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of carriage to the water, and merely floating 

 it down the stream, would be nominal com- 

 pared with the charges for carriage, &c. of 

 that from Canada. The best price could be 

 obtained in the London markets, and along 

 the banks of the river, for all kinds of beams, 

 planks, ship boat knees and crooks, fire 

 wood, &c. 



The value of timber in Evelyn's time has 

 not been ascertained, but from the great 

 quantity then growing and the limited con- 

 sumption in comparison to that of the present 

 day, it probably was much less than at this 

 moment. Owners of large estates would do 

 well to ask themselves whether they have 

 one hundred thousand pounds or even thirty 

 thousand pounds worth fit for sale, or a pros- 

 pect of realizing such a sum at a given period. 

 To heirs of estates, the judicious management 

 of timber is of the greatest importance, as it 

 is much more to their advantage to pay off 

 incumbrances by the sale of it, than by mort- 

 gaging the land : indeed, a liberal provision 



