In the Soil of all, or moft of which the abcvefaid 
i Scooo Acres of Land, of which 90000 were drained, e^. 
ven in the bottom of the River ot Oufe, in the bottom of 
the adventitious Soil of all Marjldand, and round about by 
the skirts of the Limolnjhire Woulds unto Gainsburg, Ban- 
try^ Do^cajler^ Baln^ Srtaith and Holden^ are found infinite 
Millions of the Roots and Bodies of Trees of all bigneffes 
great and little, and of moft of the forts that this famous 
Ifland either formerly did^ or that atprefent does produce, 
as Pitch Trees commonly called Firrs, Oaks, Birch, Beech, 
Yew, Wirethorn, Willow, Aflri, &c. the Roots ot all, or 
moft of; which ftand in the Soil in their natural podures, 
as thick as ever they could grow, as the bodies of moil of 
them lye by their proper Roots. Moft of the great Trees, 
by all their length about a yard f rom their great Roots 
(unto which they did moft evidently belong, both by rheir 
fituatipn^ and the famenefs ol the Wood) with their tops 
commonly North Eaft, tho indeed the ftiialler Trees lye 
almoft every way crofs thofe, fome above, foine un. 
der, a 3d part of all which are Pitch Trees, commonly 
called Firrs, fome of which have been found of 30 yards 
length and above, and have been fold to make Mafts and 
Keels for Ships of. Oaks have been found of 20, go and 3 5 
yards long, yet wanting many yards at the fmall end. Some 
of which have been fold for 4, 8, i o and 15 /. a piece. 
Which are as black as Ebony, and very lafting and durable 
in any fervice that they are put unto. As for Afhes, it is 
commonly obferved of them, that their Conftituent parts 
Tcxt^^.re,are fo diflblved, that they become as foft as Earth, 
and acf. commonly cut in pieces by the Workmens Spades, 
which as foon as flung up into the open air, fall away in- 
to Du ft 5 but all the reft, even the Willows themfelves, 
which are fofter than Affies, preferve their fubftance and 
texture to this day.^ 1 have feen fome Pitch or Firr Trees, 
that a^ithey jiyive laid all along, alter that they were fall n, 
4^|i?e jSfgycl^pj th^ir fides, which hav'G 
grown 
