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Sir Christopher Hatton, who succeeded to it on Sir William's 

 death, without male issue, on the 12th March, 1596-7. It is 

 very probable that Lady Shrewsbury may have purchased this 

 tapestry from him, for, as he made Kirby his home, and obtained 

 an Act of Parliament (in 1605) to enable him to dispose of 

 Holdenby and other estates, which he thereupon conveyed to 

 the King's Trustees for the use of his Majesty for life, remainder 

 to Charles, Duke of York, his second son, etc., it is most likely 

 that he had previously dismantled the house at Holdenby and 

 disposed of some of its contents. 



TAPESTRY. 



The fifteenth century hunting tapestry, to which attention 

 was drawn b) the Rev. Charles Kerry in a treatise upon 

 Derbyshire tapestries, and which has been restored, consists 

 of four large panels, of the first of which, now temporarily 

 hung in the gallery, an excellent description and illustrated 

 account was given in the A?'i Workers' Quarterly, Vol. I., 

 No. 3, July, 1902. 



In the Laivn Room the " Judgment of Solomon " has a beauti- 

 ful border of fruit and leaves. 



In the windows of the Drawing Room are pieces evidently 

 representing the " Parable of the Talents." 



In the Smoking Room are pieces of the same tapestry as in 

 the Blue Room, called fifteenth century verdures in Mr. Kerry's 

 book already mentioned. 



/« the Presence Chamber, " The story of Ulysses," mentioned 

 in the Countess of Shrewsbury's will. 



In the North or Corner Room the tapestry represents the 

 history' of Tobias and the meeting of Jacob and Esau. 



In the Drawing Room are four framed pieces of tapestry 

 work, on one of which are the arms of Keighlev, argent a fesse 

 sable, hanging from a tree; also a screen, with work and the 

 arms of Hardwick on a lozenge, with supporters and a Countess s 

 coronet ; also a frame with painted glass, on which are three 

 shields — Tiardivick, with helmet and crest, a stag passant, and 



