hayre, and for such hath (from all auncientie) beene transported,
without paying custome. But since the grounds began to receiue
enclosure and dressing for Tillage, the nature of the soyle hath
altered to a better graine, and yeeldeth nourishment in greater
aboundance, and goodnesse, to the beastes that pasture thereupon:
So as, by this meanes (and let not the owners commendable industrie,
turne to their surcharging preiudice, least too soone they grow
wearie of well-doing) Cornish Sheepe come but little behind the
Easterne flockes, for bignes of mould, finenesse of Wooll often
breeding, speedie fatting, and price of sale, and in my conceyte
equall, if not exceede them in sweetnesse of taste, and freedome from
rottennesse and such other contagions. As for their number, while
euerie dweller hath some, though none keepe many, it may summe the
totall to a iolly rate. Most of the Cornish sheepe haue no hornes,
whose wool is finer in qualitie, as that of the horned more in
quantitie: yet, in some places of the Countie there are that carrie
foure hornes.

The Deuon and Somersetshire grasiers, feede yeerely great droues of
Cattell in the North quarter of Cornwall, and vtter them at home,
which notwithstanding, Beefe, Whitfull, Leather or Tallow, beare not
any extraordinarie price in this Countie, beyond the rate of other
places: and yet, the oportunitie of so many Hauens, tempteth the
Marchants (I doubt me, beyond their power of resistaunce) now and
then to steale a transportation, and besides, vttereth no smal
quantitie for the reuitailing of weather-driuen shippes. Some
Gentlemen suffer their beastes to runne wilde, in their Woods and
waste grounds, where they are hunted and killed with Crossebowes,
and Peeces, in the maner of Deere, and by their fiercenesse, and
warinesse, seeme to haue put on a part of the others nature. Each