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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 em 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 e same sort of hedginge, and of the same height. 
The head of everie T poyntes to y e 3 paire of staires, dis- 
cendinge downe in to y e Levell from y e gravell walke. At the 
angle corners of the outside low squadron hedge, is planted at 
each corner in y e hedge 7 faire Cherrie trees. Also A Dooreway 
in y e sayd garden, leading into y e 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 ch sayd house and gardens 
(except y e 5 Roomes under y e afforesayd Divided gallerie) are 
in y e occupacion of Mr. John Southworth, and is worth per 
annum 20 1 . 
The Greate Garden.—One Garden called the Greate Garden, 
adioyninge North on y e affores d Cloyster 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 0 * 1 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 ye middle of y e 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 ch knotts, Quicksett hedge, and y e 
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 e 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 w° h sayd Garden, and in the middle of 
