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it very difficult for us to cloath ourselves in y* morning soe as 
to serve for all day. We usually complain of too much rain, 
yet 14 days want of it in any part of summer, except the hay 
harvest, will oblige us to change our note, the grass withering 
sooner here in a long drouth y” in y° torrid climes of ffrance 
or Italy, w‘" seems to me an argument that the radicall mois- 
ture of the productions of this country is of a more discipable 
watrish texture; this is not only visible in vegetables, but in 
animalls alsoe, flesh yielding less gravy y" in England or other 
countrys. It produces y* same grain y' England does, and by 
good husbandry might be made capable of se" other produc- 
tions for y® service of mankind ; but it is generally observed 
y’ y’ wheat does not yield soe well in a mill as English corn, 
tho’ I’m apt to believe it is not always the fault of y° grain, 
but y° carrying it to the mill before it be thoroughly dry ; 
generally y® English mault is preferred by those y* are curious 
before y‘ of our country. 
‘¢ ¢ Gardening and orcharding are much improved of late 
tho’ I am of an opinion y* we can’t yet vye w™ England; all 
our late fruit wants the sun to ripen it, and our early blossoms 
after a milde winter push out soe soon in the spring y‘ they 
are often destroyed by y° cold winds, w® our country is too 
lyable too in y' season, and to preserve y™ would require more 
care y" my lazy countrymen can be persuaded to bestow. Y° 
westerly winds blow above 3 parts in the year. In the spring 
time we have it much North East, and w™ it cold weather, 
I suppose the case may be the same in England, and y’ it is a 
general draught of air occasioned by y° melting of the snow of 
y’ vast continant, w™ lyes east of us. It is remarkable that soe 
much easterly wind as we have had since this time 12 months 
has not been known in Ireland. 
«¢<¢ Dublin stand upon a river y* runs east and west, and it 
is made a question whether the north or south side has the 
healthiest habitaéén; most of the low ground on both sides 
hath at sev times been gained from y° sea, and sev” parts 
