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who says, " I have of late plaid the Husbandman 

 about Bodily Concernments ; that I might gratifie the 

 Publique with some helps of Industry, to relieve the 

 poor, and encrease wealth in Common and Plenty of 

 the Fruits of the Earth unto all ;" yet, says he, ^^ I 

 must profess that the studio thereof is not next unto 

 my heart,^' "being more disposed to writings like the 

 present ; of which he observes : ^^ These two following 

 discourses are but some preparatives to much more of 

 this kinde, which is in store/^ 



One leaf follows the Address, headed, '^ A new case 

 of Conscience -^^ followed with ^^ An answer," extending 

 from page 1 to 32, being a letter from John Dury, 

 dated Dec. 1651, to the Honourable Sir Gregory 

 Morton. And ^^ A Humble Memorandum concerning 

 a correspondence with Forreigne Protestants," from 

 p. 33 to 36 ; and the remaining two pages refer to 

 ^^Chelsy-College," for the confirming, and enlarging that 

 foundation. 



XXIY. 



A Discoverie for Division or Setting out of Land, as 

 to the best Form. Pubhshed by Samuel Hartlib, 

 Esquire, for Direction and more Advantage and 

 Profit of the Adventurers and Planters in the 

 Fens and other Waste and undisposed Places in 

 England and Ireland. Whereunto are added some 

 other Choice Secrets or Experiments of Husbandry. 



