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In the height of the said Higher Level there is one fair green Tarras. 

 tarras or walk, very well turfed, extending itself two hundred and 

 thirty yards from East to West, and containing twenty-five foot in 

 the breadth thereof; the North side whereof is planted with lime 

 trees of very good bulks, and of a very high growth, growing, both 

 tops, bodies, and branches, in a most uniform and regular manner ; 

 the height whereof, being perspicuous to the country round about, 

 renders them a very special ornament to the whole house. The 

 south side of the said turfed tarras is planted with Elms, betwixt 

 every one whereof grows a Cypress tree, well planted and ordered, 

 much adorning and setting forth the completeness of the tarras ; 

 besides which there are on either side of the said tarras, betwixt 

 every tree, borders of box, very well ordered, adding also a 

 further ornament thereunto j which tarras and borders we value 

 to be worth ij. 2s. 6d. 



At the east end of the said turfed tarras there stands one fair Banquet- 

 ing 

 banqueting house, most of wood ; the model thereof containing a House. 



fair round in the middle of four angles, covered with blue slate, 

 and ridged and guttered with lead, wainscoted round from the 

 bottom to the roof, varnished with green within and without, 

 benched in the angles, having sixteen windows or covers of the 

 same wainscot, to open or shut at pleasure, and having also 

 sixteen half rounds of glass to enlighten the room when those The 

 covers are shut up ; the floor paved with painted tile in the angles, Garden, 

 and with squared stone in the middle ; in one of which angles 

 stands a table of artificial stone very well polished ; and in every 

 of the said angles, besides the said benches, there stands one 

 wainscot chair. There are to the said banqueting house, two The 

 double leaved doors, the one pair of which doors opens in the L^vel^ 

 very middle of the said tarras, the outside thereof being gilt, with 

 several coats of arms 5 the other of the said leaved doors opens 

 into a fair walk within the Park, planted with Elms and Lime 

 trees, extending itself from the said banqueting house in a direct 

 line eastward, to the very Park pale. The round of the said 

 banqueting house is handsomely arched ; within which thirteen 

 heads or statues, gilded, stand in a circular form, adding very 

 much to the beauty of the whole room. The materials of this 

 house, the said table and chairs, we value to be worth 66. 135. 4d. 



At the west end of the said turfed tarras there stands one Garden 

 other Garden or Summer house, covered with blue slate, and H 



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