246 A BOOK OF ENGLISH GARDENS 



was coming into fashion in James I.'s reign. 

 Carved on the gable wing appears the emblem of a 

 cross patte", with the date 1662, and the words 

 underneath : 



" Hoc Signo Vinces." 



Most of the windows are as late as the 

 eighteenth century, but the old heart-shaped ones 

 have great decorative value. 



The house with its additions forms the letter L, 

 and on three sides lie the Gardens. On the right 

 of the house, is what must have been without doubt 

 the old " Pleasaunce " now called the Dutch 

 Garden. 



Over the entrance door leading into it (in the 

 high wall) stands a finely carved lintel, with three 

 shields and the crest of the Hudlestons, with the 

 following words : 



ANDREAS HUDLESTON HOC FIERI FECIT 

 SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA 1662. 



The Garden is square and is enclosed by three 

 walls (including the wall of the house), and has a 

 high Yew hedge pierced with archways leading to 

 the grass Terrace beyond. This little Garden is 

 laid out with Box-edged borders, filled with flowers. 

 The use of that popular edging always recalls John 

 Evelyn's remarks as to its value. " Box is infinitely 

 to be preferred for bordering of Flowerbeds, and flat 



