The inrichment of the weald of Kent. Or, a direction to the husband-man, : for the true ordering, manuring, and inriching of all the grounds within the wealds of Kent, and Sussex; and may generally serve for all the grounds in England of that nature: As, 1. Shewing the nature of wealdish grounds, comparing it with the soyl of the shires at large. 2. Declaring what the marl is, and the severall sorts thereof, and where it is usually found. 3. The profitable use of marl, and other rich manuring, as well in each sort of arable land, as also for the increase of corn and pasture through the kingdome. Painefully gathered for the good of this iland [sic], by a man of great eminence and worth, but revised, inlarged, and corrected with the consent, and by conference with the first author. / By G.M.
- Gervase Markham
- Date:
- 1653
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The inrichment of the weald of Kent. Or, a direction to the husband-man, : for the true ordering, manuring, and inriching of all the grounds within the wealds of Kent, and Sussex; and may generally serve for all the grounds in England of that nature: As, 1. Shewing the nature of wealdish grounds, comparing it with the soyl of the shires at large. 2. Declaring what the marl is, and the severall sorts thereof, and where it is usually found. 3. The profitable use of marl, and other rich manuring, as well in each sort of arable land, as also for the increase of corn and pasture through the kingdome. Painefully gathered for the good of this iland [sic], by a man of great eminence and worth, but revised, inlarged, and corrected with the consent, and by conference with the first author. / By G.M. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![CHAP, it 7he manner of reducing and bringing unio tbek firfl perfection dl forts of ground which have been overflowed or fpoyled by falt-watery or the Sea-breach, either arable or pajlure, as alfo the enriching or bettering of the fame r THere is nothing more hard or difficult in all the art of hus¬ bandry then this point of which I am now to entreat, as namely the reducing aud bringing unto their firft perfc&ion all forts of grounds which have been oveflowed or clfe fpoiled by the Sea-breach and bringing in of too great abundance of fait water,which to fomc men of little experience,and free from :uIty thofe dangerous troubles may appear a matter very Height,and our’ the wound moft eafie and curablejand the rather, becaufc in all my former relations and demonftrations touching the bettering of every fcverall fort of ground,I do apply as one of my chiefcft ingredients or ftmpks, by which to cure barrennefs, Sale (and, fait weeds, fak water, fait brine, Afhes, Lime, Chalk, and many orher things of fait nature,as indeed all the manures and marlcs what foever mu ft cither have a fait quality in them, or they cannot produce frukfulnef$,fo that to argue Amply from natu¬ ral rcafon , If fait be the occafion of frukfulnefs and increafe then there cannot be much hurt done by thefe overdowes of the fak water, but that it ffiould rather adde a fattening and enriching to the ground then any way to impovcFiffi it, and make it incapable of growth or burthen.But experience Cwhich is the beft Miftrds)£hewe$ us the contrary, and there is nothing more noyfome and pcfiiknt to the earth then the ffiperabun- dancc,and too great exccflc of (altncffqfor according to our old Provei b of otnne nimium, that too much of every thing is viti- ou?,and as we fee in the flate of mans body that your ffrongeft poyfons, as Antimony or Stibium, CoUquintida, Ruhart^ and the like,taken in a moderate nature,are mod heahhful], and expel! of thofe malignant qualities which offiend the body, and occa¬ fion fickncffe; but taken in the left exccde that can be devifed they thm ( out of their vitious aud naughty qualities) do fud- eknly and violently dtftroy all health , and bring upon the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30343197_0092.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)