ɪn hɪz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv hɪz tɹˈævəlz ɚɹˈaʊnd ˈɪŋɡlənd"tɹˈævəlz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ", pˈɔːl hˈɛntsnɚ dᵻskɹˈaɪbz fˈeɪvɚɹəbli ðə pˈælɪs ænd ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ pˈɑːɹks:
In his 1598 account of his travels around England ("Travels in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth"), Paul Hentzner describes favourably the palace and the surrounding parks: