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 From Methley, we went to Temple Neiu- 

 Jloam^ the feat of Lord Irwin ; the roads in 

 many places are even worfe than before, but 

 the foil better. Rents runup to 50 s. an acre, 

 but on an average between 20 j-. and 30/. ; 

 farms the fame. Of wheat they get from 

 30 to 40 bufhels per acre : Of barley, four, 

 five, and fix quarters *. 



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crowded, but light and neat as well as rich, and 

 the furniture equally well chofen. The houfe, 

 you doubtlefs obferve, is not a large one, but 

 it is, upon the whole, much better finifhed than 

 molt of its fize in the kingdom, and than many 

 more capital ones. One remark, however, I 

 ihould add, which is, that thofe who go to 

 Methley by Pcntcfraft, mull be extremely fond 

 of feeing houfes, or they will not recompenfe 

 the fatigue of pafling fuch deteftable roads. 

 They are full of ruts, whofe gaping jaws threa- 

 ten to fwallow up any carriage lefs than a wag- 

 gon. It would be no bad precaution, to yoke 

 half a fcore of oxen to your coach, to be ready 

 to encounter fuch quagmires as you will here 

 meet with. 



* Lord Irwin s collection of pictures is not 

 only capital, but very numerous. The follow- 

 ing are thofe which {truck me the molt. I can- 

 not add the mailers, as the pcrfon who fhews 

 the houfe, knows neither the fubject, or painter 

 of fcarce any ; a circumftance to be regretted, 



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