Ch ap. III. of Gardening, 25 



For the Benefit of thofe that are unacquamted_wkh^tlie 

 Fathom, and would know how much Ground thde Dilpo- prench 

 fitions and each particular Part does take up j I lliail men- F«ot, q^/r* 

 tion, that they need only meafure with the Compares 50 £,^7^^^^^^^^ 

 Fathom upon the Scale, and make a Square of it upon the fcj// Engiiih. 

 Plan;, and this- fliall contain one Acre, becaufe 30 Fathom 

 every way makes 900 Square Fathom, * or 3 600 Square *-rhe Engiifh 

 Yards;, which is the Content of an Acre.. Upon ^a Line, . ^^^^^ 4^^^^ 

 the Acre contains a hundred Pearches, or 3.00 Fathom in; 



hnx OUT Fo9t 



kn^hi and one Pearch, or three Fathom in breadth, whicla being bm it 



o 5 1 r Inches and n 



amounts to the lame. - . .■qmneroftbe 



The firft Plate prefents you with one ot the noblelt and French fw, 

 moft magnificent Defigns that can be :. It is made for a flat «^ 

 Ground, of about 50 or 60 Acres Extent. A great Avenue %ench Acres 

 is fuppofed toleadtotheGrill, or Gate of the Outer-Court, m^e fix Eng.- 

 feparated by the Walls of the two Bafs-Courts, uponthe. 

 Wings, which; are environed with very regular Buildings,,, 

 ffervina* on one Side for Stables, Menagery, Stalls for Gat- * 



Menagery- 



tle J- Granarys, Barns^ and other Conyeniencies required in h^PUcervbcrs- 

 a.Bafs-Court; and on the otlier Side,, for Lodging-Roomx 

 for Servants, and a long Green-houfe fronting the Orangery. - K^ndsforCa*- 

 This Fore-Court leads you into the Caftle-Court, which is ""■'^y' 

 parted from the other only by a wet Mote. The Building r 

 Gonfifts of a large double Pavilion in the Middle, with Sides 

 ftr etching each way to two Pavilions at the Ends ; in Fro^t-. 

 of which are two fmall Tcrral&s, from which you diTc<)veir^ 

 ©n the Left a Parterre of Compartiment, and above it-,av . 

 (kafs-work, encompaffed with Cafes and Yews, with Wa-p, 

 ter-works in the Middle. Beyond is a large Kitchen-Gar«- 

 den . walled in, which contains two Squares, each having-:; 

 four Qjjarters, with Bafons. It is terminated by a. long; 

 Arbour, with three Cabinets facing the Walks and Pavilions. 

 On the Right ar.e Green-Plots cut, to anfwer the Walks,, 

 having Water-works, as on the other Side. Thefe are; 

 bpunded by a double Line of Cafes and Yews, and behind;,, 

 by green Niches for Seats and Figures. On the Side is a.^ 

 Parterre of Orange-Trees walled in, having Iron Grills-- 

 againft the Walks; and at the Endis a Bafonj with Cabi- 

 nets, and green Niches.for Seats,. 



