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ihg done in the corn-marker, at leaft, u»til 

 three or four o'clock in the afternoon. The 

 market of Norwich is, however, an exception 

 to this cuftom, and there may be other fore- 

 noon markets in the count)'. 



Many conveniences and advantages accrue to 

 the farmer from afternoon-markets : he has all 

 the morning to himfelf : he dines with his fa- 

 niily ; and fees his rnen at work, and his 

 teams out for their afternoon journey, before 

 he fets off for market. His market-expences 

 are curtailed, and a habit of lounging out a 

 whole day, idly, prevented. The only incon- 

 veniency incurred by afternoon'markets, to a 

 farmer, is the necejjity of returning home in 

 the dark of winter's evenings : this, however, 

 is an inconveniency which farmers in general 

 who go to market at ten o'clock in the morn- 

 ing 'Voluntarily difpenfe with. The Inn-keepers 

 may be faid to be the only fufferers by afternoon- 

 mar kets. 



The Fairs of Norfolk are not fo confider- 

 able as they are in fome other counties; ex- 

 cept the fair of St. Faith's, which is one of 

 the largeft fairs in the kingdom. 



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