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miserably sandy, which flies in drifts as the wind sits. 

 Here my Lord was pleas'd to advise with me about 

 ordering his plantations of firs, elmes, limes, &c. up 

 his parke, and in all other places and avenues. I 

 persuaded him to bring his park so neere as to compre- 

 hend his house within it, which he resolv'd upon, it 

 being now neere a mile to it. The water furnishing 

 the fountaines is raised by a pretty engine, on very 

 slight plaine wheels, which likewise serve to grind his 

 come, from a small cascade of the canall, the invention 

 of Sir Sam. Moreland. 



17 Oct., 167 1. Next morning I went to see Sir Tho. 

 Browne (with whom I had some time corresponded by 

 letter, tho' I had never seen him before). His whole 

 house and garden being a paradise and cabinet of rarities, 

 and that of the best collection, especialy medails, books, 

 plants, and natural things. Amongst other curiosities 

 Sir Thomas had a collection of the eggs of all the 

 foule and birds he could procure, that country (especialy 

 the promontary of Norfolck) being frequented, as he 

 said, by severall kinds which seldome or never go 

 farther into the land, as cranes, storkes, eagles, and 

 variety of watcr-foule. 



