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of Axholm, in the county of Lincoln, was digging turf or peat in the moors of 

 Amcotts ; and, about 6 feet below the surface, his spade cut the toe of a sandal, 

 which dropped into the pit he was graveing peat in ; also part of the foot dropped 

 in, which terrified the man, and he left it. Hearing of this discover)-, Mr. S. 

 went with some servants to make further discovery; when they soon found the' 

 other sandal, whole and firm. It was very soft and pliable, and of a tawny co- 

 lour, with all the bones of that foot in it, and all the gristly part of the heel. 

 Proceeding further, they found the skin and thigh bones, which he measured, 

 and found to be 1 8 inches long. They then found all the skin of the lower parts 

 of the body, which was of the same colour as the sandals, and very soft, with 

 fresh hair on it, &c. which distinguished it to be a woman. iffTB skin drew or 

 stretched like a piece of doe leather, and was as strong. They then found the 

 skin of the arms, which was like the top of a mufF or glove, when the bones 

 were shaken out. They then found a hand, with the nails as fresh as any per-, 

 son's living; this hand is the lady's natural skin so tanned, with the nails. 



These sandals must be very ancient, and have most certainly been made of a 

 raw hide, as they and the skin of the lady were both of one colour, and both had 

 one tanner; which probably is the moor water; which is exactly of the colour 

 of coffee; and made so by such great quantities of oak and fir-wood, that are 

 frequently dug out of these moors; several oak-trees affording 1000 pales for 

 fencing, 5^ feet long, and 6 to 8 inches broad, which oak-wood is as black as 

 jet. The fir-wood retains its turpentine smell, and in hot weather, exposed to 

 the sun, the turpentine will drop from it. This wood is frequently split into 

 laths for the roofs of houses or floors; and it is remarkable that no worm will - 

 touch them. They frequently find also hazle-nuts and fir-apples in abundance; 

 which is a plain proof that the trees fell in autumn, when the fruits were at ma- 

 turity. This lady was probably overwhelmed by some strong eddy of water; for 

 she lay on one side bended, with her head and feet almost together. 



It appears by the maps of the country, that this has been the rendezvous of 

 all the waters from the south, west, and north parts of the kingdom; as for in- 

 stance, the river Don, from Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, which took 

 in many more streams: as the Idle, Trent, Torn, Dare, Rother, &c. &c. Then 

 the river Trent, which runs south to Gainsbrough: then to Torksey, Newark, 

 Nottingham, Derby, Burton on Trent, Strafford, Trentham in Staffordshire; 

 and takes in a vast number of rivulets: then the Ouse, which comes from near 

 Richmond, and takes in the Ure, Wharf, Bishop's Dike, Aire, Calder, and a 

 great number of rivulets; which are all lost in that famous estuary the Humber. 



It is also to be observed, that here is one morass 20 miles round, part in Hat- 

 field-chace, another 10 miles round in the same chace, where the famous William 



