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harrow_n it_o and_o when_o they_o have_v sow_v their_o seed_n they_o clap_v the_o earth_n over_o with_o flat_a piece_n of_o wood_n instead_o of_o roll_a it_o over_o so_o that_o they_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o labour_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o tillage_n of_o their_o ground_n which_o can_v otherwise_o be_v because_o of_o the_o land_n propriety_n the_o ground_n which_o they_o thus_o till_o they_o let_v rest_n 8_o or_o 10_o year_n for_o it_o will_v not_o bear_v fruit_n every_o year_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o yield_v excellent_a grass_n for_o hay_n which_o they_o only_o mow_v and_o not_o that_o which_o grow_v in_o moorish_a ground_n as_o they_o do_v in_o other_o country_n as_o they_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o labour_n in_o the_o tillage_n of_o their_o ground_n so_o they_o have_v no_o less_o about_o their_o corn_n for_o they_o cut_v it_o off_o with_o a_o ordinary_a knife_n and_o puck_v every_o ear_n from_o the_o straw_n dry_v they_o afterward_o in_o a_o kilne_n the_o corn_n not_o come_v here_o to_o perfect_a maturity_n afterward_o instead_o of_o thrash_v woman_n tread_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n with_o their_o bare_a foot_n all_o this_o labour_n about_o their_o corn_n take_v up_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o time_n almost_o unprofitable_o which_o may_v well_o be_v remedy_v but_o they_o be_v so_o mind_v in_o general_a that_o they_o will_v not_o change_v their_o old_a custom_n no_o more_o in_o this_o then_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n it_o be_v so_o order_v in_o nature_n alas_o that_o tare_n will_v common_o grow_v among_o wheat_n it_o be_v here_o even_o as_o in_o other_o place_n where_o there_o be_v bad_a and_o good_a and_o since_o the_o bad_a one_o can_v be_v much_o praise_v for_o their_o virtue_n we_o