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SECTION VIIL 



Of Marie ^ Chalk,, Lime^ &c. ufed before 

 SoiJvitig. 



SOVIE that have writ concerning Husban- 

 dry, have divided Marie into five or fix 

 Sorts, according as they are found in the fe« 

 veral Strata and Beds of the Earth. One 

 cali'd a Cow-fliut Marie, of a brownifli Co- 

 lour, with blew Veins in it, and little Lumps 

 of Chalk and Lime-ftone that is found under 

 ftiff Clays, but hard to dig. A fecond, a 

 Stone Slate or Flag Marie from the Slaty 

 Manner of its Rifing •, they fay, that it ea- 

 fi!y diflblves after Froft and Rain is found 

 near the fides of Hills and Rivers, and is of 

 a lading Kind. A third Sort, is a Pealy 

 or Delving Marie, rifes in deep Pits, is 

 clofe, ftrong, brown Colour and fat ^ is 

 found on the fides of Hills, and fometimes in 

 Boggy Lands, is fome of the beft of Maries^ 

 but requires a double Quantity, as it 

 is neither fo uncStuous nor fpirituous -ss 

 other Mirles are, tho' it is more lafting. A 

 fourth Marie is like Clay, and mix'd with 

 Chalk Stones. A fifth is calW SteelMarle^ 

 rifing of it felf like Blocks of Stone, in fquar©' 

 Cubes. A fixth, and wnich is the leaft valu- 

 able, as being hard to be gotj is* Paper Marie; 



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