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brought a Trench' to the bottom of the Beg, then ' 

 cut a good fubihntial Trench about the Bog, I mean, 

 according to the form of your Bog, whether round, 

 {quire, or long, or three or four yards within your 

 Bcggy ground ; for fo far, I do verily believe, it 

 will drain that which you leave without your Trench, 

 at the depth aforefaid, that is underneath the Spring- 

 water round ; And when you have fo done,make one 

 wo~kor two juft overthwart it, upwards and down- 

 wards, all uader the matter of the Bog, as is afore- 

 faid, and in one years patience, through Gods blef- 

 fing, expeil your deiired IiTue : And if it be in fuch 

 aplace as will occafion great danger to your Cattle ; 

 then having wrought your works and drains as afore-- 

 faid, all upon ftraight lines (by all means prevent 

 as nuny Angles, Crooks and Turnings, as is polTible > 

 for thofe will occahon but floppages of the Water, 

 and filling up of Trenches, and lofs of ground, and 

 much more trouble then orherwife.) Then you mult 

 Bake good green Faggots, Willov, .Alder, Elm, or 

 Thorn, and lay in the bottom of your Works, 

 then take your Turf you took up in the top of your 

 Trench, and plant them thereupon with the Soard 

 downward, and then fill up your works level again, 

 until you come to the bottom or neither end of your 

 work, where your Trench is fo {hallow, that it will 

 not endanger your Cattle ; or rather take great pib- 

 ble Stones., or Flint Stones, and fo fill up the bot- 

 tom of your Trench, about fifteen Inches high, and" 

 take your Turf and Plant it as aforefaid, being cue 

 very fit for your Trench, that it may ly clofe as it is 

 laid down ; and then having covered it all over with 

 Tarth, and made it even as the other ground, waitf 

 and expeel: a wonderful effeftj through the blefsmg 



