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King of France, and after the battle of Poictiers, in 1357, the 
captive kings, John of France and David of Scotland, enjoyed 
here the pleasures of the chase with the same King of England. 
Charles II., on his restoration, presented this forest to George 
Monk, Duke of Albemarle, whose heir sold it to Pulteney, Earl 
of Bath. In 1713 the Bathursts purchased it, and constructed 
the present mansion, a mile distant from the site of the old 
palace. 
Salisbury was reached again about 6 p.m., and the Cathedral 
close, and other sights of the city, received due attention of the 
members until the table d’héte hour of the White Hart brought 
everyone together again for refreshment and subsequent rest for 
the night. 
Breakfast next morning saw all the members ready for further 
excursions, and as soon as that mauvais quart d’heure of settling 
accounts with the hotel was passed, 13 members started in two 
cars for the seat of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery at 
Wilton, two other members proceeding to the same by train. 
At the mansion the party was increased by two further members 
who had started from Bath by the 8.35 a.m. train. Paying a 
capitation tax of 6d. on entrance, which fees go to the Wilton 
Hospital, the immense collection of Roman antiquities, marbles, 
pictures by Van Dyck, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Honthorst, and of 
celebrated artists of the German and Flemish schools ; the unique 
collection of ancient armour captured at the battle of St. Quentin 
in 1557 by the Spaniards, assisted by a body of English under 
William Earl of Pembroke, and the choice china, mosaic tables, 
and valuables of the Herberts were examined by the party. On 
regaining the exterior of Wilton House, a start was made for 
the Lombardesque Church constructed in 1844 by Lord Herbert 
of Lea, from the designs of T. H. Wyatt. The marble columns, 
mosaic pavements, coloured windows, a Venetian chest of 
wrought iron with many locks, monuments of many deceased 
Herberts, hanging lamps of brass copied from Venetian examples, 
