THE RIVER ORE.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."]
SiBr-POSSibly the enclosed extract may be of interest to the water of the article on "The River Ore" which appeared in the Spedator of August 24th. Unfortunately, the first few pages of the book from which it is taken are missing, so I cannot give title or date,—judging from printing and spelling, it would be one hundred and fifty years old. It is an oblong foolscap octavo, and contains a short description of the English counties. It is strange to find it speaking of " rock " in con- nection with what we know as a shingle bank.—I am, Sir, &c., 10 Crown Street, Bury St. Edmunds. J. F. Pam. Strange, but most true, was a crop of Pease, without tillage or sowing grew in the Rockes, betwixt this Orford and Aldebrough, jo the years 1555, when by vnseasonable weather a great dearth was in the Land ; there in August were gathered &bone one hun- dred Quarters, and in blossoming remained as many more, where nener passe grew, or Earth euer seene, but hard sonde &Kates three yards deeps ruder their rook's."
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