This section is from the book "A History Of Gardening In England", by Alicia Amherst. Also available from Amazon: A History Of Gardening In England.
One Garden called the Greate Garden, adioyninge North on ye afforesd Cloyster lyinge under ve Kinges Presence Chamber, and others, incompassed East, South, and West with a good brick wall, and North with the Capitall house j wch Garden conteynes by admeasuremt 7 acres, 2 roodes, 37 pole, and is worth per annum £14. Memorandum, in the sd Garden there are nine large compleate squares or knotts lyinge upon a Levell in ye middle of ye sd Garden, whereof one is sett forth with box borders in ye likenesse of ye Kinges armes, verrie artiticiallie 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 afforesd 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 ; Wch knotts, Quicksett hedge, and ye Flower Rootes we value to be worth £5.
 
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