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counties enumerated above, and that at the very least som 

 127,000 more acres were enclosed between 1607-37. 1 This 

 would then raise the total to 744,000 acres, or 3-6 per cent, 

 of the area of the counties affected and 2-1 per cent, of the 

 total area of England. Even so, when we compare this 

 with the enclosures of the eighteenth century, it must be 

 confessed that the extent is comparatively small. 



The accompanying map, 2 prepared according to Mr. 

 Gay's tables, if it does not tell us with a certain voice 

 the actual amount of . enclosure, will at least show the 

 relative amount of enclosure complained of in various 

 parts of England. You will observe that the counties 

 fall into seven groups : 



In the first, coloured black, the percentage of enclosure is 8-94 

 per cent. 



In the second, the percentage is 8-45 per cent. 



In the third, the percentage is 5-25 per cent. 



In the fourth, the percentage is 2 to 1 per cent. 



In the fifth, under 1 per cent. 



In the sixth and the seventh, there is no mention of enclosure 

 except of one in Wiltshire. 



The first two groups, where the percentage is . .est, 

 lie exactly in the centre of England include nine 



counties : 



Leicester Beds. 



Northampton I .cks. 



Rutland Berks. 



East Warwickshire Oxon. 



Middlesex 



The third group, consisting of Huntingdon and Cam- 

 bridge, where the percentage is 5-25 per cent., lies imme- 



1 This is if we assume that the amount of enclosure between 

 1607-37 was equal to that of the previous thirty years. 



2 Cf. Map I at end of book 



