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deftrudive creatures j which I miifl beg you will 

 lay- before the fociety at their next meeting, with 

 my moft refpedlful compliments. 



' I am, Sir, 

 Your moft humble fervant, 



JAMES BERNARD. 



Crowcombe-Courty July 6th ^ 1791. 



Article XXVII. 

 On thejuhje5i of the foregoing Article ^ Plant ingy ^c, 

 Sali/huryy 051, 6 thy 179 1. 



T Have taken every opportunity of enquiring into 

 ' ■*" the matters ftated in your letter of the 30th of 

 July. Some injury, as I have been informed, was 

 done by fquirrels to the fir plantations of Lord 

 Arundell, of Wardour, as much as ten or twelve 

 years ago. The plantations of the Earl of Ailefbury, 

 at Tottenham-park, have alfo been attacked in hke 

 manner. The damage complained of is, however, 

 I believe, far from being general j nor have I heard 

 of it in fo great a degree as that which you .mention. 



Very 



