HISTORY 



OF THE MUSEUM. 



FIRST PERIOD. 



FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE GARDEN TILL 1739. 



The King's Garden was founded by Louis XIII J 

 by an edict given, and registered by the parliament, 

 in the month of May i635. 



At the entreaty 6f Herouard his first physician, 

 and Guy de la Brosse , physician in ordinary , he 

 had nine years before , by letters patent , autho- 

 rised the foundation , and the acquisition in the 

 faubourg Saint Victor of a house and twenty four 

 acres of land, which now form a part of the 

 garden. He gave the superintendance of this esta- 

 blishment to the first physician and his successors^ 



