C'7H) 
But during thefe hard and various skirmeflies Iobferved, that 
that Wing of Sand, that gave me theaflault, began to contract 
into a much lefs compafs. For by ftopping of it 4. or 5. years 
(what I could) with Furre- hedges, fet upon^one another, asfaft 
as the Sand levell'd them (which I find to be the beft Expe- 
dient to hinder its paflage, and by which I have raifed Sand- 
banks near 20 yards high) I brought it into the Circuit of about 
8, or 10 acres ; And then in one year by laying fome hundreds 
of Loads of Muck and good earth upon it, I have again reduced 
it to Terra firma, have clear'd all my Walls, and by the affiftance 
and kindnefs of my neighbours (who help'd me away with above 
1500 loads in one month) cut a paffage to my houfe through the 
main body thereof. 
But the other end of the Town met with a much worfe fate, 
where divers dwellings are buried oroverthrown,and our Paftures 
and Meadows (which were very confiderable to fo fmall a Town, 
both for quantity and quality) over-run and deftroy'd : And the 
branch of the River oufe } upon which we border, (being better 
known by the name of Tktford-or Brandon-Kwzt , between 
which two Towns we lye,) tor 3 miles -together fo filPd with 
Sand, that now a VeflTel with two load weight paffeth with as 
much difficulty as before with 10. But had not the ftream rn- 
terpof'd, to flop its pafTage into Norfolk, doubclefs a good part 
of th t Country had ere now been left a defolate Trophy of this 
Conquering Enemy. For according to the proportion of its in- 
creafe in thefe 5 miles ; which was from 10. acr. to 15 0* or 
20 o-, in lomi'es more of the fame foil it would have beenfwell'd 
to a great vaftnefs. 
And now, Sir, I have given you the Hiftory of our Sands, I 
fliall out of my refpe&s to your defign, (which I truly vene- 
rate, and fliould be glad to be fubfervient to in the meaneft capa- 
city) make this poor Effay towards a Difcovery of a Reafon and 
Caufe of this ftrange Accident Where the fiift thing obferva- 
bleto me is the quality andfituation of the Country, in which 
this troublefome Gueft firft took his rife-, which lyes Ea(l- 
Nord Eafl of a part of the great Level of the Fcnns, and is there- 
by fully expofed to the rage of thofe Impetuous blafts, we year- 
ly receive out of the oppofite quarter which, I fuppofe, -acquire 
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