A Difcourfe of Foreft-Trees. loi 



Againfl: this again place ^^our greater wood almoft perpendicular^ 

 reducing it from the triangular to a circular form, till being come 

 within a yard of the centre you may pile the wood long-ways, as 

 it lay in thejiack^^ being careful that the ends of the wood do not 

 touch the Pole^ fwhich mufl: now be erefted in the centre^ nine foot 

 in height, that fo there may remain a round hole, which is to be 

 form'd in working \x^ the flackc^ood^ for a tunnely and the] more 

 commodious^r7»g of the pit, as they call it. This provided for, 

 go on to pile, and fet your wood upright to the other, as before ; 

 till having gain'd a yard more, you lay it long-ways again us was 

 ftiew'd: And thus continue the work, ftill enterchanging the />t»- 

 (itioH o£ the wood till the whole ^re<« of the Hearth and Circlebe 

 fiird, and pil'd up at the leaft eight foot high, and fo drawn in by 

 degrees in piling, that it refemble the form of a copped brown Houf- 

 hold-loaf, filling all inequalities with the fmaller trunchions till it 

 lye very clofe, and be perfeftly, and evenly fliaped. This done, 

 then takeflraxp, haume ox feme, and lay it on the out-fide of the 

 bottom of the heap or -wood, to keep the next cover from falling 

 amongft the fticks : Upon this put on the turf, and caft on the 

 du^ and ruhhifj which was grubb'd and raked up at the making 

 of the Hearth, and referved neer the circle of it 3 with this cover 

 the whole heap of wood to the very top of the pit, or tunnel, to a 

 reafonable and competent thicknefs beaten dole and even, that fo 

 the /re may not vent but in the places where you intend it , and 

 if in preparing the Hearth, atfirft, there did not rile fufficientfwr/ 

 and rubbifi for this work,fupply it from fome convenient place neer 

 to your heap : There be who cover this again Vf'ith a fandy, or finer 

 mould, which if it clofe well need not be above an inch or two 

 thick : This done , provide a Screene , by making light hurdles 

 w'\th flits, rods, and Jirarv of a competent thicknefs, to keep ^^ the 

 wind j and broad, and high enough to defend an oppofite fide to 

 the very top of your pit, being eight or nine foot 5 and fo as to 

 be eafily remov'd as need (hall require for the luing o£ your pit. 



When now all is in this pofture, and the wood well rang'd, and 

 clos'd, as has been direded, Cetjireto your heap : But firft, you 

 muft provide you of a Ladder to alcend the top of your pit : this 

 they ufually make of a curved Tiller fit to apply to the convex 

 Ihape of the heap, and cut it full of notches for the more com- 

 modious fetting their feet whiles they govern the fire above 5 

 therefore now they pull up, and take away the Jiake which was 

 erefted at the centre to guide the building of the pile, and cavity 

 of the Tunnel. This done, put in a quantity of Char-coals (about 

 a peck^) and let them fall to the bottom of the Hearth , upon them 

 caft in coals that are fully kindled 5 and when thofe which were 

 firft put in are beginning to fink, throw in more fuel 5 and fo, from 

 time to time,till the Coals have univerlally taken /re up to the top ; 

 Then cat an ample, and reafonable thick turf, and clap it over 

 the hole, or mouth of the Tunnel, flopping it as clofe as may be 

 with fome of the former duft and rubbifh. Laftly , with the 

 handles of your ilrfA?r/, or the like, yo\xrmxi!(.va.zkeVent-holes,ox: 



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