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ty, is upon the Packington estate of Westwood, near 
Droitwich : within a walled park well stored with tim¬ 
ber and plantation. 
The artificial canal navigations, will be noticed 
further, under the article Political Economy, 
Malvern Well, situate on the west side of the 
mountain, about one-third up its slope, is now of 
considerable resort, both for bathing and drinking 
the water; it is perfectly limpid, without smell or 
taste, but said to be slightly chalybeate: some good 
lodging houses are within a convenient distance. 
The air of this mountain is extremely pure, clear, and 
healthy, and the perspective from it, extensive, de¬ 
lightful, various, and picturesque. 
FISH. 
Salmon, Shad, Lamprey, and Lampern, abound 
in plenty in the Severn ; and these fish, from this 
river, are highly esteemed, all over England and 
abroad. 
“ Although the river Avon, at its mouth near 
Tewksbury, exactly resembles the Severn, and there 
joins it, j^et no Salmon, Shad, Lamprey, or Lam¬ 
pern, ever mistake their course, or go up the Avon.” 
Nash. 
“ The Lamprey of the Severn (petromyzon mari- 
nus) grows to twenty-six inches long, and is often 
three or four pounds weight; it leaves the sea in the 
spring, and is esteemed a great delicacy, but un¬ 
wholesome when eaten too freely or in quantity, wit¬ 
ness the death of Henry I.” Nash. 
“ The 
