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and to furiiifli the more Water to the Head of this Cafcade, 

 you have wafte Waters from Bafons above, that throw 

 themfelves with open Mouth into this very Bafon, The 

 Head of this Cafcade is between two Defcents of Stone- 

 Steps, adorn'd with four Figures, and it is fornaed by three 

 Mask-Heads that vomit the Water into Shells, from whence 

 it falls by Sheets into the Bafon, being accompanied by two 

 large Spouts on the Sides. In the Breadth of this Bafon, and 

 of that below, is made a Bed of Turf, edged with tvvo 

 Walks, in which are laid Chevrons, or Checks of Grafs in 

 Zlg-Zac, to throw oif the Torrents of both Sides. Thefe 

 Walks are planted with Horfe-Chefnuts, and Yews between 

 them J and behind the little Counter-walk, the Wood is 

 continued to inclofe the Cafcade, and make a Ground of 

 Verdure to it. The Water runs from this Head and upper 

 Bafon through a Gutter, and comes into a fecond Bafon, *Rigoie. 

 where it makes a Sheet : There are two little Bafons above 

 with flow Spouts, which throw Sheets alfo into this Bafon. + Bouillons. , 

 The Water, after this, runs through another Gutter, at the 

 End of which is a fmall Bafon with a little Spout, which ad- 

 vances forward, and makes a Sheet into another Bafon be- 

 low it. The reft of this Cafcade is a Repetition of the fame 

 Thing down to the great Bafon at the lower End, which re- 

 ceives all this Water, and is adorned with two large Spouts, 

 befides the three little ones above, which fell Sheet upon 

 Sheet into this Bafon. In the Palifade are two Figures fet to 

 accompany this Fall of Water. 



The fecond Figure is much more magnificent and com-, FIG. n. 

 pofed i it is laid out upon an eafy Defcent, cut widi Steps, 

 Half-Paces, Refts, and fmall Slopes of Turf. Its Head is a 

 great Octangular Bafon, out of which rifesa large* Mulh- 'Champig- 

 room of Water, making a Sheet into the Bafon , and the j'""'^^'^^^ 

 Cup or Bowl of it is fuftained by Dolphins that fpout Water dove. 

 out. There are likewife four Bubbling-Spouts regularly 

 placed in this Bafon, the Water of which is all difcharged 

 by a Sheet upheld by Tritons, and Dolphins, that adorn 

 the Head of this Cafcade. This Water afterwards, finds 

 certain Refts, or Half-Paces in Bafons, and continues its 

 Fall by fcveral other Sheets down to the great one at Bot- 

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