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A DISCOURSE 



BOOK III. mo0t cf)if f enlj anD nccnful point to bz ftnottin in lopping : HnD toe 

 ""•^^"^"^ map WW ajjgurc oiit0elDe0 (a0 in all otf)ec arts, 00 in tW) tbcre 10 

 a tjantatje anD nertecitg skill ; an Ijabit practice out of 

 ex[)ericnce, in tf)e performance f)ereof, for tbe profit of manfeino : 

 pet no 3f not Unoto (let me 0peaU it toitb patience of out cunning 

 arborists,) tf)ing tuitbin tbe compa00 of Duman aflfair0 00 

 ncce00arp, antJ 00 little reoarueo ; not onlg in orchards, tjut al0o 

 in all otljer timber-trees tol)ere or tobat^oetjer. 



Now to our purpose : 



i^otomanp forests ant) woods, toberein 50a 0f)aU for one liuelg 

 tljritiinij tree, four (nap 0ometime0 ttuentp^four) ei3il4[)rit)ing, 

 rotten, ann tging trees, etien tt)f)ile0 tbep liue ; ano ingteaD of trees, 

 tJ)ou0anD0 of bushes anti shrubs ! tof)at rottennc00! Ixj^at bolloto* 

 ne00 ! tt)J)at Dean arm0 1 toitberen top0 curtaileo trunfe0 ! tofjat 

 loaO0 of mo00 ! orooping boughs anD tJping branches 0l)allpou0ee 

 euerp tobere anD tf)O0e tbat in tl)i0 0ort are in a manner all unpro* 



fitable boughs, cankered arms, croO&CD, little, anD 0[)Ort t)Ole0. 



on^at an infinite number of bushes, shrul)s, anD scrags of Hasels, 

 Thorns, anD otber unprofitable tuooD, Ujf)icb migbt be brougbt 

 bp Dre00in9:, to become great anD gooDlp trees ! Con0iDer ncto 



tbe cause. 



Cfje le00er wood t)atb been 0poilcD toitb carele00, un0feilful, 

 anD untimely 0toU)ing ; anD mucl) al0o of tbe great wood, cbe 

 greater trees at tbe fir0t ri0ing, baDe filleD anD otierlaocn tbem* 

 0eit)e0 toitb a number of toagteful boughs, anD suckers, tobicb 

 baue not onlp Dratnn tbe sap from tbe bole, but al0o baue maoe 

 it knotty, anD tbem0eltie0 anD tbz bole mossy, for toant of 

 Dre05ing ; tDberea0, if in the prime of growth, tbep baD been 

 taken atoap clo0e, all but one top, anD clean bp tbe bulfj, tbe 

 0trengtb of all tbe sap 0boulD baioe gone to tbe bullk, anD 00 be 

 ttJoulD baue rccoioereD anD coDercD f)i0 fenot0, anD IjaDc put 



