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•roured with the particulars of many ex- 

 periments, that cannot fail of pleating and 

 inftructing. Some regiilers of this fort I 

 infert, which I am confident will do honour 

 to the age, and be of the greater!: life to 

 hufbandry. 



In feveral parts of the journey I had not 

 thefe advantages ; it was, therefore, impof- 

 fible for me to make ufe of them. The 

 inferiority of luch parts of this regifler is 

 not to be laid to my account ; — but to thofe 

 who could have given me better intelli- 

 gence, but neglected or flighted the under- 

 taking. 



I mult confers, that I have dwelt fo much 

 on the idea of rendering my general defign 

 complete, that I wifh for the opportunity 

 of extending the Tour through every part 

 of Great Britain and Ireland, and prefent- 

 ing the public a complete work. 



Were I to receive the encouragement 

 that was neceffary, and which confifts only 

 in the intimation of defigned intelligence, 



I mould proceed with the undertaking 



finifh the account of England and Wales, 

 —travel over Scotland, and make the tour 

 of Ireland : But I have already found the 

 advantages of the belt authority too much, 

 to depend on that alone which chance may 

 throw in my way. 



That fuch an extenfion of the journey 



might be of fome ufe, is undoubted : 



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