Sentence:  Upon the subject of leases, as I wish to avoid all <WSD>disquisitions</WSD> which concern the kingdom at large, as much as the county of Lincoln in particular, it will be necessary only to remark, that great as have been improvements in it, I have not the least doubt they would have been much greater and more rapid, had the custom of granting leases been as common here as it is in Norfolk or Suffolk. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A methodical inquiry or investigation.