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vcys," which he pursued williout deviation until his death, 

 having formed a plan to collect the Agricultural practices of 

 each Eng-Jish County, for the composition of two great works 

 "On Landed Property'' and "A System of Agriculture." the 

 first of which he published but the latter he tlid not live to 

 complete. From 1730 to about 1808 he resided at Clement'3 

 Inn, London, during the winters, but wastravelling in various 

 parts of the country during the sumniers. lie finally purchased 

 a large estate in t'.ie Vale of Cleveland of his native County, in 

 IHOH, in whicii retirement he lived eleven years, dicing at a 

 very advar.ced age in 1811). 



INIr. Marshall without the benefit of an en1arg-ed educatiot1> 

 became known as an acute observer, and writer of auihority. 

 He was often consulted and in many instances planned the dis» 

 ])osition of estates, not only as regarded their economical ar* 

 rangement luit tlieir ornamental ]iarts« He was also the pro- 

 jector of a Rural Institute which, in another form, arose as the 

 P.oan:! of Agriculture. He was author in addition to tlie works 

 I have mentioned, and many County Surveys, of the follow* 



1, On Planting and Rural ornament. London, l^So. 8vdi 

 A second Edition in 2 vols, in 179(>. without his name. 



2. A review of " The liandsape,'' a didactic poem; also art 

 Essay on the Picturesotie ; together with ]>ractical re- 

 marks on Rural Ornament. London. 1703. 8vo. 



•1786. 1. A descriplion of certain methods of Planting, train- 

 ing, and managing all kinds of Fruit Trees, Vines, 

 &c. London. 8vo. 



2 A sketch of a pliu for making the Trart of land 

 ealled the New Forest, a real Forest, and for rariouj 



