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Show Chap.XXX, A Difcourfe of Foreft- Trees. end to bough-end , is ninety foot, or thirty yards. This circumference will contain neer 707 {quareyards, fufficient to fhade 235 horfe. Thus far the accurate Mr. Halton. 18. Being inform’d by a perfon of credit , that an Oak in Sheffield-Park, call’d the Ladies-Oak fell'd,contain’d forty two Zuof Timber, which had Arms that held at leaft four foot {quare for ten yards inlength; the Body fix foot of clear Tiaber: That in the fame Park one might have cho/en above 1000 Trees worth above 6000 fi, another 1000 worth 4000 li. & fic de ceteris: Tothis M. Halton replies, That it might poflibly be meant of the LordsOak already mention’d to have grown in Riveliz: For now Rivelin it felf is totally deftiture of that iflue fhe once might have gloried in of Oaks; there being only the Hall Park adjoyning, which keeps up with its number of Oaks, And as to the computation of 10co Trees formerly in Sheffield-Park worth 6ccoii. it is believ’d there were a thonfand much above that value; fince in what is now inclos’d, it is evident touching 100 wortha thoufand pounds. 1 am inform’d that an Oak (Athink in Shropfbire) growing lately ina Coppfe of my Lord Cravens , yielded 19 Im and half of Timber, 23 Cord of Fire-wood ,2\oad of Brufh, and 2load of Bark. And my worthy friend Leonard Pinckney Efq; late firft Clerk of his Majes {ties Kitchin (from whom I recciv’d the firft hints of manyofthefe particulars) did affure me,that one JobGarland built a very hand{ome Barze , containing five Baies , with Pav, Pofts, Beams, Spars, &c. of one fole Tree , growing in Workfopp-Park. 1 will clofe This with an Inftance whichI greatly value , becaufeit is tranfmitted to me from that honourable and noble Perfon Sir Ed. Harley: Tam (lays he) afurcd by ax Inquifition takew about 300 yearsfince , that a Park ofmine, andfome adjacent Woods, had xot then a Tree capable to bear Acorns; Yet, that very Park Ihavefenfull ofgreat Oaks, and moft of themin the extreameft Wane ofdecay. The Trunk of one of thee Oaks afforded fo much Timber, as uponthe place would have gielded 15 li. and did compleatlyfeat with Waine-{cot Pues a whole Church: You may pleafe ({ayshe, writing to sir Rob. Aorray) #0 remember when you were here, you tooknotice of a large Tree, newly fallen; When it was wrought up, it proved very hollow and unfounds One ofits cavities contayn'd two Hogs-heads of Water, Another was filed with better fluff, Wax and Hony5 Notwithftanding all defeds, it yielded,befides three Tun of Timber, 23 Cords of Wood + But my own Trees are but Chips ix comparifon of 2 Tree in the Neighbourhood, ix which every foot forwardone with another , was half 2 Tun of Timber, It bore 5 foot {quare, 40 foot long ; It contein'd 20 Tun ofTimber, moft of it fold for 20s. per Tun 5 befides that the Boughs afforded 25 Cords of Fuel-wood 3 This was calld the Lady-Oak = 1s’t not pitty fuch goodly creatures fhould be devoted to Vulcane? ec. So tar this noble Gext. to whichI would add Dire, a deep Exeeration ofIron-Mills,and | had almoft fayd Iron-Adufters too Ounos Ns Chap. XXX, A Difcourfe of Foreft-Trees; or, ee nate mee ee in the thick barker of great old Trees andad toward to the the znfide next the wood:5 th the outer parts ; drying a i ae ye ee Jijures, growing wider and deep a ee, € bodyof c the Tree 2grows bigger, gger, ;and mouldering i away on ;the : bei it cannot appear by reafon of the continual decay of fen Aa aforefaid ; yet it is probable, the bark of apa on se ee ae manyInteguments asthe it doth grow by acquifition of a mewone yearly woods and that on thei itt fe einfide,a wee it on the out-fide ; fo that ; the chief way,and tonver= i oO re ns both the wood and the bark,is between eaebah: € lealt bud appearing on the bod oi 4 i : make perforation through th h the he fefeveralAmoute Integuments tothe middle VPRPY neer aie 7; anen, ¢ vtt “aa 4 , Tae 1 , 3 which partis as it were,a Root ofthe bough into tl} ; ody of the Trees and after becomes a knot, more hard tl ui other oe wood: And whenitis len itis| larger,; maniteftly itefth fhewing Raa Rae it felf alfo to confi of feveral Integuments, bythe circles appearing init 7 re the body: more hard, - probably; oably; becaufe be {treightned in room 90 orgrowth 5 as appears by its diftending buckling, as j iy ee the Intecuments #5 ofthe the wood woodabout about it; it; fo {0 implicating implicati them a anne. the more: whence a knotty piece of wood is fo muchharder to cleave. 2 i It 1s probable, that a Ciexce or Bud upon Graffizg, or Inoculating gel as : pe Root it felf into the ffock in thefame manner a 2 the branches , by y f producing producing2g a kj kind of knc c ot. Thusfar : the2 accurate ae 2t. To which at. v permit nit me to add onel i efe ; epee eles we have been{peaking peaking of) of what w another heencurious a Luquirer ROO fagRD ge ts to > oe That they are caus’d by the Pores ofthe wa FOEg which theSapj alcends hrough afcends $ iinin the> fame Pfame manner ar as betwen the: Wood and the Bark 5 andthat in fome Trees, the bark adheres to ig woods as the Integuments of Wood cleave to one another and ttay be wee fromeach other asthe bark from the Bheardaee : and — thus parted , will be found ontheiroxt.fides to re ek : fent the Colour of the outer-moft, contigtious to the bark ; aad < os inner fides, to hold the Colour of the Nimep fid 0 y = y er ; 2 es . , ; 4 F vi _ ee and to have a deeper , or lighter hue ontheir anner- fide, as the Bark isson onthat that part part more more or or lef{s le{s tinged ; iwhich tine Sieve. is fuppos’d “P to > lark an) se " } bc aVv S proceed from c the afcendent aj 2 ap, ap ai dil le on oe. gens the branch,the afcending Sap maybe examin'd as well eles + [tis probable the more fr / V aaltho: é bable, nore frequent the Circle : ana more cc tpioufly j the or Will will -Cn¢ 1 cee ) i [ ae $ ae AY 9aeei larger,» fooner defcend cc en cone from : ar et it.ttf NatEe a a Branch “Phat bran it three of three ‘chCzrcles cl ia cut offsare ; at spiria , the Sap aleending will be found at Michaelwaffe enfuing : = again in the on branch, or another of equal bigneffe ae rt 1ave ome more ete than it had att Spring. Spring ; and ¢ either 1 at at Spring Spri or iFall rane. a racKs Next the bark, at other feafonsacirele wood onely next it. But here the Comparifon muft be made € Trees co probably fhoot newtops yearly iot after; and fome have perhaps their Circles |