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the walls, w th all manner of good fruits our clime would ripen, & bedeck 

 the earth w th great variety of trees plants & exotick flowers, dayly 

 augmented by the Botanists, who bring them hither from y e remote 

 Quarters of y e world, but to proceed. 



This Garden Plot is not exactly square, for y e walkes East & West 

 are about 120 of my paces or strides wch are more than a yard, But 

 North & South 1 trod out but 106 & 112 yards with y e length of y e 

 North-Gate wch is extended w th out y e square of y e wall. Here is a door 

 way lately broke through the middle of y e South wall, but the gates 

 spoken of by M r Bobert are in the East West & Northerne sides, that 



THE SENTRIES 



in the North wall wch admits entrance from the City being fairest built, 

 by this Old Jacob some years past got two yew trees wch being formed 

 by his skill are now grown up to be Gigantick bulkey fellows, one holding 

 a Bill th' other a Club on his shoulder which fancy made an Ingenious 

 person strow this Copie of verses on them. 



Upon the most hopefull & ever-flourishing Sprouts of Valour, 

 The Indefatigable Centrys of the Physick-Garden. 



Although no brandish'd Cherubins are here, 

 Yet sons of Adam venture not too near, 

 Nor pluck forbidden fruit, if with intent 

 To visit Paradise be innocent. 



