Essay on some politicalls to be considered in Agriculture by John Beale

Reference number: EL/B1/42

Date: 20 June 1664

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Considering whether improvements in agriculture would be harmful to the markets and farmers' livelihoods. Other points considered are increase in population, the effect of bad weather conditions on the market, the corn market, the importance of good hubandry. There are some Latin quotations eg. from Cato

Reference number: EL/B1/42
Earliest possible date: 20 June 1664
Physical description: Ink on paper
Page extent: 8 pages
Format: Manuscript

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John Beale, Essay on some politicalls to be considered in Agriculture by John Beale, 20 June 1664, EL/B1/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_42/essay-on-some-politicalls-to-be-considered-in-agriculture-by-john-beale, accessed on 26 January 2025

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters B1
1659-1675 Reference number: EL/B1

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