IV THE EDITOR TO 



very few, have heard of fuch extraordiriit'ry 

 cafes, fuch novel ideas, and fuch obvious and 

 falutary advice as are contained in the fol- 

 lowing pages. Were I to mention the odd 

 place in which I found the MSS. copy of 

 this work, it might create laughter. — 



** A pailion hateful to my purpofes." 



For having the fafety of man's neck in my 

 eye at this prefent writing, I think it no 

 laughing matter; and fhall therefore deem it 

 fufficient to fay, I have found it, and have 

 now the fatisfadtion of laying it before the 

 world. 



A paltry publication has lately made its 

 appearance, on the fame conftrudion as this. 

 It is a periodical thing, entitled The Annals 

 of Agriculture, and will, I dare fiy, be of 

 much ufe in the chandlers fliops. This too, 

 like Geoffrey's edifying colledtion of letters, 

 treats on propagation, cultivation, preferva- 

 tion, the good of the nation, &'c. &c. But 



when 



