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the midst of the aforesayd Groves are two great statues of 

 white marble, of eight iFoote high, the one of Bacchus and 

 the other Flora, and on the sides ranging with the Platts 

 of fflowers are two covered Arbors of 300 fFoote long and 

 diverse allies. Att the beginning of thee third and last 

 division, are on either side of the great walke, two Ponds 

 with Fountaynes and two Collumnes in the midle, casting 

 water all their height which causcth the moveing and 

 turning of two crownes att the top of the same and beyond 

 is a Compartment of greene with diverse walkes planted 

 with Cherrie trees and in the midle is the Great oval with 

 the Gladiator of brass ; the most famous Statue of all that 

 antiquity hath left. On the sydes of this compartiment 

 and answering the Platts of flowers and long arbours are 

 three arbours of either side with twining Galleryes 

 communicating themselves one into another. Att the end 

 of the greate walke is a Portico of stone cutt and adorned 

 with Pilasters and Nyches within which are 4 ffigures of 

 white marble of 5 ffoote high. On either side of the sayd 

 portico is an assent leading up to the terrasse upon the 

 steps whereof instead of Ballasters are sea monsters casting 

 water from one and the other from the top to the bottome, 

 and above the sayd portico is a great reserve of water for 

 the grotto." 



De Caux was superseded, both at Court and 

 in the employment of the Earl of Pembroke, by 

 Inigo Jones. James I. had a French gardener 

 in his employment named Andre Mollet, who 

 came of a family of famous garden designers. 

 His father was said to have invented the 

 jardin brode^ and wrote a book entitled Le 

 Theatre des Plantes et Jardinages^ for which 

 Andre Mollet supplied designs. These and 

 other designs by Mollet were published at 

 Stockholm in 1651, as Lf Jardin de Plaisir^ 



