tio Ofruralaniexte?} five Gardenings 

 them (as has been already defcribed) to 

 maintain the Hedge Line ; there fixteen 

 Foot is a fufEcient Width between Hedge 

 and Hedge, or Stoup and Rail, and Stoup 

 and Rail, (^/2s.) eight Foot Walk, and four 

 Foot on each fide, for the Verge^ and 

 Trees ^ but this is directed already, as is 

 alfo the more particular method of laying 

 tot, and dividing this Eftate into rural and 

 extenfive Garden. y 



And by it is feen how much Profit 

 «nd Pleafure may be mix'd together,- and 

 that this Defign of above joo Acres may 

 be made as pleafant as, or pleafancer than 

 any* 



And, however,^ there are many of my 

 Profeffion, that wiil, I am very well a- 

 ware. Carp and Quarrel with this Book, 

 becaufe they will, I fijppofe, think that the 

 Grift, as it is commonly call'd, will fall 

 fhort at their Mill, in the vending and 

 difpofing of their Trees, and Plants 5 yet 

 I hope the Publick will Reap fome Bene- 

 fit and Pleafijre hereby. The Ancient Vil- 

 las zvA Pofleffions of the Gr^e^r and Ro- 

 mans were undoubtedly of this kind, in 

 which they fpent the happieft of their Mo* 

 tnents, and Reap'd not a little Advan- 

 tage thereby ; in thofe early Days of Inno- 

 cence and Antique Virtue. 



By this every one may difcover how 



happy 



