104 , A DISCOURSE

Book I. 4 dead Hedges, which is entirely lost all the Time of Fencing : When

* as with double Ditches, there remains at least eighteen Inches on each‘ Side where the Turfs were set on Edge, that bear more Grafs than4 when it lay on the Flat. But admitting it did totally lay wast three‘ Foot of Ground, the Damage were very inconsiderable, since forty‘ Terch, in Length two hundred and twenty Tardsy which makes

* Terches, 7, 2.5", or 7 To le\, which at thirteen Shillings and‘ four Tence the Acre, amounts not to yd. 4 per Ann. Now that this‘ is not only the best and cheapest Way of Quick-set ting, will appear4 by comparing the Charge of both : In the usual Way, the Charge of

* a three Foot Ditch is four Tence per To le, the Owner providing Sets ;« if the Workman finds them, he will have for making the said Ditch,

1 and letting them, eight Tence the Tole, and for Hedging two Tence ;

* that is, for both Sides four Tence the Tole, which renders the Charge« of Hedging , Ditching. , and Sets, twelve Tence the Tole ; that is,1 for forty Rod in Length, forty Shillings : Then one Load of Wood1 out of the Copse costs us, with the Carriage (though but two or three4 Miles Distance) ten Shillings; which will seldom Hedge above eight‘ Tole (single Hedge.) But allowing it to do ten , to fence forty Tole,4 there must be at least eight Load of JVood, which costs four Tounds ,4 making the whole Expence for Ditching, Setting, and Fencing of4 forty Tole, to be six Tounds, reckoning with the least; for I know‘ not any that will undertake to do it under three Shillings and six Pence4 per Tole , and then the forty Tole costs seven Tounds. Whereas,

* with double Ditches, both of them, Setting and Sets, will be done

4 for eight Pence per Tole, and the Husbandman get as good Wages,« as with a single Ditch (for though the Labour about them is more, yet4 the making the Table is saved) which costs one Pound six Shillings and4 eight Pence. And the Hedges being but low, they’ll make better Wa-4 ges at Hedging for a Tenny the Tole, than at two Tence for common4 Hedges; which comes to six Shillings and eight Pence for Hedging for-4 ty Tole on both Sides: Thus one Load of Wood will fence thirty Tole4 at least, and forty hedged with two thirds of Wood less than in the4 other Way, and cost but one Pound six Shillings and eight Pence,4 which makes the whole Charge of Sets, Ditching, Fencing and

* Wood, but three Tounds.

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Uses. ii. To other Uses : The Root of an oldThorn is excellent both forBoxes and Combs, and is curiously and naturally wrought: I have read,that they made Ribs to some small Boats or Fe fe Is with the White-Thorn ; and it is certain, that if they would plant them single, and istStandards,' where they might be safe, they would rise into large bodiedTrees in Time, and be of excellent Use for the Turner, not inferior to* Stt varro an( l accounted among the fortunate Trees, and therefore used istl vJ U r! ° Vtd ' C,y ces Hupsiarum, since the jolly Shepherds carried the White -—’defpina . . w ^ ^ Rapine of the Sab hies ; and ever since counted * pro-

sumitur alba. pitiOUS. The