An humble Proposal to the Honourable the House of Commons, for Raising of large Sums of Money for Supplying the Government, Securing the Proprietors in their Estates, Quieting the minds of a multitude of His Majesty's loving Subjects, and giving encouragement for greater Improvements.  
WHEREAS there has been several Grants made from the Kings and Queens of England of wast Grounds and other Grounds to several persons for terms of Years, reserving very small Rent to the Crown, which several said Persons have either Sold the same or let to build for large Ground Rents, the Grounds thereby being credibly improved, and the term of Years near expiring in some of the Grants and Leases, and some quiter expired, and great inquiry being made after the expired Grants& Leases, to the disquieting of abundance of His Majesteys good Subjects; and the last Parliament likewise being about enquiring into the Grants and Leases, has so much disquieted and discouraged the Proprietors that have improved the same, that they dare not further improve nor support what they have already built, nor can they Sell or Mortgage their several interests in the several Estates, as the case now stands, which is almost to their undoing.  
WHEREFORE it is humbly offered to the Consideration and wisdom of this Honourable House by the several Proprietors of the Improvements, and the Purchasers of the Ground-Rents and Improvements, That they may Purchase a further term of Years( and to make the remaining term Ninety Nine Years) at reasonable and valuable Consideration, as is customary in the Purchasing other Leases by a limited time in the said Act; and those that have a long time to come in the said Grants and Leases to pay a Consideration for confirming the same as to their several interests, And that those Persons that hold any Estates, the Grants and Leases whereof are expired, may be allowed to come in and pay a reasonable and valuable consideration for new Leases by a time to be limmitted▪ And that all Persons that hold their Estates by Grants or Leases from the Crown, that are expired, If they do nor come in and discover their Estates, and take new Leases as aforesaid, to be debarred from it; and if their expired Grants and Leases be discovered by others, the Persons making such discovery, to have one Moiety for a certain term of Years, and at liberty to purchase a new Lease for the other Moiety.  
AND the several Proprietors will be contented, and do further offer to pay one half-years Rent of the value of their Estates upon the death of every Proprietor, to be paid by the next Heir or Person to whom the said Estates shall come to be reserved and payable to and vested in the Crown during the whole time of the Leases. And to prevent the concealing the Deaths of any of the Proprietors, the next Heir, Executor or Person to whom the Estates shall come, shall be obliged, under a pennalty, in a time to be limited, to pay the said half-years Rent at the appointed place in the Act.  
WHEREFORE it is humbly desired that an Office may be Erected for Recording the Leases and entering the Money paid upon the Renewing the Leases, and upon the several Deaths, and that all Grants and Leases and regular Books may be kept at the said Office And that the Masters salary and Fees, and the Clerks salary and Fees may be Regulated by the Act of Parliament.  
THIS will quiet the minds of his Majesteys good Subjects, and be satisfaction to all Persons concerned in any of the Grants; To those that have Improved, those that have Purchased, and to those whose Grants and Leases are Expired,& those that have lent their Money upon Mortgages, and be a certain Security to them all.  
Proposed by Thomas Hoskins, Gent.   

A Proposal to Raise large Sums of Money, to the Satisfaction of the Subject.