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reply to this was prefixed to a third edition in 1659 (Harl. Misc. (1813), x. 189; Somers Tracts (1812), vii. 176). 3. ‘Apology for the Royal Party …, by a Lover of Peace and his country,’ 1659. 4. ‘The late Newes from Brussels Unmasked and his Majesty Vindicated,’ 1660. 5. ‘A Poem upon His Majesty's Coronation,’ 1661. 6. ‘Encounter between the French and Spanish Ambassadors,’ 1661 (printed in his works). 7. ‘Fumifugium; or the inconveniencies of the aer and smoak of London dissipated, together with some remedies, …’ 1661 (reprinted 1772; a curious account of the ‘hellish and dismal cloude of sea-coale’ which makes London unhealthy and even injures vineyards in France, with suggestions for expelling noxious trades, for extra-mural burials, and planting sweet flowers in the suburbs). 8. ‘Tyrannus; or the Mode,’ 1661 (in Evelyn's ‘Memoirs’ (1818), ii. 309–21). 9. ‘Sculptura; or the History and Art of Chalcography … to which is annexed a new manner of engraving on mezzotinto, …’ 1662 (repr. 1755 and with unpublished second part 1906). 10. ‘Sylva; or a discourse of Forest Trees and the propagation of timber …’ with ‘Pomona,’ ‘an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider, …’ 1664, 1669, 1679 (enlarged), 1705, 1729 (with other works on gardening); edited by A. Hunter, M.D., 1786; fifth edition 1825; ‘Dendrologia,’ an abridgement, by J. Mitchell, 1827. 11. ‘Kalendarium Hortense,’ 1664 (with the above and separately; tenth edition 1706). 12. ‘Public Employment, and an Active Life, preferred to Solitude, and all its Appanages …’ in reply to a late ‘essay of a contrary title [by Sir G. Mackenzie],’ 1667. 13. ‘The three late famous Impostors, Padre Ottomano, Mahomet Bei, and Sabbatai Sevi,’ 1669 (from informants whose names he declined to give). 14. ‘Navigation and Commerce,’ 1674 (the first part of an intended ‘History of the Dutch War … undertaken by the king's desire from official materials,’ which apparently did not give satisfaction. The part published suppressed at the demand of the Dutch ambassador; reprinted in Lord Overstone's ‘Select Collection,’ 1859). 15. ‘A Philosophical Discourse of Earth relating to the Culture, …’ 1676 (read to the Royal Society 29 April and 13 May 1675; reprinted with ‘Terra,’ 1778, edited by Hunter). 16. ‘Mundus Muliebris,’ 1690 (‘A Voyage to Maryland,’ in rhyme, and the ‘Fop Dictionary,’ by his daughter Mary—Diary, 10 March 1684–5). 17. ‘Numismata; a Discourse of Medals … with some account of heads and effigies … in sculps and taille-douce, with a digression concerning physiognomy,’ 1697. 18. ‘Acetaria, a Discourse of Sallets,’ 1699 (part of an imperfect ‘Elysium Britannicum,’ never printed, of which the contents are given in his works). The above, together with some of the dedicatory letters to translations, are in Upcott's edition of the ‘Miscellaneous Works,’ 1825, except Nos. 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17. 19. ‘Life of Mrs. Godolphin’ [see Godolphin, Margaret], was published from his manuscript by Bishop Wilberforce in 1847. 20. ‘History of Religion; or a Rational Account of the True Religion,’ by the Rev. R. M. Evanson (2 vols. in 1850); a fragmentary book.

The following are translations: 1. ‘Of Liberty and Servitude,’ 1649 (from the French of La Mothe Le Vayer), in ‘Miscellaneous Writings.’ 2. ‘Essay on First Book of Lucretius … made English verse by J. E.,’ 1656 (frontispiece by his wife and complimentary verses by Waller). 3. ‘The French Gardener … translated into English by Philocepos,’ 1658, 1669 (with Evelyn's name), 1672, 1691. 4. ‘The Golden Book of St. Chrysostom concerning the Education of Children,’ 1659 (dedication to his brothers, with account of his son), in ‘Miscellaneous Writings.’ 5. ‘Instructions concerning the Erection of a Library,’ 1661 (from the French of G. Naudé). 6. ‘Tὸ μυστήριον τῆς Ἀνομίας,’ 1664–5; second part of the ‘Mystery of Jesuitism,’ of which the first part (1658), including Pascal's ‘Provincial Letters,’ was apparently not by Evelyn; a third part in 1670 was translated by Dr. Tongue (see Diary for 2 Jan. 1664–5 and 1 Oct. 1678). 7. ‘Parallel of Ancient Architecture with the Modern …’ to which is added an ‘Account of Architects …’ 1664, 1669, 1697, from the French of Fréart de Chambray. 8. ‘Idea of the Perfection of Painting,’ 1668 (from same). 9. ‘The Compleat Gardener’ (with directions concerning melons and orange trees), 1698 (from the French of Quintinie); ‘Of Gardens’ (from the Latin of René Rapin) was published by Evelyn in 1673, but translated by his son. Evelyn also wrote ‘A Letter to Lord Brouncker on a new Machine for Ploughing,’ 1669–70, in the ‘Phil. Trans.’ No. 60; ‘A Letter to Aubrey,’ 1670, printed in his ‘History of Surrey’ and in ‘Miscellaneous Writings;’ verses in Creech's ‘Lucretius,’ 1680, and ‘A Letter on the Winter of 1683–4,’ in ‘Phil. Trans.’ 1684. A list of unfinished works, represented by manuscripts at Wotton, is given at the end of his works. ‘A Letter on Improvement of the English Language,’ in ‘Gent. Mag.’ 1797, i. 218–19, mentions a tragi-comedy which he has written. He showed a play and some poems to Pepys