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Bat to return, as the Romans were the Deftroyers of 
this great Foreft, fo were they likewife of all thoie o- 
thers that formerly grew upon the Low Countries of Ch^^ 
ftfire^ LancdJIolre^ Torkjfyire^ Lincohjhire^ StaffordJInrc^So- 
merjhjhire^ €^r. Yea, aad of the very. Countries before- 
mentioned beyond Sea, where fuch like Trees are com- 
monly found. But as the Romans were not much in 
Wales^ the Ifle ofMan^ nor Ireland^ fo it cannot be fup- 
pofed that it ftiouldbe them that cut down their Woods, 
but tho' that they did not, yet others did. for Hollinjhed 
and others of our Hiftoriansteli us, that Edward the ift 
being not able to get near the Weljh to fight chem, by 
their Continuance and Skulking in Boggy Woods, com- 
manded them all to be deftroy'd and cut down by the 
Fire and Ax : and I doubt not at all but that the Roots 
andTrees before-mentiond by Cambrenjis m Vemhroke- 
Jljjre, were the Relifts of fome of thofe that were then 
deftroy'd : And as for thofe in Man and other Iflands, 
they have all been cut down in the time of War, and 
have laid till they were grown over v/ithuhe Soil of 
the Neighbouring Grounds : And as for thofe that are 
found in the Bogs of Ireland^ many of our Hiftorians 
exprefsly fay, that Uenrj the 2d, when he conquered it, 
cut down all the Woods that grew upon the Low Coun- 
tries thereof, the better to fecure his Conqueft and Pof- 
feffion of the fame, to keep the Country in a fettled 
Peace, and to Difarai the Enemy, who commonly truft- 
ing to fuch advantages, are apt to Rebel for fafe Re- 
treats are commonly ohferved to make not more Thieve$ 
than they do Rebels. 
I will add no more to what I have v/rit, but only 
this, That it is a very common thing for great Generals 
and Armies even to this very day to deftroy all the 
Woods that grow upon Advantageous places and 
Faftneffes in an Enemies Country, if they intend to 
keep the fame 5 and that they always do it with the 
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