granted folely for the encouragement of my plate-way), to folicit his Lordfhip to intercede with the gentlemen of the university for redrefs of my bad treatment. But this vifit was unluckily timed; for one Mr Page an attorney (his Lordship's doer at London, and likew fe for Fenner) being prefent, and hearing application made to his lordship in my behalf, faid, I had been fufficiently rewarded for what I had done; that I had got L. 700 of their money, and that I was old and blind, and that my partners could perform my undertaking to better purpofe than I could do myfelf. After this, my friend and I made it our business to meet with this attorney, when I had my accounts drawn up, to fhew him how far he had been misinformed. But he would by no means meet with us, faying, Did we inagine to feduce him from his client's intereft? and that he would affront my friend, if we gave him any further trouble. My friend being obliged to go for Scotland, I never had an opportunity to give my Lord Ifly any farther account of my misfortunes. I went afterwards to Cambridge, to look after my household furniture, and the remainder of my tools that I left behind me; but Fenner pretended to detain both furniture and tools for what of the latter I had carried off before, though at the fame time my partners were debtor unto me in L.240 by their engagements to me, befides my fhare of the plates and profits arifing from them. I could by no means prevail with Fenner to let me have my furniture, tools, or my cabi. not where my papers lay. When I came back to London, another friend of mine and I met with Fenner, to whom we propofed to fubmit our difference to the determination of two gentlemen, to be chofen by each of us; to which he answered, that he was content, provided I would find bail for what demands he might have on me to which my friend replied, that I should find bail for L.5000 yea, L. 10,000 if he would do the fame but for L.2000. But Feaner, hearing this frank offer of my friend and me, declined the fubmiflion; upon which a fubftantial neighbour of his being prefent, told him, that certainly his caufe must be bad, that he would not trust to the arbitration of two honest men. Before I left Cambridge laft, I was informed by one of my countrymen who wrought in the houfe, that they had printed off 20,000 copics of a fmall Prayer-book of one line, 10,000 of another Prayer-book of two columns, from my plates made from the fame type; and 10,000 more of an octavo Prayer-book of a larger letter, the one half whereof from plates, and the other from types; befides 10,000 Bibles in manner of this lalt mentioned Prayer-bock, which when working in the common way, one third of thefe types were picked out, Thomas James having underfized them when he undertook to adjuft them, though I had all along wrought my plates from thefe unfiz d types. After all, I took counsel of Commiffary Graves at Cambridge, and Mr Peters counsellor at London, whom John James had likewife advied with; and both agreed that we fhould join in profecuting Fenner; which Mr James corfented to, but fhifted me off f often that I could not wait longer at London: and thus I was obliged to leave my affair in the fame fituation, and come home o Scotland, without ever having been able ever fince, to get redre.s or fitilfiction for the injuries done me by my partners. 3 M 2 W. Gar. 465 The Method of treating Hogs during the Maft Seafon in the Woods of New Forest *. THE HESE woods afford excellent feeding for hogs, which are led in the Autumn feafon, into many parts of the foreft, but especially among the Oaks, and beeches of Bukierwood, to fatten on matt. It is among the rights of the fort borderers to feed their hogs in the for: ft, during the pawnage month, as it is called, which cominences about the end of Septen.ber, and laits fix weeks. For this privilege they pay a tribing acknowledgement at the iteward's court at Lyndhurst. The word fawnage was the old term for the money thus collected. The method of treating hogs at this feafon of migration, and of reducing a large herd of thefe unmanageable brutes to perfect obedience and good government, is curious. P The first step the wine-herd takes, is to invet gare fome clofe fheltered part of the foreft, where there is a conveniency of water; and plenty of cak, or berch-mal, the former of which he prefers, when he can have it in fufficient abundance. He fixes rext oa fime fpreading tree, round, the bole of which he wattles a figh, circular fence of the dimenfions he wants; and covering it roughly with boughs, and fods, he fills it plentifully with ftraw, or fern. Having made this preparation, he collects his colony among the farmers, with whom he commonly agrees for a hilling a-head, and will get together perhaps a herd of five or fix hundred hogs. Having driven them to their defined habitation, he gives them a plentiful fupper of acorns, or beechmaft, which he had alre dy |rovided, founding his hero during the repait. He then turns them into the liter, where, after a long journey, and a hearty meal, they fleep deliciously. The next morning he lets them look a little around them-fhews them the pool, or ftream, where they may oc cafiorally drink-leaves them to pick the offals of the laft night's mea!; and as evening draws on, gives them another plentiful repaft under the neighbouring trees, which rain acorns upon them for an hour together, at the found of his horn; he then finds them again to fleep. The following day he is perhaps at the pains of procuring them another meal, with mufic playing as ufual. He then leaves them a little more to themfelves, having an eye however on their evening hours. But as their bellies are full, they feldom wander far froma home, retiring commonly very orderly and early to b.d. After this, he throws his fly open, and leaves them to cater for themfelves, and from henceforward has little more trouble with them, during the whole time of their migration. Now and then, in calm weather, whea maft falls fparingly, he calls them perhaps toge her by the mufic of his hora to a gratuitous meal; but in general, they need little attention, returning regularly home at night, tho' they often wander in the day two or three miles from their fty. There are experienced leaders in all herds, which have spent this roving life before, and can inftruct their juniors in the method of it. By this management the herd is carried home to their respective owners in fuch condition, that a little dry meat will foon faten them. I would not, however, have it fuppofed, that all the fwine-herds in the fortit manage their colonies with this exactnefs. Bad governments and bad governors will every where exit; but I mention this as an example of found From Gilpin's Forch Scenery. policy 461 as Eutopian fcheme; but fuch as hath it by fo laborious an operation, that a mere Platonic, or dance. But he is obliged to procure been often realized, and hath as often his meals are rarely accompanied with been found productive of good order fatiety. He continues, however, by and public utility. The hog is commonly fuppofed to be an obitinate, fubfiftence through the winter, except head-strong, unmanageable brute: and in frofty weather, when the ground great induftry, to obtain a tolerable he may perhaps have a degree of po- refifts his delving fnout: then he must fizivenefs in his temper. In general, perifh, if he do not in fome degree however, if he be properly managed, experience his master's care. he is an orderly docile animal. The Spring advances fresh graffes, and faonly difficulty is, to make your mean- lads of different kinds, add a variety ings, when they are fair and friendly, to his bill of fare; and as Summer intelligible to him. Effect this, and you may lead him with a fraw. comes on, he finds juicy berries, and fully till Autumn returns, and brings grateful feeds, on which he lives plenwith it the extreme of abundance. Nor is he without his focial feelings when he is at liberty to indulge them. In thefe foreft migrations, it is commonly obferved, that of whatever number the hard confifts, they generally feparate, in their daily excurfions, into fach little knots and focieties as have formerly had habits of intimacy together; and in th fe friendly groups they range the foreft; returning home at night, in diffe: ent parties, fome earlier and fome later, as they have been more or lefs fortunate in the purfuits of the day. It founds oddly to affirm the life of a hog to be enviable; and yet there is fomething uncommonly pleafing in the lives of thefe emigrants-fomething at leaft more defirable, than is to be found in the life of a hog Epicuri de grege. They feem themfelves alfo to enjoy their mode of life. You fee them perfectly happy, going about at their eafe, and converting with each other, in fhort, pithy, interrupted fentences, which are no doubt, expreffive of their own enjoyments, and of their focial feelings. Befides the hogs thus led out in the maft-feafon to fatten, there are others, the proper y of forest-keepe, which fpend the whole year in fuch focieties. After the maft feafon is over, the indigenous foreft-hog depends chictly for his livelihood on the roots of fern: and he would find this food very routithing, if he could have it in abun As are others in fome of the more defolate parts of the forest, which are bred Befides thefe flationary hogs, there wild, and left to themfelves, without any fottled habitation. As they coft nothing either in food or care, their profit of fuch as they are able to reclaim. owners are content with the precarious I have expence of procuring the wild boar Charles I. I have heard, was at the and his mate from the forefts of Gerted the forests of England. heard too that they propagated greatly many, which once certainly inhabiin New Foreft. Certain it is, there is found in it at this day, a breed of hogs, commonly called foreft pigs, which are very diff rent from the ufual Hamphire breed; and have about them feveral of the characteristic marks of the wild boar.. Tc foreft hog has broad fhoulders, ahigh creft, and thick briftly mane, which he erects on any alarm. His hinder parts are light and thin. His ears are fhart and erect, and his coHe is much fiercer than the comm lour either black, or darkly brindled. breed, and will turn against an ordinary dog All hfe are marks of the wild boar, from whom, I have little doubt, that in part he derives his pedig ce, though his blood may be contaminated with vulgar mixtures.Bat though he is much more refque than the common hog, he is in pictu such much lefs repute among farmers. The Jightnefs of his hind quarters, and the thinness of his flanks appear to great difadvantage in the ham and the flitch. Remarks on the Horfe of New Foreft in Hampshire, with a digreffion on the practice of Docting and Cropping. THH HE horfe here is gregarious. Herds of twenty or thirty are often feeding together; in fummer efpecially, when they have plenty of palturage, and can live as they pleafe. In winter they are obliged to feparate, and feek their food as they can find it. In general, indeed, they are left in all feasons to take their chance of the foreft. Where there is no expence, there can be no great lofs; and what is faved is fo much gained. In marfhy parts a fevere winter often goes hardly with them. But in dry grounds, where heath and furze abound, they pick up a tolerable winter fubfittence, especially if they have learned the little arts of living, which neceffity teaches. Of thefe arts, one of the most ufeful is to bruife and pound with their fore-feet, the prickly tops of furze. This operation, which I have often feen performed, prepares the rigid diet of a forze-buth in fome degree for maftication, and renders it rather lefs offenfive to the palate. When fuch colts, as have long run wild, are to be caught for fale, their ideas of liberty are fo unconfined, from pafturing in fo wild a range, that it is marter of nolittle difficulty to take them. Sometimes they are caught by flight of hand, with a rope and a noufe. But if this method fail, they are commonly hunted down by horfemen, who reljeve each other. Colt-hunting is a common practice in the foreft The colts which fed on Obergreen, are fometimes, taken by the following fratagem: In this part runs a long bog, defer.bed under the name of Longflade-bottom, which is croffed by a mole thrown over it. With this paffage the colt is well acquainted : and on being purfued, is eafily driven towards it. When he is about the middle of the mole, two or three men fart up in front, and oblige him to leap into the bog, where he is intangled and seized. At all the neighbouring fairs, these horfes are a principal commodity, and are bought up for every purpose to which a horfe can be applied. Diminutive as they are, you may often fee half a dozen of them ftraining in a waggon: and as it is fashionable to drive them in light carriages, their price has been enhanced. It is a litthe fortune to a poor cottager, if he happen to poffefs three or four colts, that are tolerably hancfome and match well. He may probably fell them for ten or twelve pounds a piece. In point of value, the New Foreft horfe would rife higher, if the fame care were taken in breeding him, which was formerly taken, and which is fill in fome degree taken in the neighbouring foreft of Bere; where, I have heard, the keepers are ordered to deftroy all horfes, which, at three years of age, are under thirteen hands, and all mares under twelve. There is another evil likewife which tends to injure the foreft colt; and that is, putting him to business at 100 early an age. Though a fall horfe attains maturity earlier than a large one, yet thefe horfes, bred chiefly by indigent people, and generally of little value, are introduced much fooner to From the Same. Jabour labour than abler and better horfes commonly are. The fame and exploits are still remembered of a little beautiful grey hofe, which had been fuffered to run wild in the forett till he was eight years of age, when he had attained his full ftrength. His first fenfations, on the lofs of his liberty, were like thofe of a wild beaft. He flew at his keeper with his open mouth; or rearing on his hind legs, darted his forefeet at him with the most malicious fory. He fell however into hands that tamed him. He became by degrees patient of the bit, and at length fuffered a rider. From this time his life was a fcene of glory. He was well known on every road in the county; was the favourite of every groom; and the conttant theme of every hoftler. But in the chafe his prowefs was most fhewn. There he carried his matter with so much swiftnefs, eafe, and firmnnefs, that he always attracted the eyes of the company more than the game they parfued. The New Foreft horfe is often fuppofed to be of Spanish extraction, from ancestors, imagined to have been fhipwrecked on the coaft of Hampshire in the time of the armada. But I look on this as a fpecies of the ancient vaunt, genus a Jove fummo, and to deferve as little attention. Some of them have a form which would not difgrace fo noble a lineage. The grey horfe is among the most beautiful. But in general, the croup of the foreft horfe is low; and his head is ill fet on, having what the jockies call a fiff jaw. Of this defect a refemblance is common in fome horfes, whofe head is fet on, as thofe of the foreft horfes commonly are. Their claim therefore to high lineage muit in general reft more on their good qualities than on their beauty-on the hardinefs of their nature-on their uncommon ftrength-on their agility and fareness of foot, which they probably acquire by conflantly lifting their legs among furze. But though the form of the New Forelt horie is feldom beautiful, yet, as the ornament of a forelt scene, he is very picturefque. The horse, in his natural ftate, rough with all his mane about him, and his tail waving in the wind as he feeds, is always beautiful; but particularly in fo wild a fcene as this, which he graces exceedingly. On this fubject I cannot forbear digreffing a little, (and I hope the critical reader will not be too fastidious} on the great indignity the horse fuffers from the mutilation of his tail and ears Within this century, I believe, the barbarous cuttom of docking horfes came in ufe, and hath paffed through various modifications, like all other customs, which are not founded in nature and truth. A few years ago the fort dock was the only tail (if it may be called uch) in fathion, both in the army and in carriages. The abfurdi-· ty however of this total amputation began to appear. The gentlemen of the army led the way. They acknowledged.the beauty and ufe of the tail as nature made it. The fhort dock every where difappeared, and alb dragoon horfes paraded with long. tails. The nag tail however ftill continued in uie. Of this there are fevetal fpecics, all more or lefs mutilated The moft deformed ones niked tailz fo named from a cruel operation useđ in forming it. The under finews of the dock being divided, the tail start> upwards, directly contrary to the pofition which nature intended. The nag-tail is ftill feen in all genteel carriages; nor will any perfon of fathion ride a horfe without one. Even the gentlemen of the army, who have fhewn the most fenfe in the affair of horfe-tails, have been fo mifled as to introduce the nag-tail into the light hotfe; though it would be as difficult to |