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London market. But while they are thus 

 driven from place to place, they are not only 

 accumulating expences, but arc Ihrinking in 

 carcafe. From the north-wefl quarter of the 

 county coniiderable numbers of bullocks are^ 

 1 believe, driven to St. Ives, and there is one 

 drover from the northern part of this diflridl. 



But the grand market for bullocks fatted in 

 Eaft-Norfolk is Smithfield : to which, in the 

 feafon, they are driven weekly, or twice a 

 week ; according to the fupply, and the ftages 

 of the feafon. 



Smith of Erpingham has long been the 

 common drover of tMs Dillrid:. He generally 

 begins, about Candlemas, to go once a fort- 

 night : in the latter part of February, and the 

 month of March, once a week : in April^ 

 May, and June, generally twice a week : and 

 in Auguft or September, he ufually makes 

 one or two journies to takeoff the furplus of 

 the home confumption, and the " harveft beef/* 

 fatted in the marlhes, grazing-grounds, and 

 lays, during the courfe of the iummer. 



His place of rendezvous is St. Faith's; where^ 



or in his road to it, the farmers meet him 



with their rcfpedlve lots. 



For 



