. Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life . in fome long Furrowes • And from thofe Furrowes^drawing it traverfe to fpread the Water. And this maketh an excellent Im-provement, both for Come, and Graf. It is the richer, if thofe HangingGrounds be fruitfully becaufe it walheth off fome of the Fatnefs of theFarth: But howfoever it profiteth much. Generally,where there are greatOver-flowes,in Fens,ox the like,the drowning of them in the Winter,mak&hthe Summer followi
. Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life . in fome long Furrowes • And from thofe Furrowes^drawing it traverfe to fpread the Water. And this maketh an excellent Im-provement, both for Come, and Graf. It is the richer, if thofe HangingGrounds be fruitfully becaufe it walheth off fome of the Fatnefs of theFarth: But howfoever it profiteth much. Generally,where there are greatOver-flowes,in Fens,ox the like,the drowning of them in the Winter,mak&hthe Summer following more fruitfull: The Caufe may be,for that it keepeththe Ground warme, and nouriiheth it: But the Fen-Men hold, that the Serv-ers muft be kept fo, as the Water may notftay too long in the Spring, tillthe Weeds and Sedge be grown up- For then the Ground will be like a Wood,which keepeth out the Sunne j And fo continueth the Wet-, Wherebyit will never graze (to purpofe) that year. Thus much for Irri-gation. But for Avoidances, and Vraynings of water,wherethere is too much, and the Helps of Ground in thatkind, we {hall fpeak of them inauother Place, N AT U RALL IZ5.
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