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it from good Authors) for making fuch a huge Vtflel for Prince 
Frederick Eleft.Palatine of Heydelberg, An. 1 59 1. And a far 
greater, An^ 1593) '59^* for Vtmct Henry Julius ^ Dukeof 
Erunfmck Sir Joh» Winters VeflTel is faid to be hooped with 
Plates of Iron ; thefe with Timber* To conclude this poine 
foberly; When the Citizens ftall ordinarily drink Cider 
well-diluted, as the French drink Wine, and as the fober 
people in all our Cider-count reys drink their walhings of 
Cider(as they call icj and Cider well diluted in the grinding 
time, andas they drink in London their Six ftilling Beer, I 
am perfwaded , it will much conduce to the health, which is 
the life of the people; For, Non eji viverCy fed valere^ vifa. 
And I have often heard Labouring people affirm , that they 
are more ftrengthened for hard work by Cider largely diluted, 
than by very good Beer. 
Yet I have much more to fay for Houfliold-Gardens, as a 
fit Match for Granaries. Cau^ the Oracle of Rme ^ under* 
takes by copious Inftances in hispoficiveftyle, that Colervorts 
areacurefor all Sores and Difeafes. His Univerfal medicine^ 
Colemrts and Cabbages , with a little care , hold out feven ot 
eight moiiths. Weh^yt thera all the year round 3 goodfauce 
for Bacon as red as any Rofe, as they have it in Herefordjbire^ 
where the Swine will get a fliare of the fruit, which fa'l from 
their hedges And the Bacon of Netv Forrefi is generally 
commended, Thefe are in good houfes always at hand; and 
may be eafily dreflTed without wafte of much time. But Roots 
of all forts, Rapes, Turneps, Carrots, Parrneps,Skirrets, Po- 
tado's, do challenge the precedence before Granaries: They 
arc a kind of under-ground Granaries ^ ^v^d doofttimes hold 
out, when Corn failech ; fpecially thePotado'sof Barbados^ot 
of Virginia, The Potado*s of Barbados (in our frefh memo- 
ry) relieved Ireland ftom two years Famine , when their Corn 
failed there : As Ghefnuts relieved France 'in the extremity of 
their Civil war , when their Ploughs were forfaken. Thefe 
For ado's coft little or no culture, for ten years together , be- 
ing only covered with Fern , or other light muck, and that 
turn'd in with the Earth 3 and two or three Roots , as often as 
there is occafion to take any of them up forufe. And they 
fliould be taken up, here and there^ (by fmall parcels ) where 
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