LAURENCE, John.

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A New System of Agriculture. First edition of the author's magnum opus. The clergyman John Laurence (1668-1732) wrote four books on gardening and husbandry, all based on his transformation of the neglected rectory garden at Yelvertoft. This is his longest and most substantial treatise, providing an extensive system of improving land both for farmers and for gardeners.Laurence argues in favour of enclosure, contending that the practice would both improve tillage and provide employment for the poor. A further edition was printed in Dublin in 1727 by J. Hyde and E. Dobson.

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