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in fummer ; and for which they mow winter- llS. 



fodder from the recd-ronds, 8cc. They carry YAI ? M OI;TS 

 their butter to Yarmouth, and in winter gene- 

 rally fell their ^jy-butter above the market- 

 price of f*rp-butt?T ; the univerfal produce 

 of the county in that feafon of the year. 



We entered the Marihes at Havergate, which 

 ftands on a bold fwell, from whence there is a 

 very extcnfive view of this great level; which, 

 to the left, i^ terminated by Yarmouth (dif- 

 tant about nine miles) ; to which in fummer 

 there is a tolerable road, acrofs the Marihes. 



At the foot of the fwell, the Marfhes com- 

 mence. For nearly the firft mile, we rode to 

 our horfcs knees in water. This watery part is 

 common to Havergate, and there are two rea- 

 fons for its being overflowed : It is no perfon's 

 bnfiv.efs to drain it ; and, what is remarkable, 

 it lies lower than the middle of the Mar&es ; 

 which, it fccins, is the highsft, and the bcft, 

 land. 



The firft matih we entered was Mr. Bat- 

 chelor's (who went with us). It contains about 

 thirty acres : his ftock are fixteen fine bul- 

 locks ; but it would carry three or four more ; 

 the grafs being now footlock deep. Thefe 

 bullocks were at turneps Lift winter; at clover 



