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Befides broad cloths, there are fome {bal- 

 loons, and many fluffs made at Leeds, par- 

 ticularly Scotch camblets, grograms, bur- 

 dies, Fome callimancoes, &c. The weavers 

 earn from 5 s. to 12 s. a week; upon an 

 average 7 .r. Boys of 13 or 14, $s. a week. 

 But they are all thrown out in bad wea- 

 ther; men in general at an average the 

 year round, about 6 s. or 6 s. 6 d. a week. 

 They never want work at weaving. Dref- 

 fers earn from 1 s. to 3 .r. a day, but are 

 much thrown out by want of work. The 

 aving fhiffs, earn 3 s. 6 d. or 

 4 j. a week. Wcc>l-combers, 6 s. to 12 s. 

 a week. The fpinning trade is conftant, 



co be fanctified) the view into the park is pretty, 

 congenial with the fpot, and the temple caught 

 in proper ftile. 



Before I leave this very agreeable place, let 

 me ;emark to yon, that in no great houie which 

 I have feen, have I met with more agreeable 

 treatment, from all who mow the feveral parts 

 generally feen as aftranger, nor will you perhaps 

 efteem it wrong to hint, that Lady Strafford retired 

 from her apartment for us to view it ; I mention 

 this as an inltance of general and undiftinguifhing 

 riking contrail to that unpopular 

 and aftc6led dignity in which fome great people 

 think proper to cloud their houfes — fuch as the 

 neceffity of gaining tickets — of being acquainted 

 . the family — of giving notice before-hand 

 of your intentions-, all which is terribly incon- 

 venient to a traveller. 



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