92 The Duchess of Newcastle 



is quite ruined and demolisht, yet, it being a seat 

 which had pleased his father very much, he would 

 not leave it since it was offered to be sold. 



His two houses Welbeck and Bolsover he found 

 much out of repair, and this later half pulled down, no 

 furniture or any necessary goods were left in them, 

 but some few hangings and pictures, which had been 

 saved by the care and industry of his eldest daughter 

 the Lady Cheiny, and were bought over again after 

 the death of his eldest son Charles, Lord Mansfield; 

 for they being given to him, and he leaving some debts 

 to be paid after his death, My Lord sent to his other 

 son Henry, now Earl of Ogle, to endeavour for so much 

 credit, that the said hangings and pictures (which 

 My Lord esteemed very much, the pictures being 

 drawn by Van Dyke) might be saved; which he 

 also did, and My Lord hath paid the debt since his 

 return. 



Of eight Parks, which My Lord had before the wars, 

 there was but one left that was not quite destroyed, 

 viz. Welbeck Park of about four miles compass; for 

 My Lord's brother Sir Charles Cavendish, who bought 

 out the life of My Lord in that Lordship, saved most 

 part of it from being cut down; and in Blore Park 

 there were some few deer left : the rest of the parks 

 were totally defaced and destroyed, both wood, 

 pales and deer ; amongst which was also Clipston Park 

 of seven miles compass, wherein My Lord had taken 

 much delight formerly, it being rich of wood, and 

 containing the greatest and tallest timber trees of all 

 the woods he had ; in so much, that onely the Pale- 

 row was valued at 2000^ It was watered by a 

 pleasant river that runs through it, full of fish and 

 otters ; was well stocked with deer, full of hares, and 

 had great store of partriges, poots, pheasants, etc.. 



