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much IS cxpefled, Inclofures of forefl land, if 

 conduced with propriety, may prevent national 

 ruin ; for timber is become fcarce on the continent 

 as well as here ; the increafe of commerce caufe« 

 fuch a demand, that it rifes in value every where. 

 The fcarcity of knees* and crooks of large di- 

 menfions is now feverely felt ; it is with difficulty 

 the docks get fuppled, fo that fhips are often at a 

 ftand for want of them ; the king's forefts have 

 been produdive of many of thefe moll valuable ar- 

 ticles, but they are nearly exhaufted ; and the me- 

 thods propofed by the furveyors for raifing timber 

 in Dean Foreft, is by no means likely to remedy 

 the defedl. Planters fliould not only confider what 

 fuits their refpec^ive foils, but to what ufes their 

 timber may be appropriated. The elm ought 

 to be led up tall and flrait for keel-pieces, Ihip's 

 pumps, water-pipes, &c. Arbele, if brought to 

 great length and fubftance, will make good beams 

 and rafters for barns, cottages, &c. j for this tim- 

 ber, (not being fubjed to the worm) whilft under 

 thatch that admits no wet, will continue found 

 above a century. The perfedion of alh lies in 

 its being free and tough, properties fought after by 



* So great was the deficiency towards the clofe of laft war, that 

 the old ftiips intended to keep up appearances only, were ordered 

 to be repaired with afhen knees and crooks. 



coopers. 



