SECTION III.

“ A man that builds a prettie house in sweete and holsome ayre,

With goodly rowms, and choise of place, and windows large and fayre,

Shall heer his neighbour streight disprayes the seate and eke the fraem;

Yet hee that praets wants wealth and wit, and cannot mend the saem.”

Churchyard.

The principal subject of this Section is a Design applying Henry theEighth’s style of building to the exterior, without reference either to theforms or arrangements of ancient plans.*

The general character of the details is taken from Hampton Court and Hengrave Hall.

* Andrew Borde, in his Dietarie of Heltiie, gives rules for planning and building ahouse. He supposes a quadrangle, and directs the gate-house or tower to be exactly oppositeto the porch of the hall; the privy chamber to be annexed to the chamber of state; a parlourjoining to the buttery and pantry at the lower end of the hall; the pastry-house and larderannexed to the kitchen. Many of the chambers to have a view into the chapel. In the outerquadrangle to be a stable, but only for horses of pleasure ; the stables, dairy, and slaughter-house, to be a quarter of a mile from the house. The moat to have a spring falling into it,and to be often scoured. An orchard of sundry fruits is convenient; but he rather recom-mends a garden filled with aromatic herbs. In the garden a pool or two for fish. A parkfilled with deer and conies. “ A dove-house also is a necessary thing about a mansyon-place;and, among other thynges, a payre of buttes is a decent thynge about a mansyon. And other-wise, for a great man necessary it is for to passe his tyme with bowles in an aly; when al thisis finished, and the mansyon replenished with implements.”

Lord Bacon ’s directions for building a house : —

“ I say you cannot have a perfect palace except you have two several sides; a side for the