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103. But the befl contrivance I ever yet fa w to prevent theyfre- 
ingof Rich of ^^J, or Sain£i-foin^ I met with at Tufmore^ at the 
Worfiiipful 77/ Femory Efq; where they let in fquare fipes 
made of hoards of a foot diagonal^ to the middle of thtixftach-i 
to give them Air perpetually ; the number of pipes bearing pro- 
portion to the bignefs of the Ricks-, which no queftion may alfo 
be as rationally apply ed to Slacks of Corn^ vv^henever thought fub^ 
jedi: to the fame danger. 
104. To prefer ve their Rich of Corn lyable to rats and mice^ 
they commonly place them in this Country^ on fianders and caps of 
Jione ; the ganders being four Obelifcs about two foot high, and the 
caps 2S mzny Hemi/pberical Jlones ]}hced upon them, widi the flat 
fides downwards, on which having laid foi.r ftrong pieces of 
Timber^ and other Joifis to bear up the Corn^ they place their Bicks-, 
which then are not annoyed by mice or rats (at leaf} notfo much) 
as flacks on the ground, by reafon the Hemi/pberical fconGS being 
pknums at the bottom, though they may poffibly afcend thtftand- 
ers well enough, yet can fcarce get up the caps, whofe broad bot- 
toms hang fo over them in piano Horizontls^ that they muft needs 
fall in the attempt. 
10$. The Cart they moft ufe to bring home their Cor;?, is the 
two-wheeled te^ C(?r/, \\2.vmg fiamhles over the flmfts o^c thills^ 
a Cart Ladder at the breech, and hoops over the wheels^ on which 
they willlay great and very broad loads^ though it go not fo fe- 
cure and fteady as a Waggon^ which notwithftanding that advan- 
tage is of but little ufe here, only amongft C^m'm, (^c. They 
ufe alfo a fort of C^^r^ they call a Whip-lade^ oiV/hip-cart^ whofe 
hinder part is made up with ^^^^Jri/s- after the manner of a Dung- 
cart^ having alfo a head of hoards^ and fiamhks over the thilh ; 
which head being made fo as to be taken out or left in, the Cart 
may be indifferently ufed to carry dung or other matters ; dung^ 
when the head is in, and Corn, isrc when taken out. 
106. About Banbury moft of their Carts have Axel-trees of 
Iron^ made fquare at one end and roundel the other ; at the fquare 
end they are made faft into one of the wheels^ and move round 
together with it ; and at the other end they move within the box 
of the wheel, and the wheel iound them too : With this fort of 
Axel fome are of opinio^n that the Cart moves much lighter for the 
Cattle^ than with a wooden 0/2^, to whom I (liould much rather 
K k afient^ 
