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... hills , rocks , caves , woods , orchards , & c . Climate and difeafes Inftances of longevity State of property Number of proprietors Number of refiding proprietors Mode of cultivation Implements of husbandry Manures Seed - time and ...
... hills , rocks , caves , woods , orchards , & c . Climate and difeafes Inftances of longevity State of property Number of proprietors Number of refiding proprietors Mode of cultivation Implements of husbandry Manures Seed - time and ...
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... hills and fheep farms . The hills are generally green and dry ; but the interjacent flats are co- vered with bent , and rather fwampy . On the whole , not above a fifth or fixth part of the parish confists of arable ground . Climate ...
... hills and fheep farms . The hills are generally green and dry ; but the interjacent flats are co- vered with bent , and rather fwampy . On the whole , not above a fifth or fixth part of the parish confists of arable ground . Climate ...
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... hill , in the pas rifh of Southdean , about the diftance of fourteen miles from the town of Jedburgh . It abounds with trouts , particu- larly * On the fouth fide of the fame hill , the river Tyne , which runs by Newcastle , takes its ...
... hill , in the pas rifh of Southdean , about the diftance of fourteen miles from the town of Jedburgh . It abounds with trouts , particu- larly * On the fouth fide of the fame hill , the river Tyne , which runs by Newcastle , takes its ...
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... Hills . The most remarkable hill in the neighbourhood of Jedburgh , is the Dunian , which is fituated partly in the pa rifh of Jedburgh , and partly in that of Bedrule . Its eleva- tion above the level of the fea is 1024 feet . The ...
... Hills . The most remarkable hill in the neighbourhood of Jedburgh , is the Dunian , which is fituated partly in the pa rifh of Jedburgh , and partly in that of Bedrule . Its eleva- tion above the level of the fea is 1024 feet . The ...
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... Hill ; -Minto , Kid's Hill ; -Hawick , Village on a River ; -Ancrum , anciently call- ed Alnicromb , a Crook in the River ; & c . & c . Manners f Manners and Morals of the People . - There is of Jedburgh . 15.
... Hill ; -Minto , Kid's Hill ; -Hawick , Village on a River ; -Ancrum , anciently call- ed Alnicromb , a Crook in the River ; & c . & c . Manners f Manners and Morals of the People . - There is of Jedburgh . 15.
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