1821. April 16.

First Lines.

Means

Distributive

4 Equality

In the instance /case/ of each individual, a particular period /point of time/ there

is at which, without defalcation made from security in his instance, or in the

instance of any other individual, a distribution may be made his properly may be

subjected to a distribution or other disposition, whereby, according to the amount of

it, equality will be promoted, advance towards absolute equality may be made.

This time is the time of a man's death. In his instnce, no such evil is produced,

for he is no more. In the instance of no other individual if, in this instance,

sufficient and effective care has been taken to exclude expectation, no evil will

/evil/ be produced: for the only evil incident to the case is disappointment, and, by

the exclusion of expectation has been excluded.

Whatsoever be the amount of a man's property, if, within a certain distance from him

in the line of natural relationship, relation of his, knowing themselves to be such,

and known by him to be such, are in existence, the /an/ expectation of possessing, at

the time of his death, the whole, or a portion more or less considerable, of that

property, (with the exception of such part, if any, as it is known will terminate at

his death,) will, in proportion to their several degrees of propinquity and

correspondent amity, be /entertained: that is/ in the instance of such of them as, in

respect of age and other circumstances, are capable of entertaining expectations of

this nature, be entertained