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excellent cews, sheep, and oxen, number of large horses 
are reared in these pastures, and ‘sent for sale to Ger- 
my and other countries. In the more elevated parts 
corn land is found, and the wheat which it p 
uces is greatly esteemed for the whiteness of its flour, 
Barley, pease, and potatoes, also are commonly raised; 
but oats and hemp are the principal ucts, , The 
inhabitants, however, derive their chief support from 
the fisheries, which are numerous’ al the coast. 
Friesland is famed for its woollen stuffs, and still more 
for its linens, which are said to be the finest in Europe. 
The fuel princi used in the country is or turf, 
but of an inferior kind to that which is found in Hol- 
Jand. See Modern Univ. Hist. vol. xxxi. ; and Playfair's 
CORTESE AND, East, ae in the circle of 
Ww ia, is bounded on the north by West Friesland 
and the German Ocean, on the east by Oldenburg, and 
on the south by the bishopric of Munster, and on the 
east by Groningen. It lies in 53° 20’ North Latitude, 
and 7° 20’ East Longitude, extending 40 miles from 
Soh sa remteand nae. Ces lame Gennes Hops: west 
to east. It contains sev towns, about 103,000 
inhabitants, The aes Aurich, in’ the 
centre country, a castle, surrounded 
by a marshy territory, and by forests full of game, for- 
gs hot ir ao residence, and containing 2000 inha- 
bitants. Norden or Noorden, an old, unfortified town, 
near the north-west extremity of the country, about 
three miles from the coast, and 17 north of Embden, 
has a tolerable harbour and a little trade. Embden, a 
flourishing sea- near the mouth of the Ems, and 
28 miles east of Groningen, is the largest town of East 
Friesland, tolerably well built and fortified, situated in 
a fertile tract of country, and containing 8000 inhabi- 
tants. The harbour is excellent, and the trade of the 
place considerable, ially in cheese, linens, and 
wines. Frederick the Great of Prussia exerted himself 
anxiously for the extension of its commerce ; and, in 
1750, established an East India company. But his 
forcing system did ‘not comport with the republican 
spirit of the people ; and many of his schemes were very 
ineffectual. a Se i , which he laboured 
to encourage, succeeded well, and brings in t 
sums annually. Jengum, a wealthy town on the Fiver 
Ems, about 11 miles south-east of Embden, is remark- 
able chiefly for gains. ber scene of several battles. . 
Leer or Lehr, a well t manufacturing town on the 
Seda above its confluence with the Ems, and 15 miles 
south-south-east of Embden, is situated in a marshy 
bat fruitful country, and contains 4500 inhabitants. 
Strickhausen, a citadel built shan city of Hamburg, 
about 9 miles east of Leer on the river Seda, is 24 miles 
south-east of Embden. Friedburg, a fortress on the 
frontier of Oldenburg, 26 miles east of Embden, is si- 
tuated in a heathy and marshy soil, and is now ina 
ruined state. Essens, on the sea-coast, 21 miles north« 
east of Embden, is a tolerably well built town, with 
an old citadel. Witmund, a small burgh and citadel in - 
the north-east corner of the principality, between Es- 
sens and Friedburg. There are many small islands 
the north coast, viz. Juyst, N , Baltrum, 
&c. The country of ar Friesland is el ta 
generally marshy or territory. tracts along 
a cami eaden Gotankoahake rivers, have a bot- 
tom of clay or mud, and are extremely fertile, abound- 
ing in excellent pastures; but the inland are 
chiefly sandy, heathy, and marshy, in which great 
quantities of ‘pest sre dog for fuel. The climate. is 
768 
“heavy 
appearance ; small round figures, yellow complexions; 
and flaccid bodies. The fowls, cattle, sheep, eA mt 
on the contrary, are of a large breed; numbers of. 
the latter animals are exported. for heavy cavalry and. 
coaches, even to Russia and Italy. There are few corn, 
fields in the country, and butter and. cheese.are the 
principal, products of the farms, One third of the 
whole is uncultivated, and there is abundance. of 
PRO sel 
cold, the seasons late ; and the inhabitants have a stunted. 
Frodsham, 
Frome... - 
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game. The river Ems traverses the south-west dis. - 
trict ; and contributes essentially to the trade and pro- 
sperity of the country. The chief articles of com- 
merce are horses, horned cattle, cheese, butter, oats, 
beans, rape-seed, and fine linen. The prevailing reli- 
gion is Lutheran, but’ the Catholics, Moravians, Jews, 
&c, are freely tolerated. See Riesbeck’s Travels in 
Germany, vol. iii.; and Playfair’s Geography. (g). 
FRODSHAM, a small town of England, in. the 
county of Chester, is agreeably situated on a risi 
ground near the confluence of the rivers Weaver 
Mersey, and beneath the hills which form ‘the north- 
ern extremity of Delamere Forest. The town, cons 
sists of. two wide and well, paved streets, intersect- 
ing cach other at right angles ; and. at the upper extre- 
mity of one of them, upon very high ground, stands 
the church, which is an old and handsome building, 
It was repaired and beautified in 1790. Near the 
church is a school, with an excellent house for the 
master, having a cupola for the p of erecting an 
observatory. ‘ Beacon Hill, which stands behind the 
school, commands a fine pros of the estuary of the 
Dee and the remote parts of Lancashire. The hill is 
now cut out into walks, which lead gradually to the - 
summit. There are butts for the practice of archery 
at the foot of the hill. Frodsham Brid 
Weaver, is about a mile to the east of the town; 
and at some distance from it, on the river side, are 
works for the refining of rock salt, which giye some 
employment to the inhabitants. There is a small cot~ 
ton man in the town, anda graving dock 
and yard have lately been erected for building and re- 
iring vessels. One ofthe springs which supplies 
the town with water discharges 1700 gallons in a mi- 
nute, and is used as a cold bath.. Great quantities of: 
potatoes are cultivated in the parish, amounting some- 
times to 100,000 bushels, of nearly one hundred weight 
each, annually. P 
The following is the population of the township and : 
lordship together for 1811. 
Number of houses . .. . o*e 888 
Do. of families ... . . « «eth 5G 
Do. employed in agricul! Pe er ee 
Do. in trade, &e. wre ot 9h% 72 
Males 1.2 as MES AG 1037 
Females a $ ee 1068 
Total population eoplan gos TERS 
See Beauties of England and Wales, vol. ii. i 
FROME, or Frome Setwoop, a town of England, 
in the hundred of Frome and county-of Somerset, is 
situated on several abrupt hills, at: the bottom of one 
of which is the principal entrance: to the town, My a 
good stone bridge of five arches across tlte river. The 
town is irregularly. built; and the streets, which are 
numerous, are narrow and ill paved. The houses are 
built of small rough stones, and are covered with 
stone tiles, dug in the adjacent quarries. The 
church of Frome, situated in the east of the town, is 
, over the - 
