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samuel_n hartlib_n his_o legacy_n of_o husbandry_n wherein_o be_v bequeath_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n not_o only_a braband_n and_o flanders_n but_o also_o many_o more_o outlandish_a and_o domestic_a experiment_n and_o secret_n of_o gabriel_n plait_n and_o other_o never_o heretofore_o divulge_v in_o reference_n to_o universal_a husbandry_n with_o a_o table_n show_v the_o general_a content_n or_o section_n of_o the_o several_a augmentation_n and_o enrich_a enlargement_n in_o this_o three_o edition_n psal_n 144._o v._n 13_o 14_o 15._o that_o our_o garner_n may_v be_v full_a afford_v all_o manner_n of_o store_n that_o our_o sheep_n may_v bring_v forth_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o in_o our_o street_n that_o our_o ox_n may_v be_v strong_a to_o labour_v that_o there_o be_v no_o complain_v in_o our_o street_n happy_a be_v that_o people_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n yea_o happy_a be_v that_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n london_n print_v by_o j._n m._n 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25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o the_o 8._o deficiency_n concern_v hemp_n and_o flax_n p._n 30.31_o 32_o 33._o the_o 9_o deficiency_n concern_v dung_v and_o manure_v land_n p._n 33_o 34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38._o the_o 10._o deficiency_n concern_v the_o non-improvement_n of_o our_o meadow_n p._n 39_o 40_o 41._o the_o 11._o deficiency_n concern_v be_v land_n p._n 41_o 42_o 43_o 44_o 45_o 46._o the_o 12._o deficiency_n in_o wood_n p._n 46_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o the_o 13._o deficiency_n of_o bee_n p._n 50_o 51_o 52_o 53._o the_o 14._o deficiency_n concern_v silkworm_n p._n 53_o 54_o 55_o 56_o 57_o 58._o a_o copy_n of_o king_n james_n letter_n to_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o several_a shire_n of_o england_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o mulberry-tree_n and_o the_o breed_n of_o silkworm_n for_o the_o make_n of_o silk_n in_o england_n p._n 59_o 60_o 61_o 62._o instruction_n for_o the_o increase_n and_o plant_n of_o mulberry_n tree_n what_o ground_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o mulberry-seed_n how_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v order_v and_o in_o what_o sort_n the_o seed_n be_v to_o be_v sow_v therein_o p._n 63_o 64._o when_o the_o plant_n that_o be_v spring_v up_o of_o the_o seed_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v the_o first_o time_n p._n 64._o when_o and_o how_o the_o plant_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v the_o second_o time_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v where_o they_o shall_v remain_v p._n 64_o 65._o when_o and_o how_o the_o egg_n of_o the_o silkworm_n be_v to_o be_v hatch_v and_o how_o to_o order_v the_o worm_n that_o shall_v come_v of_o they_o p._n 65_o 66_o 67._o when_o and_o how_o to_o make_v fit_a room_n for_o the_o worm_n to_o work_v their_o bottom_n of_o silk_n in_o and_o in_o what_o sort_n the_o say_a bottom_n be_v to_o be_v use_v p._n 67_o 68_o the_o 15._o deficiency_n of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o husbandry_n of_o other_o place_n p._n 68_o 69_o 70_o 71_o 72._o the_o 16._o deficiency_n of_o the_o ignorance_n 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