1 82 JOHN EVELYN 



my owne poore garden may for its kind, perpetually 

 greene, not be vnworthy mentioning. 



The gardens mentioned in Scripture, &c. 



Miraculous and extraordinary gardens found upon 

 huge fishes' backs, men over growne with flowers, &c. 



Romantique and poeticall gardens out of Sidney, 

 Spencer, Achilles Statius, Homer, Poliphele, &c. 

 All these I have already described, some briefly, some 

 at large according to their dignity and merite. 



But this paper, and my reverence to your greate 

 patience, minds me of a conclusion. 



Worthy, sir, 



I am your most humble and most obliged servant, 



J. EUELYN 



To the Earle of Sandwich, Ambassador Extraordinary 

 in the Court of Spaine, at Madrid. 

 My Lord, 

 1 am plainely astonish'd at your bounty to me, and 

 I am in paine for words to expresse the sense I have of 

 this greate obligation. 1 



1 Upon his communicating particulars of Horticultural 

 matters in Spain. 



