7 he Hiftory 
more lufcious than that in Eng- 
land, becaufe they feed and fat- 
ten on the rich (though wild) 
Fruits, belides thofe mtned at 
home by Peaches, Cherries and 
Affiles. Their Horfes are very 
hardy, infomuch that being ve- 
ry hot with riding or other- 
wife, they are turn’d out into 
the Woods at the fame Inftant, 
and yet receive no harm ; fome 
Farmers have Forty, fome Sixty, 
and from that Number to Two 
or Three Hundred Head of 
Cattle : Their Oxen ufually weigh 
Two Hundred Pounds a Quar- 
ter. They are commonly fatter 
of Flefh, and yield more Tal- 
low (by feeding only on Grals) 
than the Cattle m England. 
And lor Sheep, they have conli- 
derable Numbers which are ge- 
nerally free from thofe infectious 
Difeafes which are incident to 
thofe Creatures in England, as 
the Rot, Scab, or Maggots • They 
commonly bring forth two 
Lambs at once, fome twife in om 
Tear, 
