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around about a yard high, every fuch weaver 

 as appears propereft for the fucceeding wood- 

 fellers to leave. And it is incredible how 

 many acres two fuch may mark a fufficiency 

 for in one day : Whereby if an entry of the 

 number is made, it will be entirely out of 

 the power of the woodfellers to blunder, or 

 commit any waft of that kind unknown ; I 

 call it very properly waft, becaufe a fine 

 iceaver cut down injudicioufly, and an or- 

 dinary one left in it's room, is a double waft : 

 Befides it is well known what blunderbufles 

 the common run of fuch labourers are, as 

 likewife that they are more attentive to 

 make wages to themfelves, than careful to 

 commit no waft for their mafter's fake. And 

 if he who purchafes the underwood in grofs, 

 or by the acre, is not a man of uncommon 

 probity, in cafe he gives no fuch orders 

 himfelf, his woodfellers will think they merit 

 of him, by fetting out a parcel of poor — ^ 

 fmall — weak 'weavers^ that the faggot wood, 

 and cord wood, alias round wood, may rife 

 the better. Whereby many perfons of dif- 

 tind:ion have been great fulferers, and thofe 

 moft of all who employ Stewcrdsy or Bai- 

 liffsy as many fuch are greafed in hand by 

 the purchafer. 



