Markham's farewel to husbandry, or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation ... : together with the annoyances, and preservation of all grain and seed, from one year to many years : as also a husbandly computation of men and cattels daily labours, their expences, charges, and utmost profits (1676)
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637 · London : Printed for G. Sawbridge · leaf 82
above ohcfoot : thefe four pieces of wood or ftone you (hall place in yourfiack-yar«t, or other convenient place neer your thrafhing- floor, Book 2. kind of Grain, 7i ftoor, and you (hall place them four fquare, of an equal di-ftsnce one troHi. another : then you (lull cut out four fmoothboards of… … Then fhall you take ftrong over layes of wood, and lay themfour fquare from one board to another, according to this Fi-gure*
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