GARDEN CUTTINGS FROM 

 EVELYN'S DIARY 



Wotton, the mansion house of my father, left him 

 by my grandfather, (now my eldest brother's) is 

 situated in the most Southern part of the Shire, and 

 tho' in a vally, yet really upon part of Lyth Hill, one 

 of the most eminent (993 feet) in England for the 

 prodigious prospect to be seen from its summit, tho' 

 by few observed. From it may be discern'd 12 or 13 

 Counties, with part of the Sea on the Coast of Sussex, 

 in a serene day ; the house large and ancient, suitable 

 to those hospitable times, and so sweetly environed 

 with those delicious streams and venerable woods, as 

 in the judgement of Strangers as well as Englishmen 

 it may be compared to one of the most pleasant Seates 

 in the Nation, and most tempting for a great person 

 and a wanton purse to render it conspicuous : it has 

 rising grounds, meadows, woods, and water, in 

 abundance. 



The distance from London little more than 20 

 miles (nearly 26 miles) and yet so securely placed as 

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