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gles of the White Pint. Some are flated with 

 tiles from Holland, becaufe the clay of this 

 neighbourhood is not reckoned fit for tiles. 

 Moft of thehoufes are built in the old way; 

 with the gable- end towards the ftreet ; a few 

 Cxcepted, which were lately built in the 

 manner now ufed. A great number of houfes 

 were built like thofe of New Brunfwkk, 

 which I have defcribed * ; the gable-end 

 being built, towards the flreet; of bricks, 

 and all the other walls of planks. The 

 outfide of the houfes is never covered with 

 fc lime or mortar, nor have I feien it practifed 

 in any North- American towns which I have 

 Vifited ; and the walls do not feem to be 

 damaged by the air. The gutters on the 

 roofs reach almoft to the middle of the 

 ftreet. This preferves the walls from being 

 damaged by the rain j but is extremely 

 difagreeable ih rainy weather for the people 

 in the frfeets, there being hardly any means 

 of avoiding the water from the gutters; 

 The ftreet-doors are generally in the mid^ 

 die of the houfes ; and on both fides are 

 feats, on which, during fair weather, the 

 people fpend almolt the whole day, efpe-* 

 cially cm thofe which are in the ihadow of 

 the houfes. In the evening thefe feats are 

 covered with people of both fexes ; but this 

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* See Vol. I. p. 228, &c,. 



