Various owners leased it from royal landlords and the freehold was the subject of frenzied speculation during the 17th century. By then, the old village of Eye Cross had long since fallen into decay, and the area was mostly wasteland. Needing money, James I sold off part of the Crown freehold but retained part of the site on which he established a 4-acre (16,000 m2) mulberry garden for the production of silk. (This is at the northwest corner of today's palace.) Clement Walker in Anarchia Anglicana (1649) refers to "new-erected sodoms and spintries at the Mulberry Garden at S. James's"; this suggests it may have been a place of debauchery. Eventually, in the late 17th century, the freehold was inherited from the property tycoon Sir Hugh Audley by the great heiress Mary Davies. COUNT 10
QSN1 Which property tycoon inherited the property in the late 17th century? ANS1 Sir Hugh Audley QSN2 Which village had fallen into decay? ANS2 Eye Cross QSN3 Who established a mulberry garden on the property? ANS3 James I QSN4 What product did the mulberry garden produce? ANS4 silk QSN5 Who suggests that the mulberry garden is likely a place for debauchery? ANS5 Clement Walker QSN6 What about the palace was subject to speculation in the 17th century? ANS6 the freehold QSN7 Which village had fallen into decay but the 17th century? ANS7 Eye Cross QSN8 Who sold off part of the Crown Freehold? ANS8 James I QSN9 What type of garden did James I create? ANS9 mulberry QSN10 What did the mulberry garden produce? ANS10 silk.