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York ; there being no other natural divliion 

 between them than what is given by an un- 

 perceived elevation of furface. The waters 

 of the Vale of York fall into the Oiife and 

 Kiimber ; thofe of Cleveland into the Tees, 

 which divides it from the county of Durham. 

 The Eastern Morelands appear as a 

 detached raafs of mountain broken off from 

 the British Alps, which have been men- 

 tioned. The north-wefl limb of this frag- 

 ment is an abrupt broken precipice. At 

 the top a barren heath. At the foot, the 

 Vale of York and the fertile plains of Cleve- 

 land. From the brink of this giant preci- 



by wood or other furfoce v/hofe parts arc alike grand 

 and beautiful. 



" The vale of which this view is compofed hath not 

 yet entirely loft its ancient name, the ^aie of Muvobray ; 

 lb called from Mowbray-caftle, now no longer traced 

 even in its ruins ; but once fuppofed to be the capital 

 inanlion of thefe wide domains. This vale extends 

 from York almoft to the confines of Durham ; is 

 adorned by the -wale and the Ewer, both confiderable 

 livers ; and is certainly one of tlie nobleft tracts of 

 country of the kind in England." 



The loivtr part of the Vale of York is not in- 

 cluded in this view. It is lefs pidurefque thin the 

 Hipper part ; but more diffufe j move fertile ; and, in 

 rivers, infinitely richer. 



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