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THE LIFE OF 



" no small satisfaction and contempt ; and looked on him as one that 

 " was a great enemy to them, and stood in their way, while one of the 

 " blackest crimes, imputed to him, was his being popishly affected." 



Mr. Evelyn visited also other parts of Italy, for the sake of improv- 

 ing himself in architecture, painting, the knowledge of antiquities, me- 

 dals, &c. His early affection to, and skill in the fine arts, appeared du- 

 ring his travels ; for we find, that he delineated on the spot, the prospects 

 of several remarkable places that lie betwixt Rome and Naples : more 

 particularly, " The Three Taverns, or the Forum of Appius," mentioned 

 in the Acts of the Apostles ; " The Promontory of Anxur ; a Prospect of 

 " Naples from Mount Vesuvius ; a Prospect of Vesuvius, as it appears 

 " towards Naples ; the Mouth of Mount Vesuvius ;" all which were en- 

 graved from our Author's sketches by Hoare, an eminent artist at that 

 time. He returned to Paris in the year 1647; where being recom- 

 mended to Sir Richard Browne, Bart, the King's Minister there, he 

 made his addresses to his only daughter Mary, whom he soon after mar- 

 ried, and by whom he became possessed of Sayes-Court, near Deptford in 

 Kent, where he resided after his return to England, which was about 

 the year 1651. Some time before this he had commenced author ; and 

 the following pieces seem to be the first productions of his pen : — 



1. " Liberty and Servitude." 1649, 12mo. Translated from the French. 



2. " A Character of England, as it was lately presented in a letter to a 

 " Nobleman of France, with Reflections on Gallus Castratus." 1651, 

 l6mo. The third edition of this book appeared in 1659 ; at present it 

 is very scarce. — 3. " The State of France." 1652, 8vo. — 4. " An Essay 

 " on the first Book of Lucretius, interpreted and made into English 

 " Verse." 1656, 8vo. This translation was decorated with a frontis- 

 piece, designed by his ingenious lady ; with a panegyrical copy of verses 

 by INlr. Waller, prefixed to it. — 5. " The French Gardener ; instructing 

 " how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees and herbs for the garden." 1658, 

 and several times after. In most of the editions is added, " The English 

 " Gardener vindicated, by John Rose, gardener to King Charles II. with 

 " a tract of the makins; and ordering; of Wines in France." The third 

 edition of the "French Gardener," which came out in 1676, was illus- 

 trated with copperplates. — 6. " The Golden Book of St. Chrysostom, 

 " concerning the Education of Children." 165 9, 12mo. 



