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'tis neceflary to have more regard of planting on the tops of thofe 

 eiTHnencies, and to excufe the unavoydable breach of the dea^Jis, 

 as my Lord Verulam excufeth the defeft of our humane phanjles in 

 the Cotijiellations^ which obey theOntnipotent order rather then 

 ours : Add to this the rigour of the Jio_yal Society ^v^hich approves 

 more of plai»»efs and ufefulncfs , then of nicenefs and curiofity ; 

 whiles many putting themlelves to the vaftchagre of levelling their 

 groundsjoftentimes make them but the worfe^ fince where the pla- 

 ces are full of gaftly inequalities,there may be planted fomc forts of 

 Cider-Fruity which is apt by the great burden to be prefs'd down to 

 the ground, and there (whiles it hides Irregularities^ to bear much 

 better, and abundantly beyond belief; for ib have been feen ma- 

 ny fuch recumbent Pe^r-^reex bear each of them tjrfi, three, yea, 

 even to Jw or more Hogpeads yearly. 



And for this Cider , whiles we prefer fome forts of Wildings 

 which do not tempt the paj^e of a Jhief^by the caution we (hall not 

 provoke any man to repem his charge from the neceffity of richer 

 and more referv'd Enclofures ; Though we have frequently feen 

 divers Orchards fuccesfully planted on very poor Arable^ and even 

 in ftony Gleab, gravel, and clay, and that pretty high, on the fides 

 and declivities of Bills, where it only bears very (hort grafs, like 

 to the mofl: ordinary Common, not worth the charge of Tillage ; 

 And yet even there the Tenants and Confiners fometimes enclole it 

 for the Fruit, and find their reward, though not equally to fuch 

 Orchards as are planted on better ground, and in the Vallies. 

 Hence we fuggeft. That if there be no statute for it, 'twere to be 

 wiflicd there were a Law which fhould allow endeavours of this 

 Qature out of the Common-field,to enclofe for thefe Encouragemmts^ 

 fince both the Vublick^mnd. the Poor ("whatever the clamour is) are 

 advantaged by fuch Enclojures, as Tuffer in his old Rhimcs, arid all 

 indifferent obfervers apprehend^with good reafon. 



True indeed it is. That all Land is not fit for Orcharding, fo as 

 even where to form juft Inchfures, being either too jhallovp and dry, 

 or too TPet and fierving : But this f faith the judicious M' Buckland) 

 we may aver. That there are fevo Parifhes or Hamlets in England 

 vehere there are not fome fat and deep Headlands capable of Rows 

 of Trees ; and that (as hath been faid) theraifed Banks of allln- 

 doCmes generally by the advantage of the depth, fatnefs, and health 

 of their Mould, yield ready opportunitie for planting ; (yea,- and in 

 many Countries multitudes of Crab-ftocks//? to be grafted j)7» which 

 latter Cfaith he^ / have frequently observed very goodly Fruit-bear- 

 ing Trees, when in the fame foil Trees in Orchards have been poor 

 and worth nothing. To conclude. 



If the foil be very bad and unkind, any other Fruit fwhich it 

 may more freely yield without requiring much depth, and lefi 

 Sun^ may be planted in (lead of Apples. 



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