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ladders, how light foever they were tnade^ 

 from one tree to another ; as the young Oaks 

 in courfe grew the higher in body, as well 

 as head, on every deftruftion of their lower 

 boughs : Whereas I found much more eafe 

 and expedition by the help of one fingle 

 ladder, (as the other operation of the little 

 goudges required two at leaft, if not three, 

 according to the feveral heights of the ger~ 

 mens,) to forward a young agent up the 

 Oak, from the top of which he could be- 

 gin climbing to any part thereof, with a fliort 

 handled hammer, or faw in his girdle, and 

 a knife in his pocket ; either for contiifing of 

 germens — Or debarking of boughs — Or Ja^w- 

 ing the latter off, when dead — Or Jlitting 

 the bark of the main body where needful- 

 Such a perfon being very well able to hold 

 himfelf on, with his two legs and one arm 

 for either purpofe : The fizes of the upper 

 parts of fuch Oaks bodies, not being of too 

 great diameter for his grafp : And enough of 

 luch climbers may be found in every county, 

 well verfed in deft roy ing Rooks and Crews 

 nefts ; altho' a Httle praftice will make the 

 moft inexpert at firft in climbing, artifts there- 

 in, provided they are light nimble fellows. 



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