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nut trees growing plentifully on each fide of it, 
« and in woods round it for many miles. And 
‘‘ by the particulars for leafes of crown lands in 
“ Kent, temp. Eliz. Roll III. N° 8. now in the 
‘‘ Augmentation ofEce, it appears that there is, 
“ in the fame parifli of Milton, a wood containing 
“ two hundred and feventy eight acres and a half, 
“ called Chefton, otherwife Chefnut wood. To 
“ conclude, my worthy friend, Edward Hafted, efqj 
of Sutton atHone, near Dartford in Kent, F.R.S. 
“ and F. S.A. affiures me that one of his tenants at 
“ Newington, a few years lince grubbed up forty 
“ acres of wood, which were intirely chefnut.” 
In the very out-fet of the argument, Mr. Barring- 
ton impofes upon himfelf, by changing the terms of 
the queftion. “ Since you fent me, fays he to Dr. 
“ Watfon, the fpecimen of fuppofed chefnut, which 
“ was taken from the old hall of Clifford’s Inn, I 
** have been at fome pains to examine the authority 
“ for the prevailing notion, with regard to this be- 
“ ing an indigenous tree” (p. 23.) — ^butin p. 24. he 
fays, “ I fhall begin by confidejing the proofs, w'hich 
“ are commonly relied upon to the Spa?tiJJ:> or fweet 
“ chefnut being indigenous in Great Britain.” — 
though not one word has preceded, though not one 
word follows, of the Spanifh and the common chef- 
nut being the fame. He then alledges, “ that the 
“ very name of Spanifh, feems ftrongly to indicate 
“ the country from which it was orignally introduced 
** here” (p. 24.) This is furely a ftriking inflance 
of an inaccuracy of language j the whole controverfy 
between us turns only upon that which is commonly 
called the chefnut tree, and which is therefore de- 
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