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landfcape, which is feen in great per- 

 fection from Mr. Cole\ cloie, at the bot- 

 tom of his garden ; the river winds along 

 at your feet ; at one end is the bridge, 

 through the center arch of which, houies 

 are feen in a pleating manner ; on the 

 other fide, the ftream is loft among the 

 wood ; in front are feveral meadows, which, 

 though flat, are by no means diiagreeable ; 

 fome high trees vary the fcene, among 

 which a farm houfe appears juft at the point 

 you would place it; turning a little to the 

 right the houfes of the town are feen very 

 prettily intermixed with trees, and the 

 fteeplc rifes from behind a fore ground of 

 wood, which has a good effect. St. Neofs 

 is a clean, well-built town, has a good 

 church ornamented with a handfome organ, 

 and the river not only adds greatly to its 

 beauty, but much enlivens it. 



I took the road to Kimbolton, the coun- 

 try continuing in general open ; about 

 Hale Wefton^ the foil is a gravelly loam, with 

 variations. The open fields let at 7 s. and 

 7 s. 6 d. per acre, and the inclofed paf- 

 tures about lys. Hence we find a profit 

 of 10 j. an acre from inclofing and laying 

 to grafs : Is it not aftonifhing that the 

 landlords fhould allow any part of the 

 country to remain open ! The farms run 

 from 40 /. to 200 /. a year. Their courfe 



crops, 



1. Fallow 



