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Herefordshire. 

 Rye-Land; thin, hungry, harfli, out of proof, worfe 



and worfe, in the working (or fand) ground apt to 



be filled with the beards of the rye. 

 Inclofure; thick, yellowifli, the fineft wool in general 



in the kingdom, but much worfe by mixture. 

 Foreji or Common-, fmall, foft, filky, and filthy. 



Shropshire. 



Forejl or Common , fmall, yellowifh, foft, filky, filthy, 

 mod times thick-haired, (or cat's hair) yellowifli. 



Radnorshire. 



Foreji or Common-, fmall, whitifh, thicker, harder, 

 filthy, and fome fandy. 



Berkshire. 



Deep, ftrong combing wool (they wind it outCdc 

 outward.) 



In Surry, SulTex, Hants and Berks, many (hop. 

 keepers gather fmall parcels, and fell in larger quan- 

 tities to the clothiers and woolllaplers, (moftly to 

 London.) 



On the Downs and inclofed Farms; fell near the 

 Winchefter fairs for the benefit of carriage. 



Monmouthfhire, Herefordfhire, Shropfhirc, Rad- 

 norfhire; colleftors of fmall parcels, who bring them 

 to the difierent fairs in thofe counties, (moftly loofe 

 wool) though the finer forts are hindered by aft of 

 parliament. 



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