108 A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND. 



sent the Squire of Hunstanton a present of pears and apples, 

 " his boye " receiving a penny for bringing them. On another 

 occasion " wenches," from the same parish, brought him red 

 roses.* The Bishop of Norwich sent the Duke of Buckingham 

 a dish of cherries, and one May day " four maydens of Kanisham 

 brought presents of hawthorne to my Lord's Grace, being in his 

 orchard." t One feels tempted to pause to entwine a pretty story 

 round these four maidens of Kanisham. Without much strain 

 on the imagination, and with the help of these simple records, 

 it is easy to conjure up delightful visions, and to picture many 

 a fascinating scene of homely country life in Tudor times. 



* Le Strange, Household Books (1540). 



f Duke of Buckingham's Household Accounts. 



