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want, when the world perceives that his 

 fchemes, upon the whole, are more cal- 

 culated for the growth, and increafe of 

 timber, than its dellrudlion or diminu- 

 tion. 



In fhort, the true way of managing a 

 timbered eftate is, to make ufe of what 

 Nature has brought to perfed:ion, and to 

 keep up a regular uniform fucceffion ; fo 

 that at the time we take one egg from 

 the neft for our own ufe, we may leave 

 another, as a nefl-egg, for the benefit of 

 pofterity. 



Senfible of the importance of this 

 plan, Mr. Windha?}i o^ Felbrigg in Nor- 

 folk, has done me the honour of approv- 

 ing, and adopting it in its full extent ; 

 and has impowered me to carry it on 

 upon fuch a vigorous fcale, as will gra- 

 dually fwell the quantit}^, and value of 

 his timber, notwithilanding his falls will 



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