In this Court stands two Dyals between w^{ch} is an open gate and pallasadoes, the whole breadth of y^e front of this jron work w^{ch} Leads to the jnner Court, and on y^e other side just in front, is another Large gate Carv’d Iron w^{th} pillars brick and stone and flower potts; and on Each side to take the whole Breadth of y^e house to w^{ch} it faces and soe give the sight of the garden is open pallisadoes, and a Little beyond are two more such open Pallisadoes that are Corner wayes, and discovers the Groves whose walks Looks Every way, so y^t to stand in this outward Court you May see the house, and Court full of statues in Grass plotts, w^{th} a broad pav’d walke to the house. In y^e middle on y^e one side are flower gardens and y^e parke, y^e other side other grounds w^{th} rows of trees and by it very handsome stables and Coach houses, and then in the ffront this Large opening to this garden where is a ffountaine all wayes playing very high, the water, the Gravel walks, and fine flowers and greens of all sorts in potts and on the borders. This gate I mention’d had brick pillars w^{th} stone heads on w^{ch} stood a turky Cock on each Cut in stone and painted proper. Y^e grove I mention’d is the finest I Ever saw, there are six walks thro’ it and just in the Middle you Look twelve wayes w^{ch} Discovers as Many severall prospects, Either to y^e house or Entrance or fountaines or Gardens or ffields. The Grove itself is peculiar being Composed of all sorts of greens that hold their verdure and beauty all the yeare, and flourishes most in y^e winter season when all other Garden beautys fades, of ffirrs, both silver, Scots, Noroway, Cyprus, Yew, Bays &c; the severall squares being set full of these Like a Maze; they are Compassed round Each square w^{th} a hedge of Lawrell about a y^d high Cut Exactly smooth and Even, there are also box trees in the middle. There are two other Large Gardens w^{th} Gravell walkes, and grass plotts full of stone statues, the stone is taken out of y^e quarry’s about this Country, w^{ch} is not a very firme stone and so the Weather Cracks them.