Identifier: gentlemansmagazi02marc (find matches)
Title: The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle
Year: 1736 (1730s)
Authors: Marchbank, James, former owner. StEdNL: PDL.38/111 Edinburgh Typographical Society (Edinburgh), depositor. StEdNL: PDL.38/111
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Publisher: London : Printed by Edward Cave ...
Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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J7t/6.) Oak Trees at Ampthill.—J. Green.—LleutenantWt^ton. 641 Mr, Urban, Ampthill, Feb. ^. IN the Earl of Upper OfTorys park, at Amptliill, Bedford/hire, are ibme of(Ic mcft venerable oak. trees, perhaps, in the kingdom. In the hurricane,on the 5th of November laft, the(e m jtftic vegetables fuiFered feverely, femebeiig entirely fplit and deftroyed, arid others torn and disfigured. As thelapfe of time ^nd future fl^orms will continue to impair them, it is defirable tohave them noticed and recorded in your valuable Repofi.ory; for which pur-pofe T fend you the meafures and dimeofions of fix of thefe noble treej.Circumference. No.I. ft. 111. 24 lo At the height of nine feet from the ground. 36 o C ofe to the ground. 24 o At the height of five feet from the ground. At the height of 13 feet from ditto.Of the firft branch, meafured clofe to the trunk, which is 11 feetfrom the ground. 8 Of the fame branch» meafured 6 feet from the trunk. The diameters, from bough-end to bough-end, of

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