60 THE SHAKESPEARE GARDEN 



a covert alley upon carpenter's work, about twelve 

 foot in height, by which you may go in shade into 

 the garden. 



"The garden is best to be square, encompassed 

 on all the four sides with a stately arched hedge. 

 The arches to be upon pillars of carpenter's work, 

 of some ten foot high and six foot broad, and the 

 spaces between of the same dimension with the 

 breadth of the arch; over the arches let there be an 

 entire hedge of some four foot high, framed also 

 upon carpenter's work; and upon the upper hedge, 

 over every arch, a little turret with a belly, enough 

 to receive a cage of birds; and over every space, 

 between the arches, some other little figure, with 

 broad plates of round colored glass, gilt, for the 

 sun to play upon. But this hedge I intend to be 

 raised upon a bank, not steep, but gentle slope, of 

 some six foot, set all with flowers. Also I under- 

 stand that this square of the garden should not be 

 the whole breadth of the ground, but to leave on 

 either side ground enough for diversity of side alleys, 

 into which the two covert alleys of the green may 

 deliver you. But there must be no alleys with 

 hedges at either end of this great enclosure. 



"For the main garden I do not deny there should 

 be some fair alleys, ranged on both sides with fruit- 



