was born to a small Hereditary Estate, which

according to the tradition of the village where it lies,

[1]

was bounded by the same Hedges and Ditches in

William

the Conqueror's Time that it is at present, and has been delivered down from Father to Son whole and entire, without the Loss or Acquisition of a single Field or Meadow, during the Space of six hundred

[Years]

. There

runs

[2]