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to give evidence of the quarrel between poet and 

 architect to future generations." 



During the Civil Wars Inigo Jones joined the 

 Royalist forces, and was taken prisoner by Oliver 

 Cromwell at the fall of Basing, as well as some 

 other notable men, such as Faithorne, Wenceslaus, 

 and Hollar (who engraved Vandyck's sketch of 

 Inigo Jones). 



The latter end of the architect's life was filled 

 with sadness ; " he tasted early the misfortunes of 

 his Master (Charles I.)." "So in disgrace, grief, 

 misfortune and age ended his life and death 

 found him willing of its embrace." He died in 

 June, 1653, at the age of eighty, and was buried in 

 S. Bennet's Church, Paul's Wharf. 



Opinions differ very widely as to Inigo Jones's 

 position as an architect, but the school of to-day 

 would agree with Horace Walpole's comment, 

 " Were a table to be formed for men of real 

 and undisputed genius in every country, this 

 name (Inigo Jones) alone would save England 

 from the reproach of not having her representa- 

 tive among the arts; she adopted Holbein and 

 Vandyke ; she borrowed Rubens ; she produced 

 Inigo Jones." 



The country all round Beckett is of the greatest 

 interest, lying near the Vale of the White Horse, 

 so closely associated with the great King Alfred, 

 the King having been born at Faringdon, only 



