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 canal they are at a diltance from each 

 other in divers places. The flopping the 

 lofs of water is of great confequence, not 

 only to lefTen the mifchief of the mere lofs, 

 in preventing the navigation going forward, 

 'but alfo in lellening greatly the damage 

 the country would fuiter from being over^ 

 fiowed; a point of great importance. 



Next we came to Leicefler Bridge, (un- 

 der it another canal door,) and paffing 

 through it I obferved, on the left hand, a 

 Imall water-fall, which is the mouth of a 

 main drain made by the farmer, with 

 fmaller ones that lead into it, all covered : 

 The excellent effect of which is here ftrik- 

 ingly vifible ; for the land on that fide was 

 perfectly dry, but on the other fide the 

 canal very wet, though not much rain haj 

 faLen. 



At Weather-Meetings we paiTed another 

 canal door. 



Paffing the mouth of the canal that leads 

 to Al:ringbam, Gfr. and under rayhr's 

 Bridge, you catch a view cf Mars Bridge 

 in a pretty fituation, the furrounding coun- 

 try fine i you look over it, fcattered with 

 feats, houfes, cfr. in a pleafing manner. 

 This part oi the canal runs through Traf- 



ford 



