THE ORDERING OF THE 



GARDEN OF PLEASVRE. 



CHAP. I. 



The fituati r in of a Garden of pleafure, -with the nature of foyles, and how to amend 

 the defefls that are in many forts ofjituations and grounds. 



HE feuerall fituations of mens dwellings, are for the moft part 

 vnauoideable and vnremoueable ; for moft men cannot appoint 

 forth fuch a manner of fituation for their dwelling, as is moft fit 

 to auoide all the inconueniences of winde and weather, but muft 

 bee content with fuch as the place will afford them ; yet all men 

 doe well know, that fome lituations are more excellent than o- 

 thers : according therfore to the feuerall fituation of mens dwel- 

 lings, fo are the fituations of their gardens alfo for the moft part. 

 And although diuers doe diuerfly preferre their owne feuerall places which they haue 

 chofen, or wherein they dwell ; As fome thofe places that are neare vnto a riuer or 

 brooke to be beft for the pleafantnefle of the water, the eafe of tranfportation of them- 

 felues, their friends and goods, as alfo for the fertility of the foyle, which is feldome 

 bad neare vnto a riuers fide ; And others extoll the fide or top of an hill, bee it fmall or 

 great, for the profpedls fake ; And againe, fome the plaine or champian ground, for 

 the euen leuell thereof : euery one of which, as they haue their commodities accompa- 

 nying them, fo haue they alfo their difcommodities belonging vnto them, according to 

 the Latine Prouerbe, Omne commodum fcrt fiiutn incommodum. Yet to (hew you for eue- 

 rie of thefe fituations which is the fitteft place to plant your garden in, and how to de- 

 fend it from the iniuries of the cold windes and frofts that may annoy it, will, I hope, be 

 well accepted. And firft, for the water fide, I fuppofe the North fide of the water to 

 be the beft fide for your garden, that it may haue the comfort of the South Sunne to lye 

 vpon it and face it, and the dwelling houfe to bee aboue it, to defend the cold windes 

 and frofts both from your herbes, and flowers, and early fruits. And fo likewife I 

 iudge for the hill fide, that it may lye full open to the South Sunne, and the houfe aboue 

 it, both for the comfort the ground (hall receiue of the water and raine defcending into 

 it, and of defence from winter and colds. Now for the plaine leuell ground, the buil- 

 dings of the houfe mould be on the North fide of the garden, that fo they might bee a 

 defence of much fufficiency to fafeguard it from many injurious cold nights and dayes, 

 which elfe might fpoyle the pride thereof in the bud. But becaufe euery one cannot fo 

 appoint his dwelling, as I here appoint the fittelt place for it to be, euery ones pleafure 

 thereof (hall be according to the fite, coft, and endeauours they beftow, to caufe it come 

 neareft to this proportion, by fuch helpes of bricke or ftone wals to defend it, or by the 

 helpe of high growne and well fpread trees, planted on the North fide thereof, to keepe 

 it the warmer. And euery of thefe three fituations, hauing the faireft buildings of the 

 houfe facing the garden in this manner before fpecified, befides the benefit of fhelter it 

 (hall haue from them, the buildings and roomes abutting thereon, fhall haue recipro- 

 cally the beautifull profpect into it, and haue both fight and fent of whatfoeuer is ex- 

 cellent, and worthy to giue content out from it, which is one of the greateft pleafures a 

 garden can yeeld his Mafter. Now hauing (hewed you the beft place where this your 



A garden 



