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tion the nobility, gentry, and principal traders; 

 their manners and modes of life being fimilar to 

 thole of the fame ranks in England, from which 

 country they fupply themfelves in tne. various arti- 

 cles of drefs, furniture, and paintings. 



Very different, however, in many refpec~ts, arc 

 the generality of the farmers of Scotland from their 

 fouthern brethren. No fooner has the traveller 

 patted the borders, than he perceives a ftriking 

 contrail, not only in the appearance .of the farms, 

 houfes, and cattle, but alfo in the eo-untenances of 

 the people. The men are fober, temperate, and 

 laborious; -the women equally diligent io raifing 

 coarfe woollen and linen cloth, and other ceceifa- 

 ries for the family, befides fome fmall matters, 

 particularly linen and yarn, for fale. Some of the 

 more fertile diftricts excepted, this clafs of people 

 feldom enjoy the luxury of butcher's meat, wheaten 

 bread, or even fmall beer. Thefe they chearfully 

 relinquifh, to gratify their propenfity for Englilk 

 broad cloth and .other fineries, wherewith to adorn 

 thenafel'ves on Sundays, and public occafions. Not- 

 withftanding the unceafing toils of the week, they 

 attend all the duties of religion with the utmoft 

 punctuality, and are equally attentive to the edu- 

 cation and morals of their children ; infomuch, that 

 irregularities feldom happen, and crimes of a grofs 

 nature are fcarcely known. For many years after 

 the revolution, the number of perfons executed in 

 die courfe of juftice, did not exceed three, upon an 

 annual average, through the whole kingdom,- 



Equally fohxer,, indiaflrious, and domjeflic, are 

 the mechanics, wlipfe -earnings^ .excepting thofe 

 who are engaged in the finer manufactures, do not 

 exceed feven or eight fillings weekly, in the 

 fouthern parts ; and from four (hillings and fix- 

 pence to fix (hillings in the north. On this they 

 ilrefs in Englilh broad cloth ; and their wives, oc- 

 <c.aonally, in a gown, or cloak pf fijk^, from Lon- 

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