ference
about the same be decided by a majority of the votes of the several
parties hereto the said =Ebenezer Landells= being entitled to one vote
the said =Joseph Last= to one other vote and the parties hereto of the
first part or any two of them to one other vote the vote of the last
mentioned parties or any two of them being to be taken for the purpose
of such voting but as one person only.

[Sidenote: _Seventeenth._]

=That= any person may retire from this Agreement and from all concern in
the said Work on leaving at the Publisher's Office for the time being of
the said Work Twenty one days notice in writing of his intention so to
do such Notice expiring on a Saturday.

[Sidenote: _Eighteenth._]

=That= upon the retirement of any such person as aforesaid the assetts
belonging to the said work (including debts) shall at the joint expence
of the persons parties hereto be valued by three indifferent and
competent persons in the publishing business who shall take upon
themselves the office of such valuation one to be chosen by the said
Editors another by the said =Ebenezer Landells= and the third by the said
=Joseph Last= within one week after such retirement and in case any or
either of the said parties shall for any cause whatever not nominate
such valuor on his or their behalf within the said week then a valuer
may be nominated by the valuer or valuers chosen by the party or parties
who may be willing to proceed with the said valuation and such valuor so
nominated as last aforesaid may with the valuer so previously nominated
(in case only one of such parties shall have nominated a valuer)
nominate a third valuer to carry into effect the aforesaid valuation And
in case such third valuer shall not from any cause be nominated within
one week after two valuers shall have been nominated then such third
valuer may be nominated by the Clerk of nisi prius of the Court of
Queens Bench for the time being on the application of any party hereto
who shall first make application to him for that purpose And in case of
the death of any of the said valuers another or other may be chosen in
manner hereinbefore set forth And after such valuation shall be made
known it shall be lawful for the persons parties hereto (other than the
person so retiring as aforesaid) to purchase the whole (but not a part
of) the share and interest of the Party so retiring in the net assetts
belonging to the said work and the parties so purchasing as afo