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alile river, extending its courfe along the eaft fide 

 of the county, it pafles Wellingborough, Thrapllon, 

 Owndle and Peterborough, and from thence, by a 

 new cut, (called Morton's Learn), to Wifbech, be- 

 low which it difcharges itfelf into the German O- 

 cean. 



The Welland takes its rife near Hawthrope, in 

 the hundred of Rothwell, and winding along the 

 north boundary of the county, it pafles by Rock- 

 ingham and Stamford, where it becomes navigable-, 

 from thence to Spalding, below which place it com- 

 municates with the fea. 



The Oiife, which is one of the principal rivers in 

 the kingdom, takes its rife from a fpring called 

 Oufe-well, near Brackley, in the hundred of Sut- 

 ton. It quickly leaves this county, and after taking 

 a circuitous courfe through part of Buckingham- 

 Jhire, touches again upon it at Stoney Stratford ; 

 from whence it pafles to Newport-pagnel and to 

 Bedford ; from which lafl place it is navigable to 

 the fea at Lynn. 



Thefe are the moft confiderable rivers ; but there 

 are a great many fmall ftreams and brooks, which, 

 after taking various windings through different parts 

 of the county, difcharge themfelves into one or o- 

 ther of thefe rivers; and befides the. convenience 

 and advantage which the inhabitants enjoy from 

 fuch an abundant fupply of water, thefe rivers and 

 flreams, are not only ufeful for fupplying the mills 

 for grinding wheat and corn, of which there are 

 great numbers erefted upon the banks, but great 

 advantages are alfo derived from the navigation of 

 the Neil and the Welland, particularly the former, 

 as it pafles through the greateft; part of the county, 

 and by means of which the inhabitants are fupplied 

 from the ports of Lynn and Wilhech with coals, 

 fir-timber and other articles, while confiderable 



quantities 



