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the rescue of the Holy Sepulchre. Possibly the garden 



labyrinth may have originated in the same sentiment, 



though as time went on it came to be 



considered as merely affording diversion 



or purely as an ornament. Hedges 



edged the paths and an arbour marked 



the hidden centre. 



Certain games were considered appro- Garden 



games. 



priate for the garden, among them 

 tennis, bowling, and archery. But ten- 

 nis courts, archery and bowling greens 

 will be described in the account of 

 Tudor gardens, where they were brought to greater 

 perfection. 



Other features of the garden, also constructed at a Animal in- 

 mates of the 

 later date, were menageries, aviaries, apiaries, and dove- garden. 



cotes. Birds and bees everywhere added much to 

 the charm of the garden. Swans swam in the basins 

 and moat, peacocks strutted along the alleys and 

 perched on top of the walls, and doves flew to and 

 from their spacious homes. All these were served up 

 as delicacies at meals. Of wild birds there were a 

 great variety; some are mentioned in the "Romance of 



the Rose." 



" For certys, as at my devys, 



Ther is no place in Paradys 



So good inne forto dwelle or be, 



As in that gardyne, thoughte me. 



