5§ The Hist O r^ t Chap. i. 



" frefli and good, for the Service and Life 

 " of Man. 



This Garden was firft made by Mr. Bobart, 

 Father to the prefent Mr. ^acob Bobart^ to 

 whofe Care it is now committed, who being 

 an excellent Scholar as well as a Card ner, 

 has carried on that Univerfal Hiftory, begun 

 by the learned Dr. Morrifan deceafed, and is 

 entitled Botankk Profeffor in that famous 

 Univerfity. 



The many Gardens and Walks that are in 

 and near this Univerfity, add not a little to 

 its Luftre 5 fuch are the Walks of Magdalen- 

 College^ &Cf But the Walks that are in the 

 Fields, to which every Student is to pay a 

 Moiety, ought not to be forgot 5 which put 

 together, may not, improbably, be (hort of 

 the glorious Academies of Athens^ Corinth^ or 

 any other to be found in Hiftory. Cambridge 

 has likewife attempted the fame, but not 

 with fo good Succefs. 

 VirtMi&s The Right Honourable the Earl of Ejjex^ 

 in King and the Lord Capel^ araongft the Nobles 5 

 SfitA ^"d "John Evelyn Efq^ and Sir Wilha?n Temple, 

 Time, amongft the Gentlemen -, Covpley amongft the 

 Poets, and Rofe amongft the Gard'ners, made 

 up a great part of the Yirtiiofo's of that 

 Reign. 

 ^r.Eve- 1 ihall begin with John Evelyn Efq^ one of 

 iyn* the greateft Writers we have had in Gar- 

 dening, as well as in feveral other Matters 5 

 and Ihall take the reft in their Order, with 

 what Remarks may be made on their Wri- 

 tings or Pradice, This 



