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the upper part more furprifingly continues ftill 

 firm, in the form of an arch; and Lord Hert- 

 ford, the prefent proprietor, hath forbid any 

 dilapidation for the future. We were told, 

 his grandfather would have lived in this caf- 

 tle, could he have purchafed any lands in the 

 country about 5 but, finding none to be fold, 

 he dropped the defign. 



J wim he had purfued it, for then we might 

 have feen the infide entire; a fight which 

 would have given rne a great deal of pleafure. 

 But now the floors, ceilings, and roofs, are all 

 taken away, fo that we can hardly guefs at 

 it's ancient magnificence. The hall mud have 

 been a noble room ; it is 100 feet long, 30 

 wide, and 30 high; the roof was fupported 

 by very beautiful arches, which ftill remain. 

 There are two chimneys in it, and it was well 

 lighted. The ftone-work of the windows is 

 exceeding handfome. Had our friend Millar 

 (the builder of Hagley Houfe) been with us, 

 he would have fallen down and adored the 

 architect. The eight towers feem to have 

 contained three very good bed-chambers each, 

 placed one above another, befides fome upper 

 rooms. The chambers are 18 feet diameter, 

 except one, called the King's chamber, which 

 has a bow window, gained out of the thick- 

 nefs of the wall; and the room is by that 



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