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ticularly to the liusbandiy^ and naturall history of Ire- 

 land. — London, Printed and are to be sold by Edward 

 Brewster, at the Crane in Paulas Churchyard. 1659.^' 



The first three pages comprise an address, by Samuel 

 Hartlib to the '^ Courteous Reader.^^ 



" The Discourse^ (he says) which I did formerly pub- 

 lish concerning the Brabant-Husbandry, was somewhat 

 imperfect, nor was the author thereof then known unto 

 me.''^ But having " lighted upon a more perfect copy/' 

 he intends a second edition, ^^ to the end that Ingenuity 

 and Industry may want no encouragement ;" meanwhile 

 he offers " these enlargements upon the same subject, 

 wherein you will finde diverse other wayes, and no 

 lesse (if not more) profitable, then that which' was left 

 by Sir Richard Weston, (author of the Brabant Hus- 

 bandry) as a Legacie to his sons.'^ He then gives the 

 Introduction to his said discourse, headed — ^^ Sir 

 Richard Weston, late of Sutton, in the County of 

 Surrey, his Legacie to his Sons, &c. Anno Dom. 1645.^' 

 This occupies the first three pages, followed by ^' A large 

 Letter concerning the Defects and Remedies of Eng- 

 lish Husbandry, written to Mr. Samuel Hartlib/^ which, 

 ending at page 81, is dated 1651, and is followed by 

 several short letters, one dated 1650, down to page 80 ; 

 and the treatise closes with two more of miscellaneous 

 matter: All the letters have the mark — , two 



parallel lines of an inch or more in length, used by 

 Cressy Dymock. 



