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in the fat wether-fheep fed to an amazing fizc 

 by Mr. Trimnel, of Bicker Fen, near Bofton, 

 Lincolnfhire, upon fen land. This fheep was 

 bred by Mr. Hutchinfon, in Hail Fen, from 

 a ram bred by Mr. Robinfon, of Kirkby, near 

 Sleaford. 



He never ate any corn, oil-cake, &c. but 

 fed wholly upon grafs and herbage. Being 

 turned with many other fheep into a field of 

 clover, this flieep was obferved firft to fearch 

 for the fow-thiftles, and would eat no other 

 food whilfl: any of them could be found in the 

 part of the field that was hurled ofFfucceflive- 

 \y, a little at a time. None of the other fheep 

 that ftd with him fliewed any liking for the 

 fow-thiftle. A fmall hut was ereded for him 

 in the field, to repofe under in hot weather; 

 and when the part that was hurled off became 

 bare of food, his attendants (being guided by 

 his propenfuy for fow-thiftles) gathered a 

 quantity for him, of which they gave him, at 

 flated hours, three times a day, from two to 

 five pounds at a meal. 



Standing on his feet, he meafured only two 

 feet fix inches high : he was weighed once a 



month 



