26^ The !JS(amral Hiflory 
each of them in a fmall trough^ no bigger than juPt to admit the 
nofeo^ a Hog, and come all of them with their e«t/jfonear the 
bottom^ that there is never above a handful beans or fo, in each 
trough at a time, which taken away by the Eogs^ there follow fo 
many handfulls again, but never more ; io that having alfo drawn 
a fmall Rivulet of water through the fiy^ the daily trouble of fer- 
vants waiting on them is not only faved (for they need never come 
near them till they know they zxefat') but the Hogs themfelves are 
alfo made hereby uncapable of fpoiling a hean^ by trampling or 
piffing amongft them as in moft other (lies^ they never having a- 
bove a handful at a time,and thofe in a trougb too fmall to admit 
any fuch means of waji, 
123. He has thoughts alfo of applying the fzme contrivance 
to the feeding of his Hounds ; and has made fialls for Oxen^ by 
/pars of wood defcending perpendicularly from the utmoft rim 
of the rack^ and nailing boards on them half way up before the 
Oxen^ that they cannot fpoil by trampling, or any other means, 
the leaft Jlraw or gra/s^ all that go bcfide their mouths falling ftill 
within the boards nailed upon the fpars^ which when come to any 
quantity, is returned into the r^fc^as fweet and good, as when 
put there at firft. Which being matters of ArcbiteSiure relating to 
Beajis^ bring me next to treat, 
124. Of Arts thzt refyed: Mankind^ and firft of Architediure^ 
w^herein we have many remarkable Curiofities, as well in the Coun- 
try as Vniverfity ; fome whereof are of an inferior^ others of a 
more Honorable rank and quality. Of the firft fort are feveral Mills 
that I have met with in this County. ,{c2Lrct perhaps to be found elf- 
where in England', fuch is that at the fame ingenious Mr. Fermors 
at Tufmore^ which with one horfe and man (who is carryed round 
as it were, in a Coach-box behind the horfe') performs at pleafure 
thefe very many offices, Firft, it grinds Apples the common way 
for Cider. And fecondly Wheats which it fijts at the fame time in- 
to four different fineneifes. Thirdly Oats^ which it cuts from the 
husk^ and winnows from the chaf^ making very good Oat-meal, 
And laftly makes which indeed is a meer cwrio/^/j. And 
all thefe it performs feverally, or together, according as defired. 
125. At Hanwell^ in the Park, there is alfo a Mill erefted by the 
ingenious ^Sir -^/z/tej Cope^ of wonderful contrivance, where- 
with that great Fir/z^q/o did not only grind the Corn fox: hisHoufe, 
' but 
