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from our SouthernCoafts.'And the rieherCoiinties in theEaft will 
difdain to come behind ; nor can fail, if they take equal care that 
their Cider be good and whoIefom.And this will be great fatis- 
faftion to all Travellers, who by experience do find the falubri- 
tyof Cider, or do difguft the many changes and niifchancesof 
Beer,by ill brewing,or footy iiialr,dryed onwcod'fires,d'r.And 
if Gentlemen,when they return to forrain parts, would be pleas'd 
to bring over fuch as have skill in planting Vineyards,ordering 
the whole Vintage,and making Wine , we might reafonably hope 
tofee as great advancement of VinejarAs within five or fixy ears, 
as we do of Orchards this day : 
Sed tamen ejl Artu triftiffimA Jama mftr£^ 
Et labor ejl unu^ , tempora frima pati^ 
Dmidinm faCli ^ui bene c£pit habet. 
Jams being asked,why Frankincenfe and Wine Ihould be ofFer'd 
to him firft before all other Gods? 
Omnia pr incif its ^inqmt^ inejfe folent. Ovid.FafU.r. 
Good beginnings run a great way; And juftly v e give the firft ho- 
nor to him that leads the way, or opens the Portal, by a fair Ex- 
ample, which feldom fails of a good efFeft among the Ingenuous. 
But to pafs to the Book it felf, the Frontijpke to it is fo co- 
pious and expreffive,rhat I may be the briefer in my Extraft. 
In the firjl Book \ Trade fupported by Navigation. His Ma je- 
tties Soverainty in the -Bn^//& 5e s juftifiedby the moft ancient 
and all modern Records,and the praflice of other Nations. For- 
reft and Timber theftrength of the Crown,and Kingdoms. Ham- 
mers and Furnaces for Iron,great wallers for Wood and Timber 5 
and horrible Wafts committed by Keepers, Forrefters,and others. 
In the [econdBook ; Direfiions tomake a ferviceable and pro- 
fitable Fence; and the charges. Some ground unkind for Trees. 
The Original of Plants. The choice of Seed and Plants. 
In the third B. Direflions to plant one Acre of land fevera! 
ways, and at feveral diftancesThe number of feed and plants gi- 
ven to plant a 1000 Acres of Land at feveral diftances. The beft 
feafon of the Year, and the manner of plowing ground to fow 
feeds,or fet plants. Several obfervations for the choice and or- 
dering of ground for the diverfity of Seed, for tranfplanting 
Trees, Underwoods^ for tranfplanting Trees of great bulk and 
growth 5 fordreffing and pruning Trees. The growth and age of 
Timber-trees,aImoft incredible, 
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