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protections ; and the benefit of that soon appears, 

 and recompences our industry in the smoothness and 

 integrity of the plantations so defended. 



i o. That great care be had of the seeds which we 

 intend to sow has been already advised ; for it has 

 been seen, that woods of the same age, planted in the 

 same soil, discover a visible difference in the timber 

 and growth ; and where this variety should happen, 

 if not from the seed, will be hard to interpret ; there- 

 fore let the place, soil and growth of such trees from 

 whence you have your seeds, be diligently examined; 

 and why not this, as well as in our care of animals for 

 our breed and store ? 



11. As to the form, obey the natural site, and 

 submit to the several guizes ; but ever declining to 

 enclose high-ways, and common-roads as much as 

 possible. For the rest, be pleased to reflect on what 

 we have already said, to encourage the planting of 

 the large spreading oak above all that species ; the 

 amplitude of the distance which they require resigned 

 to the care of the verderer for grazing cattle, deer, &c. 

 and for the great and masculine beauty which a wild 

 quincunx, as it were, of such trees would present to 

 your eye. 



12. But to advance the Royal forests to this height 

 of perfection, I should again urge the removal of some 

 of our most mischievously plac'd iron-mills ; if that 

 at least be true which some have affirmed, that we 

 had better iron, and cheaper from foreigners, when 

 those works were strangers amongst us. I am inform- 

 ed, that the New-English (who are now become 

 very numerous, and hundred in their advance and 

 prospect of the continent by their surfeit of the 

 woods which we want) did about twelve years since 



