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had leave to do it ; " but as the rooks have commonly 

 been so sly, sluga, as to build their nests in such trees 

 as stood in front of, utanfor, gentlemen's and noble- 

 men's houses, and belong to them, they were free from 

 all attacks of enemies ; because it was very seldom that 

 any gentleman allowed anyone to shoot or molest them in 

 his trees, but seemed to consider himself entitled, as it 

 were, to shelter them, because they had taken refuge with 

 him, and, as it were, solicited his protection. A gentle- 

 man could so much the more lightly do this, because here 

 in England they hardly ever cultivate their fields or landed 

 estates, landtgods, themselves, but let them out to 

 farmers and live on the money flowing in from their 

 tenants. The farmers it is true destroy these rooks, 

 Rakor, by shooting them, when they meet them in the 

 fields ; or they also take Nux Vomica, Raf kakor, boiled 

 in water, soak the seed or peas which are to be sown in 

 it, and then sow them. When the rooks eat them they 

 become intoxicated |_T. I. p. 176], so that directly they 

 fly up they fall down again, and either die, or are killed 

 by the farmer's folk, without any mercy. 



The seed is said not to take any harm from this steep- 

 ing. In the trees near the farmers' houses no such nests 

 are seen. 



The 23rd March, 1748. 



In the morning I went into London, and came back 

 to Woodford in the afternoon, the same day. 



They know how to make use of the dirt on the roads, 

 in England. 



I saw everywhere in London, as well as in the larger 

 villages between Woodford and London, carts only made 

 for the purpose of carrying away the dirt which from 

 many causes, such as folk, horses, and cattle collects in 

 the roads. 



Such sweepings and other refuse as in London are 



