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both of the field and garden, as roses, gilly flowers, 

 lavender, marigold, and all manner of strewing herbs and 

 rushes" (loth July 1572); and many a brilliant pageant 

 took place under the greenwood tree as well as in the 

 Palace, where Shakespeare acted before the Queen. 



Although the days of sumptuous pageantry ended 

 with Elizabeth, much was done for Greenwich by the 

 Stuarts. James I. replaced the wooden fence of the 

 Park by a brick wall, 12 feet high and 2 miles round. 

 At various times sections have been altered or replaced 

 by iron rails, but the greater part of the wall remains as 

 completed between 1619-25. 



The " Queen's House," which is the only portion of 

 the older building which still exists, was begun under 

 James I., and completed by Inigo Jones for Queen 

 Henrietta Maria. It was called the House of Delight 

 or the Queen's House, and still bears the latter title. 

 Although the sale does not appear to have been actually 

 completed, Greenwich is among the Royal Parks the 

 Parliament intended to sell. The deer at the time must 

 have been numerous and in good condition, for during 

 the Commonwealth the fear of their being stolen was 

 such, that soldiers were posted in the tower for their 

 preservation. Not any great change, however, took 

 place ; the Park remained as it was until completely 

 remodelled by Charles II. 



Le Notre's name is associated with the changes at 

 Greenwich, as it is with those in St. James's Park, and the 

 style was undoubtedly his ; but it is not at all likely that 

 he ever actually came to England, but sent some repre- 

 sentative who helped to carry out his ideas. The altera- 

 tions were under the superintendence of Sir William 

 Boreman, who became Keeper of the Park about that 



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