Clarke's Survey of the Lakes, 1787

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	introduction to comments
	in book 1
	Crosthwaite's Marginal Notes in Clarke 1787 book 2
	p.55 para.4		On the 23d of June ...     To be serious; I cannot contradict this Paragraph, as many People saw as is here mentioned, or nearly so.
	p.57 para.1		This rivulet ...     not one Gust of wind Mr. Author, I was in this heavy Rain there was indeed much Thunder & an uncommon sound in the Air, which prevented me from Sleeping.     Hail first; & the Rain in St. Johns began before Ten     this is a great height
	p.58 top		this was only the secondary use ...     A very wilfull mistake Mr, Author; I am not yet 54 years old, & have seen a fine old Tower there; with Loop holes, & a good Ditch which I believe went Quite round it!!!
	p.62 para.2		It is amazing how ...     A Rude Author too; as all those Stones appear to be very natives of the Spot!
	p.63 para.4		The road to the Lake ...     Neither the Living nor the Dead ever made this walk, because it was Impossible!!!
	p.69 top		This Lake of Derwentwater ...     Crosthwaite makes Derwen[ ] 1365 Acres     Here our new Author makes all the Islands on Derwent about 13 Acres, & at the same time has made Lord[ ] Island to measure 25 Acres in his Map of Derwen[ ] & thus he has blasted both his credit as a Lake Surve[ ]or & Land Surveyor. He has also made all the Islands together above 60 Acres & given no one of them either their prop[ ] place, or size, or form! He has for instance ma[ ] Rampsholm 6 times larger than it ought to be, & laid it length way[ ] across the Water the very reverse of its rea[ ] direction & Otter Isl[a ] is made about 50 times larger than it sho[ ] be with the coasts of [ ] Lake no better Execut[ ] In short our Pompous Author has Disguis[ ] Poor old Derwent & Likewise the Lake o[ ] Bassenthwaite to all intents & purpose[ ] as will plainly appea[ ] from any high Emin[ ] near them; The North [&] South line in Derwent [ ] wrong by 25 Degrees & Bassenthwaite by 90! & His other two Lakes are fare from Accu[ ] nor are the Maps of Ro[ ] & Country better, there being many confounded Errors. The Maps likewise are taken from 6 different Scales which is no credi[ ] to the Surveyor, as by t[ ] means it is difficult to Judge what proportio[ ] one Lake bears to anoth[ ]
	p.69 para.4		Since so many ...     This should have no credit Paid to it
	p.69 para.5		A country wench ...     It is believed this long dialogue was fabricated either by the Author; or His Editor who was much [the] Cuter hand; & of a very Waggish disposition withall.
	p.71 para.5		This station of his ...     say not so Mr, Author or you will get the name of blind Guide! Mr. West's Station here is a very good one, & not 200, Yards above the roa[ ]
	p.75 para.2		Borrowdale, till within ...     This is a most unjust, & wicked little Paragraph
	p.75 para.3		Not above twennty years ago ...     O' Barberous Author! of those very People has thou been asking Charity!     unheard of before this Ignorant Rusticks Book cam out.
	p.75 para.5		One story, that shews ...     If ever such a thing happened it was before the days of our Authors Grandum
	p.75 para.6		The People of Borrowdale ...     The People of Borrowdale, have lived to see this Deceitful Author walled in compleatly, & covered over at top, on account of this very Book
	p.75 foot		regarding the whole page     Mr, Grays description of the People of Borrowdale, was just the Reverse of this above ungenerous Page
	p.76 para.1		I SEND te thisan ...     Here our Author & his man Friday The Editor, have taken much pains to little purpose, as few People will be able to understand them.
	p.82 top		in sheets of foam ...     neither 200 Feet high, nor much inclined to Leave the Rock
	p.82 para.4		Many travellers go to see ...     21 Yards in length     it is no se[ ] stone, but a pa[ ] of the Rock tumbled [in]
	p.82 para.6		This species of mundie ...     It is neither mundie, nor marcasite
	p.84 para.6		Before we leave the Lake ...     Wrong again! at such times the Swell beats against every shore.
	p.84 para.8		Some of the curious ...     no deserts u[ ] this road; n[ ] storms more than ordin[ ]
	in book 3

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