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In the Kew Museums there is a map by Jean Rocque, dated 1734, 
and entitled “Plan of the House Gardens, Park, and Hermitage of 
“ their Majesties at eee and of their R.H. ‘the Prince of Wales 
“ and the Princess Royal at фе 
An inscription on the map аш the following account of how the 
house and land came into the possession of Queen Caroline, wife of 
George II. 
* His Maj : late Gracious K: W : III. for y* гаси eerie: of qe D: 
O[rmonde] € Sarien ye Enemy) =a aq this Plac weh he founded 
i i : @; va не » said 
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to his Q: M she survives as Dowager Q: ng 2 at whose Expence it is made 
compleat being augmented with Bu aildings Sia sundry large parcles of Ground 
purchas'd to enlarge уе Gardens Park &c. all дийн (and at no small renee. 
adorn’d in so а а manner аз renders it second to none in у° Kingdo 
* It is beautify'd with regular Rows of Trees, Walks, Groves, «Мерт» моя &с. 
At a distance you view the Park, Fields, River, City, and at а remoter Prospect у° 
Country all ded w renders s one of y* most delectable Pise) in y* Land. 
Near this Place stands Kew Pallace The seat of his Royal Highness # Prince of 
Wales, A wien а "Place „тегу bonn ll in its Situation, Mti &c. all laid out at 
his delightfull Prospect of y* River and the opposite 
Country.” 
A somewhat different story is ire by. RoHS 
* Richmond Lodge, which in its turn became the of Richmond, was 
apparently pere the RIA e of de Tas Park, the E^ oS Park" (p. 39). 
* Richmond Lodge or House (ом occupied by Cardinal Wolsey) .... had been 
granted in 1707 by Queen Anne to the D , and рану rebuilt ААД him 
in the year 1708-9, on the site of an old building which had likewise bor 
of a lodge fora long period of years. On the impeachment of the Deke in et 15, 
he hastily left the country к rut at Paris. Ormonde House was apparently 
unfinis эш at the time. The Earlof Arran, his brother, vin [meer the property, 
then leased for the term of seme: m years, sold the lease to the Prince of Wales, 
с George II., of whom before and after his тубы й үө the throne, 
it was a favo ee place of ert ses even more particularly so of his Queen 
(Caroline) s (р. 4 
Queen Caroline is believed to have жа large sums on Richmond 
Sim p. 45) quotes Walpole :—** One of the Queen's 
* delights, was с оета of her Sone, and the King believed 
ith her own money ; пог d he ev ok 
* own revenue.” Simpson continues :— He little An ini the aid 
* Sir Robert Walpole (then Minister) furnished to her from the 
* Treasury: ks she died she was in debt to the "King, to the 
“ amount of 2 
Queen Caroline died in 1737 and George П. іп 1760. Up to this 
date Richmond Gardens remained unchanged. The following clear and 
“ The present mart хиа is delightfully situated, is a plain м heu ef the 
duke of psa ond, w ived a grant of a of Rich- 
mond, fro) n Wi liam III. as a reward for his military а менд the 
attainder of that oa in us beginning of ie reign of King George I., it ен olved 
to the crown, and it was by hi -4 late majesty раны to queen Caroline, in case 
became queen но ы d. 
“The King took great delight here, and made several improvements in 
the 
i es tile her Majesty ama amused herself at her royal dairy house, Mor rlin’s cave, 
the Кид», ы, ‚ improvemen she made the park and 
ee orsi di dise UU. 
