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tion of Walton's Angler; and that portion of The Gentleman's 

 Recreation, which treats of Fishing, is merely an abstract 

 of Walton's researches. Another imitation of this author, 

 although of a much slighter extent, may be found in the 

 Works of Bishop Home, Edit, by W. Jones, Lond. 1809. 8vo. 

 vol. iv. p. 537, in a Discourse composed at Brighthelmston, 

 entitled " Considerations on the Sea." This similarity was 

 pointed out to the Editor by the Rev. Dr. J. T. Barrett, of 

 Westminster. 



Page 21. I see Theobald's House. 



This favourite palace of King James 1., formerly stood in a 

 large Manor called Thebaudes, in the County of Hertford, and 

 Parish of Cheshunt, somewhat north of the Ware road, about 

 twelves miles from London. It was erected about the year 

 1570, by John Thorpe, for Secretary Cecil, afterwards Lord 

 Treasurer Burghley. On the 27th of July 1564, Elizabeth 

 made her first visit to the house ; and, having probably ex- 

 pressed her intention of repeating it, by her second progress 

 to Theobald's on the 22d of September, 1571, it was consi- 

 derably enlarged and improved. During her reign, the Queen 

 went thither twelve different times ; at some of which, the 

 expenses of her entertainment amounted to from 2000/. to 

 3000/. On the death of Lord Burghley, he was succeeded at 

 Theobald's by his son Robert, subsequently the Earl of Salis- 

 bury ; who, on the 3d of May 1603, entertained King James I. 

 then on his journey to London to assume the English Crown. 

 This costly entertainment was repeated in 1606, when that 

 Sovereign was accompanied by Christiern IV., King of Denmark, 

 and, from these visits, King James became so great an admirer 

 of Theobald's, that he at length exchanged for it the Palace of 

 Hatfield ; after which it became his favourite residence, and he 

 died there on March the 27th, 1625. His son Charles also 

 occasionally lived at Theobald's : he there received the Pe- 

 tition from the Parliament in 1642, and it was thence he 

 went to assume the command of his army. In 1650, after a 

 minute Parliamentary survey, and some disputes concerning its 

 sale, the greater part of Theobald's was taken down, and the 

 amount received for the materials sold employed for the use of 

 the army. About 1660, George Monk, Duke of Albemarle, 

 received Theobald's by patent from King Charles II.; but on 

 the failure of male issue in the second Duke Christopher, the 

 property again returned to the Crown. In 1689, King Wil- 

 liam III. issued a patent granting it to William Bentinck, Earl 

 of Portland ; but about 1762, it was sold to George Prescott, 

 Esq. from whom it has ultimately descended to Sir George 



