/w-n / 







THE FORVAL GARDEN, LOOKING P.AST. 



fought gallantly at Nevvbury, being wounded in the arm ar.d 

 thigh, and having his horse shot u.ider him. In 1646 he 

 roturneJ to England and coinp >unded for his estate*, but wa . 

 s'x.n embroile.l again, making a list effort for the King. b. 

 r.u>ing the royal stand ird at Dorking, with the id. -a "t -oi/in^ 

 Keigate. Once more he escaped, wounded, to the Continent, 

 and again compounded, and at the Restoration became 

 Governor of Tangier, afterwards served with the fleet, and 



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THE BALUSTRADE AND LEADKN \ 



was an envoy h the I)u!<e of York's Matrimonial alfa'r-. 

 Trouble again visile I him. for in 16*) ho was im|vachod (<>r 

 high trns ,n "in d -laulti.ig ?ro-ii his allegiaiu'e. an 1 Iving 

 roc-incilo.l t. tli.- ChurJi ol Kotiv.-. 1 ' This l:arl di.l a gr<-at 

 deal to l)rayto:i, and. tlwagh tlu- geiu-r.il arrangement o) the 

 girden is o.irlier, he certainlv improved it greatly. Ih- 

 " banque'.nig houses." terminating the terrace at tin- further 

 end. were erected by him, and it is probible that the Iv.iutiful 



terra.. ing an.l flights of step. 

 may bo attnlMU-d t" his time. 

 To about the sum- | eri"d 

 belong fe magniticont KM K-n 

 \ai-s and statues \\hiil 

 si.iK.ly exu-IK-d by any in 

 England, 



When the Hail died his 

 title went t Ins nephew 

 Ovules, afterwards the gn.it 

 of Peter 1-ifough, that 

 famous seaman and soldier, 

 but the l)r.iyt'Mi-t.ite passed 

 to lux daughter, l.idv M.rv. 

 H.I- -.I), -.s Mor Jaunt, who 

 married the l)uk. \ 

 This lady carried o-i |>er 

 father's work at |>r.i\ ton. and 

 tlie magnificent ir 

 >;rilU-s. s,,me of them bearing 

 her monogram, were ereited 

 in i6q9 and 1700. We are 

 thus able to si-e i 

 H'-use tx-came the spU-nJi.l 

 composite builJing it is, and 

 how it wa- a ionu-d 

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\.utly appropriate to 



