There was a little organ and Closets for y^e Lord and Ladies to sitt in. From y^e hall on the left hand Enters into a Large roome w^{th} a billiard table, from thence into a Large parlour and 2 drawing-roomes,—there was a good dineing roome. Above, y^e drawing Roome had Company in it, y^e Earle having just marry’d his Eldest daughter Lady Mary to one M^r Cooke a Gentleman of a good Estate hard by, so there was Company to wishe her joy; but I was in severall bed Chambers, one had a Crimson damaske bed, y^e other Crimson velvet set upon halfe paces: this best was y^e bride Chamber w^{ch} used to be Call’d y^e Silver roome where y^e stands, table, and fire utensills were all massy silver, but when plaite was in nomination to pay a tax, y^e Earle of Chesterfield sold it all and y^e plaite of y^e house, so that when y^e table was spread I saw only spoones, salts and forks and y^e side board plaite, noe plaites or dishes and but few salvers. Ye pictures was all burnt by a fire and so there are only bare walls. One Roome was painted over head—y^e others frettwork, but y^t w^{ch} is most admired, and justly so to be by all persons, and Excite their Curiosity to Come and see is y^e gardens and waterworks. Out of y^e Billiard Roome y^e first was with Gravell walks, and a large fountaine in the middle with flower potts and Greens set Round y^e Brimm of y^e fountaines that are paved w^{th} stone. You see but one garden at a tyme. The Pipes in y^e fountaines play very finely, some of a great height, some fflushes y^e water about; then you Come to a descent of severall steps w^{ch} discovers anoth^r fine garden w^{th} fountaines playing through pipes besett on y^e branches w^{th} all sort of Greens and flower trees, dwarfe honeysuckles in a Round tuff growing upright, and all sorts of flower trees and greens finely Cutt and Exactly kept. In one garden there are 3 fountaines wherein stands great statues; Each side on their pedistalls is a dial one for y^e Sun y^e other a Clock w^{ch} by y^e water worke is moved and strikes y^e hours, and Chimes y^e quarters, and when they please play Lilibolaro on y^e Chimes: all this I heard when I was there. On one side of this garden is a half Compass w^{th} a breast wall on w^{ch} are high jron pallisadoes divided with severall Pillars, stone with Images on their tops about 2 yards distance; this opens to view y^e parke and a sort of Cannall or pond w^{ch} is in it of a good bigness. Beyond this Garden is a Row of orange and Lemon trees set in y^e ground, of a man’s height and pretty big, full of flowers and some Large fruit almost Ripe: this has a pent house over it w^{ch} is Cover’d up very Close in the winter. This Leads on to a great wilderness and Just by it is another Square w^{th} a fountaine whose brim is deck’d with flower potts full of flowers and all sorts of greens; on Either side is 2 or 3 rows of orange and Lemon trees in boxes one below another in growth.