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Drowned, their Defence being only Banks or Hills of 
a finall Sand, called Mealsy the foroier Church having 
been devoured by it. 
What is farther obfervable among Animals, is, 
Fir/i, of Quadrupleds ; the Country People gather up 
riie Dung of Oxen and Cows, which they temper 
with Water, and fpread on the Ground about Five In- 
ches thick, and cut it out in oblong pieces of about a 
Foot, and call them Dithes, which they ufe for Fewei 
(but they fmell ftrong) in (ome places they make Walls 
of them for Fencing. I have been credibly informed* 
that one Perfons Inventary of them came to 400 /. 
They alfo gather up Hogs-dung and fteep it in Water, 
aad having well ftirred it, ftrein it, and ufe it to 
wa(h Cloaths, which, wh^n bleached in the Summer, 
will become white and fweet,- hence the Proverb, £i»- 
colfi /hire y Where the Hogs Jh — Soap^ and the Com fh— 
Fire, 
There are a very great Number of Colts bred in 
the Fens, they turning all Mares fit for little or noufe 
therein, for Breeding, cofling them nothing y when 
about two or three years Old they are brought up, and 
carryed into Torkjhire and other Counties. 
Bcfides Fowl mentioned by Mr. Camden of Mud- 
Suckers (which are efteemed the beft) we have Ruff 
and RuCy the former being the Cock, the other the 
Hen, in Latin Aves Pugnaces^ becaufe you fiiall feldom 
look on them but they are Fighting among One hun- 
j- dred, rarely two are of a Colour, they are ufoally 
mewed, they are (carce and dear, ufually befpoke by 
Perfoos of Quality* Here are alfo, almoft through 
I the whole Level, Swans in their Dreins, which they 
oftefi Feed for Prefents with Oats, each requiring two 
Strike, /. e. Gallons, here reputed but a BufheL 
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