Greenwich Park: its history and associations . One Tree Hillderived its name from having but one large tree onits summit, which was blown down in August, first mulberry tree planted in England is said tohave been by King James I. at Greenwich. Certainlythis King issued a Royal Edict, about 1605, recom-mending the cultivation of silk worms, and offeringpackets of mulberry seed to all who would sow Park was disjoined from the Palace when thelatter was made into an hospital, about 1694. Rangers and Keepers of Greenwich Park. The following is a list of the Rangers andKeepers of t
Greenwich Park: its history and associations . One Tree Hillderived its name from having but one large tree onits summit, which was blown down in August, first mulberry tree planted in England is said tohave been by King James I. at Greenwich. Certainlythis King issued a Royal Edict, about 1605, recom-mending the cultivation of silk worms, and offeringpackets of mulberry seed to all who would sow Park was disjoined from the Palace when thelatter was made into an hospital, about 1694. Rangers and Keepers of Greenwich Park. The following is a list of the Rangers andKeepers of the Park, dating from early in the 16thcentury :— Mr. George KeeneSir Nicholas CarewSir William ComptonMr. William CareyMr. William NorreysSir Henry NorrisSir Thomas SpekeSir Richard LongLord DarnleyMr. Nicholas DowsingMr. Ant. Andrews (Mentioned 1612-1613.) Keeper . i486 .... ,, . 1517 .... ,, . 1519 . . ,, . 1527 . . ,, . 1528 . . ,, • 1531 .... ,, • 1538 • • « • 1539 .... ,, • 1547 g •• . . ,, • i55o. RANGERS AND KEEPERS. Lord Northampton .. .. Keeper ..(Purchased Park from Old LanmanViscount Cranbourne . .. Keeper ..Earl of SuffolkEarl of WorcesterEarl of HollandMr. Uriah Babington ..Sir Henry Mildmay ..Earl of St. Albans .. .. CustodianEarl of Dorset & MiddlesexEarl of Romney .. .. Keeper (Had lease of Park.)Prince George of Denmark (Had lease of Park.) Lord Aylmer Ranger Sir John Jenning „ Lady Pelham „ Princess of Wales (Q. Car.) „ Duke of Clarence (K, Will. IV.) „ Princess Sophia „ Lord Haddo (afterwards Earl of Aberdeen) „ Lord Wolseley „ ) 1613I 1614161616161629 16341650166216901695 1707 1709172017301806 1816 1844 The emolument attached to the position ofRanger was ^500 per annum—at least LadyCatherine Pelham received that sum, as also alike amount as sweeper of the Mall in St JamesPark. The original house in which the Rangerslived, till about 1815, was the Queens House, situatedat\the bottom of the Park, and latterly in what isnow
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