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may_v be_v preserve_v in_o cheap_a year_n without_o corruption_n so_o that_o it_o may_v supply_v the_o dearth_n when_o it_o come_v p._n 200_o 201_o 202._o the_o ten_o experiment_n wherein_o be_v show_v the_o natural_a cause_n why_o the_o change_n of_o seed-corn_n produce_v a_o improvement_n also_o certain_a way_n for_o the_o melioration_n of_o seed_n and_o fruit_n p._n 202_o 203_o 204._o the_o eleven_o experiment_n wherein_o be_v show_v how_o rich_a compost_n may_v be_v make_v in_o great_a city_n of_o thing_n former_o cast_v away_o p._n 204_o 205._o the_o twelve_o experiment_n wherein_o be_v show_v how_o any_o kingdom_n may_v live_v in_o great_a prosperity_n with_o half_a the_o trouble_n and_o charge_n which_o now_o they_o sustain_v and_o yet_o live_v in_o adversity_n p._n 205_o 206_o 207_o 208._o the_o thirteen_o experiment_n wherein_o be_v show_v how_o timber_n for_o building_n and_o wood_n for_o householdstuff_n may_v be_v provide_v in_o short_a space_n p._n 208_o 209._o the_o 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not_o multiply_v musk-cat_n likewise_o divers_a have_v keep_v in_o london_n and_o with_o good_a profit_n etc._n etc._n 7_o letter_n all_o plant_n sublime_v into_o infect_v be_v not_o medicinable_a etc._n etc._n i_o do_v not_o positive_o affirm_v it_o yet_o i_o know_v it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o sonie_n not_o to_o be_v despise_v further_o that_o some_o have_v very_o considerable_a medicinable_a virtue_n it_o be_v well_o know_v and_o i_o have_v instance_a in_o divers_a and_o i_o suppose_v that_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v altogether_o unknown_a whether_o other_o have_v or_o not_o animadversor_n rottenness_n of_o sheep_n know_v in_o ireland_n etc._n etc._n rottenness_n of_o sheep_n be_v some_o time_n in_o spain_n but_o not_o so_o much_o know_v as_o in_o england_n though_o the_o country_n be_v moist_a the_o reason_n now_o i_o well_o know_v for_o they_o have_v not_o so_o many_o base_a wet_a commons_o as_o in_o england_n and_o the_o great_a sheep-master_n usual_o choose_v their_o sheeps-walk_n 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among_o the_o jew_n where_o i_o have_v eat_v of_o they_o high_o esteem_v but_o at_o present_a not_o much_o in_o credit_n among_o the_o italian_n and_o to_o my_o palate_n it_o be_v not_o so_o excellent_a a_o dainty_a 8._o letter_n animad_fw-la purchase_v in_o his_o second_o tome_n set_v down_o the_o make_n of_o caviar_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_o certain_a that_o purchase_n himself_o never_o see_v the_o make_n of_o caviar_n nor_o the_o merchant_n perhaps_o that_o write_v it_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v question_v the_o process_n and_o know_v that_o in_o new-england_n where_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o sturgeon_n who_o row_n be_v ordinary_o account_v the_o material_a of_o it_o yet_o never_o any_o ever_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o make_v it_o though_o divers_a fishmonger_n be_v there_o and_o attempt_v to_o pickle_n sturgeon_n though_o with_o ill_a success_n for_o in_o the_o ship_n in_o which_o i_o return_v from_o new-england_n many_o score_n of_o cag_n of_o sturgeon_n be_v send_v 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fowl_n as_o also_o a_o poor_a man_n in_o ireland_n who_o have_v a_o pheasant_n cock_n and_o hen_n which_o run_v among_o his_o poultry_n his_o cock_n tail_n of_o a_o very_a great_a length_n which_o live_v very_o well_o and_o lay_v egg_n as_o other_o fowl_n without_o further_a trouble_n and_o i_o question_v not_o but_o other_o may_v be_v make_v tame_a also_o in_o england_n 10._o letter_n concern_v cheese_n i_o have_v already_o declare_v my_o mind_n viz._n that_o parmisan_n and_o angelot_n which_o be_v common_o make_v in_o france_n and_o italy_n be_v far_o beyond_o our_o chester_n or_o what_o we_o common_o make_v in_o england_n 2._o our_o cheddar_n cheese_n be_v seldom_o see_v unless_o at_o some_o noble_n man_n table_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o think_v they_o excel_v parmisan_n but_o whither_o my_o palate_n be_v a_o true_a judge_n or_o not_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o may_v be_v note_v as_o a_o great_a deficiency_n that_o so_o little_a excellent_a cheese_n be_v make_v with_o we_o 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report_n for_o i_o know_v they_o be_v apt_a to_o make_v molchil_v mountames_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o interim_n i_o shall_v acquiesce_v in_o my_o own_o opinion_n animadversor_n england_n have_v a_o perfect_a systeme_n of_o husbandry_n viz._n markham_n he_o speak_v more_o of_o markham_n than_o ever_o i_o hear_v before_o or_o as_o yet_o have_v see_v in_o general_n he_o be_v account_v little_o more_o than_o a_o translator_n unless_o about_o cattle_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v but_o in_o that_o question_n his_o skill_n consider_v how_o gross_o he_o mistake_v the_o name_n of_o plant_n the_o work_n which_o i_o have_v see_v of_o his_o be_v first_o the_o great_a book_n translate_v out_o of_o french_a which_o whether_o well_o or_o ill_o do_v i_o will_v not_o declare_v but_o i_o be_o sure_a our_o husbandman_n in_o england_n profit_n little_a by_o it_o second_o i_o have_v see_v five_o several_a book_n bind_v up_o together_o two_o or_o three_o of_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v another_o as_o 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