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livered and published (but which cannot be affirmed of any of the for- C h.mer Clajses of Forefi-trees , and other Remarks, at the least to my poorKnowledge and Research) that it would be needless to repeat.

LL. 1 do only wish (upon the Prospect and Meditation of the uni-versal Benefit ) that every Benson whatsoever, worth ten Bounds perAnnum , within her Majefly's Dominions, were by some indispensibleStatute, obliged to plant his Hedge-rows with the best and most usefulKinds of them, especially in such Places of the Nation, as being themore in-land Counties , and remote from the Seas and navigable Rivers,might the better be excused from the planting of Timber, to the Bro-portion of those who are more happily and commodioufly fituated forthe Transportation of it.

2 ,z. Undoubtedly, if this Course were taken effectually, a very con-siderable Part both of the Meat and Drink which is spent to our Preju-dice, might be saved by the Country Beople, even out of the Hedgesand Mounds , which would afford them not only the Bleafiure and Bro-fit of their delicious Fruit, but such abundance of Cyder and Berry ,as should suffice them to drink of one of the most wholsome and excel-lent Beverages mthc World. Old Gerard did long since alledge us anExample worthy to be pursued; I have seen (faith he, speaking ofApple-trees, Lib. iii. Cap. ci.) in the Pastures and Hedge-rows about theGrounds of a worshipful Gentleman, dwelling two Miles from Here-ford, called Mr. Roger Bodnome,yS many Trees of all Sorts, that theServants drink for the most part mother Drink but that which is madeof Apples: The Quantity is such, that by the Report os the Gentle-man himself the Parson hath for Tythe many Hogsheads o/Cyder: TheHogs are fed with the Fallings of them, which are Jo many, thatthey make choice of those Apples they do eat, who will not tafle ofany but os the bejt. An Example doubtless to be followed ^Gentle-men that have Land and Living : ButJLnvy faith, the Poor will breakdown our Hedges, and we shall have the least part os the Fruit. Butforwards in the Name os God, graff, set, plant, and nourish up Treesin every Corner of your Ground ; the Labour is finals the Cost is no-thing, the Commodity is great ; your selves shall have Blenty, theHoot shall have somewhat in Time os IVant to relieve their Necessity,and God shall reward your good Minds and Diligence. Thus farhonest Gerard. And in Truth, with how small a Charge and infiniteBleafiure this were to be effected, every one that is Batron of a littleNursery, can easily calculate : But by this Expedient many thousandsof Acres, lowed now yearly with Barley, might be cultivated forWheat, or converted into Bafiure , to the increase of Corn and Cattle:Besides, the Timber which the Bear-tree, Black-cherry and manythorny Blums (which are best for Grain , Colour, and Gloss) afford,comparable (for divers curious Dses) with any we have enumerated.The Black-cherry-wood grows sometimes to that Bulk, as is fit to makeStools with, Cabinets, Tables, especially the redder Sort, which willpolish well ; MoBipes, and musical Instruments ; the very Bark em-ployed for Bee-hives: But of this I am to render a more ample Ac-count in the Appendix to this Discourse. I would farther recom-mend the more frequent planting and Propagation of Fir, Bine-trees,and some other beneficial Materials , both for Ornament and Brofit ;especially, since we find by Experience , they thrive so well, wherethey are cultivated for Curiosity only.

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