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than business or watchfulness. The Park was also used 

 as a camp for six regiments of militia at the time of the 

 Gordon Riots in 1780. All through George III.'s long 

 reign reviews were frequent, and one of the most popular 

 was that held by the Prince Regent before the allied 

 sovereigns, the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, 

 in June 18 14. Bliicher was the popular hero on the 

 occasion, and when he afterwards appeared in the Park 

 he was so mobbed by the crowd, enthusiastic to see 

 something of " Forwarts," as he was familiarly named, 

 that he had to defend himself against their rough 

 treatment. 



When the Park was again in the King's hands after 

 the Restoration, a Keeper was once more appointed, who 

 was responsible for its maintenance. From the time of 

 Henry VIII. various well-known people had filled the 

 office of Keeper, The first in Henry VIII. 's time was 

 George Roper, succeeded in 1553 by Francis Nevill, and 

 in 1574 by Henry Carey, first Lord Hunsdon, while in 

 1607 Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, was appointed, and 

 Sir Walter Cope held the ofiice conjointly with him from 

 1 6 10. The name of the first Keeper after the Restora- 

 tion, James Hamilton, is well remembered by the site of 

 his house and ground, which are still known as Hamilton 

 Place and Gardens. He was allowed to enclose ^^ acres 

 of park, and to use it as an orchard on the condition that 

 he sent a certain quantity of the cider produced from it 

 to the King. In his time a brick wall was built round 

 the Park, and it was re-stocked with deer. The wall was 

 rebuilt in 1726, and not replaced by railings until a 

 hundred years later. These iron railings were pulled 

 down by the mob in 1866, after which the present ones 

 were set up. The deer, which formerly ranged all over 



