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the present Royal Family, and of the family of James, Duke of Chandos, from 

 Henry VII. King of England. 



OPPOSITE THE CHIMNEY. 



John, Duke of Marlborough. J. Newsham, jun. Charles I. in 



curious old needle work. Mr. Newsham. Two Views of Venice, by 



Caneletti. Mrs. Knight. Mr. Knight. Mr. and Mrs. Knight, and 



Secretary Craggs, by Prewett, 1735. The Duke of Chandos. Lucy, 



Countess of Bedford. Madam Elizabeth of France, (original,) presented 



to the, late Marchioness of Buckingham by his Royal Highness Monsieur. 



Mary, Queen of Scots, on mother of pearl ; from a plate in the possession of 

 the late Dr. Meade. Duchess of Portsmouth. 



IN THE OVAL FRAME ARE THE FOLLOWING: 



John Knight, Esq. of Gosfleld. Alexander Pope; given by him to Anne 



Knight, afterwards wife to Robert Nugent James Craggs, jun. James 



Craggs, sen. The wife of J. Knight, Esq. Her Royal Highness 



Princess Amelia; given by her to Anna Countess Temple, 1767. The Wife 



of James Craggs, sen. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. Brigadier 



General Michael Richards, Surveyor General of the Ordnance, 1717. The 



Elector of Brandenburgh. Her Royal Highhness Augusta, Princess of 



Wales; given by her to Countess Temple Lady E.Germain. Lady 



E.Germain. Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury. Elizabeth Drax, wife 



of Earl Berkeley, afterwards wife of Robert Nugent, Esq. &c. 



The centre table and pier tables are of ebony ornamented 

 in the richest manner, with Ivory, to suit the room, as well 

 as two Library chairs made of the same materials: on the 

 centre table is a bronze fluted gothic pillar supporting a 

 lamp. In a Casket on one of the pier tables is a lock of 

 hair of Queen Mary of France, ancestress of the Marchioness 

 of Buckingham, taken from her corpse when her coffin was 

 opened in the Church of Bury St. Edmunds. 



The chairs are of ebony, and carved in the most elaborate 

 manner ; the armed chairs belonged to Peter Paul Rubens, 

 and were made after his designs. 



In this room is a splendid and unique assemblage of most 

 valuable manuscripts, consisting of above 2000 volumes; 



