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the Hall of that Mansion House, containing in itself 4 several 

 squares, having one fair and spacious gravelled walk, neatly 

 ordered, running from East to West all along the said South side 

 of the said Manor or Mansion House, being twenty-five foot 

 broad and one hundred three score and ten yards long ; at 

 either end of which Lower Level is one other gravelled walk 

 running up in a regular form to the Upper or Higher Level. 

 These three walks include within them the whole extent of the 

 said lower level, and are comprised in the yearly value of the 

 whole Garden. 

 The The said Lower Level is divided and cut out into 4 great squares. 



Lower the two middlemost whereof contain within them eight several 

 squares, and well ordered knotts, stored ^^dth the roots of very 

 many and choice flowers ; bordered with box, well planted and 

 ordered, in the points, angles, squares, and roundlets ; the four 

 innermost quarters thereof being paved with Flanders bricks 

 in the intervals, spaces, or little walks thereof ; which knotts, 

 borders, and roots of flowers, and the said Flanders bricks, we 

 estimate to be worth £60. 



Up the middle of which eight knotts, runs one walk or alley 

 of paved stone from the hall door of the said Manor or Mansion 

 House to the foot of the ascent of the said Higher or Upper 

 Level ; containing in breadth 16 foot and in length 127 foot ; the 

 stones whereof we value to be worth j^20. 



The said eight knotts are compassed about on three sides 

 thereof with very handsome rails, piked with spired posts in every 

 corner and angle, all of wood, varnished with white, [which] 

 very much adorns and sets forth the Garden ; all along the insides 

 of which rails grow divers Cypress trees in a very decent order, 

 having the outsides bordered with choice and pleasant flowers ; 

 in the two angles of which rails inwards stand two stone statues 

 of good ornament ; which rails, spired posts, and statues we 

 estimate to be worth £2(^. 8s. 

 Diana In the middle of the 4 of the foresaid eight knotts which lie 



Fountain, q^ ^j^g West side of the said pavement, there stands one Fountain 

 of white marble, having a statue of Diana upon it, and a fair 

 lead cistern belonging to it, from whence runs a channelled 

 pavement of stone into the Birdcage, being shadowed round with 

 twelve Cherry trees, which stand in the points and angles of 

 those four knotts ; which fountain, statue, cistern, and channelled 

 pavement we estimate to be worth £j. 

 Mermaid In the middle of the 4 knotts which lie on the East side of 

 Fountain, ^j^g g^j^j pavement, there is one other Fountain of white marble, 

 having a statue of a mermaid upon it, and a cistern of lead, 

 being also shadowed round with twelve Cherry trees, which stand 



