Feudigraphia The synopsis or epitome of surueying methodized. Anatomizing the whole corps of the facultie; viz. The materiall, mathematicall, mechanicall and legall parts, intimating all the incidents to fees and possessions, and whatsoeuer may be comprized vnder their matter, forme, proprietie, and valuation. Very pertinent to be perused of all those, whom the right, reuenewe, estimation, farming, occupation, manurance, subduing, preparing and imploying of arable, medow, pasture, and all other plots doe concerne. And no lesse remarkable for all vnder-takers in the plantation of Ireland or Virginia ... Composed in a compendious digest by W. Folkingham. G.

CHAP. I.

THe Forme Consists in Situati∣on and Proportion of the Sub∣iect,* 1.1 and Adiunct; and in the practise thereof, the Mathemati∣call, and Mechanicall parts are most perspicuous.

Situation,* 1.2 may be said to be Resident, and Respicient.

Resident Site depends vpon the setling,* 1.3 laying and lying of the grounds, and is either Primarie viz. the

Maine Forme & proiecture of the Base and Body of the Soile, wherin it is remarkeable to obserue, how it is proiected in Plaines, eleuated and lifted-vp into Hills and Mountaines, debased into Dales and Vallies, or wauing in moderate swellings and fallings, ascents and descents, &c.

* 1.4Or Secundary bearing reference to a further resi∣dence of the Soyle, especially if it bee arable; And then we are to consider whether it be laid in due and appro∣priate position suitable to the qualitie and exigence of the Habitude.

* 1.5Arable grounds are eared in Selions and that either Flats or Ridges.

The first is necessarily required in light and leane land, to the end it may the better retaine any inforced vertue, against the washing away by showers.

The second are either laide in landes or Ridges large and high or round; or in Stitches.

The lands or Ridges are fittest in fat strong and fer∣tile grounds that be tough, stiffe, binding cold and wet, least the fatnes should suffocate the séede, or the soaking cold obtunde and dull the natiue heate and confound the vigour thereof: and in such soyles it were frugall proui∣dence to spare from the plow a grasse-balke of some competent breadth.

* 1.6But small Ridges or Stitches are accomodated to cold and stiffe ground inclining to barrennesse, to pre∣uent constipation and binding together of the soile, wherby the séed wold sooner burst with swelling, than get frée passage for sprowting. And these Stitches are com∣mon in Norfolke and Suffolke, euen in their light grounds, and in Hartfordshire where the Tilthes are rich: and though the Irish soile be neither immoderate∣ly colde, stiffe nor barren, yet their tillage is ge∣nerally eared in small Stitches, peraduenture for that the soile is so apte to fast-matting and swoording.

Plinie approoues the best Situation for a rich Plot to be a plaine declining into the South from the foote of a Hill: so the Poet.—Qui{que} editus Austro.* 1.7

Notes

• * 1.1

  Forme.
• * 1.2

  Situation.
• * 1.3

  Primarie.
• * 1.4

  Secundarie.
• * 1.5

  Selio est terra elata inter du∣os sulcos.

  Ridges. Flats.
• * 1.6

  Stitches.
• * 1.7

  The best Site