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seemed to decline, he had an extensive praclice. He was a 

 beautiful drafisnian, and gave, \vhen consulted upon the laying 

 cut of grounds, besides plans and views, his written opinion, 

 combining the whole in a manuscript volume, which he termed 

 the Red Book of the Place.* He never undertook the carrying 

 his own plans into effect- He died at ilare Street near 

 Ilomford, Essex, in 1818, leaving several sons, one ofwhou* 

 married a daughter of the Earl of Eldou' He published the 

 following works. 



1. A Letter to Uvedale Price, Esq, on Landscape Gardening, 

 London. 1794. 4to. 



2. Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening; collected 

 from designs and observations now in the possession of 

 the different noblemen and gentlemen for whose use thry 

 were originally made ; the whole tending to establish fixed 

 principles in the Art of laying out grounds. lo coloured 

 plates. London- 179.3- folio. 



3. Observations on the Theory and Praclice of Landscape 

 Gardening, including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic 

 Architecture, collected from various INISS. in the possession 

 of different noblemen and gentlemen; the whole tending 

 to establish fixed principles in the respective Arts. Man/ 

 Plates. London. 1803. 4to. 



4. Observations on the changes in Landscape Gardening, 

 1800. 8vo. 



5. On the introduction of Indian Architecture and GarJ>ca- 

 ing. 1808. folio. 



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