Chap. IV. of Gardening. 



and lengthening the fame Cord, ftrike out the Walk about 

 the upper Part of it, which forms the Half-Moon MM; 

 terminate this Half-Moon where it meets the Walks, by 

 Stakes fet in the Range of the Walks, and in the Track of 

 the Circle, which will mark out the four Corners 00 00* 

 Then take upon the Plan the Breadth of the Piece of Par- 

 terre C, which is ten Fathom, and fetting five Fathom on. 

 each Side the middle Line G G, trace out thefe two Lines 

 by the firft Pradice, which, with that below, FDF, and 

 the circular Portion inclofe and border the Place de- 

 figned for the Parterre C. From this Track you afterwards 

 le't out the Breadth of the two Walks PP, which have three 

 Fathom and a half each, ranging the Stakes of thcfe Walks 

 with thofe of the lower Corners of the Half-Moon 00 ; 

 and where they lueet the two Crofs-Walks H H and F F^. 

 plant Stakes at the Corners^ which will include the Groves 



For terminating your great Walks, meafure upon the 

 Plan what Length the Walk fronting the Building ought to 

 have, from the Half-Moon M M, which fuppofc 3 o Fa- 

 thom: Meafure out this Length with the Fathom, from the 

 Corners of the Half-Moon 00, and at the End of it drive a 

 Stake^ as /C, where place the Semi-circle, and dired its 

 Bafe upon the middle Line, and the Stakes and Poles IGG 

 E E5 and turning yourfelf fquare, fet out Stakes on each 

 Side, the whole Breadth, which gives the Square Line R R ; 

 meafure again, next the Building ^, the Length of the 

 CrofS'Walk FF, from the middle Lme drawn upon the 

 Plan, which is here found to be 25 Fathom on a Side 5 and 

 from the middle Line or Pole E, meafure each way, vipon 

 the Ground, 26 Fathom. Then goto the other End, and 

 from the Stake meafure likewife, upon the Line RR^ 

 26 Fathom on each Side, and terminate thefe Lengths by 

 Stakes, planting feveral others upon the Length of the two 

 Sides, which will give the Lines S and and termi- 

 nate and inclofe the Squares dehgned for the Groves ^^^s 

 the Wood F, and the Bowling-green JT, the Corners oT all 

 which fliould be mark'd out with Stakes. After this, the 

 Walks about the Walls are eafily fet out, meafuring by the 



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