‘That part of a horse’s foot between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin.’—_Farrier’s Dict._ Footnote 93: This project developed into one much more formidable than the writer at this period conceived, namely, that monumental history—or, rather, encyclopædia—of agriculture never destined to see the light. For three-quarters of a century the ten folio volumes of manuscript garnished the library of Bradfield Hall, perhaps once in twenty years to be taken down by some curious guest. What was to have been Arthur Young’s crowning achievement and legacy to future ages is, fortunately, not wholly lost to posterity. The ten volumes are now housed in the MS. department of the British Museum. Footnote 94: Bradfield Hall was sold on the death of Arthur Young’s last descendant, the late Arthur Young, Esq., in 1896. Footnote 95: Proverb, ‘The pot calls the kettle black.’—_Bailey’s Dict._ Footnote 96: The Peace of Westphalia. Footnote 97: George Rose, President of the Board of Trade. Died 1818. Footnote 98: This measure is referred to on page 137. Footnote 99: Arthur Young’s fishing parties are described in Fanny Burney’s _Camilla_. Footnote 100: Founded 1785. Footnote 101: Robert Bakewell, died 1795, a celebrated grazier. It was wittily remarked that ‘his animals were too dear for anyone to buy, and too fat for anyone to eat.’ Footnote 102: ‘Turnip Townshend,’ ancestor of the Lord Townshend here named, was celebrated in the famous lines— ‘Why of two brothers, rich and restless, one Ploughs, burns, manures, and toils from sun to sun; The other slights for women, sports, and wines, All Townshend’s turnips and all Grosvenor’s mines.’ _Pope’s 6th translation of Horace._ Footnote 103: This seems to refer to Mr. Pitt’s resolutions upon the commercial intercourse between England and Ireland. The debate thereon began February 22, 1785. _See._ Hansard. Footnote 104: How different would be the list of a labouring man’s ‘necessaries’ in these days! ----- CHAPTER VII FIRST FRENCH JOURNEY, 1786-1787 Death of my brother—Anecdotes of his character—Dr. Burney on farming—Greenwich _versus_ Eton—Blenheim—Correspondence with Dr. Priestley—County toasts—French projects—First French journey.