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be sown therewith, but in Essex on this border were 

 nearly as many rye as wheat fields. It was now mostly 

 fully ripe, and the straw began to be pale enough, while, 

 on the other hand, the wheat which grew beside it was 

 only just beginning to fill the ears or to set seed into 

 grain, at matas eller satta karna til korn, and was 

 quite green. 



Kyrkan. The church [West Tilbury], which lies 

 in Essex on a high bank exactly opposite Gravesend, 

 seemed very old, and was almost entirely built of Portland 

 Stone, which has been described above (T. I. p. 371 

 orig.) 



[T. II. p. 4.] Sain Foin. On the hills lay several 

 meadows which were grown only with Sain Foin, which 

 was now cut, and lay in great cocks. 



Hdstackar. Haystacks. 



The hay at the farms was also here set in such stacks 

 as were before described at Little Gaddesden (T. I. p. 

 211 orig.), and were in shape like bams or houses. In 

 the same way the hay is cut therefrom with a knife 

 specially made for the purpose. 



Vattu.-h.oar. Water-troughs. 



At nearly all the farms, as in Kent, so here in Essex, 

 they had water-troughs either to give horses the water 

 out of, or also to keep the water in which they would use 

 for cooking, which troughs were made partly of Portland 

 stone, partly also of lead. The water kept very fresh 

 therein. 



Those of lead were commonly covered outside with 

 boards, because the soft lead otherwise bent outwards or 

 inwards, if anyone happened to strike against it. 



Handskara. For cutting Rye and Wheat on this 

 tract in Essex they do not use a Scythe, as at most places 



