r 



70 A Difcourfe of Foreft-Trees. 



17. Mice with Traps, or by finking fome Vejfcl almoft level with 

 the furface of the ground, the Veffel half full of Water, upon 

 which let there be ftrew'd fome huh or chaff of Oates ; alfo with 



Ba»e. 



18. Deftroy Pifmres with fcalding water, and difturbing their 



hills. 



1 9. Caterpillars, by cutting off their vpebs from the twigs be- 

 fore the end of February, and burning them , the fooner the bet- 

 ter : If they be already hatched wafh them off, or choak and dry 

 them with fmoak. 



20. Rookj do in time,by pinching off the buds and tops of Trees 

 for their Nejis, caufe many Trees and Groves to decay. 



Thefe (amongft many others)are the Infirmities to which Foreji- 

 Trees are fubjed whilft they are ftanding , and when they are 

 fell'd , to the IVorm ; efpecially if cut before the Sap be perfeftly 

 at reft .• But to prevent or cure it in the Timber, I recommend this 

 Secret as the moft approv'd. 



21. Let common yellow Sulphur be put into a cucurbit-glafi, 

 upon which pour fo much of the ftrongeft Aqua-fortis as may cover 

 it three fingers deep : Diflil this to drynefs, which is done by two 

 or three Re&ifications : Let the Sulphur remaining in the bottom 

 Cbeing of a blackifli or fad red colour J be laid on a Marble, or put 

 into a Glafs, where it will cafily diflblve into Oil : With this anoint 

 what is either infeUed or to be preferved of Timber. It is a great 

 and excellent Arcanum for tinging the Wood with no unplealant 

 colour, by no Art to be waftied out 5 and fuch a prefervative of all 

 manner of Woods, nay of many other things ^ as Ropes, Cables, 

 FiJJnng-nets, Mafis of ships,c^c. that it defends them from putrefa- 

 Sion, either in Waters, under or above the earth, in the Snoiv,Ice, 

 Air, Winter or Summer ^c. 



It were fuperfluous to defcribe the procefs of the Aqua-fortis '^ 

 It (hall be fufficient to let you know. That our common 

 Coperoi makes this Aqua-fortis well enough for our pur- 

 pofe , being drawn over by a Retort : And fd^r Sulphur the 

 Jjland of S^Chrijiophers yields enough (which hardly needs any 

 Refining) to furnilh the whole world. This Secret (for the Curious) 

 I thought fit not to omit ; though a more compendiotis three 

 22. or (our anointings with Linfeed Oil, has prov'd very effeftual : It 

 was experimented in a Wall-nut Table, where it deftroy 'd millions 

 of Worms immediately, and is to be praftis'd for Tables,Tubes, Ma- 

 thematical InHruments, Boxes, Bedjicads, Chairs, Rarities, &c. 

 0//of Wall-nuts will doubtlefs do the fame, is fweetcr, and a bet- 

 ter Vernjfi) , but above all is commended Oyl oi Cedar, or that of 

 "juniper. 



Hitherto I have fpoken of Trees, their kinds, zwd propagation in 

 particular .• Now a rvord or two concerning their ordering in ge- 

 neral, as it relates to Copfes, Lopping, Felling,S>cc. 



Then I (hall add fomething more concerning their Vjes, as to 

 Fevpel, &c. and caft fuch accidental Lefibns into a few Aphorifms, 

 as could not well be more regularly inferred. 



Laftly, 



