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in the points and angles of those 4 knotts ; which Fountain, 

 statue, and cistern we value to be worth ;^io. 



The other two great squares of the said Lower Level, each of The 

 them contains within its own square four square grass plots, with Le^T 

 one handsome round grass plot in the middle thereof, and lie at 

 the East and West ends of the said eight knotts ; in the middle 

 of each of which four grass plots stands one fair Cypress tree. 

 The four grass plots are bordered on all sides and angles with 

 neat and well ordered thorn hedges, and well planted with many 

 Cherry trees ; but the value of the said two squares is not other- 

 wise valuable than as comprised within the yearly estimate of 

 the whole Garden. 



At the west end of the gravelled alley which adjoins to the Garden 

 South side of the said Manor House, there stands one Garden ^°"se. 

 House, part of boards, part of rails, covered with blue slate, and 

 ridged and guttered with lead, paved with square stone, having 

 one door going into the said gravelled alley, one other door going 

 into the end alley leading to the said Upper Level, and one other 

 door opening into the Hartichoke Garden ; the materials of which 

 house we value to be worth £9. 



In the middle of the East wall of the said Lower Level there Shadow 

 stands one garden, summer, or shadow house, covered with blue "°"s^- 

 slate, handsomely benched and wainscotted in part, and paved 

 with bricks, the materials whereof we value to be worth £$. 



In the North side of the said alley, next adjoining to the Banquet- 

 said Manor House, and in the very end of the pale which divides ^luse 

 the said Lower Level from the Oringe Garden, there stands one 

 Banqueting House, covered with blue slate, ridged and guttered 

 with lead, having one room above, floored with boards, the door 

 whereof opens into the said alley • and one other room below, 

 paved with tile, the door whereof opens into the Oringe Garden ; 

 having also in the sides thereof several lights of glass ; the 

 materials of which house we value to be worth ^^30. 



The North side of the said alley, very near as far as the said Lower 

 Manor House doth extend itself in length, to wit, from the East ^® * 

 end thereof to the end of the Birdcage westward, is railed with 

 turned ballusters of free stone, well battled with stone, and 

 cemented with lead and iron ; betwixt which rails and the said 

 Manor House are several little grass plot courts, which lie level 

 with the lowest rooms of the said Manor House ; over the middle 

 of which courts lies the said pavement that leads from the said 

 Hall door to the ascent of the said Upper Level, railed with 

 the said stone rails on each side thereof, in a very graceful 

 manner ; in two of which courts there grow three great and fair 

 Figtrees, the branches whereof by the spreading and dilating of Fig trees. 



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