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She built one newe w ch cost her many a pounde,* 

 Where may a Mother lyke to her be founde ? 

 Well may he say She was a lovinge Mother, 

 And I dare sweare I nere knewe such an other. 



CONCERNINGE SUDBURY PARKE. 



When sixtene hundred and the fourtenth yeare 



Of Christ our Lord almost accomplish't were, 



And Twelve since James y e first (great Britaines King) 



Unto a Monarchic this Isle did bringe : 



The olde Blakmore (enlarg'd with some more ground) 



Was with a strong high pale encompast rounde. 



The purpose was (as shortly did appeare) 



To make a Parke for redd and fallowe deere. 



This worke began y e other yeare forpast, 



And till December of this yeare did last, 



The reason why the same no sooner ended, 



It was because on one man's hand depended 



The cheefest worke, for one man pal'd it all, 



Except some fourscore roods (a portion small 



Compared to y e whole) for by accounte 



The compasse of y e same did then amount 



One rood above six hundred if noe fault 



Was in the measuringe by Francis Aulte, 



Which by his skill and practise in that trade 



The Sixtenth of December there he made. 



Allowinge then eight yards to every roode, 



(Accordinge as y e workmen's reckoninge stood) 



The sume of yards (yf myne account be straight) 



Above foure thousand is eight hundred eight 



Then if a myle one thousand paces make, 



And that to every pace fyve foote you take, 



A measur'd myle of yards doth so contayne 



Full sixtene hundred sixtie sixe (tis playne) 



* The Manor House, or present Hall, was built before 1622 ; see introduction 

 to the Chronicle. 



