New directions of experience to the Commons complaint by the incouragement of the Kings most excellent Maiesty, as may appeare, for the planting of timber and fire-wood. With a neere estimation what millions of acres the kingdome doth containe; what acres is waste ground, whereon little profit for this purpose will arise. : What millions hath bin woods, and bushy grounds, what acres are woods, and in how many acres so much timber will be contained, as will maintaine the kingdome for all vses for euer. : And how as great store of fire-wood may be raised, as may plentifully maintaine the kingdome for all purposes, without losse of ground; so as within thirty yeares all spring-woods may be conuerted to tillage and pasture. / Inuented by Arthur Standish.

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New directions of experience to the Commons complaint by the incouragement of the Kings most excellent Maiesty, as may appeare, for the planting of timber and fire-wood. With a neere estimation what millions of acres the kingdome doth containe; what acres is waste ground, whereon little profit for this purpose will arise. : What millions hath bin woods, and bushy grounds, what acres are woods, and in how many acres so much timber will be contained, as will maintaine the kingdome for all vses for euer. : And how as great store of fire-wood may be raised, as may plentifully maintaine the kingdome for all purposes, without losse of ground; so as within thirty yeares all spring-woods may be conuerted to tillage and pasture. / Inuented by Arthur Standish.
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Standish, Arthur, fl. 1611-1613.
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[S.l. :: N. Okes],
Anno Domini. MDCXIII. [1613].
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Fuelwood crops -- Great Britain.
Tree crops -- Great Britain.
Reforestation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Forests and forestry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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"New directions of experience to the Commons complaint by the incouragement of the Kings most excellent Maiesty, as may appeare, for the planting of timber and fire-wood. With a neere estimation what millions of acres the kingdome doth containe; what acres is waste ground, whereon little profit for this purpose will arise. : What millions hath bin woods, and bushy grounds, what acres are woods, and in how many acres so much timber will be contained, as will maintaine the kingdome for all vses for euer. : And how as great store of fire-wood may be raised, as may plentifully maintaine the kingdome for all purposes, without losse of ground; so as within thirty yeares all spring-woods may be conuerted to tillage and pasture. / Inuented by Arthur Standish." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B08132.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Concerning such as hereafter may inclose.

IS to inclose with the aforesaid means, and not with thorns, whereby with lesse charge & labour they may raise a fence stronger and longer lasting, with greater profit, by the setting

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of the aforesaide meanes, on the top of the bankes, as is set downe for Parkes, which (by experience) will grow more speedily then thornes, and make a better fence, (as is proo∣ued) that will with a good Gate, Locke, and Key, keepe all Cattell safe from stealing, and from breaking into any other grounds then the owner would haue them, safe from trespas∣sing to his neighbour, or his neighbours to him; whereby much corne may be saued, trespassing preuented (which too often raiseth enuy, and suites in Lawe.) The browse of the wood in winter will greatly relieue cattell, and saue fodder: And being wood that will yeelde maste, the maste will be very beneficiall to the particular Owner, and Common-wealth.

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