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Seth Elliott, who had been there some years, and when 

 in 1708 Charles Gardner had taken the second Elliott's 

 place, his daughter Elizabeth's name occurs as a recipient 

 of money, and Elliott himself received a pension of £10 

 a-year, although he was the culprit of the riotous ale- 

 house. During the years succeeding the Restoration, the 

 Garden seems to have been little touched. The kitchen- 

 garden would still be maintained, and either it was 

 farmed by the gardener, or its supplies were inadequate, 

 as on fast-days there was always a special payment to the 

 gardener for vegetables. Such items as the following are 

 of frequent occurrence : " Sallating for the hall in grass 

 week, strewings and 'bow pots' for the hall in Easter 

 and Trinity terms." 



Though the French fashions in gardening of Charles 

 II.'s reign do not seem to have affected the Temple pre- 

 cincts, yet the Dutch influence that came in with 

 William and Mary made itself felt. A small garden 

 was specially set apart for the Benchers, and done up 

 entirely in the prevailing style. A piece of ground 

 between King's Bench Oflice and Serjeants' Inn was made 

 use of for this. It had been let to the Alienation Office, 

 but after the Great Fire the Temple resumed the control 

 of it, and finally did it up and replanted it for the use 

 of the Benchers. It was known as the " Benchers'," the 

 " Little " or the " Privy " Garden, and great care, 

 attention, and money were expended on it. Turf, 

 gravel, and plants were bought; a sun-dial put on 

 the wall ; orange trees set out in tubs ; and a fountain 

 erected in the middle. This fountain must have been 

 the chief feature of the Garden, and from the immense 

 amount of care it required to keep it in order, it seems 

 that it was one of those elaborate " waterworks," with- 



