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his rent at : he has juft time enough to do 47. 



himfelf all the injury poffible. Stimulated RENT-DAYS. 

 by an honeft pride of carrying the whole ba- 

 lance ; or fearful of the frowns of his landlord ; 

 he hurries out his corn, unmindful of the low- 

 nefs of the price, or the wafte he is commit- 

 ting on his " ftover." 



Were he called upon at Michaelmas, he 

 could not commit this unpardonable wafte : 

 if at Lady -day, he could have no temptation to 

 do it. Befides, at Chriftmas, tithe, tradefmen's 

 bills, the land-tax, and other quarterly rates 

 come upon him ; and it is not the lofs of the 

 (lover only, but the mealmen and maltfters> 

 knowing his fuuation, take their advantages. 



This year furniflics a ftrikinginftance of the 

 impropriety of receiving at Chriftmas in Nor- 

 folk. 



We have not yet had fcarcely fo much as a 

 hoar froft, nor one flake of fnow , cattle in 

 many places are even yet abroad, at grafs ; yet 

 the major part of the tenants of this neighbour- 

 hood have already thrafhed out threes-fourths of 

 their corn. Many of their yards are fcveral 

 feet thick with ftraw, with fcarcely any in- 

 termixture of teathe ; and fome of them 

 without being fo much as trodden. 

 ' VOL. II. G There 



