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pea_n the_o small_a rathe-ripes_a be_v account_v the_o best_a it_o be_v most_o agreeable_a manure_n be_v of_o straw_n from_o the_o close_a or_o mixen_n half_o rot_v which_o keep_v it_o open_a and_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o bind_v too_o much_o where_o subject_a to_o it_o but_o if_o otherwise_o the_o rotten_a dung_n be_v the_o best_a 69._o whereof_o as_o upon_o all_o other_o land_n before_o mention_v they_o lie_v about_o 12_o load_n upon_o a_o common_a field_n acre_n i._n e._n about_o 20_o upon_o a_o statute_n acre_n but_o i_o find_v the_o business_n of_o manure_a land_n to_o have_v a_o great_a latitude_n man_n do_v it_o here_o many_o time_n not_o according_a to_o their_o judgement_n but_o according_a to_o the_o quantity_n they_o have_v so_o that_o where_o the_o quantity_n of_o manure_n be_v but_o small_a and_o the_o tillage_n be_v great_a the_o case_n be_v much_o otherwise_o than_o where_o both_o tillage_n and_o manure_n be_v in_o a_o contrary_a condition_n but_o however_o the_o case_n 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therefore_o think_v fit_a to_o consider_v apart_o the_o first_o whereof_o i_o meet_v with_o at_o hornton_n near_o banbury_n where_o the_o chip_n of_o the_o stone_n they_o hew_v at_o their_o quarry_n prove_v a_o very_a good_a manure_n for_o their_o ground_n thereabouts_o and_o be_v according_o make_v use_v of_o by_o reason_n no_o doubt_n of_o a_o salt_n that_o stone_n hold_v which_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o weather_n be_v imbibe_v by_o the_o earth_n as_o hint_v before_o in_o chap._n 4._o of_o this_o essay_n 71._o the_o 2_o sort_n i_o first_o observe_v about_o watlington_n and_o the_o two_o britwel_n where_o they_o strew_v they_o on_o their_o land_n with_o good_a success_n &_o i_o have_v hear_v since_o of_o several_a other_o place_n where_o they_o do_v the_o same_o to_o this_o purpose_n they_o purchase_v tailor_n shred_n which_o yet_o retain_v somewhat_o of_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o fulling-earth_n with_o which_o they_o be_v dress_v do_v well_o enough_o but_o i_o judge_v they_o not_o so_o good_a as_o other_o old_a rag_n first_o wear_v by_o man_n and_o woman_n which_o must_v needs_o beside_o be_v very_o well_o sate_v with_o urinous_a salt_n contract_v from_o the_o sweat_n and_o continual_a perspiration_n attend_v their_o body_n and_o in_o this_o opinion_n i_o be_o confirm_v by_o sanct._n sanctorius_n who_o be_v positive_a that_o our_o insensible_a evacuation_n transcend_v all_o our_o sensible_a one_o put_v together_o 4._o together_o s._n sanctorii_n medicinae_fw-la staticae_fw-la lib._n 1._o sect_n 1._o aphorism_n 4._o to_o that_o excess_n that_o of_o eight_o pound_n weight_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v take_v by_o a_o man_n in_o one_o day_n his_o insensible_a transpiration_n use_v to_o amount_v to_o five_o 6._o five_o ibid_fw-la aphorism_n 6._o now_o if_o so_o our_o clothes_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o fill_v with_o a_o well_o rectify_v salt_n leave_v behind_o in_o the_o percolation_n of_o the_o steam_n of_o our_o body_n that_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o rational_a if_o well_o consider_v then_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o very_a fit_a manure_n for_o land_n when_o unfit_a for_o other_o use_n 72._o as_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o corn_n sow_o on_o the_o statute_n acre_n they_o differ_v much_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o richness_n or_o meanness_n of_o the_o land_n about_o two_o bushel_n of_o wheat_n and_o vetch_n two_o bushel_n and_o ½_n of_o barley_n oat_n and_o pease_n and_o a_o quarter_n of_o bean_n suffice_v the_o poor_a whereas_o the_o rich_a land_n will_v take_v up_o three_o bushel_n or_o more_o of_o wheat_n or_o vetch_n three_o bushel_n and_o ½_n or_o upward_o of_o barley_n oat_n pea_n and_o sometime_o six_o bushel_n of_o bean_n yet_o i_o have_v know_v some_o able_a husbandman_n afford_v more_o seed_n to_o their_o poor_a than_o rich_a land_n give_v this_o reason_n that_o the_o seed_n in_o the_o rich_a do_v tillar_n i._n e._n sprout_n into_o several_a blade_n and_o spread_v on_o the_o ground_n whereas_o on_o the_o poor_a land_n its_o sprout_n come_v all_o single_a which_o therefore_o say_v they_o require_v the_o more_o seed_n 73._o in_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o seed_n they_o have_v a_o double_a respect_n first_o to_o the_o grain_n itself_o and_o second_o to_o the_o land_n it_o grow_v on_o as_o to_o the_o first_o they_o take_v care_n that_o it_o be_v clear_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o seed_n that_o it_o be_v handsome_a round_a corn_n of_o a_o equal_a cize_n which_o some_o of_o they_o call_v even_o shoot_v corn_n or_o well_o breasted_a such_o corn_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n full_a of_o kernel_n and_o the_o likely_a to_o give_v strong_a root_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o soil_n they_o constant_o choose_v corn_n that_o grow_v on_o land_n of_o a_o quite_o different_a nature_n from_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v sow_o on_o but_o in_o general_a they_o desire_v it_o from_o land_n that_o be_v well_o in_o heart_n and_o rich_a in_o its_o kind_n if_o they_o be_v to_o sow_v wheat_n upon_o tillage_n they_o 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the_o statue_n of_o mercury_n there_o be_v 30_o
clay_n find_v at_o hampton-gay_a hold_v a_o grit_n of_o a_o golden_a colour_n much_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o pyrite_n aureus_fw-la only_o it_o be_v not_o find_v like_o that_o in_o great_a piece_n which_o by_o our_o modern_a naturalist_n be_v call_v brass_n lump_n 54._o and_o thus_o i_o have_v conclude_v the_o chapter_n of_o earth_n but_o that_o i_o think_v it_o belong_v to_o this_o place_n to_o mention_v also_o such_o accident_n as_o attend_v they_o and_o therefore_o must_v not_o be_v altogether_o silent_a of_o a_o eminent_a prospect_n about_o a_o mile_n from_o teynton_n where_o from_o a_o hill_n north-east_n from_o thence_o ten_o mercat_n town_n in_o a_o clear_a day_n may_v plain_o be_v see_v nor_o of_o a_o small_a earthquake_n that_o on_o the_o nineteenth_o of_o february_n 1665._o be_v observe_v at_o divers_a place_n near_o oxford_n as_o at_o blechington_n stanton_n st._n john_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o shall_v suffice_v just_a to_o mention_v it_o relation_n with_o the_o 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first_o one_o way_n and_o cross_v again_o at_o right_a angle_n cut_v the_o turf_n into_o square_n in_o bigness_n proportionable_a to_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o edge_a plate_n on_o the_o roll_n require_v no_o far_a trouble_n afterward_o then_o to_o be_v pare_v off_o the_o ground_n with_o a_o turf_n spade_n which_o seem_v to_o promise_v well_o for_o the_o cut_n out_o of_o trench_n drain_v etc._n etc._n but_o this_o i_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o have_v it_o that_o i_o know_v of_o be_v yet_o experiment_v by_o the_o ingenious_a inventor_n however_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o offer_v it_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o improver_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o afford_v i_o a_o smooth_a transition_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o arable_a to_o the_o meadow_n and_o pasture_n land_n 81._o for_o the_o meadow_n ground_n of_o this_o county_n as_o they_o be_v numerous_a so_o they_o be_v fertile_a beyond_o all_o preference_n for_o they_o need_v no_o other_o compost_n to_o be_v lay_v on_o they_o than_o what_o the_o flood_n spontaneous_o give_v they_o and_o therefore_o the_o reader_n must_v not_o expect_v any_o method_n or_o rule_n concern_v that_o affair_n here_o nor_o concern_v the_o remedy_n of_o annoyance_n such_o as_o sour-grass_n mosses_n rush_n sedge_n etc._n etc._n for_o i_o find_v none_o of_o our_o meadow_n much_o trouble_v with_o they_o as_o for_o their_o upland_n when_o they_o prepare_v they_o for_o grass_n they_o make_v they_o as_o rich_a as_o they_o can_v with_o their_o most_o suitable_a soil_n and_o lay_v they_o also_o dry_a to_o keep_v they_o from_o rush_n and_o sedge_n if_o any_o thing_n boggy_a they_o usual_o trench_v they_o but_o that_o prove_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o trench_n of_o boggy_a ground_n will_v swell_v and_o fill_v up_o of_o themselves_o 82._o to_o prevent_v which_o inconveniency_n i_o know_v a_o ingenious_a husbandman_n that_o have_v dig_v his_o trench_n about_o a_o yard_n deep_a and_o two_o foot_n over_o first_o lay_v at_o the_o bottom_n green_a black-thorn_n bush_n and_o on_o they_o a_o stratum_fw-la of_o large_a round_a stone_n or_o at_o least_o such_o as_o will_v not_o lie_v close_o and_o over_o they_o again_o another_o stratum_fw-la of_o black-thorn_n and_o upon_o they_o straw_n to_o keep_v the_o dirt_n from_o fall_v in_o between_o and_o fill_v they_o up_o by_o which_o mean_n he_o keep_v his_o trench_n open_a and_o procure_v so_o constant_a and_o durable_a a_o drain_v that_o the_o land_n be_v since_o sink_v a_o foot_n or_o 18_o inch_n and_o become_v firm_a enough_o to_o support_v carriage_n 83._o as_o for_o the_o grass_n sow_o in_o this_o county_n i_o have_v little_o more_o to_o add_v concern_v they_o but_o what_o be_v say_v before_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o plant_n only_o that_o it_o have_v be_v find_v most_o agreeable_a that_o sanctfoin_n ray-grass_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o sow_o present_o after_o the_o barley_n oat_n or_o whatever_o other_o grain_n it_o be_v sow_v with_o but_o rather_o after_o the_o corn_n be_v come_v pretty_a high_a so_o that_o it_o may_v shelter_v the_o seed_n from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o as_o be_v apprehend_v at_o least_o be_v sometime_o prejudicial_a and_o that_o in_o the_o chiltern_n country_n after_o they_o have_v eat_v off_o their_o ray-grass_n or_o sanctfoin_n they_o find_v it_o advantageous_a to_o fold_v it_o with_o sheep_n as_o other_o corn-land_n which_o i_o think_v good_a to_o note_v it_o be_v as_o i_o be_o inform_v but_o late_o practise_v 84._o among_o art_n that_o concern_v formation_n of_o earth_n i_o shall_v not_o mention_v the_o make_n of_o pot_n at_o marsh-balden_a and_o nuneham-courtney_n nor_o of_o tobacco-pipe_n of_o the_o white-earth_n of_o shot-ove_a since_o those_o place_n be_v now_o desert_v nor_o indeed_o be_v there_o that_o i_o ever_o hear_v of_o any_o thing_n extraordinary_a perform_v during_o the_o work_a those_o earth_n nor_o be_v there_o now_o of_o a_o very_a good_a tobacco-pipe_n clay_n find_v in_o the_o parish_n 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puzzle_v the_o projector_n but_o now_o that_o difficulty_n also_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n overcome_v 87._o he_o have_v also_o cause_v to_o be_v model_v statue_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o say_v transparent_a earth_n a_o thing_n not_o do_v elsewhere_o for_o china_n afford_v we_o only_o imperfect_a moulding_n which_o he_o have_v diversify_v with_o great_a variety_n of_o colour_n make_v they_o of_o the_o colour_n of_o iron_n copper_n brass_n and_o particoloured_a as_o some_o achat-stone_n the_o consideration_n that_o induce_v he_o to_o this_o attempt_n be_v the_o duration_n of_o this_o hard_a burn_a earth_n much_o above_o brass_n or_o marble_n against_o all_o air_n and_o wether_n and_o the_o softness_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v model_v which_o make_v it_o capable_a of_o more_o curious_a work_n than_o stone_n that_o be_v wrought_v with_o chisel_n or_o metal_n that_o be_v cast_v in_o short_a he_o have_v so_o far_o advance_v the_o art_n plastic_a that_o it_o be_v dubious_a whether_o any_o man_n since_o prometheus_n have_v excel_v he_o not_o except_v the_o famous_a damophilus_n and_o gorgasus_n of_o pliny_n 12._o pliny_n nat._n hist_o lib._n 35._o cap._n 12._o 88_o and_o these_o art_n he_o employ_v about_o material_n of_o english_a growth_n and_o not_o much_o apply_v to_o other_o use_n for_o instance_n he_o make_v the_o stone_n bottle_n of_o a_o clay_n in_o appearance_n like_a to_o tobacco-pipe_n clay_n which_o will_v not_o make_v tobacco-pipe_n though_o the_o tobacco-pipe_n clay_n will_v make_v bottle_n so_o that_o that_o which_o have_v lie_v bury_v and_o useless_a to_o the_o owner_n may_v become_v beneficial_a to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o manufacture_n and_o many_o work_a hand_n get_v good_a livelyhood_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o very_a considerable_a sum_n of_o english_a coin_n annual_o keep_v at_o home_n by_o it_o 89._o about_o nettle-bed_n they_o make_v a_o sort_n of_o brick_n so_o very_o strong_a that_o whereas_o at_o most_o other_o place_n they_o be_v unload_v by_o hand_n i_o have_v see_v these_o shot_n out_o of_o the_o cart_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o stone_n to_o mend_v the_o highway_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o break_v but_o this_o i_o suppose_v must_v be_v rather_o ascribe_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o clay_n than_o to_o the_o skill_n of_o the_o artificer_n in_o make_v or_o burn_v they_o and_o shall_v therefore_o have_v be_v mention_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o earth_n 90._o at_o caversham_n near_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n anthony_n cravens_n and_o at_o some_o other_o place_n they_o make_v a_o sort_n of_o brick_n 22_o inch_n long_o and_o above_o six_o inch_n broad_a which_o some_o call_v lath-brick_n by_o reason_n they_o be_v put_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o lath_n or_o spars_n support_v by_o pillar_n in_o oast_n for_o dry_a malt_n which_o be_v the_o only_a use_n of_o they_o and_o
and_o other_o fur_n of_o several_a beast_n etc._n etc._n the_o use_n they_o have_v for_o they_o be_v to_o apparel_n themselves_o with_o they_o their_o manner_n be_v to_o tear_v they_o into_o gown_n of_o about_o two_o yard_n long_o thrust_v their_o arm_n through_o two_o hole_n make_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o so_o wrap_v the_o rest_n about_o they_o as_o we_o our_o loose_a coat_n our_o merchant_n have_v abuse_v they_o for_o many_o year_n with_o so_o false_a colour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o hold_v their_o gloss_n above_o a_o month_n wear_v but_o there_o be_v a_o ingenious_a person_n of_o witney_n that_o have_v improve_v they_o much_o of_o late_a by_o fix_v upon_o they_o a_o true_a blue_a dye_n have_v a_o eye_n of_o red_a whereof_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o indian_n shall_v be_v make_v sensible_a and_o the_o disturbance_n now_o among_o they_o over_o no_o doubt_n the_o trade_n in_o those_o will_v be_v much_o advance_v again_o 172._o of_o their_o best_a tail_n wool_n they_o make_v the_o blanket_n of_o 6_o quarter_n broad_a common_o call_v cut_n which_o serve_v seaman_n for_o their_o hammoc_n and_o of_o their_o worst_a they_o make_v wednel_n for_o collar-maker_n wrapper_n to_o pack_v their_o blancket_n in_o and_o tilt-cloth_n for_o bargeman_n they_o send_v all_o the_o sort_n of_o duffields_n and_o blanket_n weekly_a in_o wagon_n up_o to_o london_n which_o return_v lade_v with_o fell_a wool_n from_o leaden-hall_n and_o barnaby-street_n in_o southwark_n whether_o it_o be_v bring_v for_o this_o purpose_n from_o most_o place_n abovementioned_a oxford-shire_n and_o the_o adjacent_a county_n be_v not_o able_a to_o supply_v they_o 173._o there_o be_v also_o in_o this_o town_n a_o great_a many_o fell-monger_n out_o of_o who_o at_o the_o neighbour_a town_n of_o bampton_n there_o arise_v another_o considerable_a trade_n the_o fell-monger_n sheepskin_n after_o dress_v and_o strain_v be_v here_o make_v into_o ware_n viz._n jacket_n breeches_n leather_n lining_n etc._n etc._n which_o they_o chief_o vent_v into_o berk-shire_n wilt-shire_n and_o dorsetshire_n no_o town_n in_o england_n have_v a_o trade_n like_o it_o in_o that_o sort_n of_o ware_n 174._o which_o two_o trade_n of_o the_o town_n of_o witney_n and_o bampton_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a that_o be_v too_o the_o most_o peculiar_a of_o this_o county_n the_o mault_a trade_n of_o oxford_n and_o henly_n on_o thames_n it_o be_v true_a be_v considerable_a and_o burford_n have_v be_v famous_a time_n out_o of_o mind_n for_o the_o make_n of_o saddle_n and_o so_o have_v oxford_n have_v the_o reputation_n of_o the_o best_a glove_n and_o knife_n of_o any_o place_n in_o england_n but_o these_o trade_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v practise_v i_o therefore_o pass_v they_o by_o without_o further_a notice_n 175._o but_o the_o starch_n trade_n of_o oxford_n though_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o great_a yet_o be_v practise_v in_o few_o place_n and_o the_o method_n know_v to_o few_o how_o 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