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four quarters the mean produce. They 

 likewiie give but one earth for beans, fow 

 five bufhels broad-caft, and reckon the 

 mean crop 2 ' quarters, or three ; they ne- 

 ver hoe. It is aiferted, that Edward Smith, 

 of Cazi?ood, once had ten quarters of beans 

 per acre, in the broad-caft way, from five 

 buiheis of feed, and without any hoeing, 

 which is almoft incredible for an after- 

 crop. They fow a few turnips, plough 

 for them four or five times, never hoe 

 them, feed them off the land with fheep 

 and beafts, and reckon the mean value per 

 acre at about 27 s. I walked over feveral 



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the diffnfion of light acrofs the drapery; or 

 the turn (or forelhortning) of the angel's arm; 

 the countenance of Chrift is not of great ex- 

 preflion, but the copy I doubt not is perfect- 

 ly juft, for a graceful exprellion of the mind 

 was not UanmbaW excellency. 

 Boxs, from Rubens 5 not finifhed •, capitally done. 

 The laughing expreflion of the countenances, 

 and the bends and plaits of the bodies inimit- 

 ably copied. To what a height of perfection 

 may we not iuppoie this lady to arrive, when 

 (he has improved on fuch noble pieces ! 

 Befides thine, there are feveral others of 

 flowers, fruit, pheafants, ducks, &c. &c. many 

 of which are exquifitely performed. 



Upon the whole, one cannot view fuch ad- 

 mirable and uncommon perfection, without a 



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