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56 THE FORMAL GARDEN IN ENGLAND m.
white marble, of eight fFoote high, the one of Bacchus and
the other Flora, and on the sides ranging with the Platts
of fflowers are two covered Arbors of 300 fFoote long and
diverse allies. Att the beginning of thee third and last
division, are on either side of the great walke, two Ponds
with Fountaynes and two Collumnes in the midle, casting
water all their height which causeth the moveing and
turning of two crownes att the top of the same and beyond
is a Compartment of greene with diverse walkes planted
with Cherrie trees and in the midle is the Great oval with
the Gladiator of brass ; the most famous Statue of all that
antiquity hath left. On the sydes of this compartiment
and answering the Platts of flowers and long arbours are
three arbours of either side with twining Galleryes
communicating themselves one into another. Att the end
of the greate walke is a Portico of stone cutt and adorned
with Pilasters and Nvches within which are 4 figures of
white marble of 5 fFoote high. On either side of the sayd
portico is an assent leading up to the terrasse upon the
steps whereof instead of Ballasters are sea monsters casting
water from one and the other from the top to the bottome,
and above the sayd portico is a great reserve of water for
the grotto."
De Caux was superseded, both at Court and
in the employment of the Earl of Pembroke, by
Inigo Jones, to whom has been wrongly attributed
the design of the famous Palladian Bridge at
Wilton. James I. had a French gardener in
his employment named Andre Mollet, who
came of a family of famous garden designers.
His father was said to have invented the
jardin brode, and wrote a book entitled Le
Theatre des Plantes et Jardinages, for which
Andre Mollet supplied designs. These and
other designs by Mollet were published at
white marble, of eight fFoote high, the one of Bacchus and
the other Flora, and on the sides ranging with the Platts
of fflowers are two covered Arbors of 300 fFoote long and
diverse allies. Att the beginning of thee third and last
division, are on either side of the great walke, two Ponds
with Fountaynes and two Collumnes in the midle, casting
water all their height which causeth the moveing and
turning of two crownes att the top of the same and beyond
is a Compartment of greene with diverse walkes planted
with Cherrie trees and in the midle is the Great oval with
the Gladiator of brass ; the most famous Statue of all that
antiquity hath left. On the sydes of this compartiment
and answering the Platts of flowers and long arbours are
three arbours of either side with twining Galleryes
communicating themselves one into another. Att the end
of the greate walke is a Portico of stone cutt and adorned
with Pilasters and Nvches within which are 4 figures of
white marble of 5 fFoote high. On either side of the sayd
portico is an assent leading up to the terrasse upon the
steps whereof instead of Ballasters are sea monsters casting
water from one and the other from the top to the bottome,
and above the sayd portico is a great reserve of water for
the grotto."
De Caux was superseded, both at Court and
in the employment of the Earl of Pembroke, by
Inigo Jones, to whom has been wrongly attributed
the design of the famous Palladian Bridge at
Wilton. James I. had a French gardener in
his employment named Andre Mollet, who
came of a family of famous garden designers.
His father was said to have invented the
jardin brode, and wrote a book entitled Le
Theatre des Plantes et Jardinages, for which
Andre Mollet supplied designs. These and
other designs by Mollet were published at