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THE 
GARDEN OF PLEAS VRE. 
Chap. I. 
The fituation of a Garden of pleafure , 'frith the nature of foyles, and hou> to amend 
the defects that are in many forts of fituations and grounds. 
He feuerall fituations of mens dwellings, are for the moftparc 
vnauoideable and vnremoueable 5 for moft men cannot appoint 
forth fuch a manner of fituation for their dwelling, as is mod fit 
toauoidcallthe inconucniences of windeand weather, but mufti 
bee content with fuch as the place will afford them ; yet all men 
doe well know, that fome fituations are more excellent thano- 
t hers : according therfore to the feuerall fituation of mens dwel- 
lings, fo are the fituations of their gardens alfo for the mod parr. 
And although diuers doc diuerfly preferre their owne feuerall places which they haue 
cholen, or wherein they dwell; As louitthofe places rW are neare vnto a riuer or 
brookc to be beft for the pleafantneffe of the water, the eafe of trarjfpoitation of them- 
-felucs, their friends and goods , as alfo forthe fertility of the foyle, which is feldome 
bad ncarc vnto a riuers fide ; And others extoll thefide ortop of an hill , bee it fmall or 
great, for the profpe&s fake ; Andagaine, fome the plaineor champian ground, for 
the euen leueli thereof : euery one of which, as they haue their commodities accompa- 
nying them, fo haue they alfo their difeommodities belonging vnto them, according to 
the Latine Prouerbe, Omne commodum fert fuumwcommtdum. Yet to ihewyou for eue- 
rie of thefe fituations which is the fitted: place to plant your garden in, and how to de- 
fend it from the iniuries of the cold windes and frofts that may annoy it, will, I hope, be 
well accepted. And firft, for the water fide, I fuppofetheNorthfideof the water to 
be the bell: fide for your garden, that it may haue the comfort of the South Sunne to lye 
vpon it and face it , and the dwelling houfe to bceaboueit,to defend the cold windes 
and frofts both from your herbes , and flowers , and early fruits. And fo likewife I 
iudge for the hill fide, that it may lye full open to the South Sunne, and the houfe aboue 
it, both for the comfort the ground (hall receiue of the water and rainc defeending into 
it, and of defence from winter and colds. Now for the plaine leueli ground, the buil- 
dings of the houfe fhould be on the North fide of the garden, that fo they might beea 
defence of much fufficiency to fafeguard it from many iniurious cold nights and dayes, 
which elfe might Tpoyle the pride thereof in the bud. But becaufe euery one cannot fo 
appoint his dwelling, as I here appoint the fitteft place for it to be, euery ones pleafure 
thereof lhall be according to the fite,coft, and endeauours they bellow, to caufeit come 
neareft to this proportion, by fuch helpes of bricke or ftone wals to defend it, or by the 
helpeofhigh growne and well fpread trees, planted on the North fide thereof, to keepe 
it the warmer. And euery of thefe three fituations , hauing the faireft buildings of the 
houfe facing the garden in this manner before fpecified, befides the benefit of ihelterit 
lhall haue from them, the buildings and roomes abutting thereon, lhall haue recipro- 
cally the beautifull profpedt into it, and haue both fight and fent of whatfoeuer is ex- 
cellent, and worthy to giue content out from it, which is one ofthe greateft pleafures a 
garden can yeeld his Mafter. Now hauing fhewedyou thebeft placewhere this your 
A garden 
