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would besides that allowance have £600 



u nuid I would besides tnat aiww«"'^ "«•■ 



irtcrl)' to u be n S for the performance of charitable work. 

 ^ Vt ° Requirements with regard to her "women' s 



■ * her requirement » 



*» tlD *>. « nnparel, Lady Compton 

 &it w r- CL- "m#» iewels, and ,£4>°oo to buy 



'1 hen, 

 servants, 



observes : " Also I would 

 and "also I would have 

 topUt h^ m meTwelT'andT4,o^to buy me a pearl chain " 

 OP 0 to buy ™? J. js aIso expressed that Lord Compton should 



& ,bis ,€t i e c hbv House and purchase lands," and that this desire was 

 build up Asn 'Dy" e best possible proof in the magnificent mansion 

 '^affords such an excellent example of the architecture 



f* 0 *' u time when the first Earl of Northampton and this great 

 • SlDCC moleted this magnificent pile, eight generations of this great 



of the 



Amid a sliding age, and burning strong, 

 To swell the brooding terrors of the storm ; 

 Not vainly blazing for thy country's weal, 

 A steady spirit regularly free." 



^DeaTto^hTvP^^ H ° W t0 make a mi « ht y P e °P le thrive >" would al *° 



tinEnkhed Z en W^t in the minds of the successors of this dis- 

 tinguished member of the family, for, as the records show, each in his 



Ijf, arm A y u SU PP 01 ; tedalImoveirents that have had for their object the 

 ' ^ Pe ° P / e - „ Not the least zea,ous in the advancement of the 



« Trff r T W f lfare of the immunity is the present Marquis, who, 



T™Tf i- IT? u' t0 ? an active P art in the government of the metropolis, 

 iruiy might it be said, — 



' Nor haih the sun with less propitious ray 

 Shone on the masters of the various scene, 

 Witness the splendid train ! illustrious names, 

 That claim precedence on the lists of fame. " 



The main building was presumably completed when Tames I. and his 

 queen paid a visit to the Earl and Countess of Northampton in 1605. 

 Originally the mansion consisted of a centre and two projecting wings, 

 but ater on a facade containing a chapel and long gallery, and connecting 

 the two wings at the.r southern end was added from designs by Inigo 

 Jones. The main entrance to the mansion is, it may be mentioned, on 

 he southern side, and from this point an excellent view is obtained of 

 the avenue, which is separated from the mansion by a spacious tennis 

 lawn and a still more extensive cricket ground, the road at the termina- 

 tion of the lines of trees branching off to the right and left, and these 

 branches describe a semicircle in approaching the house. The 

 stately pile has a picturesque appearance from every point of 

 view ; and the lettered balustrades to which allusion is made in 

 the lines by the Rev. S. T. Cautley, add much to the interest of a close 

 inspection. On the outer and inner sides of the quadrangle, there are 

 inscriptions precisely the same as those on the pediments of the lodge at 

 the * ardley Hastings entrance to the park, and along the balustrade of 

 the building surrounding the quadrangle are other scriptural texts. 

 Commencing at the south end of the west wing is the inscription, in bold 

 letters. Nisi Dominvs cvstos cvstodixerit Dominvm frvsta vigilat qvi 

 cvstodit earn " (Except the Lord, the Keeper, keep the house, in vain he 

 watches who keeps it). Then follows, " Nisi Dominvs aedificavent omvm 

 in vanvm laboraverant qui redificant earn, 1624" (Except the Lord build 

 the house, they have laboured in vain who build it). Along the outer 



1 oinnes qui timent Dominvm qui ambvlant jn 



Lavdate nomen, Domini. Amen. 



LAKE AND WATER LILIES. 



1627" (Blessed are they 

 who fear the Lord, who 

 walk in his 



Praise 

 of the 



ye 

 Lord. 



the 



ways, 

 name 

 Amen.) 



mm. 



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The same idea has been 

 carried out in the design 

 of the balustrades of the 

 terraces, which are'of a 

 much later date, but the 

 lettering is in English. 

 The inscription on the 

 balustrade of the upper 

 terrace is, commencing 

 at the west end, as 

 follows : u The J grass 

 withereth, the flower 

 fadeth, but the word of 

 God abideth for ever." 



Along the balustrade of 

 the lower 



terrace 

 u Consider 



we 

 the 



read, 



lilies of the field, how 

 they grow, they toil not, 

 neither do they spin, 

 yet I say unto you Solo- 

 mon in all his glory was 



like unto 



not arrayed 

 one of these." 



Beyond 



THE PRIORS WALK 



•n 1 



'TALIAN ARCHWAY AND CLIPPED EDGES. 



K'uished 6 wtr^ 7 ' °l whom have b2en more or ^ss dis- 

 * e M Earl of Wv. mp n ' th . Se , C ? nd Earl ' was commonly called 

 °« cause he fell in ,l mP u° n ', for , hl ? attachm ent to Charles L, in 



- nC feU ,n * htk k ° f *'- " c u TT -" The third Earl 



is a similarly wrought 

 inscription in Latin in 

 memory of the late 

 marchioness. 



The architecture of 

 the mansion is so well 

 shown in the large illus- 

 tration as to render for- 



mally dUfin I *? the battle of Hopton Heath. 

 * °f cBESSSiftS in Parliament, and w.- 



was Speaker of the 



W 



eman an ,i ■ r. "f luUi 1 nomsoi 

 n ' and ,n h 's dedication says,- 



" the Patron of her first essay 



me muse, O Wilmington ! renews her vow, 



TM * * * ' * 



An 1 thou skilI ' d in awful schemes alone 

 ™* how to make a mighty people thrive I 

 cut equal goodness, sound integrity, 

 nrm "nbroken uncorrupted soul 



ther description unnecessary, and it w.ll suffice to say that the building is 

 an excellent example of the Tudor style, and that the apartments are in 

 keeping with sq P magnificent an edifice. These latter are richly 

 stored with works of art and objects ofvertu Nearly all the leading 

 schools of painting are represented by works of the principal masters, 

 the family portraits being particularly noteworthy. The tapestry n 

 the several apartments is of special interest, and mention may well be 

 made of the finely carved oak chimney-piece 10 King William s dinmg- 



made of the nneiy carvcu r ,v " — - — o ■ ° 



room a magnificent saloon on the first floor at the north-west corner of 

 [he builS, and named in honour of William III., who was entertained 

 here, tha rhimnev-oiece is nearly three centuries old, having been 



at 



The chimney-piece is nearly 

 brought from Sir John Spencer's mansion 

 properly considered one of the finest examples 

 of which there is record. The view obtained 



extends over a wide range of country, 

 ceedingly beautiful that those who have an 

 making the ascent will find in the prospect an ample return 



ments 



Canonbury, 

 of wood 

 from the 

 and 



is so 



opportunity 



and is 

 carving 



battle- 

 ex- 

 of 

 for 



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