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ic wafte. From Efpernon to Chartres the 

 country is exceeding rich, and has all the 

 appearance of being as well cultivated as any 

 part of Picardie. It is all an open country, 

 and almoft every part of it cultivated in 

 corn. It is principally in the great culture, 

 that is, the lands let on leafe, and the ma- 

 nagement is in the farmers hands, who do 

 their work with horfes. Wheat here is 

 fown ori fallow, and then they take barky 

 or oats. The wheat upon many lands I 

 viewed towards Chartres, yields from two 

 and a half to near three quarters an acr; ; 

 barley three ; and oats three and an hal r ; 

 but thefe lands are very good. The farns 

 here are not large, few employing mere 

 than three ploughs. Lucern is common 

 in fome fpots all the way I proceeded, aid 

 the farmers reckoned that the profit o" it 

 was very great. 



The 1 4th, I left Chartres, and took :he 

 road to O: leans, the diftance about fory- 

 five miles. The country I palled, very ri:h, 

 and we'll cultivated. Near Voues I flopped 

 to dine at a peafant's, where I was very br- 

 tunate in gaining intelligence. He pive 

 me an account, which he had from his 



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