October 25, 1775

Posted by sydney on Oct 25th, 1775

The arbutus casts it’s blossoms & discloses the rudiments of its fruit.  In thses two instances fructifcation goes on the winter through.  Three martins in the street.  Gossamer on every bent.  *Bynstede, the name of a parish near us, signifies locus cultus, vel habitatus.  This barish abuts on a wild woodland district, which is a royal forest, & is called the Holt.  This parish was probably cultivated when all around were nothing but woodlands, & forests.

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