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 explanation may be the better iinderftood. 

 The earl of Holder?2eJ]c did me the lionour 

 of communicating the real ftate of the cafe 

 in a letter, vvhich he alfo allows me to in- 

 fert here ; I do it with the utmoft fatisfadion, 

 not only from its corredting an error of 

 confequence, but becaufe it is a piece full of 

 mafterly obi'ervations ; and difplays the moft 

 accurate knowledge of the principles and 

 pradice of agriculture. 



*' Sir, Sion Hill^ Dec. 8th, 1769. 



" The entertainment and inftrudtion I 

 found in reading your former publications, 

 made me impatient to perufe the Six Months 

 ^our\ and 1 naturally turned to that part of 

 the book, w^herein mention is made of fome 

 poffeffions of mine. Had I known of your 

 intention of vifiting the north of England^ 

 (for your advertifement never reached me) 

 I would have contributed my mite to the 

 fuccefs of a projed, undertaken upon fuch 

 publick fpirited motives, and which you are 

 fo well able to execute, either by meeting 

 you at Hornby myfelf, or by providing you 

 *with an intelligent guide, as I think you 

 would have found fomething there worth 

 your obfervation. The information you re- 

 ceived concerning fome fields that I had 

 l:nd to grafs, is fo imperfect, that I beg to 

 trouble you with a few lines, to fet that 

 matter in a fairer light. 



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