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fa r e w a s m u c h b e t t e r ; b u t it m u f t b e c o n fe ffe d th a t th e y m ig h t■
a l i t t l e m o r e c le a n ly th a n o u r g o o d h o f te f s .
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f i v e ; o f fam i l ie s o n ly f i f t y - n in e , a lm o f t a l l p ro te fta n t. The
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e x c e p t f iv e , th r e e w id ow e r s a n d tw o w id o w s . T h e y had witfi I
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as th e m en ar e , f r o m th e i r w a y o f l i f e , fo p e r p e tu a l ly expofed to
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c a f io n a d e p o p u la t io n , w a s i t n o t fo p r o v id e n t ia l ly o rd e red * .
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to fatal difeafes.
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the heights r o c k y . T h e r e is v e r y l i t t l e a r a b le la n d , e x c e p t in g
about the n in e l i t t l e h am le t s th a t th e n a t iv e s h a v e g r o u p e d in d i f ferent
p la c e s ; n e a r w h i c h th e c o rn is fo w n in d im in u t iv e p a t c h e s ,
(or the ten an ts h e r e ru h -rig as in C am a y . T h e g r e a te f t fa rm e r
bolds five p o u n d s tw e lv e fh i l l in g s a y e a r , a n d p a y s h is r e n t in m o ney,
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L l l is th e q u a n t ity , o f b e a r a n d o a t s , th a t th e r e is n o t a fo u r th
Lrt p ro d u c ed t o fu p p l y th e i r a n n u a l w a n t s : a l l th e fu b f i f t e n c e
Le poor p e o p le h a v e b e i id e s , is cu rd s m i lk an d f iih . T h e y are.
L well m ad e a n d w e l l - lo o k in g r a c e ,, b u t c a r r y fam in e in th e i r a f-
U A r e o f te n a w h o le fum m e r w i th o u t .a g r a in in th e i f l a n d ;
[which th e y r e g r e t n o t o n th e i r o w n a c c o u n t , b u t f o r th e f a k e o f
Leir poor b a b e s . I n t h e p r e fe n t c e e o n om y o f th e i f la n d , th e r e is
liopEofpeif: o f a n y im p r o v em e n t . H e r e is an a b fu rd c u f tom o f a l lotting
a c e r ta in f t o c k t o th e la n d ; f o r e x am p le , fa rm e r is a l -
!lowed to k e e p fo u r t e e n h e a d o f c a t t le , th i r t y fh e e p , ,and f ix m a r e s , -
lo t». ce r ta in t r a f t c a l le d a p e n n y - la n d f. T h e p e r fo n w h o k e e p s Lore is o b l ig e d t o r e p a ir o u t o f h is fu p e r f iu it y a n y lo f s h is n e ig h bor
may. fu fta in in h is h e rd s ..o r f lo c k s .
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per head,, t o g r a z ie r s , w h o c om e a n n u a lly , f r om S k ie , and-,
other p lac e s . T h e m u t to n h e r e is fm a l l , b u t t h e m o f t d e lic a t e in.
our dominions,., i f th e g o o d n e f s o f p u r a p p e t it e s d id n o t p e r v e r t
' & Scotch mark is little-more than thirteen-pence-farthing.
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