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Since I made my Tour, I am, informed, 

 that great advances of rent are here made, 

 and upon very ruinous principles. 



The inhabitants of Nunnington have two 

 very large commons, greatly over-run with 

 furze, &c. though excellent corn-land. 

 Their common fields are quite imrn out^ 



The faloon, of 87 by 25, is a handfome room, 

 thrown into three divifions by ionic pillars. Here 

 are four flatues, brought lately from Italy. 

 Apollo. Mf.rs. 



Bacchus. Mercury. 



And two bufts, one of Tully^ the other unknown. 

 The ceilings are very elegant, bafs-relieves in 

 ftucco, and exceedingly well executed. In the 

 center, Flora^ incircled with feftoons, very de- 

 licate and pleafing, fmall figures in the fide and 

 corner divifions •, at one end Peace, and at the 

 other Plenty. The chimney-pieces are handfome, 

 their cornices fupported by double ionic pillars -, 

 the ornaments inclofe two landfcapes. The 

 tables are of Sieua marble, and fine. 



In the dining-room, 33 by 25, are the follow- 

 ing piftures : 



Hogarth. Garrick in the charader of Ri- 

 chard III. 

 Titian. Venus and Adonis : Moil capital. The 

 colours admirably fine, delicate and ex- 

 preflive •, the plaits and folds of Venus\ 

 naked body, exquifitely done: The whole 

 piece inimitably pleafing. So few of this 

 mafter's works in his fine brilliant glowing 

 manner, are to be met with in England^ 



that 



