The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forrest-trees also, how to plant, make and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c. : with several figures proper for avenues and walks to end in, and convenient figures for lawns : also rules by M. Cook.

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Title: The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forrest-trees also, how to plant, make and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c. : with several figures proper for avenues and walks to end in, and convenient figures for lawns : also rules by M. Cook.
Author: Cook, Moses.
Publication: London :: Printed for Peter Parker ...,; 1676.
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Subject terms: Forests and forestry -- Early works to 1800.
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To find the poynt 12; first I read the middle one 10, then 2 tenths forward for 2, that is the poynt 12, where (in many Rules) there is a Brass Pin, because it is a Poynt much used, as you will find hereaf∣ter; now this poynt 12, is also 120, or 1200; for the first one being one, then the middle one is 10, and two tenths forward is the poynt 12, &c. but if you read this poynt 120, then the first one is 10, the middle one 100, and two tenths forward 20, which is 120; and if it be read 1200, then the middle one is 1000, and two tenths forward 200, which is 1200, &c.