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Paper, copy of 'Proposalls and reasons for the improving, and advancing of planting; humbly tendered to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled' by Mr Austin

Reference number: CLP/10iii/8

Date: 1664

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Copy of paper found at CLP/10iii/7. Proposal for a law for planting fruit trees for cider, perry [pear cider], and other uses, based on the trees planted by other wealthy nations. Also includes proposal for planting other trees for timber, fuel, and other uses.

Subject: Agriculture / Industry

Read to the Royal Society on 14 December 1664.

Reference number
CLP/10iii/8
Earliest possible date
1664
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, copy of 'Proposalls and reasons for the improving, and advancing of planting; humbly tendered to the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled' by Mr Austin, 1664, CLP/10iii/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10iii_8/paper-copy-of-proposalls-and-reasons-for-the-improving-and-advancing-of-planting-humbly-tendered-to-the-lords-and-commons-in-parliament-assembled-by-mr-austin, accessed on 17 June 2026

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