y ▁of ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁I ▁frequently ▁visited ▁En field ▁for ▁hunting ▁and ▁stayed ▁sometimes ▁at ▁the ▁Man or ▁House , ▁known ▁as ▁' En field ▁Palace ', ▁which ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Park , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁at ▁En field ▁House ▁( E ls y ng ▁Palace ). ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁Robert ▁Care y , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁recorded ▁that ▁" The ▁Queen ▁came ▁to ▁dinner ▁at ▁En field ▁House ▁and ▁had ▁to ils ▁[ tra ps ] ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁bu cks ▁after ▁dinner ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁River ▁was ▁laid ▁through ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Park . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Park ' s ▁stock ▁gave ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 0 7 ▁fall ow ▁de er , ▁of ▁which ▁ 7 3 ▁were ▁" De are ▁of ▁An tele ir " ▁( i . e . ▁ant ler ed ▁males ). ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁period , ▁the ▁Park ▁was ▁se quest ered ▁by ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ' s ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁and ▁a ▁detailed ▁survey ▁was ▁prepared . ▁This ▁ass essed ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Park ▁as ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁its ▁value ▁as ▁£ 3 1 1 / 1 0 /- ▁( i . e . ▁£ 3 1 1 . 5 0 ▁in ▁present - day ▁notation ). ▁It ▁also ▁mentions