26 THE FORMAL GARDEN IN ENGLAND n 



With arbours and allys so pleasant and so dulcc. 

 The pestilent ayres with flavors to repulse." 



The enclosing walls, the knottes or figured 

 flower-beds, the arbours and alleys, formed part 

 of the mediasval gardens ; but when, after 

 Wolsey's death in 1530, the palace and gardens 

 came into the hands of Henry VIII. signs appear 

 of a new influence at work. Statues and figures 

 of all kinds were introduced, and various fantastic 

 features which were, no doubt, borrowed from 

 Italy. In the chapter - house accounts for the 

 additions made by Henry VIII. appear the 

 following entries : — - 



" Payd to Harry Corantt of Kyngston carver for 

 making and cntaylling of 38 of the kynges and queenys 

 Beestcs in freeston, baryng shyldes wyth the kynges 

 armes and the queenys ; that is to say, foure dragones, 

 scyx lyones, five grewhounds, five harttes, foure unicornes 

 serving to stand about the ponddes in the pondyard at 

 26s. the piece, jf 49 : 8 : o. 



*' Item for paynting of 30 stone bests standyng uppon 

 bases abought the ponds in the pond yard — Payd to 

 Heny Blankston of London, paynter, for paynting of 180 

 postes with white and greene in oyle and every poste 

 conteyning zh yards deyppe at l6d. the yard standing in 

 the kynge's new Garden, ^^32 : 6 : 8. 



"Also for lyke paynting 96 pouncheons with white and 

 greene and in oyle wrought with fine antyke upon both 

 sydes, berying up the rayles in the said garden, £^ : 16 : 10. 



"Also for paynting 960 yards in length of rayle. 



"Kynges Beasts at the mount — Also payd Mych. of 

 Hayles, kerver, for couttyng, makyng and karvyng of 16 

 of the kynges and the queenys beestes in tymber standyng 

 about the mounte in the kynges new garden, the kynge 



