The Epiftle to the Reader. 



and manner of J owing, fetting, planting, replanting, and the like (although all 

 thefe things, and many more then are true, are fet down very largely in the feuerall 

 bookes that others haue written of this fubieSf) as alfo to /hew fome of the Kit- 

 chen vfes (becaufe they are Kitchen herbes &c.) although I confejje but very fpa- 

 ringly, not intending a treatife of cookery, but briejly to giue a touch thereof ; and 

 alfo the Phyjicall properties, to /hew fomewhat that others haue not fet forth ; yet 

 not to play the Empericke, and giue you receipts of medicines for all difeafes, but 

 only to /hew in fome fort the qualities of Herbes, to quicken the minds of the Jiu- 

 dious. And lajlly an Orchard of all forts of domejlicke or forraine, rare and good 

 fruits, fit for this our Land and Countrey, which is at this time better Jlored and 

 furnifhed then euer in any age before. I haue herein endeauoured, as in the other 

 Gardens, to fet Jorth the varieties of euery fort in as brief e a manner as pofsibly 

 could be, without Juperjluous repetitions of defcriptions, and onely with efpeciall 

 notes of difference in leaues, flowers and fruits. Some few properties alfo are fet 

 downe, rather the chiefejl then the mojl, as the worke did require. And moreouer 

 before euery of thefe parts I haue giuen T'reatifes of the ordering, preparing and 

 keeping the feuerall Gardens and Orchard, with whatfoeuer I thought was conue- 

 nient to be known for euery of them. 



Thus haue I /hewed you both the occajion and fcope of this Worke, and herein 

 haue fpent my time, paines and charge, which if well accepted, I /hall thinke well 

 employed, and may the fooner haften the fourth Part, A Garden of Simples ; which 

 will be quiet no longer at home, then that it can bring his Majler newes of faire 

 weather for the tourney. 



Thine in what he may, 



IOHN PARKINSON. 



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