Improved part of the lands in Britain bears but a fmall pro- 

 portion to the unimproved and wafte grounds, i 12. 



Inchture, a remarkable inftance of the richnefs of the foil 

 in the Carfe of Gowrie, fhewn in that farm, 151. 



Indies, (Eaft and Weft) our poiTeflions there of no real be- 

 nefit to the nation, 24. 



Inhabitants of Britain live at the annual expence of 15!. 

 including the domeftic animals fupported along with 

 them, 63, 64. 



Inverlochy caftle, remarkable hiftorical anecdote concern- 

 ing it, 254 



Invernefs, a communication by water from it to Gordon- 

 burgh propofed, 250. 



Jofeph the patriarch probably conftrufted the great works 

 in Egypt for diftributing the waters of the Nile, 313. 



Ireland enabled to underfell the Scots in the article of linen 

 cloth, by the exportation of corn into Scotland, 176. 



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Knox's account of the goods exported from England to 

 Scotland, 66. His account of a vaft morafs in, the high- 

 lands, 317. 



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Land eafily improved, even when in a very unpromifing 

 ilate; exemplified in Mr Marshal's account of Mr Preft's 

 farm, 274. 



Landlord's act improperly, when they depopulate the coun- 

 try by too large farms, and opprefs their tenants, 57. 

 Accufed by Donaldfon of difhonefty when they do fo, 



58. 



Lead-mines, appearance of them on Mr M'Nab's eftate in 

 Perthfhire, 227. 



Lime, advantages and difadvantages of ufmg it, 74. Im- 

 properly ufed in Ayrfhire, 183. 



Lindfay's opinion on the proper management of flax, 2.96. 



Linen, 



