no THE PRAISE OF GARDENS 



persons of both sexes, the Queenes bathes, presence chamber 

 with its rich carved and gilded roofe, theatre and large garden, 

 in which is an ample fountaine, grove, and maille, are worthy of 

 remark. 



Genoa. One of the greatest here for circuit is that of the Prince d'Orias, 



1644, Oct. i-j, which reaches from the sea to the sum'it of the mountaines. ... To 



this Palace belongs three gardens, the first whereof is beautified 



with a terrace, supported by pillars of marble ; there is a fountaine 



of eagles, and one of Neptune with other Sea-gods, all of the 



purest white marble ; they stand in a most ample basin of the 



same stone. At the side of this garden is such an aviary as Sir 



Fra Bacon describes in his Sermones fidelium, or Essays, wherein 



grow trees of more than two foote diameter, besides cypresse, 



myrtils, lentises, and other rare shrubs which serve to nestle and 



pearch all sorts of birds, who have ayre and place enough under 



their ayrie canopy, supported with huge iron worke, stupendous 



for its fabrick and the charge. The other two gardens are full 



of orange trees, citrons and pomegranads, fountaines, grottos, and 



statues ; one of the latter is a Colossal Jupiter, under which is the 



Sepulchre of a beloved dog, for the care of which one of this 



family received of the K. of Spaine 500 crownes a yeare during 



the life of that faithfull animal. The reservoir of water here is a 



most admirable piece of art ; and so is the grotto over against 



it . . . 



Monte Cavallo. The garden which is called the Belvedere di Monte Cavallo, in 



1644, Nov. 10. emulation to that of the Vatican, is most excellent for ayre and 



prospect, its exquisite fountaines, close walkes, grotts, piscinas, or 



stews for fish, planted about with venerable cypresses, and refresh'd 



with water musiq, aviaries, and other rarities. 



Villa Borghesi. I walked to Villa Borghesi, a house and ample garden on Mons 



1644, Nov. 17. pincius, yet somewhat without the Citty walls, circumscrib'd by 



another wall full of small turrets and banqueting-houses, which 



makes it appeare at a distance like a little towne. Within it is an 



Elysium of delight, having in the centre a noble Palace ; but the 



entrance of the garden presents us with a very glorious fabrick or 



