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And the obfervations of that difcerning and judi- 

 cious writer, Arthur Younc, cfq; in his late 

 Tour through that kingdom, fhew, that, in many 

 refpecls, improvements there havc^of late yean 

 made a progrefs nearly as rapid as in England. 



After the peace of Aix-la-Chapelie, mod of the 

 nations, of Europe, by a fort of tacit confent, 

 applied thcmfelves to the ftudy of agriculture, and 

 continued to do fo, more or lefs, amidft the unU 

 verfal confufion that fucceeded. 



The French found by repeated experience, that 



they could never maintain a long war, or procure 



a tolerable peace, unlefs they could raife con* 



enough to fupport thcmfelves in fuch a manner 



as not to be obliged to harfh terms on the one 



hand, or to pcrifh by famine on the other. This 



occafioned the King to give publick encourage* 



ment to agriculture, and even to be prefent at the 



making of feveral experiments. The great, and 



the rich, of various ranks and ftations, followed 



his example; and even the ladiqs were candidates 



for a fharc of fame in this putyick-fpirited and 



commendable undertaking. 



During the hurry and diftreflcs of France in 

 the war of 1756, coniidcrable attention was paid 



to 



