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all things living besides) so trees must have allowed them for 

 their increase one third, another third for their stand, and a 

 third part of time also for their decay." " So that I resolve 

 upon good reason, that Fruit-trees well ordered, may live 

 and live 1000 yeeres, and beare fruit, and the longer, the 

 more, the greater, and the better, because his vigour is 

 proud and stronger, when his yeeres are many. You shall 

 see old trees put their buds and blossoms both sooner and 

 more plentifully than young trees by much. And I sensibly 

 perceive my young trees to inlarge their fruit, as they grow 

 greater, both for number, and greatnesse." " And if Fruit- 

 trees last to this age, how many ages is it to be supposed, 

 strong and huge Timber-trees will last ? whose huge bodies 

 require the yeeres of divers Methushalaes, before they end 

 their days ; whose sap is strong and better, whose barke is 

 hard and thicke, and their substance solid and stiffe : all 

 which are defences of health and long life. Their strength 

 withstands all forcible winds." His seventeenth chapter is 

 on the Ornaments of an Orchard. I here give the whole of 

 that chapter : 



" Me thinks hitherto we haue but a bare Orchard for 

 fruit, and but halfe good, so long as it wants those comely 

 ornaments, that should giue beauty to all our labours, and 

 make much for the honest delight of the owner and his 

 friends, 



" For it is not to be doubted: but as God hath giuen man 

 things profitable, so hath he allowed him honest comfort, 

 delight, and recreation in all the workes of his hands. Nay, 

 all his labours vnder the sunne without this are troubles, and 

 vexation of mind : For what is greedy gaine, without delight, 

 but moyling, and turmoyling slauery ? But comfortable de- 

 light, with content, is the good of euery thing, and the pat- 

 terne of heauen. A morsell of bread with comfort, is better 



