The Epiflle. 
Jidge^,g6oily pdfihne.(, forfakjng and dejfiJJvg their pleafures, mt 
much re arding riche Diaiemesyind cojilj perfumesjjut hauegiuen 
themfelues to Vlanting and Grafing^kudfuc h like. 1 n fuch fort, that: 
if^\e Ihouhl dilgently fearch,and recite all the dij courje of auu tient 
Bistories,as of late dayes 'W’e foulde finde, that the mojl noble pe, 
fonages . hrough their yertue, hath jhH'e.i many goodly examples,ai 
in one Theatre a ftipY erne degree honorable : nor hatie had nothing 
moredeare, more requiffte,or more greatly in commendation, than 
Planting Graffiiig of fruit. C\x\x^ a great king of the 'Perfans(as 
Ui tiejfe Xenophon,)did fo much delite in the .A rt of planting ly 
grajfi}ig,{'^vhtch did fhe"^ agreat prayfe ty glory Xmto hif perfonage) 
that he had no greater defire or pleafure, than ’tvhen he might occu, 
pie himfelfe in 'Planting ty grajfing to garnifo the earth,to place and, 
order thereon certaine number of trees. The Emperour Dioclefiaii, 
(as doth recite , Sextus Aureiius Vi<n:or, ) of his o'tene good ‘^ill 
tteithout any conjlrayntfdid leaue the fcepter of his Empire for to re- 
majne continually in the fields. So much pleafure did he take in plan^ 
ting offruite,in making of Orchardes and Gardens , ’^'hich he did 
make,garnifh,and fnijh 'i\sith his o'tthie hands.The SeHatours,Dihla^ 
tours, and Confuls of the 'l\omayn'‘s, among all other things kaue co- 
mended Planting andpraffng to he one of the mofl flourijhing la.- 
hours in this 'toorlde for the common ‘Sxeafth, the ‘^hich 'ieas celebra- 
ted and counted a great yrertue : yea, they did fo much efleeme it, 
that they did hang tables thereof in diuers place', i>!Buer thinking the 
time more aptly lpent,than in Planting Grajfirigmothing more c'd- 
tentingthenifelues, nothing more delighted in any other ajfayres for 
the common '^ealth,th.in in fettingjotvlng or pUnting on the earth, 
Hosv much We may praife of late dayes and com nen ie our trauay., 
lers from other countreysdtt is eafh to be pe 'ceyued a id kno'Srne: but 
of Lords, Gentle men,aiid ?^vrchants,dehich bane ha lvas h doth ap^ 
peare) a great r^garde in tl efe latte/ dayes, hoyo they might follr^ 
the example of others: \ ItTherby'Jt hath replenifhed this our realme 
'tsfith diuers (Iraunge Plants JI er es^and Tieeypre.y^good and rycef. 
fariefor the common 'health, mt hscecofore commonly kno'isme.And 
beholde,aboue all la '0urs(for the common '^•ealtio)>9e ought togiue /$ 
fuH and yertayne iudgcmenp , that Planting ami Grajfi/.gts more 
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