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New directions of experience authorized by the Kings most excellent Maiesty, as may appeare, for the increasing of timber and fire-wood, with the least waste and losse of ground. : with a neare estimation, what millions of acres the kingdome doth containe; what acres is waste ground, whereon little profit for this purpose will arise. Which waste being deducted, the remaine is twenty fiue millions; forth of which millions, if two hundred and forty thousand acres be planted and preserued according to the directions following, which is but the hundred part of the twentie fiue millions, there may be as much timber raised, as will maintaine the kingdome for all vses for euer. And how as great store of fire-wood may be raised, forth of hedges, as may plentifully mainetaine [sic] the kingdome for all purposes, without losse of ground; so as within thirty yeares all spring-woods may be conuerted to tillage and pasture