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lord Southampton, at about eighteen feet from 

 the furface the workmen dug into fomething 

 ibft, which, upon being fent up in the bucket, 

 was found to contain the paunch or rumen of 

 an animal, with a quantity of undigefted hay, 

 to all appearance as if it had been chewed but 

 a few hours before. On further fearch, the 

 horns of the cow and part of the head with 

 the hair on, were feparated by the axe and 

 fpade'. Incredible as it may feem, the whole 

 appeared as frefti as if they had been recent- 

 ly depofitedj though afterwards proved to 

 have lain there upwards of forty years. Upon 

 enquiry, it was difcovered that the identical 

 fpot had been a large pit, or pond of water, 

 into which at the time of the great diftemper 

 amongft the horned cattle a neighbouring cow- 

 keeper, who then rented the place, had thrown 

 a great number of cows which had died of it. 

 The pond afterwards was filled up, chiefly by 

 rubbifh from London-, and it is almoft un- 

 necessary to add, that the prefent proprietor 

 immediately had the well clofed again* 



The fold-yard, then, fhould have a fmall 



declination or (lope from where the rain falls 



from the buildings, and in general from every 



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