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PREFACE. 
HE many and great Advantages that 
might be made to accrue to Great-Bri - 
tain and Ireland by increafing Plantations with 
the right Sort of Cyder Apple and Pear-Trees, is 
of fuch Importance, that not only Thoufands 
of Acres of barren Lands may be improved by 
it in the highed Degree, but a mod rich, vinous 
Liquor may be enjoyed in the greated Plenty 
and Perfedion, that is as drong, and as plea- 
fant, and I am fure is much wholefomer, than 
mod Foreign Wines ; and by which the Impor- 
tation of them may be much leffened, ourTrea- 
fure more kept at Home, the publick Revenue 
increafed, and great Numbers of the Poor im- 
ployed. And why this has not been done is, 
becaufe the different Natures of the Soutbams , 
and other Cyder-Apples, their excellent Juice, 
and their true Management, is unknown to 
mod People. It is true, . that feveral Au- 
thors have wrote on the Herefordjhire Cyder 
Apples, but mod of the Soutbams Sort, and 
their delicate Properties, have not been fo much 
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