The ordering of the Garden of Pleafure. 



bee no lelfe than the foure fquare proportion, or any other better forme, if any be. To 

 forme it therfore with walks, crofle the middle both waies, and round about it alfo with 

 hedges, with fquares, knots and trayles, or any other worke within the foure fquarc 

 parts is according as euery mans conceit alloweth of it, and they will be at the charge : 

 For there may be therein walkes eyther open or clofe, cyther publike or priuate, a maze 

 or wilderneire, a rocke or mount, with a fountaine in the midit thereof to conuey water 

 to euery part of the Garden, eyther in pipes vnder the ground, or brought by hand, and 

 emptied into large Cilternes or great Turkic larres, placed in conuenient places, to 

 it-rue as an cafe to water the nearelt parts thereunto. Arbours alfo being both graceful! 

 and neceflary, may be appointed in fucli conuenient places, as the corners, or elfe where, 

 a- may be molt fit, to ferue both for lhadow and reft after walking. And becaufe many 

 are delirous to fee the formes of trayles, knots, and other compartiments, and becaufe 

 tin open knots are more proper for thefe Out-landifh flowers ; I haue here caufed fome 

 to be drawne, to fatistie their defires, not intending to cumber this worke with ouer ma- 

 nic, in that it would be almolt endlefle, to exprefle fo many as might bee concciued and 

 fet dovvne, for that euery man may inuent others farre differing from thefe, or any other 

 can be let forth. Let euery man therefore, if hee like of thefe, take what may pleafe his 

 mind, or out of thefe or his own conceit, frame any other to his fancy, or caufe others to 

 be done as he liketh belt, obferuing this decorum, that according to his ground he do call 

 out his knots, with conuenient roome for allies and walkes ; for the fairer and larger your 

 allies and walkes be, the more grace your Garden mail haue, the lefle harme the herbes 

 and flowers lliall receiue, by pafling by them that grow next vnto the allies fides, and the 

 better (hall your Weeders cleanfe both the beds and the allies. 



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The many forts of herbes and other things, wherewith the beds and parts of knots are bordered 

 to fet out the forme of them, with their commodities and dif commodities. 



IT is neceflary alfo, that I Ihew you the feuerall materials, wherewith thefe knots and 

 trayles are fet forth and bordered ; which are of two forts : The one are liuing 

 herbes, and the other are dead materials ; as leade, boords, bones, tyles, &c. Of 

 herbes, there are many forts wherewith the knots and beds in a Garden are vfed to bee 

 fet, to (hew forth the forme of them, and to preferue them the longer in their forme, as 

 alfo to be as greene, and fweete herbes, while they grow, to be cut to perfume the houfe, 

 keeping them in fuch order and proportion, as may be molt conuenient for their feuerall 

 natures, and euery mans pleafure and fancy : Of all which, I intend to giue you the 

 knowledge here in this place ; and firtt, to begin with that which hath beene molt anci- 

 ently receiued, which is Thrift. This is an euerliuing greene herbe, which many take to 

 border their beds, and fet their knots and trayles, and therein much delight, becaufe it 

 will grow thicke and bulhie, and may be kept, being cut with a paire of Garden Iheeres, 

 in fome good handfome manner and proportion for a time, and belides, in the Summer 

 time fend torth many Ihort Italkes of pleafant flowers, to decke vp an houfe among o- 

 ther fweete herbes : Yet thefe inconueniences doe accompany it ; it will not onely in a 

 fmall time ouergrow the knot or trayle in many places, by growing fo thicke and buf hie, 

 that it will put out the forme of a knot in many places : but alfo much thereof will dye 

 with the frofts and fnowes in Winter, and with the drought in Summer, whereby many 

 voide places will be feene in the knot, which doth much deforme it, and mult therefore 

 bee yearely refrelhed : the thicknefle alfo and bufhing thereof doth hide and Ihelter 

 fnayles and other fmall noyfome wormes fo plentifully, that Gilloflowers, and other 

 fine herbes and flowers being planted therein, are much fpoyled by them, and cannot be 

 helped without much indultry, and very great and daily attendance to deltroy them. 

 Germander is another herbe, in tormer times alfo much vfed, and yet alfo in many pla- 

 ces ; and becaufe it will grow thicke, and may be kept alfo in fome tonne and proportion 

 with cutting, and that the cuttings are much vfed as a Itrawing herbe for houfes, being 

 pretty and fweete, is alfo much affedted by diuers : but this alfo will often dye and grow 

 out of tonne, and belides that, the Italkes will grow too great, hard and Itubby, the 

 rootes doe fo tarre Ihoote vnder ground, that vpon a little continuance thereof, will 



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