MINUTES, MAY 



beach lay open to the country ; fo that the 

 MAJRRAM ftock have free egrefs to the fea j on the edge 

 of which they delight to lie in the heat of the 

 fummer; when they lie cool and free from 

 the flies, with which the marlhes are greatly 



peftered. But, having palled Mr. B 's 



grounds, the proprietors of the next marfhes 

 are under the neceffity of fencing againft 

 the beach ; left their cattle Ihould flray into 

 Mr. B 's liberty, who is lord of the manor. 



This is done by placing rows of faggots in 

 the gaps, between the fand-hills ; which, being 

 deep on the fide towards the fea, are of 

 themfelves a fence, 



The eifcdt of thefe faggot-fences are ftrik- 

 ing ; for the fand being blown upon the beach 

 in a fimilar manner to fnow, it drifts in the 

 fame way ; and, in fome places, th* 4 tops of 

 the faggots are only to be feen ; the fand having 

 drifted on both fides ; more particularly on the 

 fide towards the country ; fo that the cattle 

 might now almoft walk over them : and it 

 me very forcibly, that from fences, to 

 the marfh cattle from ftraying away upon 

 the beach, have originated the Marram Banks. 



But whether this is the fact or not, I am 

 fully convinced that by faggots, or fome other 



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