nd [wm 1798]

To the Bank

Alteration

27

But, so long as no such notification is given, the differences, expressible or

not expressible in words, will be lost to this purpose, in regard to the bulk of

readers, who receive Bank Notes, or Notes purporting to be such, as they come,

but who for want of adequate inducement never set themselves down to form to

themselves any comparative view of the appearance, as between one class of Notes

and another; much less think of extending such comparison to all the classes.(a)

Note

(a) Thus I know, that in my own instance, though having at this moment occasion

thus particularly to apply my mind to the subject, neither has it ever happened

to me to attempt to institute any such survey, nor without a great deal more

trouble than there would be any use in my bestowing, would it now be in my power

to attempt it. How wide soever the difference in point of general appearance may

be between a one Pound Note and a Tem pound note for example, yet were a

pretended Ten Pound Note, made by alteration out of a One Pound to be tendered

to me it would not find me prepared for the detection of the importance.