_a thought_n that_o improve_v it_o other_o than_o lessen_v the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o prolong_v the_o term_n of_o insurance_n which_o be_v no_o essential_a difference_n nor_o may_v perhaps_o be_v aâ—_n 〈◊〉_d vantage_n to_o the_o insure_v the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o insurance_n office_n do_v promise_n to_o desist_v from_o insure_v 〈◊〉_d city_n and_o liberty_n and_o though_o it_o may_v be_v true_a that_o about_o the_o year_n 1670._o proposal_n be_v make_v to_o the_o city_n about_o insure_a house_n from_o fire_n upon_o which_o a_o committee_n be_v choose_v to_o examine_v they_o yet_o they_o be_v extreme_o different_a from_o this_o design_n and_o so_o impracticable_a in_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o lay_v they_o aside_o and_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o city_n can_v never_o have_v settle_v this_o affair_n have_v they_o not_o take_v the_o pattern_n from_o the_o insurance_n office_n since_o ten_o year_n have_v be_v spend_v without_o make_v the_o least_o progress_n in_o it_o now_o since_o the_o undertake_n of_o the_o city_n to_o insure_v house_n be_v but_o a_o copy_n of_o another_o invention_n the_o best_a way_n to_o discredit_v it_o and_o show_v its_o imperfection_n will_v be_v to_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o original_a the_o method_n that_o be_v at_o first_o use_v to_o settle_v the_o insurance_n office_n on_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o royal-exchange_n be_v thus_o viz._n proposition_n for_o insure_a house_n be_v publish_v wherein_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o premium_fw-la or_o rate_n of_o insurance_n the_o several_a term_n of_o year_n the_o security_n of_o ground-rent_n and_o manner_n of_o settlement_n on_o trusâ—â—â—â—_n and_o that_o general_a satisfaction_n may_v be_v give_v several_a day_n upon_o public_a notice_n be_v appoint_v for_o those_o that_o have_v thought_n of_o insure_v to_o meet_v at_o the_o office_n to_o object_n and_o debate_n â—hat_n may_v be_v advantageous_a or_o disadvantageous_a to_o the_o design_n and_o according_a to_o the_o result_n of_o â—â—ose_a debate_n this_o affair_n be_v settle_a by_o counsel_n choose_v by_o those_o that_o subscribe_v to_o insure_v this_o example_n the_o city_n will_v seem_v to_o follow_v some_o thing_n they_o have_v imitate_v not_o now_o neâ—â—â—â—â—y_o other_o necessary_a they_o have_v omit_v some_o thing_n they_o have_v alter_v which_o have_v much_o prejudice_v their_o design_n all_o which_o may_v be_v observe_v from_o these_o four_o particular_n in_o their_o print_a paper_n viz._n i._o take_v subscription_n ii_o the_o rate_n of_o insurance_n iii_o the_o term_n of_o year_n iv_o 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premium_fw-la make_v a_o