WATER-WORKES. 



as mine at New-court. I answred them, 

 yes : for, three other livings of mine, 

 affoord the like advantage for drowning. 

 The Vale is but seaven mile in length, 

 and not a mile over any where. Yet 

 there be diverse Gentlemen therein, 

 whose livings might bee bettered, some 

 a hundred, some two hundred pounds 

 yearly : amongst the rest, there's one 

 that dwells on my right hand : the River 

 devides our demeasnes, who might stock 

 his grounds with stankes^ trenches^ lists^ 

 bastard-sluces^ and such inventions as the 

 ground requires; being all flat-bottom : and 

 I truly take it, he may drowne foure 

 hundred Acres with lesse charge tenn 

 times then mine : not having one Maine- 

 Weare or Sluce to rayse : For, those I 

 have planted, serves for both grounds : 

 but whether it be his ignorance in not 

 understanding, or negligence in forbear- 

 ing, I know not ; but, I am sure, it's 

 out of his way an hundred pounds a 

 yeare. 



There is another Gentleman, who 

 dwells on my left hand, makes shew of 

 understanding it ; yet are his grounds 

 over-howed with the like neglect : but 



i 121 seeming 



The Golden 

 Valley is but 

 seaven miles 

 in length, 

 and one mile 

 broad. 



