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A modern improvement in this country 

 is the laying their lands down with clover 

 and trefoile for two years, and keeping it 

 fed well down with iheep, by which means 

 many pernicious weeds which ufed to 

 trouble them greatly are got under, and 

 their lands kept clean and in good order. 



Mr. Sijfon of Cqjlerton, a very consider- 

 able farmer, and a moft underftanding, in- 

 telligent man, was fo obliging as to give 

 me the above particulars : He is noted for 

 his good hufbandry in general, and for his 

 freedom from all prejudices againft new 

 methods of culture. He once tried lucerne, 

 broad-cart, upon a clean fallow, but met 

 with no fuccefs in the attempt. Burnet he 



has 



the open'd mouth all furprizingly touched. 

 In a word every part of this great work 

 proves that Carlo Dolci deferves to be ranked 

 among the firft of painters. 



'Adoration of the Shepherds, by ditto •, amazingly 

 fine. 



Chrift in the garden ; Baffan. The ftrong reflec- 

 tion of the light very ftriking, but the ftile of 

 painting coarfe, and almoft like tapeftry. 



Martyrdom of St. Catherine, by Parmegiano, after 

 Correggio; mofl iweetly elegant. 



Virgin and Chriffs body ; Hani. Carrache ; very 

 fine. 



Holy Family ; Andrea del Sario\ fine. The old 

 female head excellent. 



F 4 Head, 



