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was the sister of the last baronet, Sir George Lee ; 

 she had married a Mr. Fiott, so that the learned 

 doctor was 'John Fiott,' LL.D., of Doctors' 

 Commons, London, and on the death of Sir George 

 he succeeded to the family estates in Bucks, Beds, 

 and Herts, and took the ancestral name of ' Lee,' 

 and came to reside at Hartwell House. This 

 stately mansion, a fine specimen of Elizabethan and 

 early Italian architecture, stands in a lovely park, 

 ornamented with grand trees, many noble specimens 

 of which were near the house, adding greatly to the 

 beauty of the park and grounds. In 1807 this place 

 was selected, by the Government of the day, as the 

 residence of Louis XVIII. (Louis le Desire) and 

 his family, with their Royal household, when driven 

 from France by the Emperor Napoleon, and there 

 the Court remained for seven years. The gardens 

 contained a bowlinor-o-reen S2ib te<jmiiie faai. The 

 beech trees overhanging it were fine specimens, 

 and the umbrageous walks surrounding the house 

 delightful. Well might the Royal family of France 

 part with their retreat with the deepest regret, as is 

 evinced by the carvings on some of the trees in the 

 park and grounds surrounding the house, such 

 as ' Toujours heureux,' 'Quel plaisir,' &c. The 

 French Queen died here, and on the return of the 

 King to France, her body was removed, and buried 

 at St. Denis, near Paris, in 18 14. 



Late in life Dr. Lee married a most estimable 

 middle-aged lady, with whom he lived many years. 

 She died childless ; and a few years afterwards he 



