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cient in richnefs. Carrots, I am confident, 

 would thrive admirably in it. and turn out 

 to immcnfe profit. One very remarkable 

 circumftance relative to it is, its being par- 

 ticularly fubject to the attack of the coc :'- 

 chaffer grub, which in this country is fome- 

 times an abfolute plague, from their im- 

 mcnfe numbers: Thcie vermin breed in 

 the fandy lands, and eat away all the roots 

 of the grafs, corn, <&c. &c. They come 

 in their infect ftate in fuch fwarms as to 

 darken the fun, and when they light on 

 trees, eat off the leaves to perfect naked- 



nefs 



William Cavendijb, firft Duke of Newcaftle \ ad- 

 mirable. 



Holies, firft Earl of Clare; very fine. 



Thomas Wentworth^ firft Earl of Strafford, inimi- 

 table ; the face and hands furprizingly 

 painted. 



Blue drawing-room, 34 by 19. 



Guido. A Magdalen, exceeding fine. 



Rubens. Ahead-, admirable. 



Vandyke. Sir Kenelm Digly ; fine. 



Rubens. Mufic piece, ditto. 



Salvator Rofa. Alandfcape; a water- fail ; beau- 

 tiful. 



Holbein. Sir Thomas More, exquifite. 



Carracbe. Venus rifen from the Bath. 



p. Laura. Four fm all pieces, companions, very 



fine, The fubjecte, which are chiefly rural 



Y 3 bufmefs, 



