i i B The Englijh Gardner, 
but in cafe you would not have your ground of a plain level, 
to the end that any fall of water may not fettle or be apt to 
ftand to the anoyance of your Garden, or that the Nature of 
your Plat be fuch as you cannot make a flat level with con¬ 
venience , then you may on the fame flakes fo pitched and 
levelled as before, allow what Fall you think fit for your turn, 
that if you allow a Foot, more or lefs at the utmoft end or 
fide of your Ground, then half fo much in the middle, &c. 
Confidering that if your Ground be of any large extent, you 
muft allow a greater Fall for the purpofe aforefaid 5 yet confi¬ 
dering that too great a Fall maybe as prejudicial as too little, 
&c. Or if this way feem too troublefbme, then you may take 
a couple of flakes, and according to your former order by a 
line, pitch in one at the hither end, and another at the far- 
theft end of your Ground, and let them be both of a futable 
height above the ground or level you propound at each par¬ 
ticular end 5 and then between thofe two firft flakes pitch in 
a third,levelling it with the two former by your eye, and fbas 
many as you fee convenient in order as aforefaid3 and then 
measuring from the top of your firft flake to the height you 
intend after the manner aforefaid 5 by which means you may 
carry a true Falling or Hanging level more or lefs, as occafion 
requires, either railing or abating,as need requires, and altho 
you carry the length of your ground upon a falling level, yet 
you may carry every particular range of flakes over-thwart or 
crofs your Ground on a plum or flat level, after your firft 
hanging range is pitched , by which particular flakes you are 
to level your overthwart Ranges, yet fo as handfomely to lute 
and anfwer the natural Fall or level propounded. 
By this way of levelling you may eafily find how or which 
way to bring or carry any water-courfe from place to place. 
In the next place you are to proceed to the digging and or¬ 
derly finifhing of your ground, beginning firft with your bor¬ 
ders,exaftly breaking the clods if occafion requires p alfo care¬ 
fully picking out all fitch weeds as will not be kill’d in the bury¬ 
ing, laying your ground level & orderly, & having digged your 
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