•yr.ruKo ni.i. 



GEORGE R. 



GEORGE the Second by the Grace of OJ, King of Grc.it Britain 

 1 ranee, r.nd Ireland, Dejauicr of the lumb, &c. Wo all to nchon- 

 the/e i >;£i'''J^^s Jhall eomc. Greeting: Whereas one Truflv and IVclbehvcj 

 Jethro Till! of Shalborne ui the Countv of Berks, L/h. has humbh yj 

 prcfnted unto m, 7 hat he has, ivifh-great Labour and Expence, made'Plates 

 for dejcrtbtng nr^ Infmunents of Husbandry, indented by himfelf, and 

 alfo compofd a Book being the Refult of divers Objervations and' Experi- 

 ments ?nade by htm during the Courfe of many ^ars, the Publication of 

 ivhich I:>e concercesiiillbe of fublukVfe and Benefit, Entitled [« TheHorle^- 

 « Hoing Husbandry ; or an E% on the Principles of Tillage and Ve'^eta- 

 -« tion: Wherein is fhewn, a Method of Introducino; a Sort of Vineyard- 

 ^' Culture into theCorn-Fields, in order to increafe dieir Product and di- 

 ' muufli the common Expence, by the Ufeof Inftruments, defcribed in 

 Cuts. ] And has humbly befoughfUs to grant him Our Royal Privilcrc and 

 amfe,for:thefok Printing and Publifmig thereof, for the Term of fhurteen 

 ^ ^ ears ; We being loilling togi^je all due Encouragement to fo ifcful a Work, arc 

 i.gracioufly pleajed to condefcend to his Requcfl ; And do therefore by the fe Pre- 

 ; 'Jf^^ PJ"^"" "^ "'^y he agreeable to Law, grant unto him thefaid jethro Tull 

 '|^f^^"^'^^^'^^^^'¥'-^^<'''^^'?'^4^'^^,0//rZ,/r^«/? forthefole Printing a?id 

 ^^ublfhing the Jaid Book, for the Term of fourteen Tears, to be computed from 

 ^be Bate hereof, friBly forbidding all our SubjeSls within our KinUoms 

 .^d Dominions to Reprint or Abridge the fame, either in the like or any other 

 .^olume or Volumes lihatfoe^oer ■ or to import, buy, vend, utter, or di/iribute 

 ;f -yzy Copies thereof reprinted beyond the Seas, during the a/ore/aid Term of 

 \ fourteen 7 ears, 'without the Confent or Approbation of the faid jethro Tull 

 his Heirs, Executors, andAffigns, under their Hands and Seals fir}} had and 

 obtained as they -will anfhver the contrary at their Perils ; tdrre-f the 

 .Oonmijioners and other Officers of our Cufloms, and the Mafter, Warder 

 and Umpany of Stationers are to take Notice, That Obedience be rendered 

 to our Fieafure herein declared. Given at Our Court at St. James'c th" 

 .ticentyruntb Day of January, 173;, in the Sixth Tear of our Rei'rp ' 



By Uis Majeflys Command, 



no L L E S N E W CASTLE. 



From Jethru Tull's " llusba-ndry'' See page iS6. 



