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both of the field and garden, as roses, gilly flowers, 
lavender, marigold, and all manner of strewing herbs and 
rushes” (10th July 1572); and many a brilliant pageant 
took place under the greenwood tree as well as in the 
Palace, where Shakespeare acted before the Queen. 
Although the days of sumptuous pageantry ended 
with Elizabeth, much was done for Greenwich by the 
Stuarts. James I. replaced the wooden fence of the 
Park by a brick wall, 12 feet high and 2 miles round. 
At various times sections have been altered or replaced 
by iron rails, but the greater part of the wall remains as 
completed between 1619-25. 
The “ Queen’s House,” which is the only portion of 
the older building which still exists, was begun under 
James I., and completed by Inigo Jones for Queen 
Henrietta Maria. It was called the House of Delight 
or the Queen’s House, and still bears the latter title. 
Although the sale does not appear to have been actually 
completed, Greenwich is among the Royal Parks the 
Parliament intended to sell. The deer at the time must 
have been numerous and in good condition, for during 
the Commonwealth the fear of their being stolen was 
such, that soldiers were posted in the tower for their 
preservation. Not any great change, however, took 
place; the Park remained as it was until completely 
remodelled by Charles II. 
Le Notre’s name is associated with the changes at 
Greenwich, as it is with those in St. James’s Park, and^the 
style was undoubtedly his ; but it is not at all likely that 
he ever actually came to England, but sent some repre¬ 
sentative who helped to carry out his ideas. The altera¬ 
tions were under the superintendence of Sir William 
Boreman, who became Keeper of the Park about that 
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