of fatnesse, but beareth his leaues and branches in
good order and of right colour and yet notwithstanding is barraine and
bringeth forth little or no fruit, then that disease springeth from some
naturall defect in the tree, and the cure thereof is thus: first, you
shall vnbare the roote of the tree, and then noting which is the
greatest and principallest branch of all the roote, you shall with a
great wimble boare a hole into that roote and then driue a pinne of olde
dry Ashe into the same (for Oake is not altogether so good) and then
cutting the pinne off close by the roote, couer all the head of the
pinne with yealow waxe, and then lay the mould vpon the roote of the
tree againe, and treade it hard and firmely downe, and there is no
doubte but the tree will beare the yeere following: in Fraunce they vse
for this infirmitie to boare a hoale in the body of the tree
slope-wise, somewhat past the hart, and to fill vp the hoale with life
honey and Rose-water mixt together, and incorporated for at least
xxiiij. howers, and then to stoppe the hole with a pinne of the one
woode: also if you wash the rootes of your trees in the drane water
which runneth from your Barley when you steepe it for Malt, it will cure
this disease of barrainenesse.

{SN: Of the bitternesse of Fruit.}
If the fruit which is vpon your trees be of a bitter and sootie tast, to
make it more pleasant and sweet you shall wash your tree all ouer with
Swines dunge and water mixt together, & to the rootes of the trees you
shall lay earth and Swines dunge mixt together, which must be done in
the month of Ianuary and February onely, and it will make the fruit tast
pleasantly. And thus much for the dressing and preseruing of trees.

CHAP. VIII.

_Of the Vine, and of his ordering._

For as much as the nature, temperature, and clymate, of our soyle is not
so truely proper and agreeing with the Vine as that of Fraunce, Italy,
Spaine, and such like, and sith wee haue it more for delight, pleasure,
and prospect, then for any peculyar profit, I will not vndertake
_Monsiuer Lybaults_ painefull labour, in discribing euery curious
perfection or defect that belongs thereunto, as if it were the onely
iewell and commoditie of our kingdome, but onely write so much as is
fitting for our knowledge touching the maintaynance, increase, and
preseruation thereof, in our Orchards, Gardens, and other places of
recreation.

{SN: Of planting or setting the Vine.}
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