After mentioning this chefnut, which has 

 been celebrated fo much, I cannot forbear 

 mentioning another, which is equally remark- 

 able for having never been celebrated at all, 

 tho it is one of the largeft trees, that per- 

 haps ever exifted in England. If it had ever 

 been noticed merely for it's bulk, I mould 

 have pafled it over among other gigantic plants 

 that had nothing elfe to boaflj but as no 

 hiftorian or antiquarian, fo far as I have 

 heard, hath taken the leaft notice of it, I 

 thought it right from this very circumftance 

 to make up the omifTion by giving it at leaft, 



what little credit thefe papers could give. 



This chefnut grows at a place called Wimley, 

 near Hitchen-priory in Hertfordfhire. In the 

 year 1789, at five feet above the ground, it's 

 girth was fomewhat more than fourteen yards. 

 It's trunk was hollow, and in part open. But 

 it's vegetation was ftill vigorous. On one fide 

 it's vaft arms, mooting up in various forms, 

 fome upright, and others oblique, were 

 decayed, and peeled at the extremities ; but 

 iflfued from luxuriant foliage at their infertion 



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