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it, upon very fine trout, frefh from the 

 Lake. 



The 1 5th, I fet out from Dieuze, for 

 Moyenvie, paffing through Marfal. All 

 this country is a level, fertile, plain, in ge- 

 neral covered with corn fields ; and here and 

 there I obfervcd fome inclofures. At the 

 former of thefe places I fent a letter from 

 the inn to Monf. de Renne, who, in return, 

 waited on me, and invited me very gen- 

 teely to his houfe. I accepted it for a din- 

 ner. I found he enjoyed a little office under 

 the Government ; the letter I had fent, in- 

 formed him, that the bearer was an Englifh 

 gentleman, travelling for his amufement, 

 who would be much obliged to him for in- 

 formation, relative to the practice of agri- 

 culture in the rich plains between Moyenvie 

 and Lunneville. I found it was the bufinefs 

 of his office to ride pretty much about the 

 country; and, from his converfation, I 

 prefently found, that he had made many 

 obfcrvations on the culture of the neigh- 

 bouring territories. He was obliging enough 

 to afTure me, that he would anlwer all my 

 enquiries, as far as he was able ; and, from 



his 



