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by_o process_n good_a pasture_n of_o mar_v ground_n and_o ever_o the_o lengar_n the_o better_a pasture_n and_o special_o if_o you_o put_v in_o moche_n cattle_n it_o shall_v make_v the_o better_a grass_n and_o the_o fyner_n and_o melche_v kine_n draught_n ox_n and_o labour_a horse_n be_v the_o best_a cattle_n to_o make_v good_a pasture_n on_o mar_v ground_n and_o sheep_n on_o dry_a ground_n for_z they_o will_v eat_v the_o ground_n moo_v bare_a and_o that_o cause_v the_o grass_n to_o be_v good_a &_o fine_a and_o if_o this_o manner_n of_o diching_n will_v not_o make_v the_o mar_v ground_n dry_a than_o must_v you_o make_v a_o seek_a underneth_o therthe_n as_o man_n do_v to_o get_v coal_n iron_n stonne_fw-fr lead_n over_o or_z tyn_a and_o if_o that_o will_v not_o serve_v than_o keep_v out_o your_o cattle_n for_o fear_n of_o drown_v etc._n etc._n ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v bromy_a ground_n and_o ferny_a ground_n cap._n xxxvi_o bromye_a ground_n and_o fernye_n ground_n be_v much_o of_o one_o 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of_o such_o mow_v it_o will_v wear_v away_o ¶_o of_o chylturne_n ground_n flyntie_a ground_n and_o chalk_n ground_n cap._n xxxvii_o chylturne_v ground_n and_o flyntie_a ground_n be_v light_v ground_n and_o dry_a and_z full_a of_o small_a stone_n and_z chalk_n ground_n be_v moche_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_z they_o will_v wear_v &_o wasshe_v away_o with_o water_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v be_v donge_v as_o the_o bromye_n and_o fernye_a ground_n be_v for_z marvel_n be_v seldom_o find_v in_o these_o manner_n of_o ground_n and_o therefore_o if_o you_o want_v sheep_n and_o dung_n they_o will_v lie_v ley_z and_o rest_v they_o that_o they_o may_v mend_v with_o lie_a ¶_o of_o lime_n stonne_n ground_n cap._n xxxviii_o lime_n stonne_n ground_n be_v very_o good_a both_o for_o corn_n and_o grass_n and_o yet_o in_o some_o place_n there_o will_v moche_v heyth_n grow_v upon_o lime_n stone_n ground_n and_o that_o be_v long_o of_o ill_a husbandry_n for_o &_o that_o heyth_n be_v bren_v 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to_o follow_v the_o same_o and_o all_o other_o country_n may_v take_v ensample_n at_o chestershyre_n and_o lancastershyre_n for_o many_o of_o they_o that_o have_v so_o do_v have_v make_v the_o improwment_n as_o good_a as_o the_o land_n be_v before_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v amend_v bâ—â—â—hye_a ground_n that_o be_v never_o errable_a land_n cap._n xxix_o you_o must_v consider_v what_o the_o ground_n be_v dispose_v unto_o &_o whede_a it_n be_v dry_a or_o weet_v or_z be_v dispose_v to_o bear_v wood_n grass_n or_o corn_n if_o it_o be_v dry_a and_o full_a of_o gravel_n it_o be_v better_a to_o bear_v wood_fw-mi than_o other_o corn_n or_o grass_n if_o it_o be_v weate_v ground_n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o corn_n but_o it_o will_v bear_v both_o wood_fw-mi and_o grass_n but_o and_o it_o be_v a_o black_a earth_n and_o dry_a it_o be_v good_a for_o corn_n and_o it_o will_v quite_o the_o cost_n to_o stock_n it_o up_o by_o the_o rote_n and_o to_o sow_v it_o with_o corn_n and_o if_o 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or_o three_o tree_n so_o that_o it_o be_v field_n at_o a_o due_a season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o that_o be_v bytwene_v candelmas_n and_o maye_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o enough_o in_o the_o book_n of_o husbandry_n ¶_o how_o to_o amend_v gorsty_a ground_n that_o have_v be_v errable_a land_n cap._n xxxi_o you_o shall_v understande_v that_o there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o gorse_n and_o some_o man_n call_v they_o first_o one_o manner_n will_v grow_v on_o dry_a ground_n &_o that_o manner_n will_v grow_v as_o high_a as_o a_o man_n and_z have_v a_o great_a stalk_n as_o moche_v as_o a_o walk_a staff_n and_o if_o you_o will_v suffer_v they_o to_o grow_v and_o fall_v they_o not_o by_o process_n of_o time_n when_o beeste_n go_v among_o they_o and_z special_o in_o winter_n time_n for_o cold_a and_z in_o summer_n for_o shade_n that_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o dye_v and_o many_o time_n and_o long_o contynuall_a frost_n in_o winter_n will_v kill_v these_o manner_n of_o gorse_n 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land_n that_o be_v never_o errable_a land_n cap._n xxxii_o if_o the_o ground_n be_v dry_a and_o grow_v full_a of_o such_o manner_n of_o gorse_n with_o the_o great_a stalk_n you_o be_v at_o your_o liberty_n to_o do_v as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o if_o it_o be_v of_o the_o other_o manner_n of_o gorse_n or_o first_o the_o which_o grow_v low_o by_o the_o earth_n and_o have_v but_o lytell_a small_a stalk_n that_o manner_n of_o gorse_n grow_v always_o on_o wellspring_n ground_n somewhat_o moist_a and_o weate_v and_o it_o will_v never_o bear_v good_a corn_n but_o
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