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* ith the garter, and royal supporters, a lion 

 and a gryphon; underneath is this motto: 

 Sola talus so virt Deo, sunl c<etera fraudes. 

 In the same room is preserved part of another 

 chimney- piece, with nearly the same orna- 



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merits, and this motto: Ut ros super htr- 

 bam, cst btnezolenlia regis. 



When Elizabeth ascended the throne, their 

 father informed them, she frequently visited 

 Enfield, and kept her court there in the early 

 part of her reign, but the palace was aliena- 

 ted from the crown by Charles I. and has 

 ever since been in private hands. 



Knfield Clia.ce, which was originally an 

 extensive tract of woodland, well stocked 

 with deer, has for some years been partly 

 inclosed, and is now ornamented by several 

 handsome villas. Among these he pointed 

 out to his youthful companions, the seat of 

 the first Karl of Chatham. Here this illus- 

 trious statesman enjoyed the sweets of rural 

 retirement, and even indulged in some poetic 

 cil'ubions. 



The 



