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as particularly injurious to water-meadows; and, 
adly. The difficulties thrown in the way of fmall 
inclofures of commonable lands, by the expence of 
an act of parliament; the firft applying more par- 
ticularly to the peculiar hufbandry of Wiltfhire, 
and the fecond being equally an obftacle to im- 
provements in every other part of the kingdom, 
where there are lands ftill uninclofed. 
Water-mills, which are very numerous in Wilt- 
fhire, and particularly in the South-eaft diftrict, 
are, in many inftances, exceedingly injurious to 
water-meadows. 
It was formerly thought neceffary, that every 
manor, whofe fituation permitted it, fhould have 
its own mill, for the conveniency of the tenants to 
grind their corn; and a great part of thefe mills 
remain at this day, although few people now grind 
their own corn, and although, by the improved 
mechanifm of mills, one can now do the work that 
three or four did formerly. 
Between Warminfter and Salifbury, a diftance of 
about twenty miles, there are nearly twenty water- 
mills; although -one-third of the number (if well 
conf{tructed) would be more than fufficient to do all 
the work of the country, Many of thefe mills are 
very injurious to the water-meadows below them, 
and frequently prevent the making new ones. And 
the fame inconvenience exifts on the rivers in gene- 
ral thoughout the county, and particularly in the 
South-eaft diftrict, To 
