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 The
County of Glamorgan is 112 Miles in Circumference, contains about 540,000
acres, 10 Hundreds, 9 Market Towns, 118 Parishes and 9644 Houses. It had
formerly 25 Castles and 3 Monasteries most of which are now demolished.
The Air is various, sharp on ye Mountains, covered with Snow but very Mild
and Warm on ye Seavern Coast. The Soil in ye North Part is full of
Steep, High and Barren Hills, abounding with Woods, in ye South more
plain rich and fertile, feeding multitude of Cattle and Sheep; it is
called for its fruitfullness ye Garden of Wales. It is plentifully stored
with Fish, Flesh, Fowl, it also has many Coal Pits, The Cheif Comodities
are Corn and Cattle.
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