33Q A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND 



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 e 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 th fower round arbors with seates in y™ 1 in each corner, w th two 

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

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

 T : made of y* same sort of hedginge, and of the same height. 

 The head of everie T poyntes to y* 3 paire of staires, dis- 

 cendingedowne in to y 5 Levell from y e gravell walke. At the 

 angle corners of the outside low squadron hedge, is planted at 

 each corner in y hedge 7 faire Cherrie trees. Also A Dooreway 

 in y e sayd garden, leading into y Mulberrie walke. W ch sayd 

 garden is walled round, and there is growinge to the walls, 25 

 Apricock trees, 3 figg trees, fower plumme trees, one peach 

 tree, and one cherrie tree. All w* h sayd house and gardens 

 (except y 5 Roomes under y afforesayd Divided gallerie) are 

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

 annum 20 1 . 



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

 adioyninge North on ye affores d Gloyster lyinge under y Kinges 

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

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

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

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

 s d Garden there are nine large compleate squares or knotts 

 lyinge upon a Levell in y middle of y s d Garden, whereof one 

 is sett forth with box borders in y e likenesse of y e 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 d 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 

 at some of the corners ; w° h knotts, Quicksett hedge, and y 

 Flower Rootes we value to be worth £5. 



The Marble Fountaine. — In the middlemost knott of the 

 affores d nine knotts as alsoe in the middle of y Garden standeth 

 a large handsome Fountaine of white Marble standinge upon 3 

 stone stepps, (&c). 



In the middle of two of the affores d greene knotts, . . . 

 standeth two figures of wainscott well carved. . . . 



In the South side of vF* sayd Garden, and in the middle of 



