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tion one or two as briefly as poffible ; In the 

 laft Year, fave one, that Mr Boflom of Lincoln 

 bred, he made a Crofs betwixt his Duck Wings 

 and favourite Down-Rumps, which were both 

 excellent good ; the Cock being a true fhap'd, 

 frelh, two Year old Cock, and the Hens frefli 

 three Years old ; Mr Eojlom thought this to be 

 the beft Crofs he ever made in his Life, yet not- 

 withftanding thefe were really good of them- 

 felves, and iufficiently tried as fuch, by fighting 

 a Number of Brothers of each Sort, which, 

 to my Knowledge were exceeding good, yet 

 they bred very indifferent Stock ; not excelling 

 in any one Refpecl, but, on the Contrary, full 

 of Sloth and Inactivity indeed, there was one 

 of them very remarkable for his Game, (nor was 

 any of them wanting in that Refpect) but 

 ftrucfc fifty fair Blows without doing any Exe- 

 cution, therefore had no Place in my Affeftion, 

 becauie every ftupid Clod can perform the fame. 

 But why this Cock and Hens, full of Youth and 

 Life, and approved Goodnefs, did not breed bet- 

 ter, is the Thing neceflary to be enquired into, 

 and muft be accounted for, or elfe can never be 

 amended. The only Reafons that can be given 

 for it, therefore, are theie ; The Cock was got 

 by the old Duck-Wing, when eight Years old, 

 and out of Mr CW/Ws Dolly-Tulle* ; and tho' 

 he appear'd a very healthful Cock at that Age, 

 yet, it is impoffible, but his Conftitution muft 

 have been impaired, by being cut fo often out of 

 Feather at that fatal Time of the Year, being 

 in September, befides being removed to, at leaft, 



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