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pear_n which_o make_v excellent_a perry_n and_o be_v a_o good_a bearer_n as_o i_o have_v oft_o be_v inform_v by_o he_o by_o the_o taste_n of_o the_o fruit_n it_o be_v very_o good_a for_o perry_n indeed_o most_o sort_n of_o bake_v pear_n make_v good_a perry_n or_o any_o that_o be_v qualify_v as_o be_v beforesaid_a and_o that_o bear_v well_o and_o yield_v great_a store_n of_o liquor_n mind_v your_o vessel_n be_v sweet_a you_o put_v your_o cider_n or_o perry_n in_o for_o a_o little_a tang_n in_o the_o vessel_n will_v spoil_v all_o a_o sack_n vessel_n be_v very_o good_a though_o discommend_v by_o some_o so_o be_v your_o white-wine_n or_o claret-wine_n cask_n or_o a_o vessel_n where_o cider_n have_v be_v before_o etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la here_o place_v the_o figure_n the_o content_n of_o each_o particular_a chapter_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o several_a way_n of_o raise_v tree_n the_o best_a for_o forrest-tree_n be_v by_o their_o seed_n key_n or_o nut_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 1._o chap._n 2._o how_o to_o observe_v and_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o seed_n so_o as_o the_o better_a to_o raise_v they_o p._n 3._o chap._n 3._o the_o shape_n of_o seed_n and_o their_o weight_n do_v inform_v you_o how_o to_o set_v they_o p._n 5._o chap._n 4._o observation_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o key_n and_o seed_n p._n 6._o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o several_a way_n to_o raise_v forrest-tree_n or_o other_o and_o how_o to_o perform_v the_o same_o by_o lay_v p._n 9_o chap._n 6._o of_o those_o sort_n of_o tree_n that_o will_v grow_v of_o cut_n and_o how_o to_o perform_v the_o same_o p._n 12._o chap._n 7._o of_o such_o sort_n of_o tree_n as_o may_v be_v raise_v by_o the_o root_n of_o another_o tree_n and_o how_o to_o raise_v they_o p._n 13._o chap._n 8._o what_o soil_n or_o dung_n be_v best_a sore_a tree_n or_o their_o seed_n p._n 14._o chap._n 9_o of_o water_n for_o tree_n and_o seed_n and_o water_v they_o p._n 20._o chap._n 10._o of_o oak_n raise_v and_o improve_n p._n 34._o chap._n 11._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o elm_n p._n 50._o chap._n 12._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o ash_n p._n 53._o chap._n 13._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o beech_n p._n 57_o chap._n 14._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o walnut_n p._n 58._o chap._n 15._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o chestnut_n p._n 63._o chap._n 16._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o sarvice-tree_n p._n 64._o chap._n 17._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o cherrytree_n p._n 65._o chap._n 18._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o linetree_n p._n 67._o chap._n 19_o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o maple_n p._n 72._o chap._n 20._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o sycamore_n ibid._n chap._n 21._o of_o raise_v and_o order_v the_o hornbeam_n p._n 73._o chap._n 22._o of_o raise_v the_o quickbeam_n p._n 75._o chap._n 23._o of_o raise_v the_o birch_n ibid._n chap._n 24._o of_o raise_v the_o hazel_n p._n 77._o chap._n 25._o of_o raise_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o poplar_n ibid._n chap._n 26._o of_o raise_v the_o alder_a p._n 81._o chap._n 27._o of_o raise_v the_o withy_a willow_n sallow_a oziers_n p._n 82._o chap._n 28._o of_o the_o pine_n fir_n pinaster_n etc._n etc._n p._n 84._o chap._n 29._o of_o raise_v the_o yew_n holly_n box_n juniper_n bayes_n etc._n etc._n p._n 86._o chap._n 30._o general_a rule_n for_o plant_v forrest-tree_n in_o avenue_n walk_n or_o orchard_n as_o in_o a_o natural_a ground_n p._n 88_o chap._n 31._o of_o plant_v forrest-tree_n to_o make_v wood_n or_o to_o fill_v up_o naked_a place_n in_o wood_n where_o they_o want_v p._n 89._o chap._n 32._o of_o plant_v young_a hedge_n and_o how_o to_o improve_v and_o keep_v old_a hedge_n p._n 95._o chap._n 33._o of_o plant_v several_a sort_n of_o forrest-tree_n in_o order_n to_o make_v the_o best_a advantage_n of_o ground_n as_o orchard_n or_o the_o like_a p._n 104._o chap._n 34._o of_o prune_v tree_n some_o general_a observation_n p._n 112._o chap._n 35._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o tree_n p._n 117._o chap._n 36._o of_o felling_n and_o order_v wood_n and_o coppice_n p._n 119._o chap._n 37._o how_o to_o take_v the_o height_n of_o a_o tree_n several_a way_n the_o better_a to_o judge_v the_o worth_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n p._n 126._o chap._n 38._o of_o make_v walk_n avenue_n or_o lawn_n p._n 135._o chap._n 39_o of_o several_a superficial_a figure_n and_o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v measure_v p._n 148._o chap._n 40._o to_o divide_v a_o right_a line_n give_v according_a to_o any_o proportion_n require_v and_o how_o to_o divide_v land_n or_o wood_n with_o some_o use_n of_o the_o fourpole_n chain_n p._n 151._o chap._n 41._o of_o measure_v holes_n and_o border_n that_o be_v under_o a_o pole_n broad_a by_o which_o you_o may_v the_o better_a let_v or_o take_v they_o to_o do_v by_o the_o pole-square_a etc._n etc._n with_o several_a table_n of_o measure_n p._n 160._o chap._n 42._o of_o measure_v timber_n and_o other_o solid_a body_n with_o several_a table_n useful_a thereunto_o p._n 170._o chap._n 43._o of_o the_o oval_a how_o to_o make_v it_o and_o how_o to_o measure_v it_o with_o other_o observation_n thereon_o p._n 176._o chap._n 44._o suppose_v you_o have_v a_o plot_n to_o draw_v on_o one_o or_o many_o sheet_n of_o paper_n and_o you_o will_v draw_v it_o at_o as_o large_a as_o the_o paper_n will_v bear_v to_o know_v what_o scale_n you_o shall_v draw_v it_o by_o p._n 179._o chap._n 45._o to_o find_v what_o scale_n a_o plate_n or_o draft_n be_v draw_v by_o the_o content_a of_o the_o ground_n be_v give_v p._n 181._o chap._n 46._o the_o description_n of_o the_o line_n of_o number_n or_o gunter_n line_n p._n 181._o chap._n 47._o numeration_n on_o the_o line_n or_o to_o read_v a_o sum_n on_o the_o line_n of_o number_n p._n 184._o chap._n 48._o addition_n on_o the_o line_n of_o number_n p._n 186._o chap._n 49._o substraction_n on_o the_o line_n of_o number_n p._n 187._o chap._n 50._o multiplication_n on_o the_o line_n of_o mumber_n p._n 188._o chap._n 51._o division_n on_o the_o line_n p._n 193._o chap._n 52._o the_o rule_n 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