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A26162
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The faithfull surveyour discovering divers errours in land measuring, and showing how to measure all manner of ground, and to plot it, and to prove the shutting by the chain onely ... / by George Atwell.
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Atwell, George.
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1658
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Wing A4163; ESTC R24190
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yet_o in_o the_o low_a level_a ground_n it_o be_v infinite_o more_o commodious_a for_o pasture_n in_o summer_n that_o the_o three_o year_n crop_n of_o grass_n without_o any_o charge_n at_o all_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o your_o two_o crop_n of_o grain_n with_o all_o your_o two_o year_n seed_n your_o dung_n and_o carriage_n and_o five_o or_o six_o plowing_n harrowing_n rolling_n and_o weeding_n but_o you_o will_v say_v ground_n be_v long_o in_o grass_v and_o i_o be_o but_o a_o tenant_n and_o have_v but_o a_o short_a time_n in_o my_o lease_n when_o i_o have_v make_v it_o fit_a for_o another_o my_o landlord_n will_v turn_v i_o out_o or_o make_v i_o pay_v more_o rend_v this_o i_o confess_v be_v something_o and_o in_o some_o case_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o answer_n but_o yet_o upon_o this_o condition_n thy_o landlord_n will_v renew_v thy_o lease_n for_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n if_o he_o be_v wise_a and_o then_o you_o be_v well_o enough_o for_o whereas_o you_o say_v it_o it_o long_o in_o grass_v that_o be_v remedy_v with_o one_o year_n charge_n of_o arable_a for_o if_o thou_o first_o plough_v it_o and_o lay_v it_o flat_o and_o with_o as_o few_o furrow_n as_o may_v be_v about_o november_n and_o then_o dung_n it_o then_o plough_v it_o again_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o march_n still_o lay_v it_o flat_a and_o fill_v up_o the_o furrow_n then_o sow_v it_o with_o hay-dust_n or_o chaff-dust_n which_o every_o horsekeeper_n if_o they_o be_v speak_v to_o about_o michaelmas_n before_o will_v for_o a_o trifle_n save_v for_o you_o on_o purpose_n if_o you_o harrow_v in_o this_o you_o shall_v have_v a_o crop_n of_o grass_n at_o midsummer_n will_v be_v worth_a 30_o or_o 40_o shilling_n a_o acre_n and_o still_o be_v better_a and_o better_o but_o by_o all_o mean_n plough_v in_o your_o dung_n i_o have_v lay_v some_o in_o that_o manner_n and_o some_o i_o have_v dung_v above_o ground_n three_o time_n yet_o this_o will_v not_o be_v comparable_a to_o the_o other_o yet_o but_o a_o furrow_n of_o a_o plough_n between_o and_o both_o lay_v down_o 40_o year_n ago_o and_o by_o no_o mean_n lay_v down_o any_o ground_n that_o be_v wear_v out_o of_o heart_n for_o by_o that_o mean_n if_o ever_o thou_o get_v good_a grass_n of_o it_o in_o 40_o year_n i_o will_v never_o be_v trust_v unless_o thou_o dung_n it_o extraordinary_o and_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o do_v rather_o this_o do_v if_o it_o be_v enclosure_n take_v nothing_o but_o the_o mow_v crop_n for_o divers_a year_n together_o and_o so_o do_v that_o crop_n will_v be_v more_o worth_a than_o two_o whole_a year_n crop_v take_v as_o ordinary_o i_o speak_v all_o this_o of_o my_o own_o experience_n upon_o my_o own_o ground_n but_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v of_o and_o in_o part_n see_v another_o sort_n of_o speedy_a grass_n which_o be_v this_o they_o sow_v their_o ground_n with_o seed_n of_o claver-grass_n a_o very_a small_a quantity_n on_o a_o acre_n and_o in_o some_o place_n they_o mow_v it_o twice_o in_o a_o year_n yet_o never_o sow_v it_o but_o once_o whether_o they_o plough_v it_o or_o not_o i_o can_v just_o tell_v i_o think_v not_o thus_o i_o have_v see_v at_o maddingley_n three_o mile_n from_o cambridge_n they_o save_v their_o common_a fallow_a field_n till_o midsummer_n and_o then_o have_v a_o exceed_a crop_n of_o claver_fw-la and_o then_o fallow_a but_o whether_o they_o sow_v for_o each_o crop_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o mustardseed_n that_o need_v never_o be_v sow_v but_o once_o though_o the_o ground_n have_v lie_v sward_o 40_o year_n before_o i_o know_v not_o but_o you_o will_v say_v you_o perhaps_o be_v common-field_n if_o you_o shall_v lay_v it_o sward_o you_o shall_v lay_v it_o for_o other_o folk_n and_o what_o of_o that_o if_o you_o have_v more_o benefit_n that_o way_n than_o you_o have_v before_o never_o grudge_v at_o it_o though_o other_o take_v a_o part_n 2_o thou_o shall_v take_v part_n with_o other_o of_o it_o as_o they_o do_v with_o thou_o and_o in_o most_o place_n one_o acre_n of_o sward_n have_v as_o good_a right_n of_o common_a as_o three_o or_o in_o some_o place_n five_o acre_n of_o arable_a have_v 3_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o other_o see_v thy_o good_a and_o speedy_a success_n will_v soon_o second_v thou_o and_o then_o thou_o shall_v have_v as_o good_a benefit_n of_o he_o as_o he_o have_v of_o thou_o ob._n but_o if_o every_o one_o shall_v lay_v sward_o that_o will_v how_o shall_v we_o do_v for_o bread_n i_o answer_v i_o do_v not_o say_v i_o will_v have_v every_o one_o that_o list_n shall_v lay_v down_o for_o sward_n but_o this_o i_o say_v i_o will_v have_v all_o ground_n turn_v to_o the_o most_o advantage_n first_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n then_o of_o the_o owner_n i_o will_v not_o have_v such_o ground_n as_o will_v bear_v two_o or_o three_o load_n of_o as_o good_a hay_n as_o ever_o beast_n eat_v turn_v to_o arable_a when_o the_o next_o acre_n to_o it_o be_v sow_v some_o year_n have_v scarce_o yield_v the_o seed_n again_o where_o a_o ordinary_a acre_n of_o pasture_n be_v worth_a 50_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o the_o best_a arable_a not_o above_o 8_o shilling_n for_o as_o for_o a_o acre_n of_o sward_n though_o it_o be_v worth_a but_o 20_o shilling_n to_o the_o owner_n yet_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v worth_a 30_o shilling_n the_o after-pasture_n where_o it_o be_v reckon_v at_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o rent_n with_o we_o at_o cambridge_n far_o more_o and_o that_o be_v not_o lose_v it_o do_v not_o vanish_v into_o air_n and_o though_o the_o master_n get_v it_o not_o the_o commonwealth_n do_v and_o how_o will_v luton_n and_o hitch_v do_v for_o hay_n be_v it_o not_o for_o pullox-hill_n gravenhurst_n or_o how_o will_v cambridge_n do_v be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o fen_n yea_o i_o have_v know_v that_o hay_n have_v be_v carry_v out_o of_o bedfordshire_n to_o london_n thirty_o five_o mile_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o drive_v fat_a cattle_n a_o hundred_o mile_n then_o to_o carry_v corn_n forty_o by_o land_n neither_o will_v i_o have_v chiltern-ground_n turn_v to_o pasture_n because_o there_o a_o acre_n of_o arable_a be_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o acre_n of_o pasture_n yet_o certain_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o general_o there_o be_v more_o want_n of_o pasture_n in_o england_n then_o of_o arable_a for_o that_o we_o have_v daily_o fat_a cattle_n bring_v out_o of_o ireland_n and_o scotland_n but_o never_o any_o go_v out_o but_o where_o grain_n come_v in_o once_o it_o go_v out_o ten_o time_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o rich_a ground_n for_o a_o general_a fat_a soil_n and_o such_o as_o be_v good_a for_o all_o thing_n or_o at_o least_o most_o thing_n both_o grass_n and_o grain_n for_o indeed_o no_o ground_n be_v fit_a for_o all_o thing_n non_fw-la omnis_fw-la fert_fw-la omne_fw-la tellus_fw-la the_o black_a ground_n of_o a_o good_a deep_a staple_n with_o a_o mixture_n of_o gravel_n or_o sand_n be_v not_o unworthy_o commend_v of_o the_o poet_n lib._n 3._o georgic_n pinguis_fw-la item_n quae_fw-la sit_fw-la tellus_fw-la hoc_fw-la denique_fw-la pacto_fw-la discimus_fw-la haud_fw-la unquam_fw-la manibus_fw-la jactata_fw-la fatiscit_fw-la sed_fw-la picis_fw-la in_o morem_fw-la ad_fw-la digitos_fw-la lentescit_fw-la habendo_fw-la humida_fw-la majores_fw-la herbas_fw-la alit_fw-la ipsáque_fw-la justo_fw-la laetiorâ—_n ah_o nimiùm_fw-la nè_fw-la sit_fw-la mihi_fw-la fertilis_fw-la illa_fw-la neu_n see_v praevalidam_n primis_fw-la ostentet_fw-la aristis_fw-la for_o this_o we_o commend_v ailesbury_a and_o some_o extol_v as_o high_o earth_n that_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n as_o the_o ground_n about_o armagh_n in_o ireland_n which_o some_o report_n have_v have_v no_o manner_n of_o manure_v since_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n i_o know_v some_o such_o black_a ground_n in_o pullox-hill_n aforesaid_a but_o i_o know_v no_o such_o red_a virgil_n also_o say_v that_o if_o you_o dig_v a_o deep_a hole_n in_o the_o ground_n and_o fill_v it_o up_o again_o if_o you_o can_v tread_v in_o the_o earth_n again_o than_o it_o be_v rich_a arable_a ground_n 2._o georgiâ—_n altéque_fw-la jubebis_fw-la in_o solido_fw-la puteum_fw-la demitti_fw-la omnémque_fw-la repones_fw-la rursus_fw-la humum_fw-la &_o pedibus_fw-la summas_fw-la aequabis_fw-la arenas_fw-la si_fw-mi deerunt_fw-la rarum_fw-la pecorÃque_fw-la &_o vitibus_fw-la almis_fw-la aptius_fw-la uber_fw-la erit_fw-la sin_n in_o sua_fw-la posse_fw-la negabunt_fw-la ire_fw-la loca_fw-la &_o scrobibus_fw-la superabit_fw-la terra_fw-la repletis_fw-la spissus_fw-la agre_z glebas_fw-la cunctantes_fw-la crassáque_fw-la terga_fw-la expecta_fw-la &_o validis_fw-la terram_fw-la prosciâ—de_fw-la juvencis_fw-la also_o a_o sweet_a smell_n after_o the_o first_o rain_n or_o a_o drought_n or_o after_o new_a plough_v be_v a_o token_n of_o
a_o rich_a soil_n also_o where_o thistle_n nettle_n or_o other_o weed_n grow_v rank_a also_o where_o tree_n grow_v long_a and_o upright_o also_o where_o fruit_n especial_o pear_n be_v more_o pleasant_a in_o taste_n then_o in_o other_o place_n for_o if_o a_o young_a pear-tree_n bear_v pleasant_a pear_n in_o a_o good_a ground_n and_o you_o remove_v it_o into_o a_o bad_a ground_n you_o will_v think_v the_o fruit_n not_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n yet_o all_o ground_n be_v not_o alike_o for_o all_o thing_n non_fw-la omnis_fw-la fert_fw-la omne_fw-la tellus_fw-la and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n those_o ground_n that_o be_v most_o barren_a above_o be_v rich_a within_o as_o stone-pit_n fullers-earth_n lead_v coal_n tin_n silver_n and_o gold-mine_n some_o ground_n be_v fit_a for_o wood_n then_o either_o for_o corn_n or_o grass_n i_o have_v see_v a_o ground_n in_o hartford-shire_n that_o have_v be_v lay_v two_o year_n where_o be_v grow_v natural_o black_a and_o rank_a sallow_n all_o over_o the_o ground_n in_o tussock_n some_o six_o some_o seven_o foot_n high_a so_o that_o the_o crop_n of_o wood_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o crop_n of_o grass_n chap._n xxxv_o of_o enrich_v lean_a ground_n lean_a ground_n be_v either_o enrich_v with_o rest_n or_o with_o dung_v as_o for_o pasture_n if_o you_o neither_o eat_v nor_o mow_v it_o two_o or_o three_o year_n or_o only_o mow_v it_o once_o a_o year_n or_o if_o you_o will_v eat_v it_o by_o no_o mean_n eat_v it_o too_o low_a and_o you_o will_v great_o thereby_o both_o better_a the_o ground_n and_o get_v a_o speedy_a increase_n of_o the_o crop_n for_o after_o it_o once_o cover_v the_o ground_n it_o grow_v more_o in_o a_o week_n then_o in_o six_o week_n before_o by_o reason_n it_o keep_v the_o ground_n both_o hot_a and_o moist_a yet_o not_o so_o hot_a as_o to_o be_v scorch_v with_o the_o sun_n therefore_o be_v sure_a to_o spare_v such_o barren_a ground_n by_o candlemass_n at_o the_o further_a as_o for_o lean_v arable_a though_o common-field_n ground_n it_o be_v a_o common_a thing_n in_o divers_a place_n where_o they_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o lean_a land_n that_o lie_v far_o from_o any_o town_n to_o let_v some_o thereof_o lie_v lea_n six_o or_o seven_o year_n and_o the_o long_o it_o lie_v the_o more_o heart_n it_o get_v as_o for_o dung_v the_o benefit_n of_o hors-dung_n and_o cowdung_n be_v every_o where_o know_v in_o part_n yet_o not_o to_o all_o alike_o some_o will_v not_o lay_v it_o on_o their_o land_n till_o it_o be_v rot_v but_o will_v carry_v it_o out_o of_o their_o yard_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o dunghill_n in_o the_o field_n either_o at_o the_o land_n end_n or_o some_o place_n near_o to_o it_o though_o the_o land_n be_v not_o then_o sow_v whereby_o they_o make_v a_o double_a labour_n and_o lose_v a_o double_a benefit_n of_o their_o dung_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o find_v by_o this_o that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o go_v into_o the_o ground_n it_o lie_v upon_o as_o appear_z in_o this_o for_o if_o they_o lay_v it_o in_o small_a heap_n on_o the_o land_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v spread_v if_o it_o lie_v long_o unspread_v let_v they_o spread_v it_o as_o clean_o as_o they_o can_v yet_o those_o place_n will_v be_v rank_a corn_n than_o the_o rest_n a_o second_o benefit_n which_o they_o lose_v be_v the_o stiving_z upward_o which_o in_o dry_a weather_n shall_v be_v the_o only_a nourishment_n to_o the_o corn_n if_o you_o please_v to_o try_v two_o acre_n of_o like_a land_n lie_v together_o and_o carry_v out_o twenty_o load_n of_o hors-dung_n about_o midsummer_n that_o be_v new-made_a as_o such_o you_o may_v have_v at_o a_o inn_n and_o lay_v that_o on_o a_o heap_n in_o the_o field_n by_o itself_o till_o february_n or_o march_n and_o then_o fetch_v twenty_o load_n more_o of_o the_o like_a lay_v these_o twenty_o on_o one_o of_o the_o acre_n and_o the_o heap_n on_o the_o other_o but_o let_v your_o load_n from_o the_o inn_n be_v alike_o and_o then_o tell_v i_o which_o acre_n be_v the_o best_a barley_n but_o though_o you_o find_v but_o little_a difference_n in_o the_o barley-crop_n you_o shall_v find_v a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o peas-crop_n and_o if_o you_o will_v sow_v they_o three_o year_n together_o there_o will_v be_v no_o small_a odds_o for_o the_o stiving_z of_o the_o dung_n will_v be_v over_o in_o two_o or_o three_o year_n and_o this_o also_o will_v appear_v if_o you_o take_v a_o load_n of_o straw_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o some_o orchard_n where_o no_o cattle_n come_v upon_o plank_n board_n or_o stone_n and_o spread_v it_o so_o that_o the_o â—ain_n may_v get_v into_o it_o and_o turn_v it_o three_o or_o four_o time_n in_o a_o year_n and_o by_o three_o year_n end_n you_o will_v hardly_o have_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o load_n of_o dung_n leave_v and_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v will_v be_v turn_v to_o earth_n also_o yet_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o earth_n may_v be_v better_o than_o ordinary_a also_o street-earth_n especial_o in_o market-town_n street-earth_n where_o go_v store_n of_o sink_n from_o stable_n kitchen_n dairy-house_n but_o especial_o cistern_n for_o malt_v i_o have_v know_v they_o that_o have_v get_v up_o all_o the_o piss_n they_o can_v get_v in_o a_o market-town_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o their_o land_n in_o a_o tun_n and_o there_o strew_v with_o good_a success_n but_o if_o they_o that_o have_v such_o convenience_n for_o carriage_n will_v but_o make_v trial_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sink_n of_o a_o chees-press_a or_o of_o cistern-water_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o in_o short_a time_n there_o will_v be_v little_a of_o it_o lose_v and_o we_o see_v now_o how_o much_o soot_n be_v set_v by_o soot_n which_o within_o these_o fifty_o year_n man_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o dunghill_n but_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o street_n and_o although_o by_o moses_n law_n salt_n some_o great_a offender_n be_v to_o have_v their_o land_n sow_v with_o salt_n and_o likewise_o in_o 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