WATER-WORKES. 



his Foundation ; and forbearing the run- 

 ning of my Trench-Royal to the end of 

 his Course for many yeares, and not think- 

 ing Stankes to bee necessary for the com- 

 maunding of Grounds disoebeying my 

 desire, and withall (lately) running Coun- 

 ter-Trenches, which next the Trench-royal I, 

 have place above any ; which were not 

 drempt off before ; many sluces, and for 

 many yeares, were forborne in places most 

 convenient, and much profit lost thereby: 

 my speculation having continuance in 

 practise above twenty yeares. 



But were it now to beginne againe, I 

 would performe it in one : and raise it 

 to the greatest profit in foure : so hard a 

 thing is it for any mortall man to perfitt 

 any profitable invention, without paines, 

 cost, and continuance of time. 



They say now, if Maister Vaughan had 

 these & these grounds he would doe This 

 and This. This opinion have I gotten 

 in the countrey where I dwell. 



There is ^Shropshire Gentleman (Maister 

 Hoord} a famous man, his labours (I know) 

 have taken tryall at Envies Barre, by igno- 

 rant Jurors and unjust Judges for a worke 

 hee performed. It was chargeable unto 

 131 him; 



Twenty 

 yeares prac- 

 tise in these 

 Workes. 



