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seven or more of them ; and to request that you will be pleased 

 to take such steps as you shall think necessary, for ascertaining 

 the efficacy of the said composition for curing injuries and de- 

 fects in trees, and to address the result of your examination to 

 the lords of the treasury. 



Among the uses to which the composition in question is 

 said to be applicable, that which appears to us more immedi- 

 ately connected with the objects referred by parliament to our 

 consideration, is, the cure of injuries and defects in forest- 

 trees, especially the oak : And we beg leave particularly to re- 

 commend it to you to examine, 



Whether the composition appears to be efficacious for the 

 purpose of restoring the bark of an oak-tree which has been 

 either cut or accidentally torn off, so as to prevent such in- 

 juries or defects in the timber as are commonly found to pro- 

 ceed from that cause ; 



And whether the application of the composition to the 

 parts of forest-trees where limbs or branches have been cut or 

 torn off, appears to be efficacious for the preventing or curing 

 injuries and defects in timber, proceeding from that cause ? 



We presume, with great difference, that you will think it 

 proper to point out any other uses to which the composition 

 may appear to you to be applicable, with advantage to the pub- 

 lic ; and we request that you will be pleased to favour us with a 

 copy of your resolutions, or report to the treasury thereon. 



We have the honour to be, 



My Lords and Gentlemen, 



Your most obedient humble Servants, 



CHARLES MIDDLETON, 

 JOHN CALL, 

 JOHN FORDYCE. 



The Marquis of Ahercorn. 

 Earl of Upper Ossory. 

 Lord Viscount Barrington. 

 Lord Frederick Campbell. 

 Sir George Tonge, Bart, K, B» 

 John Rolle, Esq. 

 Philip Stephens, Esq, 

 C. M. Pierrepont, Esq. 

 William Pulteney, Esq. 

 Robert Barclay, Esq. 

 Hans Shane, Esq. 

 William Mainwaring^ Esq. 



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