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bavins for this use ; though also it be as frequently 

 chared without binding, and then they call it cooming 

 it together : This, they place in some near floor, 

 made level, and freed of incumbrances, where setting 

 one of the bavins, or part of the spray on fire, two 

 men stand ready to throw on bavin upon bavin (as 

 fast as they can take fire, which makes a very great 

 and sudden blaze) till they have burnt all that lies 

 near the place, to the number (it may be) of five or 

 six hundred bavins : But e're they begin to set fire, 

 they fill great tubs or vessels with water, which stand 

 ready by them, and this they dash on with a great 

 dish or scoup, so soon as ever they have thrown on 

 all their bavins, continually plying the great heap of 

 glowing coals, which gives a sudden stop to the fury 

 of the fire, whiles with a great rake they lay, and 

 spread it abroad, and ply their casting of water still 

 on the coals, which are now perpetually turn'd by 

 two men with great shovels, a third throwing on the 

 water : This they continue till no more fire appears, 

 tho' they cease not from being very hot : After this, 

 they shovel them up into great heaps, and when they 

 are throughly cold, put them up in sacks for London, 

 where they use them amongst divers artificers, both 

 to kindle greater fires, and to temper, and aneal their 

 several works : Lastly, this is to be observ'd, that the 

 wood which yields the finest coal, is more flexible 

 and gentle than that which yields the contrary. 



32. The best season for the fetching home of other 

 fuel, is from June ; the ways being then most dry and 

 passable, yet I know some good husbands will begin 

 rather in May ; because fallowing, and stirring of 

 ground for corn, comes in the ensuing months, and the 

 days are long enough, and swains have then least to do. 



