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 The foil from TontefraEi to Methley is 

 rich, and lets at a high rent, generally 

 above 20 s. an acre, and fome as high 

 as 40 s. The farms are all fmall, from 

 20/. to 80/. a year ; very few rife to 100/. 



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Upon the firft floor are three apartments : 

 The green velvet bed-chamber, 19 by 18. The 

 chimney-piece, corinthian pillars of Siena mar- 

 ble, with gilt capitals. The crimfon damafk 

 room, 23 by 18 •, the ceiling white and gold in 

 compartments, with feftoons of gilding in them 

 in a light and elegant tafte •, the chimney-piece 

 white and Siena marble -, in the center, doves in 

 bafs-relief, very fine. The ornaments of the 

 bed gilt carving ; and the v/indow curtains co- 

 vered with fcrolls of the fame : Adjoining, • a 

 fmall dreffing-room, the ceiling gilt fcrolls on a 

 lead white, light and pleafing. The chintz- 

 room, 25 by 18, the ceiling in compartments 

 with flight fcrolls of gilding. Here are two 

 large and very fine India figures, above a yard 

 high, in glafs-cafes. A drefling-room, 18 by 

 j 2, neatly as well as richly fitted up. I fhould 

 remark in general, that the articles of carving 

 and gilding are done throughout the houfe 

 with much elegance-, the doors, door-cafes, 

 window-frames, pannels, &c. are ornamented in 

 this manner ■, the ceilings are in general very 

 well executed, the fcrolls of gilding not 



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