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« fomewhat increafed. From the 9th of 

 July to the 23d the Fen increafed a good 

 deal, but the Flies and Lice decreafed, it 

 raining daily much : In a week more the 

 " Fen, which fecmed to be almoft at a Hand, 

 « was confiderably increafed, efpecially in 

 « thofe grounds where it firft appeared. A- 

 " bout the middle of Auguft, the Vines had 

 " done growing both in Item and branch ; 

 and the forwarder!: began to be in Hop, 

 the reft in Bloom : the Fen continued 

 fpreading, where it was not before per. 

 ceived, and not only the leaves, but many 

 of the Burrs alfo were tainted with it. 

 About the 20th of Auguft, fome of the 

 Hops were infected with the Fen, and 

 whole branches corrupted by it. Half the 

 Plantations had hitherto pretty well cf- 

 caped, and from this time the Fen increa- 

 fed but little : But feveral days violent 

 wind and rain, in the following week, fo 

 difordered them, that many of them be- 

 gan to dwindle, and at laft came to no- 

 thing ; and of thofe that then remained 

 in bloom, feme never turned to Hops; 

 and of the reft which did, many of them 

 were fo fmall, that they very little ex- 



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