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Lawrence, The houses are nearly all built 

 of wood, generally whitewashed, and disposed 

 into streets with something like regularity ; 

 most of them have gardens and orchards at- 

 tached, and in many instances form desirable 

 residences. There are several shop-keepers 

 and artizans, with some inns as they are called, 

 though they have no great claim to distinction 

 for the good accommodation they afford to 

 travellers. A few highly respectable families 

 have fixed their habitations here, and form 

 among themselves a select and pleasant so- 

 ciety. 



. L^Epinay (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Devon, lies in the rear of St- Thomas, three 

 leagues in breadth, by a league and a half in 

 depth, on an average ; it was granted April 

 7th, 1701,, to Sieur de L'Epinay. The soil in 

 this seigniory is of good qualit}^, being in some 

 places a yellowish loam, and in others a good 

 black earth; in front the surface is rather 

 irregular, and as it recedes towards the rear 

 becomes mountainous. The part adjoining 

 St. Thomas is thickly settled, and there culti- 

 vation has made considerable advances; but 

 this portion is but of small dimensions, in 

 comparison to the whole extent of the seig- 

 niory. The timber consists of maple, birch, 

 and beech in profusion, with some very good 



