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appoint a burgomafter, to whom they appeal 

 in cafe of all difputes ; and they yet preferve 

 their language, but that is declining. They 

 are very induftrious, and in confequence are 

 much happier and better fed, cloathed, and 

 lodged, than the Irifh peafants. We muft not, 

 however, conclude from hence that all is ow- 

 ing to thisj their being independent of farmers, 

 and having leafes, are circumftances which 

 will create mduftry. Their crops are much 

 better than thofe of their neighbours. There 

 are three villages of them, about feventy fa- 

 milies in all. For fome time after they fettled 

 they fed upon four crout, but by degrees left it 

 off, and took to potatoes: but now fubfift. 

 upon them and butter and milk, but with a 

 great deal of oat bread, and fome of wheat, 

 fome meat and fowls, of which they raifc 

 many. They have all offices to their houfes, 

 that is, ftables and cow houfes, and a lodge 

 for their ploughs, &c. They keep their cows 

 in the houfe in winter, feeding them upon 

 hay and oat ftraw. They are remarkable for 

 the goodnefs and cleanlinefs of their houfes. 

 The vvomen are very induftrious, reap the 

 corn, plough the ground fometimes, and 

 do whatever work may be going on j they 

 alfofpin, and make their children do the fame. 

 Their wheat is much better than any in the 

 country, infomuch that they get a better price 

 than any body elfe. Their induftry goes fo 

 far, that jocular reports of its excefs are 

 fpread : in a very pinching feafon, one of them 

 yoked his wife againft a horfe, and went in 



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