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breadth. In the centre the Hall stands out in subdued relief, 

 forming, with the stables in the rear, an oblong building. Instead 

 of the carriage sweep which now goes round the lawn, facing the 

 grand entrance, the approach led straight up to the door of the 

 mansion. At the extremity of this approach is a state carriage of 

 the period and six white horses, in pairs. The horse on the near 

 side of the first pair is mounted by a postillion wearing a white or 

 buff jacket with scarlet facings, and a beaver hat. The coachman 

 on the box and a footman standing by wear a similar livery. On 

 the right, in front of the carriage, are a lady and gentleman on 

 horseback. Coming from the house, and approaching the carriage, 

 a lady and gentleman, hand in hand, preceded by three dogs, are 

 followed by three other ladies walking together and two more 

 gentlemen are behind them. On the left of the carriage are 

 four saddled horses, two of them with ladies' saddles, and close by 

 are two gentlemen, hat in hand, waiting the arrival of the approach- 

 ing party. The famous terrace, with its eighteen double vases, is 

 depicted as it stands to-day. The gardens are as beautiful as they 

 are at present, but we miss the pyramid steps that then led into 

 the park, and the fallow deer which were dispersed when Henry 

 Jermyn was attainted in 1690. The landscape fairly depicts the 

 sylvan beauties of the scene, showing Newmarket reposing in the 

 valley beneath, Ely Cathedral faint on the dim horizon — an ideal 

 Arcadia to all, bar the brace of partridges, over which a wicked 

 hawk is towering. 



The founder of this family, the Chevalier de Jermyn, married 

 Agnes, sister and co-heir of Thomas de Rushbrooke, with whom he 

 acquired the manor of Rushbrook, co. Suffolk. From him 

 descended Sir Thomas Jermyn, who was appointed by James I., 

 February 6, 1614-15, to preserve His Majesty's game of hare, 

 heron, duck, mallard, &c., within twelve miles compass of New- 

 market, and to punish offenders "as well by course of justice as 

 by taking from them their greyhounds, beagles, guns, bows, setting 

 dogs, trammel nets, &c." This was his first step at Court, which 



E 2 



Cheveley. 



Syberecht's 



Picture 

 of Clievelev. 



Sir Thomas 



Jermyn, 



First Master of 



the Game 

 at Newmarket. 



