9» NORFOLK. 5^ 



reins, in the Yorkfhire manner ; a practice, 

 the excellency of whurh I have myfclf expe-. 

 rienced, in different Diftrids. 



The Norfolk rein is one continued " line'* 

 pairing from the bridle of one horfe, through 

 a ftaple fixed on the undcrfidc of the handle of 

 the plow, to the hit of the other horfe ; the 

 plowman holding his plow with the left hand, 

 and carrying a ihort whip in his right. In diffi- 

 cult work the right hand, whip-and-all. Is ap- 

 plied to the handle of the plow-, the plowman 

 walking, in this cafe, inapofture and with a gait, 

 which, to aftranger, appears extremely aukward ; 

 and nothiY)g, but the want of another handle, 

 could render it fufferable to the plowman him-^ 

 fdf. 



The Norfolk line has, in fetting out a frcfh 

 furrow, a fceming advantage over whip-reins. 

 In this difficult work, at which the Norfolk 

 plowmen are fmgularly expert, the loofe part 

 of the line is gathered up in the right hand ; fo 

 that the plowman has, with the fmalleft- mo- 

 tion of his hand, one way or other, a perfedl: 

 command of both horfes ; but if, in this opera- 

 tion, he tie the two ends of the whip-reins 

 together, letting the left-hand one ride beneath 



a pin, 



