98 THE PRAISE OF GARDENS 



THOMAS 1631, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College ; Lecturer at the Savoy. 1639, pub- 

 FULLER Ushed his 'History of the Holy War: 1648, rector of Walt ham Abbey, and 

 (1608-1661). the same year p u in s hed his ' Holy State.' 1653, joined the King at Oxford 

 and preached before him at St Mary's Church. During his residence at Lincoln 

 College ', he was sequestered and lost all his books and MS. He attended the 

 Royal Army from place to place as Chaplain to Lord Hopton, animated the 

 garrison of Basing Hoiise, and forced Sir William Waller to raise the siege. 

 1655, published ' Church History of Britain ' and * History of the University 

 of Cambridge.'' 1 660, created D.D. at Cambridge; chaplain extraordinary to 

 the King. 1662, his ''History of the Worthies of England J which had 

 occupied him through his life, was piiblished posthumously. 



\ A/ITHIN this circuit of ground, there is still extant, by the 

 * * rare preservation of the owner, a small Scantlin of some 

 three Acres, which I might call the Tempe of Tempe, and re- 

 epitomiz'd the delicacies of all the rest. It was divided into 

 a Garden, in the upper Part whereof Flowers did grow, in the 

 lower, Hearbs, and those of all sorts and kinds. And now in 

 the springtime earth did put on her new cloathes, though had 

 some cunning Herald beheld the same, he would have con- 

 demned her Coate to have been of no antient bearing, it was 

 so overcharged with variety of Colours. 



For there was yellow Marigolds, Wallflowers, Auriculusses, Gold 

 Knobs, and abundance of other namelesse Flowers, which would 

 pose a Nomenclator to call them by their distinct denominations. 

 There was White, the Dayes Eye, white roses, Lilly es, etc., Blew, 

 Violet, Irisse, Red Roses, Pionies, etc. The whole field was 

 vert or greene, and all colours were present save sable, as too 

 sad and dolefull for so merry a meeting. All the Children of 

 Flora being summoned there, to make their appearance at a 

 great solemnity. 



Nor was the lower part of the ground lesse stored with herbs, 

 and those so various, that if Gerard himself had bin in the place, 

 upon the beholding thereof he must have been forced to a re- 

 edition of his Herball, to adde the recruit of those Plants, which 

 formerly were unseen by him, or unknown unto him. 



In this solemn Randevouz of Flowers and Herbs, the Rose 

 stood forth, and made an Oration to this effect. 



