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Author: Blith, Walter, fl. 1649.
Title: The English improver improved, or, The svrvey of hvsbandry svrveyed discovering the improueableness of all lands some to be under a double and treble, others under a five or six fould, and many under a tenn fould, yea, some under a twenty fould improvement / by Walter Blith ... ; all clearely demonstrated from principles of reason, ingenuity, and late but most real experiences and held forth at an inconsiderable charge to the profits accrewing thereby, under six peeces of improvement ...
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Blith, Walter, fl. 1649.
London: Printed for John Wright ..., 1653.
Subject terms:
Agriculture -- England.
Agriculture -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28382.0001.001
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frontispiece
title page
To the Right Honorable the Lord Ge∣nerall Cromwell, and the Right Honorable the Lord President, and the rest of that most Ho∣norable Society of the Councill of STATE.
The Epistle to the Industrious READER.
To the Honorable the Souldiery of these Nations of England, Scotland, & Ireland.
To the Book
To the Author.
To Captain W. Blith upon his Im∣proved Improver.
To the Husbandman, Farmer, or Tenant.
The severall waies of Improvement, or Advancement, of the Lands of this Nation: many whereof are undisco∣vered, and most of them little practi∣sed, which being experienced, would be the Common-wealths glory, and a pattern to other Nations.
heading 1
CHAP. I.
First Generall Head
The second Generall Head holds forth the severall meanes of Cure: Or the reducement of Land unto Fruitful∣ness and Fertility, discovered under the first Piece of Improvement of floating or watering Lands.
CHAP. III.
The Cure followes now more largely.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
The second Piece of Improvement con∣taining the Drayning, or Reducing of Boggy Lands to sound Pasture, is further discoursed in the Chapters fol∣lowing.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
1. What Fen-drayning or the recovering of Lands from under water is, that deserves the name or merits the Title of perfect Drayning.
2. The discovery of some of those hindran∣ces or rubs that either hinder or infaci∣litate this work of Fen-drayning, and they are either in the Land it self, the Commoners, or the undertakers there∣of.
The Third Particular to be considered, is, The Cure, or best and speediest way of Reducing drowned Lands unto perfect soundness: A Work too great for my shallow parts, and scanty leasure.
Now to proceed to the Fourth generall Head of this discourse, to set forth the best way of Improvement of the aforesaid Lands.
CHAP. X.
The Third Piece of Improvement shews how to Enclose without offence, and prevent Depopulation that is most common Attendant and Appurtenant to Enclosure, and how to make Seve∣rall all Arable Common Field Lands, and also all Common Heaths, Moores, Forrests, Wasts, to every particular Interests, and the Common∣wealths great Advantage.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
The fourth Piece of Improvement shews how to Plow and Corn old Pasture Land so as not to Impoverish it, and double the Improvement of it for a Time, and afterward to better it for ever in a way of grazing; and will be as a medium to allay the second Ex∣treme; and will discover that Corn shall ever be the predominant profita∣ble staple Commodity in the Nation; and sheweth many particular wayes of Improvement of other sorts of Lands.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
The Fift Piece is a discovery of such Simples and Ingredients, to be com∣pounded with the Earth, with the Nature, and use of them, In Applica∣tion whereof makes good the Im∣provement promised, and Meliora∣rareth the Earth to all Intents and Purposes.
CHAP. XX
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
CHAP. XXIII.
The Sixt Parcell or Pice, which is a new Erection, or Plantation of di∣vers sorts of Wood, and Timber, in such a way as shall raise as much in twenty yeares growth, as usually and naturally groweth in forty or fisie▪ years, whereby the Draynes or Ruins of Wood in this Nation may be gal∣lantly repaired, and severall Groves or Plumps of Trees may be Erected about any Manour, House, or Place, for delight and pleasure; And in such severall formes as men desire, and as much Wood for quantity raised in one Acre, as is usually in three, four, or five Acres of our usuall Copices, or Spring Woods in most parts of this Nation. As also how to thicken those Spring-woods that grow so thinne, as usually most doe, whereby they might be made as thick again, and yet not hinder the growth thereof.
CHAP. XXIV.
CHAP. XXV.
THE SECOND PART OF Englands Improvement.
heading 1
CHAP. XXVI.
CHAP. XXVII
The Second General Peece of Im∣provement contains the discourse of facilitating the charge and burden of the Plow, and a demonstration of the Figures thereof.
CHAP. XXVIII.
CHAP. XXIX.
CHAP. XXX.
CHAP. XXXI.
CHAP. XXXII.
CHAP. XXXIII.
The Third Peece of Improvement treats of Welde, Woade, and Mad∣der, three rich commodities for the Dyars.
CHAP. XXXIIII
CHAP. XXXV.
CHAP. XXXVI.
The Fourth Peece of Improvement hath respect unto the Plantations of Hops, Saffron, and Liquorish, both in relation to the mystery thereof, and profits thereby.
CHAP. XXXVII.
CHAP. XXXVIII.
CHAP. XXXIX.
The Fifth Piece containes the Art of Planting of Rape, Cole∣seed Hemp and Flax, with the severall advantages that may bee made of each.
CHAP. XL.
Shewes how good a publike Commodity Hempe is, with the mannar of planting.
CHAP. XLI.
The sixth, and last Piece of improve∣ment is for the discovering what great advance may be made upon our Lands by a Plantation of some Orchard-fruites, and some Garden-commodities.
CHAP. XLIII.
CHAP. XLIV.
A Table of the most principall Heads and branches of this Discourse, as they are laid down under the severall main Peeces of the Book, and illustrated in that Chapter discoursing each par∣ticular Peece.
The second part of Englands Improve∣ment, containeth these seve∣rall heads. viz