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A DISCOURSE 



BOOK II. " pence tlie pole ; that is, for forty rods in length, forty shillings : then 

 " one load of wood out of the copse costs us, with the carriage, (though 

 " but two or three miles distance,) ten shillings, which will seldom hedge 

 " above eight poles (single hedge.) But allowing it to do ten, to fence 

 " forty poles there must be at least eight load of wood, which costs four 

 " pounds, making the whole expense of ditching, setting, and fencing, 

 " of forty poles to be six pounds, reckoning with the least; for I know not 

 " any that will undertake to do it under three shillings and sixpence per 

 " pole, and then the forty poles cost seven pounds. Whereas with 

 " double ditches, both of them, setting and sets, will be done for eight- 

 " pence per pole, and the husbandman get as good wages as with 

 " a single ditch, (for though the labour about them is more, yet the 

 " making the table is saved,) which costs one pound six shillings and 

 " eiglitpence. And the hedges being but low, they will make better 

 " wages at hedging for a penny the pole, than at twopence for common 

 " hedges ; which comes to six shillings and eightpence for hedging forty 

 " poles on both sides : thus one load of wood will fence thirty poles 

 " at least, and forty hedged with two-thirds of wood less than in the 

 " other way, and cost but one pound, six shillings and eightpence ; which 

 " makes the whole charge of sets, ditching, fencing, and wood, but three 

 " pounds." 



£. d. 



16 8 

 0 6 8 

 16 8 



£300 



Hitherto this obliging and industrious gentleman. 



To other uses : — The root of an old Thorn is excellent both for boxes 

 and combs, and is curiously and naturally wrought : I have read that 

 they made ribs to some small boats or vessels with the White Thorn ; 

 and it is certain, that if they were planted single, and in standards, 

 where they might be safe, they would rise into large bodied trees in time, 

 and be of excellent use for the turner, not inferior to Box. It was 

 accounted among the fortunate trees, and therefore used in Fasces 



