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hazels, and thorns j but they produce beautiful 

 thicket-fcenery ; and there are frequent oaks 

 mixed with them. But above all, this foreft 

 glories in it's holly-woods. The hollies are 

 commonly of the fize of trees, and add beauty 

 to it at all times, but in winter give it peculiar 

 cheerfulnefs. 



To thefe fources of beauty it may be added, 

 that the foil of Needwood-foreft is generally 

 good; which produces great richnefs in it's ve- 

 getation, and vigour in it's woods. 



The middle parts of Staffordihire are oc- 

 cupied by a very extenfive foreft known by 

 the name of Cank^wood, 



In the fouthern parts of Leicefterfhire lies 

 the wide foreft of Charnwood; in which the 

 park of Beaumanour, twenty miles in cir- 

 cumference, was walled round by the lords 

 of Beaumont ; and was thought to be one of 

 the largeft works of the kind in England. 

 In this county alfo lies the foreft of Leicefter ; 

 on the borders of which is the celebrated 

 field of Bofworth, where after fo much blood- 

 ihed in the conteft between the two houfes 



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