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green ocean ftream, bordered with loud tu- 
mult; take a courfe, the third of the journey 
is done, fay that we thall vifit Ardudwy. 
Meffenger, be fetting off along the fair bor- 
ders. of the country, which Mervyn fwayed 5 
go and be a gueft with Néft of Nevyn; {peak 
cf our coming to Leyn. 
Meffenger, be fetting off, drawing near a 
mild leader of magnanimous heart; go, armed 
knight, and traverfe Arvon; fay that we vifit 
Mon | 
The family of Owain the bounteous, to 
whom belongs the ravage of England, abun~ 
dant in fpoils, will meet with a welcome af. 
ter a tedious journey: thall we abide one night 
“at Rhos? 
Young man, go from me, and noone greet, 
unlefs it he my miftrefs ; {weep along on the 
fleet bay fteed; fay that we vifit Lanerg. 
Meffenger, be fetting off, over the ftrong 
region of a tribe deterving mead out of the 
horn, and traverfe Tyno Bydwal; and fay - 
that we vifit Tal. 
Pafs onward to its extremity, heeding rot 
the gallantry of its men with the long yellow 
fpears; take thy courfe on the firft day of 
January ; fay we vifit Maelor. 
Go, youth, and linger not, let not thy pre- 
grefs be half complete ; to ftop thee is no eafy 
tafk; from tedious Ma+lor take thy way ; 
rnake known we vifit Cynlaith. 
Young man, go with difcretion, announce 
not our troop as of forry tribes; take thy 
courfe, with the fleetnefs of a ftag thy tidings 
bear ; fay we vifit Megain. 
‘The family of Owain the chief withftood 
kingdoms, may the regions of heaven be our 
retreat! A range altogether pleafant, alto- 
gether profperous, with united pace, the cir- 
cuit of Wales we have taken. 
_ ‘The places mentioned in the foregoing 
werfes are all well known at the prefent 
time; they are points which nearly de-— 
{cribe a circle round North Wales. 
Your’s, &c. 
Fan, 6, 1798. MEIRION. 

Yo the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
A the Memoirs lately publifhed by 
Jt the Marquis de Bouillé, he fays, 
«¢ ‘The great Frederick himfelf coniulted 
the conjuring tribe; and Guflavus, of 
Sweden, his nephew, was not without 
this fiperftition; a few days betore he 
fet out for the Diet at Geflé, he went to 
eonfult a forcerefs named Harviffon.” 
‘The fact thus related of the King of 
“Sweden is fufficiently known; but I 
fhall be much obliged to any of your 
correfpondents who may inform me what 
authority the Marquis has for charging 
the Pruifian hero with this weakneis. 
eae os cd. .. BUDOR. 
~- Bouillés Memoirs... Mr. Houfman’s Tour continued. 
TOUR OF ENGLAND; — 
(CONTINUED.} 
Journal of aTour through almoft every county 
in England, and part of Wales, by Mrs 
Joun Housman, of Corby, near Car-: 
lifle; who was engaged te make the Tour 
by a.gentleman of diftin@tion, for the pur- 
pofe of colleGing authentic. information 
relative to the ftate of the poor... This 
_ Journal comprifes an account of; the vene- 
ral appearance of the country, of the foil, 
furface, buildings, &c. with ebfervations 
agricultural, commercial, &c. 
UGUST 13. . Wolverhampton te 
Sutton Colefield in Wanrwickihire, 
12 miles. The foil chiefly clay, anda 
heavy fourifh earth. I obferved fome 
good wheat, for which grain moit of the 
foil is very fuitable. 
till within a few miles of Sutton Colefeld, 
where fome eafy rifing grounds are met 
with. The country populous ; I paffed fe- 
veral villages inhabited moftly by ironma- 
nufacturers. A little way from Sutton I 
crofied a barren common, almoft wholly eo- 
vered with heath, and of three miles in ex- 
tent---a number of bad oak and afh trees 
grow on the hedges. Near Sutton there is a 
park of 5000 acres, a great part of which 
is covered with wood. Farms tn this dif- 
trict are generally {mall, and the country, 
particularly towards Sutton, is open. 
Sutton Colefield is a fmall, but extremely 
neat, pleafant, and clean market town, 
and the furrounding country is equally 
pleafing ; near the town I faw 2a field of 
oats cut. Harveft not fo forward as I ex- 
pected to find it in thefe parts: this only 
the fecond inftance I have feen of its com- 
mencenient. 
Auguit 15. Sutton Colefield to Litch- 
field in Staffordfhire, 8} miles. Soil light 
and gravelly, and produces much barley, 
clover, and turnips. Surface unlevel and 
irregular; the country open, except to- 
wards Litchfield, where the earth is flat, 
and the views more confined, but is 2 
pretty country. In this diftri€t, feveral 
fields of barley and oats are cut. Litch- 
field is a fmali, pleafantly fituated city, 
containing .three parifh churches, and 
about 3,500 inhabitants. The cathedral 
is a remarkably fine ftructure; the high 
fpires at the weft end are now under re- 
pair. A {mall river runs through part 
of the town, and pretty walks are formed 
by the fides of it, through beautiful mea- 
dows. The fields in the. vicinity of 
Litchfield are {mall, and very fertile, and 
the hedges neat. This town is remark- 
able for having given birth to two emi- 
nent men, Viz. the late Dr. Johnfon, and 
x, . :. 
The furface level 
