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ye middle of the garden ; and y'' next walke 8 stepps discendinge 

 into a levell greene grasse walke, betweene y'' affores"^' hedge, 

 standinge 8 stepps higli, and another (juick sett hedge w'^'' goeth 

 round y*' Garden, with a square knott in y'' middle of y'^ Garden 

 turned into a compleate fashion and shape, with 3 ascents, 

 boorded and planted with Tulipps, Lillies, Piannies, and divers 

 other sorts of flowers. Also y'^ knott is compassed aboute with a 

 Quadrangle or square squadron Quicksett hedge of white thorne 

 and privett of nine foote in height, cutt into a compleate fashion, 

 w"' fower round arbors with seates in y*^'" in each corner, w*'' two 

 Doorewayes betweene each arbor, in all the fower sides, and 

 betweene y^ two Doore wayes in each side runs out a Roman 

 ']j : made of y" same sort of hedginge, and of the same height. 

 Ttie head of everie ^J] poyntes to y'' 3 paire of staires, 

 discendinge downe in to y" Levell from y^ gravell walke. At 

 the angle corners of the outside low scjuadron hedge, is planted 

 at each corner in y'' hedge 7 faire Chsrrie trees. Also A 

 Dooreway in y'' sayd garden, leading into y*^ MuUierrie walke. 

 W«'' sayd garden is walled round, and there is growinge to the 

 walls, 25 Apricock trees, 3 flgg trees, fower pluinme trees, one 

 peach tree, and one cherrie tree. All w'^^' sayd house and gardens 

 (except y*" 5 Roomes under y*" afforesayd Divided gallerie) aie 

 in j" occupacion of Mr. John Southworth, and is worth per 

 annum 20'. 



The Greate Garden. — One Garden called the Greate Garden, 

 adioyninge North on y« affores'^ Cloyster lyinge under y" Kinges 

 Presence Chamber, and others, incompassed East, South, and 

 "West with a good brick wall, and North with the Capitall 

 house 5 w''' Garden conteynes by admeasurem' 7 acres, 2 roodes, 

 37 pole, and is worth per annum /.'14. Memorandum, in the 

 s"i Garden there are nine large compleate squares or knotts 

 lyinge upon a T.evell in y'' middle of y<= s"^ Garden, whereof one 

 is sett forth with box borders in y*" likenesse of y*" Kinges armes, 

 verrie artificiallie and exquisitely made ; one other plott is planted 

 with choice flowers ; the other 7 knotts are all grasse knotts, 

 handsomely turfed in the intervalls or little walkes. All the 

 affores*^ knotts are compassed aboute with a Quicksett hedge 

 of White thorne, and privett, cutt into a handsome fashion ; and 

 at everie angle or corner standes a faire cherrie tree of a greate 

 groth, with a Ciprus in the middle of most of the knotts, and 



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