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 POCKET COMPANION 
 
 TO THE ROYAL PALACES OF 
 WINDSOR, KENSINGTON, REW, 
 
 AND 
 
 HAMPTON COURT; 
 
 CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR 
 
 BUILDINGS, GARDENS, PAINTINGS, 
 MONUMENTS AND CURIOSITIES; 
 
 WITH THE 
 
 . ^ ^ u x v i iU^ AND C E is. li m U i\ 1 E b 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ORDER OF THE GARTER; 
 
 ALSO 
 
 A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE 
 TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND VILLAS 
 
 WITHIN XIV. MILES OF WINDSOR. 
 
 TO WHICH ARE ADDED 
 
 SHORT SKETCHES OF THE LIVES 
 
 OF THE MOST EMINENT PAINTERS. 
 
 (Illuftrated with a Map, feveral views, and other 
 Copper-Plates.) 
 
 Printed for C. KNIGHT, Windfor.. 
 
 Price two Shillings. 
 
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THE 
 
 WINDSOR GUIDE; 
 
 CONTAINING 
 
 A DESCRIPTION of the 
 
 T O W N and CASTLE; 
 
 The Prefent State of the 
 
 PA I NTINGS and CURIOSITIES 
 
 IN THE 
 
 ROYAL APARTMENTS; 
 
 An HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of 
 
 The M O N U M E N T S, 
 
 I N 
 
 St. GEORGE’S C El A PEL; 
 
 With the FOUNDATION of the 
 
 • ROYAL COLLEGE of St. GEORGE, 
 
 -AND THE 
 
 INSTITUTION and CEREMONIES 
 OF THE 
 
 ORDER of the GARTER, 
 
 Alfo, a Defcription of the 
 
 LODGES, PARKS, and FOREST, 
 
 Uluftrated with COPPER -PLATES. 
 
 A New Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged. 
 
 Printed for C. KNIGHT, Cajile-Street , C/indjor. 
 
 ( Price ONE SHILLING.) 
 
 Where may be had, a Pocket Companion to Hampton- Court, 
 Kenjington, and Kew, with a Defcription, and a Map of me 
 Country within Fourteen Miles of IVtndJbr, Puce is. 
 
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 QFthe Town of JVindfor, its fit nation, principal 
 Jtreets, buildings , Corporation y &c. _ _ l 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 Of JVindfor Cajlle, by whom built, and at different 
 times improved . 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 Of the upper ward, royal apartments, St. Georges 
 vlcilly and the king s private chapel. - - - - 12 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Of the round tower , and the governor' s apartments. 40 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 Of the lower ward, apartments of the dean, canons, 
 minor canons, clerks, poor knights, &c. ... 46 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 Of the chapel of St . George, by whom built, its curious 
 Jtone ceiling, beautiful painted windows , magnificent 
 choir, andfplendid altar piece queen's clofet, chap, 
 ter-houfe, royal vaults, and monuments ot illuftrious 
 
 perfons. y _. . 4 g 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 Of the foundation of the college of St. George. - - 87 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 Of the inflitution of the order of the garter, with the 
 ceremonies of the injlallation of the knights of that 
 illujlrious order. - 
 
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 CHAP. IX. 
 
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 CHAP. I. 
 
 0/ the TOWN of WINDSOR. 
 
 INDSOR is delightfully fituated in the 
 county of Berks, twenty-two miles weft of 
 London, on the verdant banks of the mild and gentle 
 river Thames, which, from its ferpentine courfe in 
 this part of it, was, in King Edward the ConfeJJors 
 charter, termed Windlejhora , (the Winding Shore J 
 hence in time it was called hVindfor* This town, on 
 
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 account of the inviting fituation of its caftle, being 
 favored with the refidence of Edward I. who, in the 
 year 1276, made it a free borough, and granted the 
 inhabitants feveral privileges, foon became a place of 
 great refort, zni its environs the conflant refidence 
 rf many of the Nobility. The above mentioned 
 charter was confirmed, and other immunities con- 
 ferred, by Henry VI. Edward IV Henry VII. Henry 
 VIII. James I. and * Charles II by which the cor- 
 poration have the power of holding general quarter 
 feffions,, and of trying all petty offences, and in 
 feme cafe felony. The town is governed by a 
 mayor and thirty brethren, thirteen of whom are 
 filled benchers, and ten of thefe brethren have the 
 title of aldermen, out of whom the mayor is annu- 
 ally chofen. This borough has two representatives 
 in parliament, who at prefent are the Earl of Morn - 
 ington s and Penijlon P ortlock Powney , Efq. 
 
 The town of JVindjor confifts of fix principal 
 ftreets, viz. Park-Street, High-Street, Thames- 
 Street, Peafcod-Street, Church-Street, and Caftle- 
 
 Street, 
 
 * A Tranflation of this Charter, likewife copies of Gi ants, 
 from William and Mary, Vv iliiam III. and queen Ann, 
 with feveral particulars relative thereto, were publiihed in 
 1787, in order to elucidate a matter then in difpute between 
 the Corporation and theParifli. 
 
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 Street, all of them well difpofed, paved, and lighted, 
 in the fame manner as London, under the direftion of 
 fixty-one commiffioners, appointed by an aft of par- 
 liament, in 1769 : and for the carrying of which aft 
 into execution, his majefty, out of his gracious favor, 
 gave icool. the Hon. Augujlus Keppel, and Prichard 
 Tonfon, Efq. the then members, 500! each : Many 
 gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood alfo fub- 
 fcribed liberally to promote the undertaking. 
 
 It! addition to the above, in 1774, Admiral Keppel, 
 gave 500I. more, and Mr. Montague ioool. 
 
 The Guildhall , which is fituated in the principal 
 part of the town, was erefted in the year 1686, from 
 a defign of Sir Thomas Fida'es, furveyor of the Cinque 
 Ports, at the expence of 2 oo 61 . 14s. and was paid by 
 the corporation, except the fum of 680I. 7s. 6d, 
 which was prefented by feveral gentlemen of the 
 place. 
 
 This is a handfome ftrufture, fupported with co- 
 lumns and arches of Portland ftone. The hall or 
 room, in which the corporation meet for the dif- 
 patch of the bufinefs of the borough, is fpacious, and 
 well adapted for the purpofe ; and was, in 1787, 
 greatly improved by altering the conllruftion of the 
 windows, and lubftituting modern fafhes, in lieu of 
 common quarries. It is adorned with the portraits 
 
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 of James I. Charles I. Charles IL James II. William 
 III. Sheen Alary , Shieen Anne , George Prince of Den- 
 marky Prince Ruperty Archbifhop Laud y Theodore 
 Randue, Efq. the Earl of Nctiinghamy lord Admiral 
 in the year 1688, governor of Windfor Caftie, and 
 high (toward of the borough, &c. In 1707, the cor- 
 poration, from <heir regard to queen Anne y who con- 
 ftantly redded at Windjor during the fummer feafon, 
 erecled, in a niche at the north end of this ftru&ure, 
 the ftatue of that princefs, veiled in her royal robes, 
 with the globe and fceptre in her hands ; and under- 
 neath, in the frieze of the entablature, is the fol- 
 lowing infcription in letters of gold. 
 
 Anno Regni fui VI. 
 
 Dom. 1707 
 
 Arte tua, fculptor, non eft imitabilis ANNA : 
 ANN-/E vis fimilem fculpere ? Sculpe deam. 
 
 S< Chapman, Prastore.. 
 
 In Englifh thus, 
 
 In the fixth year of her Majefty’s reign, 
 
 And of our Lord, 1707 
 
 Carver forbear ; thy art no Anne can (hew, 
 
 Would’ft thou (hew Anna? fet aGoddefs to our view. 
 
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 And in a niche on the fouth fide, is the ftatue of 
 her Majefty’s royal confort. Prince George of Denmark , 
 in a Roman Military habit. 
 
 Underneath is the following infcription. 
 
 Serenijjimo Principi 
 G E O R G I O Principi Daniae, 
 
 Heroi Omni feculo verier an do. 
 
 Chriftophus Wren, Arm . 
 
 Pojuit MDCCXIIL 
 
 In Englifh thus. 
 
 To the moft ferene Prince George Prince of Den- 
 mark an Hero to be revered in every age, Chrifto- 
 pher Wren, Efq. ere&ed this Statue, 1713* 
 
 In the area under the hall, is kept a market on 
 Saturdays, and three fairs, on Eafter Tuefday, July 
 5th, and 24th. Thefe are become very incon- 
 fiderable, fince their Majeilies have refided fo much 
 here; who by the benevolent diffufion of their fa- 
 vours have excited a fpirit of induftry and emulation 
 in the different Tradefmen, who vie with each other 
 in the improvement oftheir fhops,andin the quality 
 and cheapnefs of their various commodities; fo that 
 moft of the neceffaries, with many of the fuperfluities 
 
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 of life, may bepurchafed here on as eligible terms as 
 at the firft fhops in the metropolis. 
 
 The parifh church, which is commodioufly fitu- 
 ated on the eaft fide of the High-Street, is a fpacious 
 antient ill-built fabrick, the pews being fo con- 
 ftru&ed and appropriated, as to exclude a majority of 
 the inhabitants from attending Divine Service : 
 However it is to be wifhed, as his Majefty has been 
 gracioufly pleafed to prefent the, parifh with the or- 
 gan, intended to be removed from St. George’s 
 Chapel, they will approve themfelves worthy of the 
 royal benefa£lion,by adopting fuch meafures as fhall 
 appear mod eligible to remove the general complaint 
 already intimated. It has a ring of eight bells, r two 
 of which were given by Lord Marfham, Cofferer to 
 Queen Ann, who alfo recaft the other fix. The 
 benefice is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and 
 has been lately augmented by his prefent ma- 
 jefty. 
 
 On the north fide of the church yard, was eredted 
 in the year 1706, a neat edifice fora Free School, for 
 thirty boys and twenty girls, who are cloathed, and 
 taught writing, accompts, and the principles of the 
 chriftian religion. Befide this charitable inftitution, 
 there are feveral fmall alms-houfes in different parts of 
 tSie town, which, with the benefadtions left by well 
 
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 difpofed perfons for the ufe of the poor, make them 
 lefs burthenfome in this, than in molt other places. 
 
 In 1784, Col.Trigg, of the twelfth regiment, which 
 was then on duty at Windfor, having reprefented 
 to his Majefty, the very great inconveniencies the 
 fick foldiers fuffered in their quarters, as well as the 
 impropriety of continuing them in the fame apart- 
 ments with the more healthy, his Majefty was 
 pleafed to fignify his gracious intention to build an 
 hofpital for their accommodation ; upon which the 
 corporation presented him with a piece of land, 
 called Glaziers Corner, fituated on the eaft fide o£ 
 the Long Walk, about a mile from the town ; the 
 building was immediately begun, and finifhed by the 
 latter end of the fame year ; it confifts of two large 
 wards that will contain upwards of twenty men each ; 
 apartments for the Doctor, and Nurfe ; a Surgery, 
 Kitchen, and Laundry ; all well adapted for their fe- 
 vers! purpofes* 
 
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 Of the CASTLE. 
 
 HE Caftle of IVindfor was firft built by William 
 
 - 3 L the Conqueror , foon after his being feated on 
 the throne of this kingdom, on account of its health- 
 ful and pleafant fituation, and probably no lefs as a 
 place of fecurity and ftrength, in the beginning of his 
 reign : His fon, King Henry I. greatly improved it 
 with many buildings, and furrounded the whole, for 
 its greater ftrength and beauty, with a ftrong wall: 
 Succeeding monarchs alfo, for the fame reafon, con- 
 ftantly refided here. 
 
 In this caftle Henry II. held a parliament, in the 
 year 1170 ; and here King John lodged during the 
 conteft between him and the barons. However, in 
 the difputes between his fon and fucceftbr, King 
 Henry III. and his barons, this caftle was, in 1263, 
 delivered by treaty to them ; but in the fame year it 
 was taken by furprize, and made the rendezvous of 
 the king’s party. Kin g Edward I. and Edward II. 
 refided at Windjor f more on account of its delightful 
 
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 filiation than its ftrength ] and had many children 
 born here, among whom was the heroic Edward III. 
 who had an extraordinary affe&ion for this his na- 
 tive place ; and in the year 1360, caufed the old 
 caftle to be entirely taken down,, except the three 
 towers at the weft end of the lower ward ; and re- 
 building the prefent (lately caftle, made it the feat of 
 the molt noble order of the Garter. 
 
 In fucceeding times, other additions were made to 
 this noble place. King Henry VII. added the (lately 
 fabric adjoining to the king's lodgings in the upper 
 ward. Henry VIII. rebuilt the great gate in the 
 lower ward leading to the town. King Edward IV . 
 began,, and queen Mary perfedled, the bringing of 
 water from Black-Moor-P ark , in the parifti of Wing - 
 field , into a fountain of curious workmanfhip, in the 
 middle of the upper court. Queen Elizabeth made a 
 terrace-walk on the north fide of the caftle, from 
 whence is a delightful profpedl of the Thames , Eton 
 college, and a great number of fine feats difperfed 
 over the adjacent country. Under Charles II. this 
 caftle, which had felt the effefts of the national con- 
 vullions under feveral avaricious andlawlefs mailers, 
 was entirely repaired: The face of the upper court 
 was changed, and brought to its prefent beauty: 
 The windows were enlarged and made regular ; and 
 
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 the royal apartments were completely furnifhed and 
 adorned with beautiful paintings. This prince alfo 
 not only enlarged the terrace-walk made by queen 
 Elizabeth , on the north fide of the caftle, but carried 
 a like terrace round the eaft and fouth fides of the 
 upper court, and new faced the whole terrace with a 
 noble rampart of frce-ftone. This terrace extends 
 1870 feet in length, and may with juftice be faid to 
 be the nobieft walk in Europe . Several additions 
 Were made to this Caftle by fome of our early 
 princes, and laftly by queen Ann*-, but as thefe have 
 been obliterated by time, and fucceeding alterations, 
 a minute detail of them would exceed the limits of 
 this epitome: I fhall therefore briefly inform the 
 reader, that this caftle is divided into two courts, or 
 wards, with a large keep, or round tower, between 
 them, called the middle ward, and then proceed to 
 give a description of the feveral parts of it in its pre- 
 fent ftate \ but firft, that he may conceive fome idea 
 of this moft delightful fituation, I fhall prefent him 
 with the following quotation from Sir John Den- 
 ham’s poem of Cooper s-Hiil. 
 
 " Windfor 
 
 * The repairs and embellifhnients made by his prefent 
 Majefty, ^hich are numerous and Jplendid, are pafled over in 
 this general view, as they will more properly be noticed in 
 their rdpe&ive places. 
 
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 “ Windfor the next ( where Mars With Venus dwells , 
 Beauty with Jlrength J above the valley f wells 
 Into my eye, and doth itfelf prefent 
 With fuch an eajy and unforc d afcent , 
 
 4 That no Jlupendous precipice denies 
 Accejs , no horror turns azvay our eyes; 
 
 But fuch a rife, as doth at once invite 
 A pleafure , and a reverence from the fight . 
 
 Such feems thy gentle height , made only proud 
 To be the bafis of that pompous load , 
 
 Than which a nobler weight no mountain bears 
 But Atlas only , which fupports the fpheres 
 
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 C H A P. III. 
 
 Of the UPPER WARD, COURT ; with a De- 
 fection of the ROYAL APARTMENTS. 
 
 T H E Upper Ward is a fpacious quadrangle, 
 formed on the weft fide by the keep or round 
 tower ; on the north by the royal apartments, St. 
 George s hall, and the chapel royal ; and on the eaft 
 and fouth fides, by the apartments of the prince of 
 Wales y the royal family, and the great officers of 
 ftate. 
 
 Nearly in the centre of this fquare, is an equeftrian 
 ftatue in bronze, of king CkarksW in a Roman habit, 
 and placed on a marble pedeftal, on the fouth iide of 
 which are reprefented in baifo relievo, a variety of 
 figures expreffive of navigation. On the weft fide is 
 the royal cypher, furrounded with the garter, and 
 crowned with other ornaments. On the north fide 
 are variety of fruits, and on the eaft a fhield, on w hich 
 is a Latin infeription to this effedft : “ Tobias Rufat 
 humbly gave and dedicated this ftatue to his mod 
 gracious mafter Charles II. the beft of kings, in the 
 year of our Lord mdclxxx.” 
 
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 Underneath is a curious water engine, invented by 
 Sir Samuel RIorland, in that prince’s reign, to fupply 
 the place with water. 
 
 I fhall now conduct the reader, to the upper fide 
 of this court, on which as is above mentioned, are 
 the 
 
 ROYAL APARTMENTS. 
 
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 The entrance to thefe is by a handfome pair of 
 iron gates, through a veflibule, fupported by columns 
 of the Ionic order, with fome antique buds in feveral 
 niches ; the principal are a Roman veftal, and a Have 
 in theaffion of picking a thorn out of his foot. 
 
 The flair cafe confifts of three flights of ftone fteps, 
 containing twelve -in each flight, feci) red on the night 
 hand with twifted iron b&luftrades. Here, within a 
 dome is reprefented the ftory of Phaeton, petition- 
 ing Apollo to permit him to drive the chariot of the 
 fun ; and at each corner of the cieling, under the 
 dome, is one of the four elements. 
 
 Fire is reprefented by a woman fitting on a pile, 
 with a flaming cenfor in her hand, and by her area 
 phoenix and a falamander. 
 
 Earth is crowned with a chaplet of corn, and holds 
 in one hand a wheat-lheaf, and in the otliera cornu- 
 copia. 
 
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 Air is reprefented by a woman with her left hand 
 on a peacock, a paroquet is by the peacock, in a 
 flying poflure, and on her right hand is perched a 
 king’s fither. 
 
 Water is reprefented by a nereid holding a fifh in 
 her lap, with a dolphin, cod, eel, and other fifli 
 under her feet. Each of the elements are further 
 exprefied by a variety of their charadteriltic em- 
 blems. 
 
 In the different parts of the deling are the winds 
 fupporting the clouds ; and in the front is Aurora 
 with her nymphs in waiting, giving water to her 
 horfes. On the cornice are fome of the figns of the 
 zodiac, withbalkets of flowers beautifully difpofed. 
 
 Beneath the cornice are twelve azure columns, 
 painted, of the Corinthian order; and on each hand, 
 in large compartments, is the transformation of 
 Phaetons fillers into poplar trees, with this in- 
 scription, MAGNIS TAMEN EXCIDIT AUSIS. He fell 
 however in a great enterprije; alfo the transformation 
 of Cycnus into L a Swan. Between each pillar is a 
 niche, in which are reprefented geography, comedy, 
 tragedy, epic poetry, fculpture, painting, mufic, and 
 the mathematics ; all which are painted in umber, 
 and heightened with gold, fo that they appear to 
 the eye like brafs flatues. 
 
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 Over the door is a buft of Venus in black marble ; 
 and on the front of the (lair-cafe is an oval, which 
 gives a view to the back (lair-cafe, which is adorn- 
 ed with the (lory of Meleager , killing the wild boar 
 of JEtolia, and giving the head to his miftrefs Ata- 
 lanta, 
 
 T. he painting of the whole Hair-cafe was defigned 
 and executed by Sir James Thornhill , in the reigns of 
 queen Anne and king George I. 
 
 QJJEEN’s GUARD -CHAMBER. 
 
 In this apartment, into which you firft enter, the 
 cieling is adorned with Britannia in the perfon of 
 queen Catharine of Portugal, con fort of Charles II. 
 feated on a globe, bearing the arms of England and 
 P ortugal , the four quarters of the earth and their re- 
 fpedtive fymbols, attended by deities prefenting their 
 feveral offerings. The figns of the Zodiac are on the 
 outer part of this beautiful reprefentation. In dif- 
 ferent parts of the cieling, are Mars, Venus, Juno, 
 Minerva, and other heathen deities, with Zephyrs, 
 Cupids, and other embellifhments properly difpofed. 
 
 On the coving over the door, is Minerva, on the 
 eafl fide Achilles, on the fouth Juno, with a peacock, 
 and on the weft Venus with her doves. 
 
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 Over the chim ney is George , prince of Denmark, on 
 horfeback, by Dahl, and views of Dripping, by Van- 
 
 develde . 
 
 In this room are guns, bayonets, pikes, bandoleers, 
 &c. difpofed in various beautiful forms, ; with a flar 
 and garter, the royal cypher, and other ornaments 
 intermixed, cut-in lime-wood. 
 
 QUEEN’s PRESENCE CHAMBER. 
 
 The deling of this room is adorned with the re- 
 prefentation of queen Catharine , attended by Religion, 
 Prudence , Fortitude , and the other virtues ; Die is un- 
 der a curtain fpread by Time, and fupported by 
 Zephyrs, wi th Fame , founding the happinefs of Britain. 
 Underneath, JuJltce is feen driving away Sedition, 
 Envy, and other evil genii. 
 
 The Paintings are, 
 
 * Three of the Cartoons, lately removed from 
 Ilampton-Court, viz. 
 
 The Miraculous Draught of FiDies. 
 
 Peter and John healing the Cripple at the 
 Gate of the Temple. 
 
 St. Paul and Barnabas at Lyftra. 
 
 And 
 
 * For an account of the other four, fee the King's Prefenco 
 Char&ber. 
 
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 And the following Portraits. 
 
 King Edward the Third, Belcamp, 
 
 King James the Firft, Vandych. 
 
 Edward the Black Prince, Belcamp . 
 
 QUEEN’S AUDIENCE- CHAMBER. 
 
 On the deling of this room, Britannia is repre- 
 sented in the perfon of queen Catharine , feated in a 
 triumphal car, drawn by fwans to the temple of 
 Virtue, attended by Ceres, Pomona , Flora, &c. with 
 other decorations heightened with gold. 
 
 The tapeftry of this room is of a rich gold ground, 
 made at Coblentz, in Germany , and prefented to King 
 Henry VIII. The canopy is of fine Englijh velv et, 
 fet up by queen Anne. 
 
 The Paintings are, . 
 
 William, Prince of Orange,, Hdnthorji. 
 
 King J ames the Firft’s Queen, Van Somet. 
 
 Frederick Henry, Prince of. 
 
 Change. Honthorjl. 
 
 BALL-ROOM. 
 
 On the deling of this room King Charles II. is re- 
 ptefented giving freedom to Europe, by the figures of 
 
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 Perfeus and Andromeda • Over the head of Andromeda 
 is infcribedEuROPA Liberata ; and on the fliield 
 of Perfeus, is Perseus Britannicus, "and Mars, 
 attended by other pagan deities, offers the olive 
 branch. On the cornice is the dory of Perfeus and 
 Andromeda, the four feafons, and the figns of the 
 zodiac: The whole heightened with gold. 
 
 The tapeftry, which reprefents the twelve months 
 of the year, was made at Brujfels, and fet up by King 
 Charles II. In this room is a large filver table and 
 Hand, with a looking glafs in a correfpondent frame. 
 
 The Paintings are> 
 
 William, Earl of Pembroke, 
 St.John, 
 
 TheCountefs of Dorfet, 
 
 The dutchefs of Richmond, 
 A Madona. 
 
 The Duke of Hamilton, 
 
 Van Somer. 
 after Corregio . 
 after Vandyck 
 Vandyck . 
 
 Hanneman . 
 
 QJJEEN’s DRAWING ROOM. 
 
 On the cieling is reprefented an alTembly of gods 
 and goddeffes. The whole intermixed with Cupids, 
 and a variety of flowers heightened with gold- 
 
 This room is hung with tapeftry, repiefenting the 
 
 feafons of the year. 
 
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 The Paintings are , 
 
 Judith and Holofernes, 
 
 A Magdalen, 
 
 Henrietta, Dutchefs of Orleans, 
 
 Guido . 
 
 Sir Peter Lely, 
 
 in the the character of fylinerva, 
 
 Lady Digby, 
 
 De Bray and his Family, 
 Killegrew and Carew, 
 
 QUEEN’s BED-CHAMBER* 
 
 On the cieling of this room is painted, the flory 
 of Endymion and Diana . 
 
 The bed fet up by order of her prefent mod graci- 
 ous Majefty, is of the molt exquifite workmanlhip* 
 and is faid to have coll fourteen thoufand pounds ; 
 the whole of the bedhead, and part of the teller, 
 which is made with a dome in the centre, are curiouf- 
 ly carved and gilt ; the curtains and valances are of 
 a rich pea-green corded tabby, and the head, teller, 
 and counterpane, of white fatin ; on which are em- 
 broidered a variety of the moll curious flowers, the 
 colours of them are beautiful, and are difpofed with 
 the greatell accuracy and judgment. 
 
 In this room is an exceeding fine glafs, io feet 
 4 inches, by 4 feet 9 inches, and a curious commode 
 table* 
 
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 The Paintings are y 
 
 A Portrait of the Queen, a full 
 length, with fourteen of the 
 Royal Offspring, in mini- 
 ature. Weft. 
 
 Six capital Landfcapes, Zuccarelli. 
 
 Two Flower-pieces, T. Baptift • 
 
 ROOM OF BEAUTIES. 
 
 This room is thus named, from a collection of por- 
 traits of the mod celebrated beauties in the reign of 
 Ki ng Charles II. all of which are originals. 
 
 Thefe are , 
 
 Mrs. Knot, Wifting. 
 
 Mrs. Law/on, Ditto* 
 
 Lady Sunderland , 
 
 Lady Rochejler , 
 
 Lady Denham , 
 
 Lady Denham's filter, 
 
 Mrs. Middleton , 
 
 Lady Byron , Houjeman * 
 
 The dutchefs of Richmond , 
 
 The coimtefs of Northumberland, 
 
 Lady Gramonty 
 
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 Thedutchefs of Cleveland , 
 
 The dutchefs of Somerfet , 
 
 Lady Offory, Wiffng. 
 
 Here are alfo,. 
 
 Thirteen Portraits of Ladies after 
 
 Vandyck, by Ruffed. 
 
 QUEEN’s DRESSING-ROOM. 
 
 This room has been lately hung, by order of her 
 prefent Majefty, with a neat filk knotting on Man- 
 chefler fluff. Here are twelve elegant chairs, the 
 feats of fimilar work with the hangings*, and in a 
 
 correfpondent flyle. 
 
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 The only falntlngvh this room Is, 
 
 Anne of Denmark, King James the Firft’sQueen, 
 
 jfanfen . 
 
 Belonging to this room is a clofet, in which is de- 
 pofited the Banner of France , annually delivered here 
 on the fecond of Auguji, by the duke of Marlborough, 
 fuccefforto John, the great duke of Marlborough, by 
 which he holds Blenheim, a magnificent palace at 
 JVoodJlock park in Oxfordshire , built in the reign of 
 queen Anne, as a national reward and acknowledg- 
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 ment to that great general, for his many glo- 
 rious victories over the French , and their allies, in a 
 courfe of ten years moft fuccefsful war. 
 
 Here is a portrait of cardinal JVolJty , and other 
 paintings ; But as this clofet is not open for public 
 infpedtion, they do not offer to view. 
 
 QUEEN ELIZABETH’S; or, 
 the PICTURE GALLERY. 
 
 The collection of paintings in this room confifl of. 
 
 Emperor Charles the Fifth, after 
 A Converfation, 
 
 Sir John Lawfon, 
 
 Sir Chriftopher Minnes, 
 
 An Italian Market, 
 
 The Earl of Sandwich, 
 
 Sir Thomas Allen, 
 
 An Italian Market, 
 
 Sir William Penn, 
 
 Sir George Afcough, 
 
 Sir Thomas Tiddyman, 
 
 The Battle of Spurs, 
 
 The Wife Men’s Offerings, 
 Titian and a Senator of Venice, 
 Two Mifers, 
 
 Titian . 
 Teniers . 
 SirP. Lely . 
 
 Ditto . 
 Bomboccio . 
 Sir P. Lely . 
 
 Ditto . 
 Bomboccio . 
 SirP . Lely • 
 Ditto . 
 Ditto . 
 
 Paul Veronefe. 
 Titian * 
 
 ghtintin Matfys. 
 
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 A Boy with Puppies, &c. 
 
 Anne, Dutchefs of York, Mother of 
 
 Murillo . 
 
 Queen Anne, 
 
 Sir P. Lely . 
 
 Prince Rupert, 
 
 Ditto > 
 
 King Henry the Eighth, 
 
 Holbein . 
 
 Our Saviour and St. John, 
 
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 King Henry the Eighth’s Expedition ta 
 
 France. 
 
 Saint Jofeph, 
 
 The Holy Family, after Raphael 
 
 Fetti. 
 
 Sir Jeremiah Smith', 
 
 Sir P . Lely-. 
 
 A Man’s Head, 
 
 Carlo Cignani. 
 
 A Boy paring Fruit, 
 
 Michael Angelo ■. 
 
 A Landfcape with Men playing at Bowls, Teniers . 
 
 King James the Firft, 
 
 Fan Some r . 
 
 A Man’s Head, 
 
 Carlo Cignani *. 
 
 The Afcenfionof the Virgin, 
 
 BaJJan . 
 
 Boors drinking, &c. 
 
 Feniers. 
 
 Sir Jofeph Jordan, 
 
 Sir P . Lely* 
 
 St. Charles de Boromeo, 
 
 Fetti . 
 
 The Angel appearing to the Shepherds, 
 
 Nicola Poujjinx, 
 
 The Interview between King Henry the 
 
 Eighth, and Francis the Firlt, King 
 of France* 
 
 Sir William Berkely, Sir P. Lely . 
 
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 Our Saviour in the Garden, Nicok Poujpfi. 
 
 Emanuel Philebert, Duke of Savoy, Sir A. More . 
 
 The Angel delivering St. Peter out of 
 
 Prifon, Stenwyck. 
 
 The Duke of Albemarle, Sir P. Lely . 
 
 Landfcape, Teniers 
 
 The Marquis del Guafto and his Family, 
 after Titian. 
 
 Sir John Harman, Sir P. Lely. 
 
 Landfcape, Swanivell. 
 
 CHINA CLOSET. 
 
 This clofet, which is finely gilt and ornamented, 
 is filled with a great variety of curious old china, 
 elegantly difpofed. Here is alfo a fine amber cabinet 
 prefented to queen Anne by Doctor Rohinjon , bifhop 
 of Brijloly and plenipotentiary to the congrefs at 
 Utrecht . 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 Prince Arthur and his two Sifters, Maluje » 
 
 A Woman with a kitten in her hand, 
 
 A Woman fqueezing Blood out of a Sponge. 
 
 From this gallery you return to the queen’s draw- 
 ing room, from w r hich you enter the king’s apart- 
 ments. 
 
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 KING’S CLOSET. 
 
 On the cieling of this room is painted the ftorV 
 of Jupiter and Leda . 
 
 The hangings are of garter-blue filk, and was put 
 up by order of his prefent Majefty, in 1788. 
 
 The Paintings atc y 
 
 Anne, Dutchefs of York, 
 
 Sir P* Lely . 
 
 A Man’s Head, 
 
 Raphael . 
 
 St. Catharine, 
 
 Guido . 
 
 A Woman’s Head, 
 
 Parmegiano. 
 
 A Landfcape with boats, &c. 
 
 Brueghel . 
 
 A Landfcape with figures, 
 
 Ditto . 
 
 A Landfcape, 
 
 Teniers ♦ 
 
 Princefs Mary, 
 
 ■S/r JP. Lely . 
 
 The Duke of Norfolk, 
 
 Holbein . 
 
 A Landfcape with the Holy Family, 
 
 
 
 Van Uden. 
 
 Martin Luther, 
 
 Holbein . 
 
 Erafmus, 
 
 George Pens , 
 
 Queen Henrietta Maria, 
 
 Tandy ck. 
 
 The Creation, 
 
 Brueghel . 
 
 Mary, Dutchefs of York, 
 
 5 /r P. Lely , 
 
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 KING’S DRESSING- 
 
 R O O M. 
 
 The deling is Jupiter and Danae 
 
 — The hangings 
 
 are the fame as in the laft mentioned 
 The Paintings are, 
 
 room. 
 
 Prince George of Denmark, 
 
 Sir G. Kneller . 
 
 A Magdalen, 
 
 Carolo Do lei . 
 
 A View of Windfor Caftle, 
 
 LVoJlerman . 
 
 A Man’s Head, 
 
 Leo da Vinci . 
 
 A Landfcape, 
 
 W overmans . 
 
 Nero depofiting the Allies of Britannicus, 
 
 Le Sueur . 
 
 The Countefs of Defmond, 
 
 Rembrants 
 
 Figures and Horfes with a Farrier’s 
 
 Shop, 
 
 IVovermans . 
 
 A young Man’s Head, 
 
 Holbein . 
 
 King Charles the Second, 
 
 RuJJ'el. 
 
 Herodias’s Daughter, 
 
 Carolo Dole!. 
 
 An old Man’s Head, 
 
 Holbein- 
 
 James, Duke of York, 
 
 Rujffeh 
 
 A View of Windfor Caftle, 
 
 JVoJlerman . 
 
 King Charles IPs- Queen, 
 
 Sir P . Lely . 
 
 KING’S BED-CHAMBER. 
 
 On the deling, king Charles II. is reprefented 
 in the robes of the Garter, feated on a throne, tinder 
 a canopy fupported by Time, Jupiter, and Neptune, 
 
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 with a figure reprefenting France , in a fuppliant 
 pofture at his feet. He is alfo attended by Europe , 
 Afia , Africa , and America , paying their obedience 
 
 to- him. 
 
 The tapeftry reprefents a part of the ftory of Hero 
 and Leander. 
 
 The bed in this room, which is of rich flowered 
 velvet, was made i n Spit al- Fields, London , and was 
 originally fet up in the queen’s bed chamber, by 
 order of queen Anne\ but was, in 1778, removed 
 hither, and the elegant bed before-mentioned, fet up 
 where this waa taken from. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 Kmg Charles the fecond in Armour* 
 
 When Prince. Vandyck ] 
 
 Henry,Duke of Gloucefter, his Brother. 
 
 KING’S DRAWING-ROOM, 
 
 The deling is an allegorical reprefentation of the 
 reftoration of king Charles IL who is feated in. a 
 triumphal car, drawn by the horfes of the Sun, at- 
 tended by Fame, Peace , and the Polite Arts ; Her- 
 cules driving away Rebellion, Sedition, and Igno- 
 rance y Britannia and Neptune properly attended, 
 paying obedience to the monarch as he palfes. In 
 other parts of die cieling, are painted the labours 
 
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 of Hercules, with feftoons of fruit and flowers, in 
 ftone-colour, beautifully heightened with gold. 
 
 This room has lately been fitted up in a neat and 
 elegant flyle ; the hangings are of garter-blue filk, 
 fkirted with a gilt moulding. Here is a mod magni- 
 ficent glafs, ofenglifh nianufa&ory, 1 1 feet by 6 feet. 
 
 The Paintings arc, 
 
 The converted Chinefe, 
 
 St. John 
 
 St. Stephen ftoned, 
 
 Cupid and Pfyche, 
 
 Endymion and Diana, 
 
 The Harveft, 
 
 Venus turned Painter, a Copy, 
 Martha and Mary, 
 
 Our Saviour before Pilate, 
 
 A Shepherd and Shepherdeflcs, 
 Danae, 
 
 Peter, James, and John, 
 
 Sir G. Kncller. 
 
 Rettermart. 
 
 Vandych. 
 
 Gennari. 
 
 Buflan. 
 
 from Bajptn. 
 Schiavoni. 
 
 German. 
 
 Ditto 
 
 M. Angelo «. 
 
 KING’S PUBLIC DINING-ROOM. 
 
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 On the deling is painted the banquet of the gods, 
 ■with a great variety of fifh and fowl on the feveral 
 \ arts of the coving. 
 
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 The carving of this room is mod exquifite, repre- 
 fenting great variety of fruit, fifh, and fowl, done in 
 lime-wood, by Mr. Gibbons, a famous ftatuary and 
 
 carver in the reign of king Charles II. 
 
 The Paintings are. 
 
 Lacy, a comedian, in three characters. 
 
 JVrighf. 
 
 A Bohemian Family, 
 
 Vurdinoni % 
 
 A Family finging by candle-light. 
 
 HonthorJL 
 
 Divine Love, 
 
 Bagllonu 
 
 Nymphs and Satyrs, Rubens 
 
 and Snyders. 
 
 The Marriage of St. Catharine, 
 
 Danker s. 
 
 The Naval Triumph of Charles ID 
 
 Verrio. 
 
 The Birth of Venus, 
 
 Gennari . 
 
 Venus and Adonis, 
 
 Ditto . 
 
 Cephalus and Proeris, 
 
 Ditto . 
 
 Hercules and Omphale, 
 
 Ditto. 
 
 A Sea Piece. 
 
 The Hunting the Wild Boar, 
 
 Snyders . 
 
 The taking of Bears, 
 
 BaJJan, 
 
 A piece of Still-life, that is a -Brafs Pan 
 
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 a Fawn, and a Bittern, 
 
 Half 
 
 A Cocoa Hut and Tree. 
 
 A Crown Bird. 
 
 Diana. 
 
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 KING’S AUDIENCE CHAMBER. 
 
 The cieling is a mod lively reprefentation of the 
 re-edablifhment of the church of England on the 
 redorationof Charles II. in thechara&ers of England,, 
 Scotland, and Ireland, attended by Faith, Hope, and 
 Charity. Religion triumphing over Su perdition and 
 Hypocrify, who are driven by Cupids from before 
 the face of the church ; all of them reprefented in 
 their proper attitudes, and highly finidied. 
 
 The furniture, paintings, and embellilhments (ex- 
 eeptthe cieling ) of this room, are all new ; every 
 part of them in the modfuperb dyle. The cornice 
 and mouldings are highly gilt ; the hangings of rich 
 blue filk, with the moft beautiful embroidered bor- 
 ders ; the canopy and chair, extremely magnificent ; 
 and the chimney-piece, tables, glades, and chan- 
 deliers, all in a limilar dyle of fplendour. 
 
 The Paintings areby B.WeJl, Efq. wherein he has 
 happily celebrated fome of the principal glories of 
 the immortal Edward III. 
 
 Theje are. 
 
 The Surrender of Calais to Edward III. 
 
 An Entertainment given by Edwardlll. after defeat- 
 ing the French. in their attempt upon Calais. 
 
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 The paffage of Edward III. over the River Somme, 
 previous to the battle of Creffy. 
 
 The Battle of Creffy, in 1346. 
 
 St. George. 
 
 The Battle of Poifliers^ where Edwaid, the Black 
 Prince took King John and his fon Philip 
 prifoners, whom he afterwards brought over 
 into England. 
 
 The Battle of Neville’s Crofs, where David, king of 
 Scotland, was taken prifoner by queenPhillippa, 
 while her royal confort Edward III. was be- 
 fieging Calais. 
 
 The Inftitution of the Order of the Garter.* 
 KINGs PRESENCE CHAMBER. 
 
 On the deling is painted, in a moft mafterly (tyle, 
 a portrait of king Charles II. fhewn by Mercury to 
 the four quarters of the world, who are introduced 
 by Neptune ; Fame with a branch of olive in her 
 left hand, and a trumpet in her right, is founding 
 the glory of the Prince, and Time driving away 
 rebellion, fedition, and other evil genii. Over the 
 canopy, Juftice is (hewing the arms of Britain to 
 
 Thames 
 
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 given in the Appendix. 
 
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 Thames ana his river nymphs ; the ftar of Venus, 
 and the following label “ Sydus Carolinum ” At 
 the lower end of the chamber is Venus in a fea 
 car, drawn by tritons and fea nymphs. The ground 
 and manner of finifhing this cieling, are the fame as 
 thofe we have before mentioned. 
 
 The hangings, &c. are in a fimilar ftyle with thofe 
 in the preceding apartment, and were done ac the 
 fame period of time. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 Duns Scotus, Spagnolei.- 
 
 Peter, Czar of Mufcovy, SirG. Kneller, 
 
 Prometheus, Young Palma . 
 
 Four cartoons,by Raphaelle,that were formerly at- 
 Hampton-Court, viz. 
 
 Elimas, the Sorcerer, (truck blind. 
 
 The death of Ananias. 
 
 Our Saviour giving the charge to Peter. 
 
 Paul preaching at Athens. 
 
 KING’s guard chamber. 
 
 The cieling is much admired for the manner in 
 which it is painted in water, colours. 
 
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 In one circle are Peace and Plenty ; in another, 
 Alars and Minerva ; and In the dome is a reprefenta- 
 tion of Mars, with helmets, fhields, and trophies 
 
 In this room the knights of the garter, in the ab~ 
 fence of the fovereign, dine at an inftallation. 
 
 The magazine of arms and warlike inftruments 
 depofited in this fpacious room, were ingeniouily 
 difpofed in colonnades, piJlars, circles, fhields, and' 
 other devices, by Mr. Harris , late matter gunner of 
 this cattle. Among the coats of mail, is that of the 
 renowned Edward , the black prince, which is placed 
 over the door leading to St. George' s-Hall 
 
 The Paintings dre y 
 
 Charles XI. King of Sweden , on Horfeback, Wyci. 
 Eight Views of Battles, Sieges, See. Rugendas , 
 
 St. GEORG E's -HALL. 
 
 This mod magnificent apartment, which is gene- 
 rally allowed to be one of the finett in Europe, is 
 dedicated to the peculiar honor of the mod noble 
 Order of the Garter . 
 
 In a large oval in the centre of the cieling, King 
 Charles II, is reprefented in the habit of the order 
 of the garter, with his right foot on a lion’s head, 
 attended by England, Scotland , and Ireland \ religion 
 
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 and plenty holding the crown of thefe kingdoms 
 over his head ; on each fide of the monarch, are 
 Mars and Mercury , with the emblems of war and' 
 peace. — In the fame oval is regal government, fup- 
 ported by religion and eternity; juftice, attended by 
 fortitude, temperance, and prudence, beating down 
 rebellion and faction ; and among the evil genii, the 
 painter is faid to have introduced the earl of 
 Sh — — — y, a flatefman of that reign, difperfing 
 libels. Nearer the throne is an oftagon, in which 
 is St. George's crofs, encircled with the garter, 
 within a ftar or glory, fupported by Cupids, with 
 the motto 
 
 Honi soit qui mal y pense, 
 
 the Mufes attending in full concert, and other em- 
 belli foments, expreflive of the grandeur of the 
 order. 
 
 On the back of the fovereign’s throne, is painted 
 a large canopy and drapery, on the latter of which 
 is reprefented.as large as life, St. George encountering 
 the dragon, and on the lower border is infcribed, 
 
 Veniendo restituit Rem, 
 
 In Englifh , 
 
 By coming he reftored affairs. 
 
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 In allufion to King JViUiam III who is feated 
 under the abovementioned canopy, in the habit 
 of the order, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. The afcent to 
 the throne is by five fteps of fine marble, to which 
 the painter has made an addition of five more, in 
 fuch perfection, that they agreeably deceive the 
 fight, and almoft induce the fpedator to believe 
 them equally real. 
 
 In the lower compartments of thecieling over the 
 mufic gallery, is the collar of the order of the garter, 
 fupported by cupids, and encompaffed with a variety 
 of characters, emblematic of this moft illuftrious 
 ■order of knighthood. 
 
 On the north fide of this fuperb chamber, ex- 
 tending 108 feet in length, is elegantly painted the 
 i triumph of Edward , the black prince, fon of Edward 
 III. founder of the order of the garter, who is feated 
 at the upper end, receiving John, king of France, 
 and David, king of Scotland, prifoners, under a ca- 
 nopy of green velvet. The prince, crowned with 
 laurels, is feated in a triumphal car, in the midft of 
 the proceffion fupported by flaves, preceded by cap- 
 tives, and attended by the emblems of liberty, vic- 
 tory, and other enfigns of the Romans, with the ban- 
 ners of France and Scotland difplayed. The painter 
 
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 has clofed this proceffion with the countefs of 
 Sallfbury , in the perfon of a fine lady, making gar- 
 lands for the prince, and a reprefentation of 
 Shakefpear’s Merry Wives of Wiridfor. In this laid 
 part of the group he has humoroufly introduced him- 
 felf in a black hood and a fcarlet cloak. 
 
 At the lower end of the hall is a noble mufic 
 gallery, finely carved and gilt, fupported by four 
 Haves, beautifully carved in wood, bending, as it 
 were, beneath their burthen, reprefenting a father 
 and his three fons, whom the brave Edward, the 
 Black Prince, is faid to have made captives in his 
 wars. Over the mufic gallery is the following 
 infcription : 
 
 AMTONIUS VERRtO, Neapolitans 
 
 NON 1G NOB! L I , STIRPE NATHS. 
 
 Auguftiffimi REGIS CAROLI Secundi 
 °SANCTI et GEORGII 
 Molem hanc Foelicissima Manu 
 Decorav it. 
 
 In Englijh thus, 
 
 Anthony Verrio , a IScapolilan , born of a nobie race, 
 ornamented with a moll happy hand this large 
 pile of building, of the molt noble king Chartc 
 II. and St.G eorge. 
 
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 St. GEORGE’S, or th* 
 
 K I N G’s CHAPEL 
 
 In this chapel, which is adjoining to St. George’s 
 Hall, divine fervice is performed every morning, 
 during his hdajefly’s fummer refidenCe at Windfof, 
 at eight o’clock. 
 
 The cieling is a mafterly and finking reprefehta- 
 tion of the afcenfion of our Saviour , accompanied by 
 a numerous hoft of angels. On the weft end, over 
 the altar, is Mary Magdalen weeping on the out- 
 fide of the fepulchre ; and on each fide, on the 
 cornice, are the Roman foldiers. 
 
 The altar-piece is the Laft Supper; and on the 
 north-fide of the chapel are painted Tome of the 
 miracles of our Saviour, as his railing Ldznrus from 
 the dead, curing the fick of the palfy, cafting out 
 devils, & c. by Verrio, who in the principal part of 
 the defign is mafterly, but is thought by connoif- 
 feurs not to have been quite fo happy in his execution 
 of it, the figures of the fick men being too athletic 
 for perfons in their fuppofied Condition,. T. nete is alfo 
 a much greater inconfiftcncy in the-’pdintcr s having 
 introduced Sir Godfrey Kneller, and Mr. Cooper , who 
 affifted him in thefe paintings; and likewife him- 
 
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 felf, in a full black wig, bidding the cripples go to 
 our Saviour to be healed. 
 
 The clofets for the King and the Royal Family, 
 form the eafl: end of this chapel. The canopy, cur- 
 tains, and furniture are of crimfon velvet, with gold 
 fringe. The carved work of this chapel is worth 
 the particular attention of the curious, it reprefents 
 a great variety of palms, pelicans, doves, and other 
 allufions to fcripture hillory; likewife the ftar and 
 garter, with other ornaments, all finely executed by 
 Giljon 
 
 From this chapel you return into the queen’s 
 guard-chamber, and this clofes the feveral apart- 
 ments ihewn to the public ; the other apartments 
 being feldom open, except when the court refides 
 at Windjor , though they confill of many beautiful 
 rooms, with paintings by the bell mailers. 
 
 On returning to the vellibule mentioned at the 
 entrance to thefe apartments, ftrangers’ufually take a 
 view of the inner, or horn-court, as it is called, from a 
 pair of Hag horns, of a very extraordinary fize, fet 
 up in it. This court is painted in bronze and Hone 
 colours. On one fide is reprefented afea-fight, with 
 the images of Jupiter', Neptune , Mercury, and Minerva; 
 and on the oppofite fide, a Roman battle. In the 
 
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 gallery, among other paintings, is a reprefentatioa 
 of king David playing before the ark. From this 
 court, a flight of ftone fteps leads into the King's 
 guard chamber, already mentioned ; and under thefe 
 fteps is the figure of Hercules , painted in ftone-colour* 
 On the dome over the fteps, is painted the battle 
 of the Gods; and on the fides of the ftair-cafe, two 
 battles of the Greeks and Romans , and a represen- 
 tation of the four ages of the world, in frefco. 
 
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 Of the KEEP, or ROUND TOWER. 
 HIS Tower, fometimes called the middle ward, 
 
 A which forms the weft fide of the upper court, 
 is built in the form of an amphitheatre, on the high- 
 eft part of the mount ; the afcent into the upper 
 apartments, is by a flight of ioo done fteps, at the 
 top of which is planted a large piece of cannon, le- 
 veled at the entrance, or bottom of thefe fteps ; there 
 are likewife 17 pieces of cannon mounted round the 
 xurtain.of the tower, which is the only battery now 
 in the caftle, though formerly the whole place was 
 ftrongly fortified with cannon on each of the 
 feveral towers, and two platforms in the lower ward. 
 
 The apartments of this tower belong to the con- 
 ftable, or governor, whofe office is both military and 
 civil: As a military officer, he is obliged to defend 
 the caftle againft all enemies, whether foreign or do- 
 meftic. He has the charge of prifoners brought 
 hither, and is accountable to the king for whatever is 
 
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 contained in the caftle. He has a deputy, or lieu- 
 tenant governor, who holds equal command in his 
 abfence, and has lodgings appointed for his refidence 
 at the entrance of the tower we are now about to 
 defcribe. 
 
 The conftable, as a civil officer, is judge of a court 
 ofrecoitl, held by prefcription over the town gate in 
 the lower ward, for the determination of pleas be- 
 tween party and party, within the precinds oiWind- 
 Jor foreft, which comprehends many towns, over 
 which this court has jurifdidion ; and all legal pro- 
 cefles, judgments, and executions, are iflued in his 
 name : He is likewife chief forefter and warden of 
 fVindfor foreft, which extends i2o~ miles in cir- 
 cumference. 
 
 The entrance into this tower is through a fquare 
 paved court, in which is arefervoir of water, oreded 
 in the reign of Charles II. to receive the drains from 
 the upper leads- The court is hung round with 
 buckets, which are there ready in cafe of fire. 
 
 In 1 784, here was alfo ereded under the diredion* 
 of Mr. Gray, an engine, for raifing water upwards 
 of 370 feet, by the fimple contrivance of a rope ; the 
 ends of which being fpliced together, it is fixed to a 
 wheel and gudgeon-in the water, and to a windlafs at 
 
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 the top of the well ; the windlafs being turned with a 
 moderate degree of velocity, the water adheres to the 
 afcendingpart of the rope until it arrives at the top ; 
 it is then thrown off, and collected, by means of a 
 femicircular cap, that inclofes the inner wheel of the 
 windlafs; this cap having a fpout on one fide of it, 
 the water is conducted into any veflel that maybe 
 placed to receive iu 
 
 The fird apartment you enter is the 
 
 GUARD-CHAMBER. 
 
 In this room is a fmall magazine of arms, curl* 
 oufly difpofed, as matchlocks, the fird ever made* 
 whole, half, and quarter pikes, with bandoleers of 
 various figures. Round the cornice, is a. number of 
 bread-plates, with helmets over them, and feveral 
 drums, in proper order. Over the chimney, is carved in 
 lime-wood, the dar and garter, in the form of an oval 
 crowned and encompafled with daggers and piftols. 
 The pillars of the door leading to the dining-room 
 are compofed of pikes, on the tops of which are two 
 coats of mail, faid to be thofe of John, king of 
 France , and David , king of Scotland, who were pri- 
 soners here; they are both inlaid with gold, the 
 
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 former with flower-de-luces, and the latter with 
 thirties. 
 
 On the rtair cafe leading to the dining-room, 
 rtands the figure of a yeoman of the guard, painted in 
 his proper drefs, as if in waiting. Here are four 
 pillars of pikes, ornamented with banc oleers, car- 
 bines, and matchlocks. In the centre is a beautiful 
 engraved horfe fliield, encomparted with daggers and 
 pirtols ; as alfo feveral of king 'James’s and king 
 William's pieces, ranged by the late Mr. Harris . 
 
 DINING-ROOM. 
 
 The tapertry, which is difpofed in fix compart- 
 ments, contains the hirtory of Hero and Leander. 
 
 DRESSING-ROOM. 
 
 In this room are the following prints and drawings; 
 
 The Holy Family of Jefus y a Print, 
 
 Rembrant's Mother, Do. 
 
 Pi Turk, by candle-light ; a curious piece. 
 
 A Siege of the Romans, drawn with a pen. 
 
 There are feveral other prints in this room, but 
 none that are deferving of particular mention. 
 
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 BED-CHAMBER. 
 
 Here are fix ebony chairs, of a particular make, 
 curioufly ftudded with ivory. 
 
 The tapeftry is wrought with gold and filver, re- 
 prefenting the ftory of Auroclotus , king of Phrygia , 
 and his three daughters, weeping to death by the fide 
 of the Helicon. In another part is the ftory of 
 Pandoras Box : the other parts of the tapeftry are 
 likewife reprefentations of heathen Mythology. 
 
 The other apartments having nothing in them 
 worthy the attention of a traveller, we fhall proceed 
 to the top of the tower, on the leads of which 
 is placed the royal ftandard, which is fourteen yards' 
 long and eight broad, and is hoiftcd on all ftate 
 holidays. The union, which is nine yards by fix, is 
 always hoifted when the governor is prefent. 
 
 This towe* commands a moft delightful and ex- 
 tenfive profpetft, as the reader will readily conceive 
 from the following infcription, written on a board 
 placed againft the wall 
 
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 A lift of the counties to be feen from the top of 
 :his round tower.. . 
 
 7. Wilis, 
 
 8. Hants , 
 
 9. Surrey, 
 
 10. Suffex, 
 
 11. Kent, 
 
 12. Bedford. 
 
 t. Middlefex , 
 
 2 . EJJ 'ex, 
 
 3. Hertford, 
 
 4. Bucks, 
 
 5. Berks, 
 
 6. Oxford, 
 
 It would be fuperfluous to inform the reader of 
 the many churches, manfions, feats, and remarkable 
 places that are to be feen from thefe leads, as mod of 
 them will naturally occur on reading the above in- 
 fcription. 
 
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 Of the LOWER WARD, COURT. 
 
 HE lower ward is far more fpacious than the 
 
 * upper, and is divided into two parts, by the 
 Collegiate Church , or Chapel of St. George . On the 
 north, or inner fide, are the houfes and apartments 
 of the dean and canons, minor canons, clerksj 
 verger, and other officers of the foundation ; and on 
 the fouth and weft fides of the outer part of this 
 court, are the houfes of the alms, or poor knights ol 
 Windfor . 
 
 In this ward are alfo feveral towers belonging tc 
 the officers of the crown, and the order of the garter, 
 namely, to the bifhop of JVincheJler , prelate ; the 
 bifhop of Salifbury> chancellor ; and formerly there 
 was a tower belonging to Garter , king at arms, but 
 very little is now remaining, except the ruins. — 
 Here are alfo the ftore-tower, guard-chamber, and 
 court of record, held under the governor and fteward, 
 as mentioned in the preceding chapter. 
 
 The apartments in the deanery, which were con- 
 fiderably repaired by the late dean Keppel , are large 
 and commodious ; and in the great palfage leading to 
 
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 in apartment called the garter-room, are hung up the 
 arms of the fovereign and knights companions of 
 the garter. In this room is an ancient fcreen, oil 
 which are properly blazoned the arms of K. Edward 
 III. and the feveral fovereigns and knights compa- 
 nions, from the foundation to the prefent time. 
 
 In this room the knights meet and robe, on the 
 morning of inftallation, and proceed from hence to 
 St. George's Chapel. 
 
 In the inner cloyfters are the houfes of the feveral 
 prebendaries, and at the lower end is the library be- 
 onging to the college ; the infide of which is neat, 
 hough not elegant. It is well furnifhed with eccle- 
 iaftical writers, apd books of polite literature, and 
 las lately received a confiderable addition from the 
 ate earl of Ranelagh y who bequeathed his valuable li- 
 >rary to the college. The houfes command a moft 
 >eautiful profpedl of the river Thames , and of the 
 ^joining counties. 
 
 Oppofite the weft end of the Chapel of St. George* 
 re the houfes of the minor canons, and clerks, or 
 horifters, built in the form of a horfe fhoe, in allu* 
 ion to one of the badges of Henry VII. or his prede- 
 effor, king Edward W. and are commonly called, 
 he Horfe-Shoe Cloyfters. 
 
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 CHAP, VI, 
 
 Of the CHAPEL of St. GEORGE- 
 
 rr^HIS royal chapel is fituated on the fame^ fite on 
 I which before flood a chapel ereaed by K ..Henry 
 1- dedicated to Edward the ConfeJJor. The prefent 
 chapel was built by Edward III. in the year 1337, a 
 
 thort time after the foundation of the college of the 
 new eftablifhed order of the Garter; but K. Edward 
 IV. notefleeming the fabric fufficiently large and 
 (lately, improved the ftruaure, and defigned the pre- 
 fent building, together with the houfes of the dean 
 v an d canons : and it was afterwards greatly unproved 
 by Henry VII. and Henry VIII. 
 
 The inlide of this chapel is univerfally admired 
 for its neatnefs and gothic magnificence ; the done 
 roof is efteemed a raoft excellent piece of workman- 
 (h-ip, it is an ellipfis, fupported by pillars of antient 
 gothic architeaure, whofe ribs and groins fuftain the 
 whole deling with admirable beauty and elegance. 
 
 Every part of this lofty deling has a different de- 
 vice, executed to great perfedion, as the arms of 
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 Edward the Confeffor Edward III. Edward the Black 
 Prince , Henry VI. Edward IV = Henry VII. and 
 Henry VIII. Alfo the arms of France and England 
 quarterly, the holy crofs, the fhield or crofsofSt. 
 George , the rofe, port-cullis, lion rampant, unicorn, 
 fieur delis, dragon, prince’s feather, &c. alfo the arms 
 of Bourchier , Stafford, HaJiings, Beaufort , Manners , 
 and other noble families. 
 
 It would but tire the reader to give a description of 
 the various devices, and different representations that 
 are on the Several parts of this cieling ; I fhall there- 
 fore only further point out to him, that in the nave 
 or centre arch, are curioufly defigned and blazoned, 
 the arms of Henry VIII. Sovereign, and the Several 
 knights companions of the garter, anno 1528, among 
 which are the arms of Charles V. Emperor of Ger- 
 many, Francis I. King of France, Ferdinand , Infant 
 of Spain, and King of the Romans . The arms of 
 the other Knights companions, with thofe of the 
 prelate, are regularly difpofed. — In 1789 this beau- 
 tiful chapel was thoroughly repaired ; the centre and 
 fide aides new paved with Panfwick ftone,* the co- 
 
 F lumns, 
 
 * Previous to this aground plan of the whole, i e. of the 
 grave ftones, was taken, in order to afcertain cn any future 
 ©ccafion, the refpe&iv'e Stuations of the reliques which they 
 
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 Iumns, Tides, and cieling cleaned, and the feveral arms 
 already mentioned, painted, and properly em- 
 blazoned* 
 
 The WINDOWS. 
 
 The object that mod. generally attrafts the atten- 
 tion of Grangers on their fird entrance into this 
 chapel, next the gothic magnificence of its archi- 
 tecture, is a mod noble window at the wed end of 
 the middle aide, compofed of 80 compartments, or 
 lights, each fix feet high, by one foot fi.ve inches 
 wide; the whole beautifully ornamented with fine 
 ftained glafs, confiding of a variety of figures, as pa- 
 triarchs, biihops, and other canonical characters, 
 St. Peter, St. Alexander , king Solomon , Edward the 
 ConfeJJor, Edward IV. and Henry VIII. In many of 
 the compartments is St* George's crofs, encompaffed 
 with the garter, this being the arms of the college; 
 here are alfo the arms of the biihops of London and 
 Briftol. 
 
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 once covered; hut as many of thefe records of the dead, 
 v ere greatly defaced by time, and the families to which 
 ^ ^ others lelated being extinft, none but thofe that are moft en- 
 tire, or that belong to the mod eminent perfons, have beeri 
 ^^^^fjfeferved : Thefe are indifferently placed between the pillars 
 "that divide the centre from the fide aifles 5 and in the centre 
 of the aides on each fide of the choir. 
 
 
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 In the year 1783, the window at the weft end of 
 the north aide, and thofe at the eaft and weft ends 
 of the fouth aide, were in a great part reconftructed ; 
 the common crown glafs entirely taken away, and 
 the whole glazed with part ftained, and part painted 
 glafs. In the firft is reprefented a female figure, (faid 
 to be king Edward Ill’s, queen) (landing on a throne, 
 beneath a gothic canopy; and under this are four ec- 
 clefiaftics. In the fecond is king Edward III. under 
 a like canopy, and in the lower compartments are 
 John, king of France, and David, king of Scotland, 
 with the figures of two cardinals. The third win- 
 dow, is a reprefentation of our Saviour before Pilate; 
 in this the figures are well painted and the colours 
 good. 
 
 Moft part of the ftained glafs, with which thefe 
 and the windows in general were ornamented, was 
 deftroyed in times of anarchy and plunder; but 
 in order to preferve as much of it as might be, an 
 order was given by the dean and chapter, to felect 
 the fcattered remains from the various parts of the 
 chapel, out of which, with fome pieces collected by 
 the Rev. Dr. Lockman, and others painted by Brif- 
 tow, thefe windows were compofed. 
 
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 WINDOW over the ALTAR, 
 
 The fubjeft of this is the Refurre&ion ; and is di- 
 vided into three compartments. In the centre is our 
 Saviour afcending from the Sepulchre, preceded by 
 the Angel of the Lord, above whom, in the clouds, 
 is an hoft of Cherubims and Seraphims, and among 
 thefe is a portrait of their Majefties 5 fon, Ocftavius. 
 In the front ground are the roman foldiers, thrown in 
 various poftures with horror and confufion ; and are 
 gazing with terror and aftonilhment at Chrift in his 
 afcenfion. 
 
 In the right-hand compartment are reprefented 
 Mary Magdalen , Mary , the mother of James, and 
 Salome , approaching the fepulchre with unguents and 
 fpices, in order to anoint the body of their Lord and 
 Mailer. 
 
 In the left-hand divifion, are Peter and John, who 
 are fuppofed to have been informed by Mary Mag- 
 dalen , that the body of Ckrijl was milling, and are 
 thereupon running with the greateft anxiety, afto- 
 nilhment, and fpeed, towards the fepulchre. This 
 mafterly performance was defignedby B . Weji , Efq. 
 in 1785, and executed by Mr. Jarvis , between tha ; 
 period and the year 1788. In viewing this mof 
 fplendid window, the fpedlator is at a lofs whicl 
 
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 mod to admire, the genius of Mr. Weji y in the de- 
 fign, or, the exquifite fkill of Mr. Jarvis y in the 
 execution of it. 
 
 In the fide windows, near the altar, are the arms 
 of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, with thofe of 
 the prefent, and fome of the late Knights of the 
 Order ; each encircled with the ftar and garter. 
 Above the arms of each knight is his creft, with the 
 George beneath, pendent to a ribbon, on which is 
 infcribed his principal title* 
 
 Of the CHOIR. 
 
 This choir, which was built by king Edward III, 
 and afterwards greatly ornamented in the reigns of 
 Edward IV. and Henry VII. with curious carvings, 
 that fiiew the genius and indudry of the artids in 
 thofe days, is fet apart for the more immediate fer- 
 yice of Almighty God ^ the indallation of the 
 Knights of the Garter ; and as j^repofitory of honor 
 of this mod noble Order of Kni^Ktbood. 
 
 It is feparated from the body of the church, at 
 the wed end, by a large fcreen or organ-gallery, 
 and a handfome organ was ere&ed, on the general 
 repair of the chapel, foon after the redoration of 
 king Charles II* This organ was taken down in 
 
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 1789, by order of his Majefty, and a new one erected 
 by Mr. Greeny which, if we judge from the very 
 liberal fum he isfaid to have received for it, mud be 
 a capital one. The gallery on which it is eredled is 
 of Code’s artificial done, confiding of five arches, 
 with a roof fimilar to that of the chapel, done in the 
 mod codly manner. The organ cafe is in the gothic 
 ftyle, correfponding with the canopies, &c. 
 
 The arrangements of the feats are well difpofed 
 for the fervice of divine worfhip, which is performed 
 here every morning and evening. 
 
 On the right hand of the wed, or principal en- 
 trance into the choir, is the fovereign’s flail, which 
 was covered with purple velvet, and cloth of gold, and 
 had a canopy, curtains, and cufhions of the fame, 
 trimmed with broad gold fringe. This was removed 
 1788, and a new one erected under the direction 
 Emlyn, carved in a neat gothic ftyle. l*n 
 re the arms of the Sovereign, encircled 
 
 . , , , * crowned with the roval diadem; 
 
 with laurel, anu . ' 
 
 ,he whole IWrounae. d »" 1 ’ flower-de-luces and the 
 
 liar of the order, with l>/ P™^ ‘>‘ I P° M - 
 
 The fovereign’s banner is 0/ "eh velvet, and muck 
 larger than thofe of the knights compamons, and he 
 mantling is of gold brocade. 
 
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 The prince’s flail is on the left hand of the en- 
 trance, and is not diftinguifhed irom thofe of the 
 other knights companions ; the whole fociety being, 
 according to the ilatutes of inilitution, companions 
 and colleagues of equal honor and power. 
 
 The {falls of the knights companions of the moft 
 noble Order of the Garter, are on each fide of the 
 choir, with the mantle, helmet, creft, and fword 
 of each knight fet over his flail, on a canopy of 
 antient carving, curioufiy wrought, and over the 
 canopy is placed, the banner or arms of each knight, 
 properly blazoned on filk ; and on the back of the 
 Halls are the titles of the knights, with their arms, 
 neatly engraved and blazoned on copper. Thefe en- 
 figns of honor are removed according to the fuc- 
 ceftion of the knight in the order ; and after his de- 
 ceafe, and at the inftallation of his fucceffor ( if not 
 performed before by order of the fovereign) the ban- 
 ner, helmet, fword, &c. of the deceafed knight, are 
 with great folemnity offered up at the altarj but the 
 plate of his titles remains in his flail, as a perpetual 
 Memorial to his Honor. 
 
 Six new flails have lately been added, and the whole 
 of the canopies cleaned and thoroughly repaired. 
 
 A lift of the prefent Knights of the Garter, with 
 the arrangement of the banners, and other enfigns, 
 
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 will be annexed to the ceremonial of Inflallation, in 
 the Appendix. 
 
 The carved work of the choir is worthy of re- 
 mark, particularly the canopies over the flails of the 
 knights. On the pedeflals of thefe flails, is carved 
 the hiftory of our Saviour’s life, from his nativity to 
 his afcenfion ; on the front of the flails, at the weft 
 end of the choir, is alfo carved the hiftory of St. 
 George y and on a girth on the outfide of the upper 
 feats, is cut, in old Saxon characters, the twentieth 
 pfalm, in Latin , fuppofed to be defigned as a prayer 
 or petition for the royal founder, Edward III. and 
 the future fovereigns of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 The carved work of this choir, as well as moft 
 parts of the deling, abound with a variety of imagery, 
 and there were formerly feveral large figures of pa- 
 triarchs, kings, &c. but there are now only re- 
 maining thofeof Edward III. and Edward IV . both 
 of which are well executed. 
 
 The altar was formerly adorned with coftly hang- 
 ings of crimfon velvet and gold, which, together with 
 other furniture appropriated to the ufe of the altar, 
 amounting to 3580 ounces of wrought plate, of the 
 moft curious workmanfhip, were, in 1642, feized, 
 "Under colour of parliamentary authority, by Capt. 
 
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 Foggy on a general plunder of this royal foundation. 
 This facrilege- was in a great meafure compenfated 
 to the college, on the reftoration of king Charles II. 
 who, with the knights companions, fubfcribed libe- 
 rally to fupply the altar with all things neceffary for 
 its decent fervice and ornament. The royal ex- 
 ample was alfo followed by many well difpofed per- 
 fons ; and the altar plate, which is curioufly wrought 
 and gilt, was dedicated to the honor of God, and the 
 fervice of the fovereign, and knights companions of 
 the mod noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 King Charles II. ornamented the altar with twen- 
 ty, two panels of tiffue and purple damafk ; it was 
 likewife further decorated with two pieces of arras, 
 one reprefenting Chrift and his Difciples at fupper, 
 given by Dr. Bryan , bifhop of Winchefter; the other, 
 Chrift and his two Difciples at Emmaus, from an. 
 original of Titian , and prefented to the college by 
 Lady Mordaunt ; both of which were appropriated 
 to the ufe of the altar, till the year 1707, when, on 
 moving the wainfcot in Urfwick chapel, was found a 
 painting of therLaft Supper: This had formerly been 
 fecreted, in the time of plunder; and being highly 
 approved of by Sir Tames Thornhill , Verrio y and 
 other eminent mailers, it was repaired, and affixed 
 
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 over the communion table, where it remained ’till 
 the general repair of the chapel in 1788, when it 
 was removed to the parifli church. The repairs and 
 alterations of the altar, made by his prefent Ma- 
 jefty, will be lading monuments of the flourifhing 
 date of the arts in thefe days. The window over it 
 which has been already defcribed at page 52, was 
 eredded at the joint expence of the fovereign, the 
 knights, and the dean and canons ; but the painting 
 of the Lad Supper, together with the curious carved 
 wainfcot that furrounds it, was by the gracious defire, 
 and at the foie charge, of the king. The painting is 
 by B . fVeJi y Efq. of which, thofe who only affedl to 
 be critics, pretend, that the figure of Judas is too pre- 
 dominant y 'though real judges edeem the whole a 
 maderly compofition. The wainfcot was defigned 
 by Mr. Thomas Sandhy , and executed under the in- 
 fpe&ion of Mr. Emlyn . The various reprefenta- 
 tions confid of the arms of Edward III. Edward the 
 Black Prince, and of thofe of the original Knights, 
 with the feveral enfigns of the Order of the Garter ; 
 alfo of pelicans, wheat, grapes, facramental vef- 
 fels and fymbols, neatly executed, and difpofed with 
 infinite tafte. 
 
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 Near the firft haut pas of the choir, is the royal 
 vault, in which are depofited the remains of Henry 
 VIII. and his Queen, Jane Seymour , King Charles I. 
 and a daughter of Queen Anne. Henry VI. and Ed- 
 wardlV. were alfo buried in this chapel ; the former 
 in the foufh, the latter in the north aide, near the 
 altar. The monuments of thefe princes will be more 
 particularly mentioned, in the order they are exhi- 
 bited by the fexton in conducting the ftranger round 
 
 this much admired chapel. 
 
 QU EEN’s CLOSET. 
 
 On the north fide of the choir, adjoining to the 
 altar, is a gallery called the Queen’s Clofet, formerly 
 ufed only for the accommodation of the ladies at an 
 inftallation ; in 1 780 it was confiderably repaired, 
 and completely furnifhed with defks, ftools, cufhions, 
 curtains, &c. and here their majeflies and the royal 
 family attend divine fervice, every funday morning, 
 during their fummer refidence at JVindjor . 
 
 The wainfcot and canopy are both in the gothic 
 ftyle, and neatly painted in imitation of Norway oak. 
 The curtains are of fine garter blue filk, and the 
 chairs and ftools are covered with the fame. On the 
 
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 covers of the cufhions, within an oval, encircled with 
 flowers, are neatly worked the letters G. R. 
 
 In the fecond window are neatly painted the arms 
 of their majefties, by Brifiow ; and a rofe and Cun- 
 flower, by IVeft. 
 
 In the third window is St. Catharine , and the 
 crowning of Queen Efther . 
 
 In the eafl window is a reprefentation of Nahai 
 receiving David's meffengers, vide 25th chap, ifl 
 Book of Samuel. 
 
 In the window, on the fouth fide of the clofet, h 
 an excellent piece, in ancient flamed glafs, of the 
 Wife Men’s Offering. 
 
 The upper part of the window next the choir h 
 beautifully ornamented with mofaic glafs; in this 
 window are three pieces, reprefenting the Diliipation. 
 .Diflrefs, and Return of the Prodigal Son ; the arms 
 of Henry VII. and other reprelentations, which adc 
 to the ornament .and decent neatnefs of the whole. 
 
 CHAPTER HOUSE. 
 
 At the eafl end of the north aide is the chaptfcr- 
 houfe, wherein all the bufinefs of the college is tranf 
 a&ed ; this room is not ufually fhewn to flrangers) 
 
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 yet we prefame the following particulars will be ac- 
 ceptable to the reader. 
 
 Fronting the entrance is a fine whole length of the 
 renowned and vi&orious Edward III. in his robes of 
 date ; in his right hand he holds a fvvord, bearing 
 the crowns of France and Scotland , in token of the 
 many conquefts he gained over thofe nations. 
 Round the frame is written this infcription i 
 Edwardus Tertius in victissimus Anglic 
 
 Rex, hujus Chapelie et nobiihssimi 
 
 Ordinis Garterii Fundator. 
 
 On one fide of this portrait is kept the all -con- 
 quering fword of this renowned prince, which is fix 
 feet nine inches long. 
 
 Before we proceed to give a defcription of the 
 monuments in this chapel, it may be proper to 
 acquaint the reader, that mod of them were origi- 
 nally founded as chantries, and endowed with lands 
 and other revenues for the maintenance of chaplains 
 and priefts, to fing mafles there, for the fouls of their 
 feveral founders and their kindred, 
 
 . Befides the feveral chantries founded at different 
 -limes, there were heretofore held and celebrated in 
 yhis chapel, feveral anniverfaries, or obiits, for the 
 remembrance of pious perfons,and other benefa&ors 
 
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 to this chapel ; but as the obfervance of them has 
 long fince been laid afide, we ffiall omit further 
 mention of them, and obferve, that fince the reform- 
 ation, four general obiits only are obferved annually, 
 on the fundays next preceding the four quarterly 
 feafts, viz. March 25, June 24, September 29, and 
 December 25, in commemoration of the founders, 
 patrons, and benefactors to this church, and the 
 Order of the Garter ; at which time a particular fer- 
 vice is made ufe of, and the feveral officers of the 
 church have an additional ftipend. 
 
 MONUMENTS in this CHAPEL. 
 
 We have before mentioned that the bodies ot 
 Henry VIII. his Queen, Jane Seymour, &c. wer< 
 buried near the firft haut pas of the choir*; froir 
 hence we proceed to the north aide, where, near tht 
 choir-door, lies 
 
 KING EDWARD IV. 
 
 At the eaft end of the north aide are depofited th< 
 remains of Edward IV. in a tomb fronted witl 
 touchllone, over which is ere&ed a beautiful riionu 
 ment, compoled of fteel, reprefenting a pair o 
 gates between two towers of curious workmanfhip 
 after the gothic manner. The trophies of honou 
 
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 over this prince’s grave, were richly ornamented with 
 pearls, rubies, and gold, and hung fecure ’till this 
 chapel was plundered in 1642. The front of 
 this monument formerly faced the north aifle, but is 
 now towards the altar ; we are informed that (tone 
 work is intended to be erected on the back part of 
 it, but the defign we have not yet learnt. 
 
 In the beginning of March, 1 789, as the workmen 
 were employed in preparing the ground for a new 
 pavement, they perceived a fmall aperture in the 
 fide of the vault, which curiofity foon rendered fuf- 
 ficiently large to admit an eafy entrance to the in- 
 terior part. This was found to contain a leaden 
 coffin, feven feet long, with a perfedl fkeleton, im- 
 merfed in a glutinous liquid, with which the body 
 is thought to have been embalmed, *as it is near 307 
 years fince its interment. As foon as the labourers 
 had communicated their difcovery, the^ public eagerly 
 flocked to the chapel ; many of them found ways 
 and means to gratify their curiofity, and had not a 
 timely check been put to it, the whole of the re- 
 mains would foon have been difperfed over various 
 parts of the earth ; one fecreting fome hair ; a fe- 
 G 2 corid, 
 
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 of opinion, that the liquid andfediment contained in the cofiin 
 were fimply water and earth, to which all bodies refolve. 
 
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 corn!, a tooth ; and a third, a finger, &c. &c. who 
 now boaft their plundered reliques of this magnani- 
 mous prince. On the tcp of the beforementioned cof- 
 fin was placed another,fuppofed to be made of cedar, 
 and to contain the remains of princefs Mary , daugh- 
 ter of Edward IV. but thefe were greatly decayed. On 
 the infide of the vault were infcribed feveral names 
 and characters, but which probably were done by 
 the attendants at the funeral, or, the workmen em- 
 ployed in the erection of the vault, many of them 
 being written in chalk, and ns none of them im- 
 mediately appertain to the king, except the name 
 
 HASTINGS CHAPEL. 
 
 On the weft fide of the choir door, in the north 
 ai/le, is a chapel, built by Elizabeth , the wife of Wil- 
 liam, lord Hajiings , chamberlain to king Edward IV. 
 and matter of the mint, who for his loyalty to that 
 prince, and his royal iftue, was put to death by 
 Richard III. in the Tower of London . 
 
 The roof of this chapel is neat, and was formerly 
 richly ornamented and gilt. At each end are feveral 
 niches, in which images appear to have been placed, 
 and under them feveral angels, difplaying the arms 
 of the family of Hajiings . 
 
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 This chapel is dedicated to St. Stephen , whofe 
 hiftory is painted on four panels in the infide of it, 
 and Hill well preferved. 
 
 In the firfl panel is St. Stephen preaching to the 
 people, and underneath, a latin infcription, literally 
 importing ; 
 
 He preaches chrift. He dies to live with honor. 
 
 His do&rine checks and fooths the hearts of 
 men. 
 
 In the fecond panel he is represented before the 
 tribunal of Herod , and underneath, a latin inscrip- 
 tion to the following purport : 
 
 Purfued by envy \ Supported by Herod ; wicked 
 men accufe the holy Stephen . 
 
 In the third panel is the Honing of this primitive 
 martyr, by the Jews, and under it the following in- 
 scription in latin : 
 
 Pauly of his own accord, holds the cloaths of them 
 that Hone him. 
 
 The Hones defcend in ihowers. The firft martyr 
 prays for his murderers. 
 
 In the fourth panel the faint is reprefented dead, 
 or rather fitting in a fleeping poHure, and above him 
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 his beatification. On the front ground is infcribed;, 
 in latin > 
 
 He dies in the Lord, by whom eternal life is 
 given. 
 
 In a recefs in the aide at the back of the altar, is a 
 neat marble monument, ere&ed by Lieut. Gen. 
 George Wade, in memory of his brother, Dr. Wil- 
 liam Wade, fellow of Trinity-College, Cambridge, 
 and canon of this royal chapel. He died, Feb. i > 
 1732, in the fixty-fecond year of his age. 
 
 Adjoining to this, in a fimilar recefs, is a 
 monument to the memory of Theodore Randue, 
 Efq. keeper of Windfor-Palace, in the reign of 
 Charles IL who died, April 30, 1724, in the eighty- 
 fecond year of his. age. He bequeathed by his laft 
 will, the fum of 6400I. to public charities, the par- 
 ticulars of which are inscribed on his tomb. 
 
 The two laft-mentioned monuments were origi- 
 nally erected near the weft end of the chapel; the 
 former in the north, the latter in the fouth aifle, and 
 were removed hither in June, 1789. 
 
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 LINCOLN CHAPEL. 
 
 At the fouth-eafl corner of this church is a fmall 
 chapel, wherein are interred the remains of Edward , 
 earl of Lincoln , a nobleman as eminent for his wif- 
 dom in the fenate,.as for his naval and military abi- 
 lities and condudb. The 1 ft of Edward I V. he was 
 made admiral of the fleet fent to Scotland , and after- 
 wards lord high admiral of England. After a life 
 fpent with great honor and fuccefs, in the fervice of 
 four of the moll illuftrious princes, his lordfhip de- 
 parted this life, Jan. 16, 1 584, and a handfome mo- 
 nument was eredted to his memory by his lady, who 
 is alfo buried here. 
 
 This monument is of alabafter, with pillars of 
 porphery. On the top are the effigies of his lordfhip, 
 lying proftrate on a mat of curious workmanfhip, 
 drefled in armour, his feet reft ing on a greyhound, 
 collared and chained: By his fide lies his lady in her 
 robes of. ftate ; her head refting on an embroidered 
 cufhion, and her feet on a monkey. Round the mo- 
 nument are their fons and daughters on their knees. 
 
 This monument, which in many parts Was greatly 
 defaced, was repaired in 1789, by order of the duke 
 
 of Newcaftle* 
 
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 On the weft fide of the chapel are the family arms* 
 curioufly fculptured in alabafter, and blazoned. 
 
 BEAUCHAMP, Bijhop of Salijbury ; 
 
 In an arched tomb, at the eaft end of the fouth 
 aifle, lies Richard Beauchamp , Bifhop of Salifbury, 
 who was the firft chancellor of the moft noble Order 
 of the Garter; and in an arch oppofite to this tomb, 
 formerly lay a miflal, or breviary, as appears by this 
 infcription underneath 
 
 Who lyde this book here : The reverend Father 
 in God, Richard Beauchamps bifhop of the diocefs of 
 Saryjhury . And wherefore: To this intent, that 
 preeftes and minifters of Goddis church may have 
 the occupation thereof, feyying divyine fervice, and 
 for all othir that lyften to fey thereby their devotyon. 
 Afketh he any fpiritual mede : Yee, afmoche as 
 oure Lord lyft to reward him his good intent : 
 Praying every man whofe dute or devotyon is eafed 
 by this booke, they will fay for him thys commune 
 oryfon, Domine Jefu Chrifte, knelyng in the pre- 
 fence of this holy croffe, for the wych Reverend Fa- 
 dir above-faid hath graunted of the trefure of the 
 churche to every man 40 dayys of pardon, 
 
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 On riie centre Hone of the arch over this part of 
 the aifle, is curioufl'y cut, a representation of king 
 Edward IV. and the above bifliop^n their knees be- 
 fore the holy crofs, 
 
 KING HENRY VI. 
 
 Hiftorians are much divided concerning the death 
 and burial of this prince ; but the moft received opi- 
 nion is, that he was murdered in the Tower, by 
 Richard, duke of Gloucejler , on the 21 ft of May, 1472* 
 His corpfe was the next day carried to St. Paul's 
 church, and from thence conveyed by water to Chert- 
 fey, in Surrey , and buried ; but it was removed from 
 thence in the reign of Richard III. to this choir, and 
 a fecond time interred. From the fan&ity of this 
 prince’s life, a general opinion prevailed, that miracles 
 were wrought through his interceflion: His reliques 
 were therefore had in fuch veneration, that Henry 
 VII. applied to the court of Rome for his admiftion 
 into the calendar of Saints, and alfo for a licence from 
 the pope, to remove the body from JVindJor to Wejl- 
 minjler Abbey , to be interred with great folemnity, 
 probably in his new ere£led chapel; but the exor- 
 bitant demands of the church of Rome not agreeing 
 with the avaricious temper of Henry VII. the firft 
 
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 intention was dropped, and the latter laid afide. 
 From this application the report probably gained 
 credit, that the royal body was actually removed ; 
 yet it is evident, from the will of that prince, that it 
 was never put into execution. The whole arch, 
 under which this prince is interred, was, according to 
 the will of Henry VIII. fumptuoufly decorated; 
 and there at prefent appear on the centre (lone, the 
 royal arms, fupported by two antelopes, chained to- 
 gether with a gold chain ; which, on the late repair 
 of the chapel, were cleaned and emblazoned, but the 
 various enfigns and devices on the different parts of 
 the arch, totally obliterated. 
 
 Though it be pretty evident from the above parti- 
 culars, that the remains of Henry aredepofited in this 
 chapel; yet as fomemay {till have their doubts on the 
 fubjedt, it is to be regretted, that the very rude treat- 
 ment fhewn to the bones of Edward, fhould have 
 operated to fupprefs that defire of information ref- 
 pedting Henry y which otherwife might have been 
 eafily and decently gratified, at the time the chapel 
 was repairing : However not a ftngle brick belonging 
 to his vault was fuffered to be removed, notwith- 
 {landing the workmen had occafion to dig down fe- 
 veral feet, clofe by the fide of it 9 
 
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 Near the fouth door of the choir, is buried, Charles 
 Brandon , duke of Suffolk, who married Mary, queen 
 dowager of France, and lifter to king Henry VIII. 
 
 On a marble tablet was formerly this infcription : 
 
 Here lies Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, who 
 married king Henry VMIth’s filter, and died in his 
 reign, Augult, 1545, and was buried at the king’s 
 own charge. 
 
 Nothing now remains to diftinguilh the grave of 
 this noble duke, but a black marble graveltone, with, 
 this fimple infcription, — Charles Brandon. 
 
 OXENB RIDGE CHAPEL. 
 
 Farther towards the fouth door of the chapel, is a 
 fmall chantry, dedicated to St.John the Baptilt, erected 
 in the year 1522, by John Oxenbridge, canon andbe- 
 nefadtor to this church. The fcreen is in the gothic 
 tafte. Over the door is a lion rampant, with many 
 efcalops round him, with the rebus of the founder’s 
 name, viz. an Ox, the letter N, and a Bridge with 
 water running under it. Within this chapel is 
 painted, St. John the Baptilt preaching in the wil- 
 dernefs ; his head delivered to the damfel ; and the 
 'damfel prefenting it to Herod. 
 
 ALDWORTH 
 
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 aldworth chapel. 
 
 Contiguous to that which we laft defcribed, is a 
 fraall chapel, wherein are depofited the remains of 
 Dr. Oliver King, bifhcp of Bath and J Veils, and re- 
 gifter of the Order of the Garter, under an altar mo- 
 nument. Alfo feveral of the family of Aldworth are 
 interred here, from whom it takes its prefent name ; 
 tho’ it evidently appears to have been built by the 
 above learned bilhop, from the paintings on the wall, 
 and other devices relating to that prelate. 
 
 Thefe paintings are greatly decayed, and probably 
 will foon be entirely obliterated, as they are not in a 
 ftyle to merit prefervation. 
 
 Oppofitc to Aldworth chapel are painted on pa- 
 nels of oak, carved and decorated with the arms, de- 
 vices, and bearings peculiar to each prince, the por- 
 traits at full length, of 
 
 Prince Edward, fon to Henry VI. 
 
 King Edward IV. 
 
 King Edward V , 
 
 King Henry VII. 
 
 Underneath thefe paintings is a latin infcription, 
 defiring the reader to pray for the foul of Mr. Oliver 
 
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 ^ U! S > profelfor of law, chief fecretary to the above 
 piinces, &c. and who, as was before observed, lies 
 buried in the chapel adjoining. 
 
 bray Chapel. 
 
 Tins chapel was built in the reign of Henry VI t. 
 by Sir Reginald Bray , one of the knights companions 
 of the order, who was alfo a liberal benefaftor to- 
 wards finilhing the body of this chapel, as is manifeft 
 from his arms, creft, and other devices peculiar to 
 him, being cut and placed in different parts of the 
 roof, and likewife on the beautiful flonc fcreen whicfv 
 divides this chapel from the body of the church. 
 "I his gentleman was many years in the fervice of 
 Margaret, countefs of Richmond and Derby ; was 
 highly inft rumen tal in advancing her fon, Henry VII. 
 to the throne, and in uniting the two royal houfes of 
 Jork and Lancajler , by the marriage of that prince to 
 Elizabeth, daughter of EdwardlV. To his great abi- 
 lities as a ftafefman, he joined a happy knowledge of 
 architecture, as this chapel of St. George and Henry 
 Vllths at JVeJhnmJler, do both fufficiently teflify. 
 He died, anno 1 502. 
 
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 In the midft of this chapel lie interred, the bodies 
 of the late Dr. JVaterland and his widow. On pre- 
 paring the vault for this reverend gentleman, a lead- 
 en coffin of an ancient form was found, which was 
 adjudged to be the coffin of Sir Reginald Bray , and 
 was therefore, by order of the dean, immediately 
 arched over. 
 
 i . The firfl monument, in the order that they are 
 ufually exhibited, is that of Dr. Giles TomfGn 9 biffiop 
 of Gloucejler . It is of alabafter, with a bull of the 
 bilhop, in an epifcopal habit, with this infcription: 
 
 Hie fitus eft iEGIDUS TOMSON hujus capellas 
 quondam Decanus, &c. 
 
 Which may be thus tranflated : 
 
 Here lieth Giles Tom/on, formerly dean of this 
 chapel, whofe mind was upright, tongue learned, and 
 hands pure. He was born at London , educated at 
 Oxford , in the college of All-Souls ; ever a friend to 
 the good, indigent, and learned. Though his mor- 
 tal body lies under the earth, his foul is raifed by- 
 piety to the (kies. 
 
 He w^as thirteen years dean of this chapel, during 
 which he was in manners grave, prudent, and pious. 
 Afterwards he was prefented to the bifhoprick of 
 
 Ghucejler 
 
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 Ghucejier , by his moft ferene majefty, king James , 
 and the following year fnatched away by death, June 
 14, 1612, aged 59. 
 
 2. Adjoining to this is a monument fupported by 
 two pillars of curious marble, and the whole encom- 
 P a fled with a beautiful foliage. On the tomb is in- 
 ferred : 
 
 InobitumRICHARDI WORTLEYdeWoRTLEY 
 in Commitatu Ebor. 
 
 Equitis Aurati, qui obiit 25 Die Jiinit 1603. 
 
 The epitaph is in latin, and is thus tranflated : 
 
 W ortley, the grief and glory of his age , 
 
 Of people , king, and knights , the love and grace. 
 
 Here lies entomb'd ; hislofs his country grieves,. 
 
 His lofs the poor, to both his aid he gave* 
 
 When zvill Truth , Piety , and the J acred train 
 Of virtues , find fo good y fo great a man P 
 One like him' s found, but of the female kind, 
 
 Unlike in fex y his wife's the fa?ne in mind . 
 
 3. The next is an altar monument, of grey marble, 
 and on a plate of copper, affixed to the back, is a la- 
 tin infeription. In Englifh thus : 
 
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 This tomb is all that remains to you, William Fitz- 
 williams : 
 
 Thy fcanty lot's confin'd to this fmall urn, 
 
 All elf e from thee by greedy death is Jo rn; 
 
 Wealth, honor, beauty, all the outward grace. 
 
 By fortune fumi/h' d, thou did'Jl once pofjefs ; 
 
 All but the mind and fame ; in heaven lives 
 Thy mind, thy fame in ev'ry mouth furvives. 
 
 He died, Oft. 13, 1659. 
 
 Clofeto the lafl mentioned, is a marble monument, 
 ereiSted to the memory of Dr . Bridcoack, bilhop of , 
 Chichejler, who lies cumbent in his epifcopal robes, 
 with a mitre on his head, and a crofter by his tide. 
 Over the bilhop is a latin infeription, which we have 
 thus tranllated: 
 
 Sacred to the memory of the reverend father in 
 Chrift, Ralph Brideoach, who put off this mortal life 
 in a good old age, in God. He was a man refolutely 
 good and great, yet lowly minded; a valuable trea- 
 fure of the attic, and all forts of eloquence. During 
 the exile of Charles II. he was Gripped of his pro- 
 perty, and at his return, made canon of this chapel, 
 dean of Salifbury, and afterwards bilhop of Chichejler ; 
 hofpitable, and a friend to virtue, he W'as to his dio- 
 
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 cefs like a father to his family, wh 6 ( eager for the 
 fafety of others, while regardlefs of his own) in vi- 
 firing his flock, was fiezed with the then raging fever, 
 and died in the exercife of his epifcopal fun&ion, on 
 the 9th of O&ober, 1678, in the 64th year of his 
 age. 
 
 His inconfolable widow has erefted this monu- 
 ment to the memory of the belt of hufbands. 
 
 In the middle of this chapel is interred, the late re- 
 verend and learned Dr. Waterland , and on a black 
 marble grave flone is infcribed : 
 
 Daniel Waterland , , S; T. P. Hujus Ecclefias 
 Canonicus, ob. December 23, A£tat. 58. 
 
 In this chapel divine fervice is performed every . 
 morning and evening at eight o’clock*. . 
 
 BEAUFORT CHAP EIA 
 
 At the weft end of the fouth aide is a fmall chapel, , 
 dedicated to the Virgin Mary, called Beaufort Chapel, 
 many of that ancient and noble family being buried 
 here. In this chapel are two noble marble monu- 
 ments ; one eredled to the memory of Charles So - 
 merfety earl of Worcejler , and knight of the garter 
 who died, April 15, 1526, and his lady, Elizabeth, 
 
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 daughter and heirefs of J Villi am, earl of Huntingdon. 
 The earl lies drelTed in the habit of the garter, with 
 his head reding on a helmet j and on his right fide 
 is his lady in her robes of {fate. 
 
 On the back fit two angels weeping ; and at their 
 head Hands an angel difplaying their arms within the 
 garter. This monument is enclofed within a fcreen 
 of brafs-work, gilt ; and has no infcription on 
 
 It. 
 
 The other monument is to the memory of Henry 
 Corner Jet, late duke of Beaufort, knight of the garter. 
 It is of white marble, exceedingly magnificent ; two 
 columns of the Corinthian order, with their flhafts 
 entwined with leaves and flowers, fupport the upper 
 part of the monument, on which is placed on each 
 fide a flaming urn, adorned with leaves and flowers; 
 and in the centre, the duke’s coat of arms. In the 
 middle, below, is his grace, drefled in his robes, in a 
 reclining pofture. Over him are curtains hanging 
 down by the columns on each fide, while on the 
 back ground are represented in relievo, in the clouds, 
 two angels holding a crown and palm, and feveral 
 cherubs. Below the duke is St. George killing the 
 dragon ; and on each fide of the monument, between 
 the columns. Hands aitatue, one reprefen ting juflice, 
 
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 the other fortitude. On the bafe is a latin infcription, 
 to the following purport : 
 
 Beneath this marble, loaded with years and ho- 
 nours, ileeps Henry Somerfet, duke of Bean forty baron 
 Herbert of ChepfoWy Rheglan , and Gower , and knight 
 of the mod noble order of the garter, eminent for his 
 virtue and noblenefs of foul. In hirn was united a 
 lingular prudence with a renowned juftice. He not 
 only reftored his fortune, which was overthrown by 
 his enemies, but happily increafed his ancient ho- 
 nours. Nor was he fo intent upon his own private 
 intereft, as to negledt that of the public ; for he was, 
 in the reigns of Charles and fames the fecond, pre- 
 fident of the council in the principality of Wales , 
 governor of the counties and cities of Gloucejler y 
 Hereford , B rifely and all Wales ; governor of the 
 caftle of Briavely and principal verdurer of the forefl 
 of Dean \ lieutenant of the boroughs of Malmjbury y 
 Teux.buryy and Andover; camber lain and privy conn - 
 lellor to both the Charles V, to whom he cleaved with 
 unfpotted honour. He had to wife Mary , the eldefi 
 daughter of the mofl honorable Arthur , lord Capely 
 whom he dearly loved, by whom he had a moft nume- 
 rous offspring, &c,He died,aged7o January? 1*1699. 
 
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 On a neat marble tablet, affixed to the wall of the 
 chapel, is the following infcription : 
 
 This chapel ( belonging to his anceftors } wherein 
 lie buried not only the bodies of thofe whofe tombs 
 are eredted, but likewife that of Henry , late marquis 
 of WorceJier y his grandfather, ( fo eminent for the 
 great fupplies of men and money afforded to his fo- 
 vereign king Charles the martyr, whofe caufe he ef- 
 poufed) and for keeping his caftle of Ragland with a 
 ftrong garrifon, at his own expence, until it became 
 the laft but one in England and Wales, that held out 
 againft the rebels, and then not yielding it until after 
 a long fiege, to the lord Fairfax , generaliffimo of the 
 parliament forces \ in revenge of which obftinacy, as 
 they termed it, it was demolifhed, and all his woods 
 and parks (which were vaft) cut down anddeftroyed, 
 and his eftate fold by order of the then rebellious par- 
 liament, to the great damage of himfelf and his 
 pofterity. Wherein alfo lies the body of 
 
 HENRY, Rejlorers firjl horn Son . 
 
 This chapel being, in the time of the aforefaid 
 rebellion, upon the before-mentioned account, much 
 defaced, and the brafs work, to a confiderable value, 
 plundered and embezzled, was reftored to its pri- 
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 tnitive form and fhape, and what was wanting 
 thereto fupplied, at the expence and charge of his 
 grace, Henry Somerfet , duke of Beaufort \ whofe mo- 
 nument, &c. we have already given an account of. 
 
 The late repairs of this chapel, was at the expence 
 of the prefent duke of Beaufort. 
 
 URSWICK CHAPEL. 
 
 At the north-well corner of this church, is 
 Utfwick's, or the Bread chapel, fo called from Dr. 
 Chrljiopher Urfwick, dean of Wind Jon, and joint pro- 
 moter, with Sir Reginald Bray , in finifhing this fa- 
 bric. This gentleman was alfo a faithful fervant to 
 Henry VII. before his acceffion to the throne, and 
 was afterwards employed by that prince on many 
 embattles to foreign princes, on the moft important 
 fubjedts ; and was in fo great favor that he was of- 
 fered the greatefl ecclefiaftical honors, all which he 
 refufed, and anno 1505, refigned this deanery, and all 
 his other preferments, contenting himfelf with the 
 duties of his private parfonage at Hackney , where he 
 died and was buried, 1521. His epitaph may be 
 found in Weaver s funeral monuments ; and on the 
 ftone fereen of this chapel is an ancient infeription 
 in Latin, in Englith thus ; 
 
 Pray 
 
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 Pray for the fouls of king Henry VII. and 
 Chrijiopher Crfwick , fometime lord Almoner to the 
 king, and dean of this chapel. Hail Mary, and 
 o.elTed be thy mod holy mother Anne, from whom 
 thy mod pure virgin flefli iiTued without dain. Amen . 
 —God have mercy on the fouls of king Harry the 
 feventh, and Chrijiofyr Urfwick, and all Chrijiian 
 fouls. Amen.-Q God, who by thy only begotten 
 fon did d redeem mankind, being incarnate of the 
 virgin s womb, and having fuffered death, deliver we 
 befeech the fouls of Harry VII. and Chrijiofyr , 
 and all thofe whom Chrtflfyr offended during life, 
 from eternal death, and bring them to eternal life. 
 Amen. God have mercy. 
 
 This infeription is now fcarcely legible. 
 
 In this chapel is a neat marble tablet, to the me- 
 mory of Colonel Robert Brudenell, fon of the earl of 
 Cardigan; he was deputy-governor of Windfor Cajile, 
 under his brother, the duke of Montague , and died 
 October 20, 1768. 
 
 RUTLAND CHAPEL. 
 
 This chapel is in the middle of the north aide, 
 and in the centre of it is a neat alabader monument, 
 
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 erefled to the memory of Sir George Manners , lord 
 Roos y in the reign of Henry VIII. and of the lady 
 Anne, his wife, niece to Edward IV. 
 
 Sir George lies drefled in armour, his head reding 
 on a helmet, and his feet on a unicorn couchant. 
 By his fide lies his lady in her robes of date, which 
 were once beautifully blazoned, her head reding on 
 a culhion fupported by two angels. On each fide of 
 the tomb are their fons and daughters ; and at one 
 end are angels difplaying the family arms. Sir George 
 died October 23, 1513, and lady Anne, April 22, 
 1526. 
 
 In this chapel is another memorial of this noble 
 family, viz. a brafs plate, gilt, whereon are the ef- 
 figies of Anne, duchefs of Exeter, fider to king 
 Edward IV. and mother of the above lady Anne 
 Manners, and Sir Thomas Syllinger, her hufband, 
 with their arms blazoned, and a crucifix between 
 them with this infeription : 
 
 Within this Chapel lieth buried Anne, dutchefs of 
 Exeter, fider to the noble king Edward the fourth, 
 and alfo Sir Thomas Syllinger, knyght, her hufband, 
 who hath founde wythyn thys college a chauntrie 
 with too preds finging for evermore. On whofe 
 
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 foul God have mercy. The which Jnne, duchefs, 
 died in the year of our Lord, a thoufand cccclxxv. 
 the dominical letter D primum S XIII. day of 
 January •, 
 
 On a like plate, under the next window is engraved, 
 
 MAGISTER ROBERTUS HONEYWOOD, 
 
 Legum Doffor. 
 
 In the middle of the plate, the do£lor is repre- 
 fented in the habit of his degree, with St. Catharine 
 behind him, kneeling before the Virgin Mary , with 
 our Saviour in her lap. 
 
 The grave (tones in the various parts of the chapel 
 not being ufually noticed by ((rangers, we have 
 omitted to point them out, as a particular account of 
 them would fvvell this compendium beyond its in- 
 tended limits. 
 
 WOOLSEY’s TOMB-HOUSE. 
 
 Adjoining to the ea(l end of St. George's chapel, is 
 a free-done edifice, built by king Henry VII. as a 
 burial place for himfelf and his fuccefTors, kings of 
 England ; but this prince afterwards altering his pur- 
 pofe, began the more noble ftrudlure at JVeJhninJler> 
 
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 and tills fabric remained neglected until cardinal 
 IVaoljey obtained a grant of it from king Henry VIII. 
 and with a. profufion of expence unknown to former 
 ages, defigned and began here a moft furtiptuous mo- 
 nument for himfelf, from w r hence this building ob- 
 tained the name of IVoolfeys tomb-houfe. This mo- 
 nument was fo magnificently built, that lord Bacon t 
 in his life of Henry VIII. fays it far exceeded that 
 of Henry VII. in J'FeJlmmJler- Abbey ; and at the time 
 of the cardinal’s difgrace, the tomb was fo far exe- 
 cuted, that BanedcttOy a ftatuary of Florence , received 
 4250 ducats for what he had already done, and 
 3S0I. 1 8s. fterling had been paid for gilding only 
 half of this fumptuous monument. 
 
 The cardinal dying foon after his retirerfient from 
 court, was privately buried in the Cathedral church 
 at Fork, and the monument remained unfinished, 
 and in 1646 became the plunder of the rebels ; and 
 the fiatues atid figures of gilt copper, of exquifite 
 workmanfhip, made for the ornament of the tomb, 
 fold to carry on the rebellion. 
 
 King jbanies II. converted this building into a 
 popilh chapel, and mafs was publicly performed 
 
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 here. The ceiling was painted by Verrio, who is 
 allowed to have here excelled his other perform- 
 ances. The walls were finely ornamented and 
 painted, but the whole having been entirely neglected 
 fince the reign of James II. is now in a ftate of de- 
 cay, and being no appendage to the college, it waits 
 the royal favor to retrieve it from the difgrace of its 
 pr fent appearance 
 
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 C H A P. VI. 
 
 A' fummary Account of the COLLEGE of 
 St. G E O R G E. 
 
 T HE royal College of St. George was firft incor- 
 porated and endowed by letters patent of the 
 22nd of Edward III. about three quarters of a year 
 before the inftitution of the moll noble order of the 
 Garter, and on that day- twelve months the ftatutes 
 of the college bear date; being made by virtue of the 
 pope’s authority, the king’s command, confent of the 
 bifliop of Saliflury, ( in whofe diocefs the chapel is 
 fituated ) and of the dean and chapter of SaJiJlury. 
 By the abovementioned authorities, the bifhop of 
 tVinchefier inilituted a college within the chapel of 
 St. George, confifting of one cuftos, twelve fecular 
 canons, thirteen priefts, four clerks, fix chorilters, 
 and twenty-fix alms-knights, befides other officers. 
 Thefe letters patent were confirmed, and feveral 
 immunities granted by Henry VI. and Edward IV. 
 as alfo by an a£t of parliament of the 22 nd of 
 Edward IV. Several ftatutes were likewife made 
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 for perpetuating and well governing this college, 
 by Henry VI fl. Edward VI. and queen Elizabeth ; 
 and theprefent eftablifhments on this foundation are 
 as follow ; 
 
 A dean, who is prefident over the reft of the 
 college, both in civil and ecclefiaftical jurifduftion. 
 He is prefented by the king, and inftituted by the 
 bifhop of Winchejier, 
 
 Twelve canons or prebendaries, who, with the 
 dean, conftitute the legiflative body of this college. 
 Thefe alfo are prefented to their prebends by the 
 kipg, but inftituted and inftalled by the dean, or his 
 deputy. 
 
 Seven minor canons, who, at their admiffion, ac- 
 cording to the ftatutes of the college, ara bound to be 
 deacons, and at the next time appointed for ordina- 
 tion, to be ordained priefts. Each of thefe vicars had 
 at firft but the annual penfion of qight pounds fter- 
 ling ; but this was increafed by Edward IV. and 
 queen Elizabeth, and fince by the college, and their 
 falary is now thirty pounds per ann. 
 
 Thirteen clerks, who after the foundation of the 
 college by Edward III. were taken into the choir, 
 
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 for the fervice thereof. One of them being organic, 
 has a double clerk’s place, and is therefore accounted 
 as two of the thirteen ; their falaries are twenty-two 
 pounds per ann. each. 
 
 Eight chorifters. ; thefe were appointed for the 
 further fervice of the choir, for which 'they have each 
 a ftipend of twelve (hillings a month. - 
 
 The officers appointed for the bufinefs of the col- 
 lege, are a fteward, treafurer, fteward of the courts, 
 chapter clerk,. chanter, and verger ; two fextons, two 
 bell-ringers, a clock keeper, and a porter. - 
 
 King Edward III. out of the great refped he bore 
 to military honor, and the regard he had- for thofe 
 who behaved themfelves bravely iir hi§ war's* v yet 
 afterwards became reduced in their circumftances, 
 took care to provide an. honorable afylum, and com- 
 fortable fubfiftence for them in their old age, by 
 uniting them under one corporation and joint body 
 with the cuftos and canons. Thefe were called mi- 
 lites pauperes, and fince poor, or alms-knights. The 
 number at firft was twenty-four. On account of 
 fome difference between the dean and canons, and 
 the alms-knights, by an ad of the 22nd of Edward 
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 IV. it was ena£led, that the dean and canons, and 
 their fucceffors, fhould be for ever quit and dif- 
 charged from all manner of charge of or for the faid 
 knights ;> and queen Elizabeth , immediately after her 
 coming to the throne, agreeable to the will of her 
 father, king Henry VIII. made a fpecial foundation 
 for thirteen poor men, decayed in wars, and fuch 
 like fervice of the realm, to be called the thirteen 
 Knights of Windfor, and there kept in fucceffion. 
 Her majefty likewife eftablifhed certain rules and 
 orders for the well governing the faid knights; and 
 appointed the dean and canons, and their fucceffors, 
 to enforce their obfervance of the faid rules. 
 
 By thefe ftatutes it was declared, that the thirteen 
 knights fhould be elected of gentlemen brought to 
 neceflity through adverfe fortune, and fuch as had 
 fpent their time in the fervice of their prince; that 
 one of the thirteen fhould be chofen governor over 
 the reft ; that they were to be men unmarried, and 
 none of them afterwards permitted to marry, on pain 
 of lofing their places ; but thefe rules, as well as fomo 
 others, are not ftriftly adhered to. 
 
 The prefent number of alms-knights is thirteen 
 of the royal foundation, and five of the foundation of 
 
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 Sir Peter le Mai re , in the reign of James I. The 
 former were endowed by Henry VIII. with lands of 
 the yearly value of 6ool. and the latter by Sir 
 Peter le Mai re , with an eftate of 230I. per ann. and 
 the houfes of thofe on the royal eftablifhment are 
 repaired at the expence of the crown ; but thofe of 
 Sir Peter le Maire's foundation, at the charge of the 
 knights themfelves, who alfo pay nine pounds a year 
 each, land tax. 
 
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 CHAP. VII. ' 
 
 Of the Inftitution of the mojl noble Order of the 
 GARTER; with the Ceremonial of Inftallation 
 of the Knights of that illaftrious Order. 
 
 T HIS mod noble Order of the Garter ( whether 
 we confider its antiquity, or the noblenefs of 
 the perfonages that have been enrolled therein) excels 
 all other inflitutions of honor in the whole world ; 
 and though various are the accounts given by dif- 
 ferent hiftorians, of the origin and inftitution of it, . 
 yet the mofl authentic records agree in the following 
 particulars. 
 
 King Edward III. being a perfon of confummate 
 virtue, gave himfelf up to military affairs, making 
 St. George the martyr, who was a man of great re- 
 nown for chivalry, his patron ; and being engaged in 
 a war for the recovering his rights in France, and 
 making ufe of the beft martialifts of the age, he 
 thereupon defigned (induced by its ancient fame) to 
 reftore king Arthur’s round table, and for that pur- 
 pofe invited hither, the galant fpirits from abroad; 
 
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 and that he might endear and bind them to himfelf, 
 he, upon new-year’s-day, 1344, iffued out letters of 
 protection for the fafe going and returning of fo- 
 reign knights, to try their valor at the folemn jufts 
 to be held at Windjor , on the 19th of January en- 
 fuing, when he provided a great fupper to begin the 
 folemnity; and then ordaining this feftival to be an- 
 nually held at Witfuntide, he for that purpofe 
 ereCted a particular building in the cattle, wherein 
 he placed a table 200 feet in diameter, and thereat 
 entertained the knights at his own expence of look a 
 week. And about three years after, iffuing out his 
 garter for the fignal of a battle that was crowned 
 with fuccefs (which is conceived to be the battle of 
 CreJJy % where he took the French King prifoner, and 
 brought him to England J he, upon fo remarkable a 
 victory, took occafion to inftitute this order, giving 
 the garter pre-eminence amongft its enfignsj whence 
 the feleCt number whom he firft incorporated, were 
 lliled Knights of the Golden Garter; an order by 
 companionfliip, illuftrated by eight Emperors of 
 Germany , five Kings of France , three Kings of Spain , 
 feven Kings of Portugal , one King of Poland , two 
 Kings of Sweden , fix Kings of Denmark , two Kings 
 of Scotland , one King of PruJJta , one King of Arragon , 
 two Kings of Naples , one King of Sicily and Jeru~ 
 
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 falem , and one King of Bohemia , feven Princes of 
 Orange , feven Counts Palatine of the Rhine y one 
 Duke of Savoy , one Elector of Bavaria , one Elector 
 of Saxony , tliree Electors of Brandenburgh y feven 
 Dukes of Brunfwick , two Dukes of Holjiein , and 
 other free princes of the firft ftates of Europe . 
 
 The habit and enfigns of this moft noble order, ara 
 eminently diftinguifhable and magnificent, and com* 
 fill of the following particulars, viz. the garter, 
 mantle, furcoat, hood, george, and collar. The four 1 
 firft were afligned by the founder, and the george and 
 collar by king Henry V IIL and all thefe together are 
 called the whole habit of the order. 
 
 The royal garter, which, as beforementioned, has 
 the pre-eminence, as being that from which the 
 order is denominated, is the firft part of the habit 
 prefentcd to foreign princes and abfent knights,, 
 who, and all other knights ele£f, are therewith firft 
 adorned; and is of fo great honor and grandeur, that 
 by the bare inveftiture with this noble enfign, the 
 knights are efteemed companions of the greateft mi- 
 litary order in the world. 
 
 This noble enfign, the garter, which is worn on 
 the left leg, between the knee and calf, was fo in- 
 
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 ftituted by the founder, at the eredlion of the order ; 
 and was to put in mind the companions, that, as by 
 their order they were joined in a firm league of 
 amity and concord, fo by their garter, as by a fad 
 tie of affeftion, they were obliged to love one ano- 
 ther. And left this ftridl combination might feem to 
 have any other aim or end than what was honorable 
 and juft, as to the faid king’s obtaining his kingdom 
 of France y &c. he caufed to be enameled on the faid 
 garter this motto, “ Honi foit qui mal y penfe: — 
 Evil to him that evil thinks.” Thereby retorting 
 fhame upon him that fhould dare to think amifs of 
 fo juft an enterprize ; and fignifying that the magna- 
 nimity and bravery of thofe knights whom he had 
 ele£ted into this order, were fuch as would enable 
 them to maintain the quarrel againft all who thought 
 ill of it. 
 
 When the fovereign defigns to ele<ft a companion 
 into this mod illuftrious order, the chancellor be- 
 longing to the faid order draws up the letters, which 
 palling both under the fovereign’s fign manual, and 
 the fignet of the order, are fent to the perfon by gar-, 
 ter, principal king at arms, and are to the following 
 effect. 
 
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 We, with the companions of our moft noble Or* 
 der of the Garter, affembled in chapter holden this 
 prefent day at our caftle of Wind for, confidering the 
 various fidelity you have lhewn, and the honorable 
 exploits you have done in our fervice, by vindicating 
 and maintaining our juft right, Sec. have elected and 
 chofen you one of the companions of our order.—* 
 Therefore we require you to make your fpeedy re- 
 pair unto us, to receive the enfigns thereof, and be 
 ready for your inftallation, on the 1 » — day of this 
 prefent month, Sec. ’ 
 
 The garter, which is of blue velvet, bordered with 
 fine gold wire, ( having commonly the letters of the 
 motto of the fame) is buckled upon the leg, at the 
 time of ele&ion, with this ceremony ; 
 
 “ To the honor of God omnipotent, and in memo- 
 rial of the blefled martyr, St. George, tie about thy 
 leg for thy renown this noble garter; wear it as a 
 fymbol of the moft illuftrious order, never to be for- 
 gotten or laid afide, that thereby thou may ft be 
 admonifhed to be courageous; and having under- 
 taken a juft war in which thou lhalt be engaged, 
 thou may’ft ftand firm, valiantly fight, and fuccefT- 
 fully conquer.” 
 
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 1 he princely garter being thus buckled on, and 
 the words of its fignihcation pronounced, the knight 
 elea is brought before the fovereign, who puts a 
 deep blue ribband beltwife over his left fhoulder, 
 whereunto is appendant (wrought in gold, within 
 the garter) thfe image of St. George, on horfe-back, 
 with his drawn fword, encountering the dragon. 
 The admonition is thus : 
 
 “Wear this ribband about thy neck, adorned 
 “with the image of the blefled martyr and foldier in 
 Chnft, St. George, by whofe imitation provoked, 
 thou may it o erpafs both profperous and adverfe ad- 
 ventures; that having rtoutly vanquiflied thine ene- 
 hues, both of body and foul, thou may’ft not only re- 
 ceive the praife of this tranfient combat, but be 
 crowned with the paint of eternal victory.’’ 
 
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 Having thus briefly fpoken of the inftitution of 
 the order, and of the garter and george wherewith 
 a knight companion is inverted at the time of his 
 electionj we (hall now proceed to the ceremonial of 
 inrtallation* which is always performed in St. 
 George's chapel, in the lower ward of JVindfcr cartie. 
 
 The commiflioners appointed to inrtall the knights 
 ele&, being rbbed in the complete habit of the order, 
 
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 meet in the great chamber of the deanery, where gar- 
 ter, and the other officers of the order, attend in their 
 habits ; and the knights ele£l come thither in their 
 under habits only, with their caps and feathers in 
 their hands. 
 
 W ten there is a proftor, or proxy, he^ comes in 
 his ordjnary habit. 
 
 The knights not named in the co&imiffion, are firfl 
 con.lu.fted to the chapel, preceded by the poor 
 knights, canons of Windsor , and officers at arms, all 
 in their proper habits, who, on entering the choir, 
 make their ufual reverences of bowing, firfl to the 
 altar, and then to the fovereign’s flail ; after which 
 the knights are feated in their refpeftive flails. 
 
 Then the poor knights, canons, &c. return to the 
 dean’s hall, from whence the proceffion begins thus \ 
 
 Poor knights, two and two. 
 
 Canons, two and two. 
 
 Purfuivants, two and two. 
 
 Heralds, two and two. 
 
 Kings at arms. 
 
 The knights eleft, with their caps and feathers in 
 their hands, the juniors going firfl* 
 
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 Regifter of the order, with garter king at arms on 
 his right hand, and ufher of the black rod on his left, 
 in their crimfon fattin mantles. 
 
 Then the knights commiffioners in their robes, 
 and covered with their caps and feathers. 
 
 Thus the knights are conduced into the north 
 aide of the chapel, where they all make a Hand, 
 while the knights ele£t retire to their feats placed 
 behind the altar, and the three officers, regifter, 
 gaiter, and black rod, enter into the chaptcr-houfe, 
 and after them the knights commiffioners, who fe; t 
 themfelves at the table according to their feniority. 
 
 Then garter prefents the commiffion to the fenior 
 knight (commiffioner) who gives it to the regifter to 
 read, which being done, it is returned to him again, 
 who re-delivers it to the regifter to be entered. 
 
 Garter is now fent to conduit the fenior knight 
 eleit to the chapter-houfe door, where he is received 
 by the commiffioners, and in the fame manner the 
 other knights eleit are conducted, one by one, ac- 
 cording to their feniority. 
 
 Garter then prefents the lords-commiffioners the 
 furcoat of the fenior knight eleit, who inverts him 
 therewith, the regifter reading this admonition: 
 
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 M Take this robe of crimfon,to the incrcafe of your 
 honor, and in token and fign of the mod noble 
 Order you have received; wherewith you being de- 
 fended, may be bold, not only ftrong to fight, but alfa 
 to offer yourfelf to fhed your blood for Chrift’s faith, 
 the liberties of the church, and the juft and neceftary 
 defence of them that are opprefted and needy.” 
 
 Then garter prefents the crimfon velvet girdle to- 
 the lords-commifiioners, who buckle it on over the 
 furcoat 
 
 Then the hanger and fword, which they alfo gird 
 on. 
 
 The fame is repeated to all the knights elect, ac- 
 cording to their feniority, but the proxies are not in- 
 verted. 
 
 The commiffioners then (leaving the knights ele£l 
 in the chapter-houfe) proceed to the choir, to offer 
 up the hatchments of the deceafed knights, in the 
 following order: 
 
 The poor knights, two and two, enter firft, and 
 make their reverences all together, in the middle of 
 the choir* firft to the altar and then to the fovereign’s 
 ftall, and proceed up as near as they can to the rails. 
 
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 of the altar, placing themfelves below each other on 
 each fide. 
 
 The canons follow in the fame order, making the 
 like reverences, and ftand below the poor knights, 
 excepting two, who are conduced to the altar in 
 order to receive the hatchments as they are offered. 
 
 Purfuivants and heralds at arms, two and two, next 
 enter, making their reverences alfo, and place them- 
 felves on each fide below the canons. 
 
 Garter, regifter, and black rod, follow next, and* 
 ftand before their re fpe&ive feats. 
 
 The laft in this part of the proceffion, are the com- 
 miffioners, who enter in the aforementioned man- 
 ner, and after making their reverences, ftand under 
 their banners, before their refpe&ive flails. 
 
 Garter then advances to the middle of the choir, 
 where he makes his reverences, and then repairs to 
 the hatchment of the deceafed knight, taking up the 
 banner, which he holds almoft rolled up ; the two 
 other kings at arms then meet, making their rever- 
 ences, and pafs down to the knights commiffioner^, 
 who thereon join, and receiving the banner from 
 garter, make their reverences, and being preceded 
 
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 by the two kings at arms, carrying the fame to the 
 altar, where, kneeling down, they deliver it to the 
 two canons, who place it upright on the fouth fide 
 of the altar; when the commilTioners, having made 
 the fame reverences as before, return to their former 
 places under their banners, being waited on by 
 the faid kings at arms, who return to their former 
 flations. 
 
 Then the two eldeft heralds meet, and after the 
 fame manner conduit the commiftioners, who carry 
 up the fword, the hilt being upwards, which is of- 
 fered in like manner, and return as before, 
 
 Laftly the two next heralds meet in like form, and 
 repair to the lords commiffroners, to whom garter 
 delivers the helmet and creft, which are offered in 
 the fame manner, and being returned to their former 
 ftations, the proceftion is then made to and from the 
 chapter-houfe in the following order: 
 
 [The knights remain (landing under their ref- 
 peflive ft alls.] 
 
 The poor knights immediately join, make their 
 reverence, and go out of the choir,two and two. 
 
 Then the canons do the fame. 
 
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 Next the officers at arms, as alfo the officers of 
 the order,, do the like. , 
 
 The commiffioners,. with the like ceremony, (the 
 junior going firft if they are not companions ) clofe 
 the rear of the proceffion,, which is made through 
 the aide, towards the chapter-houfe, when the poor 
 knights make a (land* and divide themfelves on both 
 Tides, at a diftance from the door. 
 
 The officers at arms in. like manner, neareft the 
 door. 
 
 The officers of the order then enter the chapter- 
 houfe, and after them the lords-commiffioners, who 
 condu£t the knight ele£t from hence to the chair, 
 preceded by the poor knights, prebends, officers at 
 arms, and the officers of the order. 
 
 The poor knights make their reverences, and place 
 .themfelves on both fides as before, near the altar. 
 
 The prebends then enter, with the fame rever- 
 ences, and go to their refpe&ive feats. 
 
 The officers of arms ftand next below 1 the poor 
 knights. 
 
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 The officers of the order follow, garter in the mid- 
 dle, carrying on a cufhion the mantle, hood, great 
 collar, george, and book of flatutes, having the re- 
 gister on his right hand, carrying the new teflament, 
 and the oath fairly written on parchment, and the 
 black rod on his left : They enter with the like re- 
 verences, and proceed to the feat below the flail of 
 the knight ele£t, where, garter places the cufhion, 
 with the enfigns, on the defk ; and the officers of the 
 order fland below in the choir. 
 
 The commiffioners having between them the 
 knight ele£l, carrying his cap and feather in his hand, 
 enter and make the like reverences together; and 
 then thefe go into the feat below, or under the 
 knight’s flail, the fenior commiffioner entering firft. 
 
 The knight ele£l being thus conducted into the 
 feat below his flail, takes the following oath, which 
 is adminiflered by the regifler of the garter : 
 
 “You being chofen to be one of the honorable 
 company of the mofl noble Order of the Garter, 
 {hall promife and fwear* by the holy evangelifts, by 
 you here touched, that wittingly and willingly you 
 fhall not break any ftatute of the fa id order, or any 
 article in them contained, the fame being agreeable 
 
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 and not repugnant to the will of God, and the laws 
 of the realm, as far forth as to you belongeth and 
 appertained, fo help you God and his holy word. 5 * 
 
 Then the knight ele£t enters his flail, the fenior 
 commiflioner going before him, and the junior com- 
 milfioner following, regifter and garter entering into 
 the feat under it, where garter prefents the mantle 
 to the commilTioners, who invert the knight eledi 
 therewith, regifter reading at the fame time the fol- 
 lowing admonition : 
 
 €i Receive this robe of heavenly colour, the livery 
 of this mod excellent order, in augmentation of thy 
 honor, enobled with the fhield and red crofs of our 
 Lord, by whofe power thou may’ft fafely pierce 
 troops of thine enemies, and be over them ever vic- 
 torious ; and being in this temporal warfare glorious, 
 in egregious and heroic actions, thou may’ft obtain 
 eternal and triumphant joy.” 
 
 Garter then prefents the hood to the commiflioners, 
 who put it over the knight’s right fhoulder, bring- 
 ing the tippets athwart his breaft, and tucking them 
 under the belt. This part of the inveftiture has no 
 ceremony. 
 
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 Then garter prefents to the commiflioners the 
 great collar and george, which they faften over the 
 mantle and hood upon the knight’s fhoulders, re* 
 gifter at the fame time pronouncing the following 
 admonition: 
 
 u Wear this collar about thy neck, adorned with 
 the image of the blefled martyr and fcldier in Chrifl, 
 St. George , by whofe imitation provoked, thou 
 may’ft fo o'erpafs both profperous and adverfe en- 
 counters, that having ftoutly variquifhed thine ene- 
 mies, both of body and foul, thou may’ft not only 
 receive of this tranflent combat, but be crowned 
 with palms of eternal vi&ory.” 
 
 Garter then prefents the ftatute book, which the 
 commiflioners deliver to the knight, and the com* 
 miflioners then place the cap and feathers on his 
 head, and feat him in his flail ; whereupon the 
 officers of the order retire with the ufual reverences, 
 and ftand before their feats. 
 
 The knight being thus inftalled, he rifes up, and 
 makes his reverences, firft to the aUar, and then to 
 the fovereign’s flail ; the commiflioners then embrace 
 and congratulate him, after which they defcend into 
 the middle of the choir, and make their reverences, 
 
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 and return to their former ftations under their ref~ 
 pedtive banners, from whence, ( if there be more 
 knights to be inttalled ) the proceffion is again made 
 to the chapter-houfe, as before; conducing each 
 knight ele&fingly, according to their feniority, into 
 the choir, where the fame ceremony is repeated. 
 
 After all the knights are inttalled, the commif- 
 fioners then afcend their Italls, which having done, 
 they make their ufual reverences; then the officers 
 of the order, officers at arms, canons, and poor 
 knights, after having made their reverences, retire 
 to their refpedtive teats ; then divine fervice is per- 
 formed as follows : 
 
 Our father., &c. Venite exultamus domino-. 
 Pfalm the 2ift. Ecclefialticus, chap, the 14th. Te 
 deum. The apottle’s creed. A prayer for the fo- 
 vereign. A prayer for the fovereign and companions 
 of the order of the garter. Collect for peace. Collect 
 for grace. Anthem from pfalm 20, verfe 5. Commu- 
 nion fervice. The three la ft prayers in the fervice 
 for obiit funday. The nicene creed. Let your light 
 fo thine, &c. When this laft part of the fervice is 
 performed, “ Let your light fo thine, &c.” the poor 
 knights and officers at arms range themfelves in 
 their former order, and make their reverences ; then 
 
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 garter rifes from his feat, and repairs to the middle 
 of the choir, and there makes his reverence, from 
 whence he comes before each knight’s flail, and funi- 
 mons them to defcend; beginning with the juniors, 
 and fo proceeding to the feniors, who defcend in 
 pairs, if companions, otherwife fingly,and then Hand 
 under their refpe£live banners. 
 
 The knights and proxies all thus {landing under 
 their banners, garter making his reverences, repairs 
 to his feat ; the provincial kings at arms meet and 
 make their reverences, and repair to the fenior 
 knight, or knights, if pairs, who go from under 
 their banners, make their reverences, and being pre- 
 ceded by the kings at arms, pafs up to the firft flep of 
 the altar, where they again make their ufual rever- 
 ences ; and coming to the rails, make only reverence 
 towards the altar, and kneeling down, offer gold and 
 filver into the bafon held by two prebends. 
 
 Then they make again their reverences to the al- 
 tar only, and at their return, on the lowed ftep to 
 *he altar to the fovereign’s flail ; and thence ard 
 conduced into the flails of the junior knights on 
 their refpedlive fides, where, being afcended, they 
 again make their reverences, and then pafs on 
 
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 through the flail to their own, where they do the 
 feme, and then fit down. 
 
 In like manner the two fenior heralds conduft 
 the next knight or knights, if companions, whoalfo 
 make their offerings and return ; the fame is done 
 by all the knights, either fingly or in pairs, after 
 which the officers at arms make their reverences in 
 a body, and Hand in their places ; the poor knights 
 aifo return to their feats; then the benediction is 
 read, which concludes the prayers* 
 
 The prebends having made their reverences, are 
 conducted by the verger to their feats. Garter then 
 goes into the middle of the choir, makes his obei- 
 fances, goes up to the flails of the junior knights, if 
 companions, fummonmg them to defeend ; who, 
 having made their reverences, come down, and meet- 
 ing below, make their reverences together, and then 
 retire under their banners. 
 
 The fame is repeated to and by all the knights and 
 proxies, but fo as companions defeend together, 
 otherwlfe fingle, ending with the fenior. 
 
 All the knights and proxies being thus under 
 their banners, the poor knights join, make their re- 
 
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 verences in the middle of the choir, and proceed to- 
 wards the weft end of the chapel. 
 
 The canons, officers at arms, and officers of the 
 order having done the fame, the proceffion com- 
 mences in the following order : 
 
 1. Marfhal-men, two and two. 
 
 2. Poor knights, two and two. 
 
 3. The king’s houfhold drums. 
 
 Trumpets. 
 
 5 . Kettle drums. 
 
 6. Trumpets. 
 
 7. Canons of Windfor, two and two. 
 
 8. Purfuivants at arms. 
 
 9. Heralds at arms, two and two. 
 
 10. King at arms. 
 
 1 1 . Garter, regifter, and black rod. 
 
 12. Knights of the garter, according to their feni- 
 ority, the juniors going firft, either fingly, or with 
 their companions, having their trains fupported by 
 the finging boys of the chapel. 
 
 N. B. The proxy goes no farther in the proceffion 
 than the door of the chapel, where the fexton re- 
 ceives the mantle from him. 
 
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 A detachment of the yeomen of the guard clofes 
 the procefiion, which is made from the church 
 through the court to the king’s guard chamber. 
 
 The drums and trumpets flay at the foot of the 
 flairs leading to the guard chamber ; fhe poor knights 
 enter the guard room, and there fland oft on both 
 fides for the proceflion to pafs between them ; the 
 prebends do the like: The officers at arms go into 
 the prefence-chamber, and there place themfelves in 
 the like manner, the purfuivants at arms next the 
 door ; in which place the officers of the order are un- 
 covered. 
 
 The knights, drefled in their robes, or furcoats, if 
 the fovereign is prefent, dine in St. George’s Hall ; 
 but in the abfence of the fovereign, in the King’s 
 Guard Chamber* 
 
 At the fecond courfe, garter, with all the officers 
 at arms following him, proceeds from the lower end 
 of the room to the place where the knights fit, 
 where he pronounces Large [fe. In the fame manner 
 garter proclaims the titles of all the newly inftalled 
 knights; after which, making their obeifances, they 
 retire. 
 
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 In one of the king’s apartments is prepared a very 
 elegant table for the ladies, and the whole is con- 
 cluded with a grand ball. 
 
 As the prolixity of the foregoing -ceremonies may 
 appear inupid to many of our readers, to fuch we beg 
 leave to offer the following Vcrfes on the inflallation 
 in April, *742, fuppofed to be written by the Earl 
 of Chefterfield. 
 
 S *Anftis was trotting away from the Chapter, 
 
 Extremely in drink, and extremely in rapture, 
 Scarce able his bible and ftatutes to carry ; 
 
 Up ftarted the fpeftre of jolly king Harry. 
 
 As on march’d the nobles he eye'd them all o’er. 
 When feeing fuch knights as he ne’er faw before. 
 With things on their (boulders and things at their 
 knees, 
 
 i( Ha, ha! cried the king what Companions are thefel 
 + “ Are they fuch from their colours, who never have 
 fled ; 
 
 Are they honeftly born? are they honeftly bred ? 
 Have they honeftly liv’d without blame or difgrace ? 
 Odd’s flefh! mafter garter, I like not their face. 
 
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 Pieafe your grace, quoth the Tquire, how can we 
 keep rules ? 
 
 We mud make April Knights , or elfe April Fools . 
 
 But faith of the + firft I can tell you no more. 
 
 Than that he’s the fon of the fon of a whore. 
 
 The § next, who {hall cenfure for lewdnefs of life ? 
 Has no man hut he hurt another man’s wife ? 
 
 His Cordon of France was a pitiful thing \ 
 
 But England affords him a much finer ftring. 
 
 || The third of thefe knights, as he changed once 
 before, 
 
 We have made him true blue that he ne’er may 
 change more ; 
 
 And now crofs his fhoulder the collar is drawn. 
 That his grace may have one thing he never can pawn. 
 That fhort bit of ribbon for man never meant. 
 
 May ferve little Portland, it ferv’d little Kent ; 
 
 Tho’ ftain’d and defil’d by that nafty old bug. 
 
 What ty’d an old monkey may tie a young pug. 
 
 The times, Sir, are alter’d, and riches are all. 
 
 And honours — folks, now, take them up as't f«y fail; 
 They pay like good fellows, the charge of their firing. 
 The king faves his money, and— God fave the King. 
 
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 CHAP. IX. 
 
 Of the Royal Lodges , Parks, &t. 
 
 INDSOR is not more renowned for being 
 
 v v the feat of royalty, than on account of its 
 delightful fituation; the beauties of which appeared 
 fo linking to a royal perfonage, on her firft vifit to 
 this place, that fhe is faid to have exclaimed “ this is 
 a palace indeed.” 
 
 Adjoining to the park, and oppofitethe fouth fide 
 of the caflle, is a neat modern-built manfion, named 
 the queen’s lodge ; and a little to the fouth-weft of 
 this is another fpacious building, which formerly be- 
 longed to the duke of St. Albans; but having been 
 purchafed and repaired by his prefent majefty, and 
 forming part of the royal refidence, is now deno- 
 minated the lower lodge. Thefe buildings com- 
 mand a pleafmg profpeft over the parks and the 
 neighbouring country, and contain many elegant 
 apartments ; however, as they are not Ihewn to the 
 public, a defcription of them is not only unneceflfary, 
 but might perhaps be thought improper; we lhall 
 therefore only prefume to point out one article, and 
 that on Account of its originality. 
 
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 In the beginning of the year 1789, a ceiling was 
 affixed up in the drawing room of the queens lodge, 
 by an artifl of the name of Haas, of a peculiar and 
 novel art, to which no name has as yet been applied; 
 but the figures are in imitation of, and have all the 
 force and effeCt of the bed: oil painting: with this 
 great advantage, that the various groups of figures 
 may be diftinCtly feen at any point of view. Only 
 one fimple article is ufed by the artift, which is 
 Jiained marble dujl, this is ftrewed with a piece of 
 card, either on board or canvafs. The compofition 
 of, as well as the manner of ufing the cement, is 
 known only to the artift himfelf, which, upon trial, 
 has been proved to refift the various changes of 
 weather. 
 
 The ceiling confifts of feveral fubjeCls. In the 
 centre, in an oval, is genius reviving the arts ; in the 
 four corners, are agriculture, manufactory, com- 
 merce, and riches, depicted by emblematical figures 
 in the different vocations, with the fymbols of the fe- 
 veral fciences. The intermediate compartments are 
 in imitation of bafs relief, and are reprefentations of 
 aftronomy, navigation, eleCtricitv, geography/forti- 
 fication, gunnery, chemiftry, and botany. The 
 whole is beautifully ornamented with feftoons of oak 
 
 leaves, 
 
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 leaves, interfperfed with rofes, lilies, and thirties , 
 the arms of the royal family, &c. This is the firft 
 production of the artift, except fome few portraits, 
 in which he has been tolerably fuccefsful. The fub- 
 jefls of the ceiling are from the defigns of Benjamin 
 Weft, Efq. 
 
 The Little Park, which extends round the north 
 and eaft fides of the caftie, is a beautiful lawn, com- 
 puted to be four miles in circumference, and con- 
 tains about 500 acres of land. This park was en- 
 larged andenciofed by a brick wall in the reign of 
 king Willi am III. and is admired for its fhady walks 
 and natural beauties. 
 
 A delightful plain on the top of the hill was con- 
 verted into a bowling-green by king Charles II. but 
 its eminence rendering the view from the eaft fide 
 of the terrace fomewhat confined, it has been con- 
 fiderably lowered by order of his prefcnt moft graci- 
 ous majefty; and the earth taken from the fummit of 
 the plain, fpread on the declivity of the hill,, which 
 js planted with various kinds of foreft trees* and the 
 whole e$clofed with a neat park paling. 
 
 This park, on the north fide of the caftie, was laid 
 out for a garden, by order of queen Amc> but on 
 that princefs’s death, the defiga was laid afide, it 
 
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 feeing thought that the beauties of nature here render 
 all the decorations of art unneceffary; and a great 
 number of hands have been employed in leveling the 
 beds, parterres, &c. laid out by her late majefty. 
 Previous to the latter end of the year 1785, numerous 
 herds of deer were kept in this park; but fince that 
 time it has been flocked with fheep,and cattle of va- 
 rious denominations ; yet there are flill fome deer re- 
 maining, and plenty of hares, which frequently afford 
 his majefty the diverfion of courfing. The ranger’s 
 lodge, at the fouth eafl fide of the park, is a regular 
 well built edifice. 
 
 The Great Park lies on the fouth fide of the town, 
 and opens by a very noble road, called the long walk, 
 on each fide of which is a double plantation of flately 
 trees, to the fummit of a delightful hill (called Snow 
 Hill ) at near three miles diftance from the entrance; 
 this leads to the ranger’s lodge, the feat of his royal 
 highnefs the duke of Cumberland , and formerly the 
 refidence of his late royal highnefs the duke of Cum- 
 berland \ who greatly improved the natural beauties, 
 of this delightful park, by large plantations of trees* 
 extenfive lawns, new roads, and fpacious canals, 
 which have rendered this villa an habitation worthy 
 of a prince. 
 
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 The firft room of this lodge Is neatly hung with 
 plain paper, ornamented with prints, among which 
 are views of the improvements made by his royal 
 highnefs in the park, by Paul Sanby , Efq. 
 
 In the dining room, over the chimney piece, is his 
 royal highnefs’sftud, by Gilpin , 1764. 
 
 The drawing room. The ceiling, cornice, and 
 pilafters of this room, are mod fuperbly gilt; over 
 the chimney is a portrait of her royal highnefs the 
 prefent duchefs of Cumberland , by Mifs Reid. 
 
 In the firft paffage is an excellent painting of the 
 crofting of the Rhine , and in another paflage are two 
 pagodas* 
 
 The Page’s waiting room is ornamented with.fe- 
 veral good fea pieces, among which is the Monmouth 
 engaging the Foudroyant. 
 
 In the mufic room are feveral of the late duke’s 
 breeding mares, and over the chimney is marfhal 
 Saxe . 
 
 The breakfaft room is hung with paper of a lilac 
 ground, ornamented with curious painted lime-trees, 
 which have a very pleafing effect. 
 
 In the apartments above ftairs, are feveral paint- 
 ings by the beft matters ; but thefe rooms being bed- 
 chambers, are not ftiewn to ftrangers. 
 
 The 
 
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 The Belvidere on Shrub’s-Hill, is a triangular build- 
 ing, that has a tower at each corner, one of which is 
 a flair cafe, the other a library, and the third a china 
 clofet. It is encompafled by a fine plantation of 
 trees, forming a mod delightful rural fcene. I he 
 noble piece of water in the valev underneath, was 
 formed at a great expence, and from a fmall dream, 
 or current, is rendered capable of carrying barges and 
 boats of pleafure. Over this water his late royal 
 highnefs caufed a bridge to be erected of mod curious 
 architecture, and on a bold and noble plan, being one 
 fingle arch, 165 feet wide in the clear, which is five 
 feet wider than the boafted Rialto at Venice. 
 
 This piece of water terminated in a large and 
 beautiful cafcade,*but a few years fincethe pond head 
 blowing up, the rapidity of the torrent did fuch ma- 
 terial damage to the bridge, that the whole was 
 obliged to be entirely taken down, and a done one 
 has lately been ereCted, confiding ©f five arches. 
 About half a mile from this bridge is the Chinefe 
 lfland , fo named from the building on it, being after 
 the Chinefe manner. The ftruChire is fmall, but 
 elegant and driking \ the middle room is of fcarlet 
 and green, richly ornamented with gold ; the panels 
 
 of 
 
 *The dam, ©r mound, which coniines this vail body of water f 
 't\W it rifes to tht fummit of an artificial rock, is again formed 
 upo* a large fcale, atid at ayeiry confiderable expence, 
 

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 of the doors are of looking-glafs, which has a pretty 
 effect ; the right hand room has all the neceffary con- 
 veniencies of a kitchen; and the other room which 
 forms the left wing, is hung with white fatin, 
 painted, in which is a fettee of the fame. 
 
 Thefe apartments were, till lately, completely 
 furniilied; but having been robbed of feveral articles, 
 the principal furniture is now removed. 
 
 His royal highnefs’s attention was not confined to 
 this fpot only; but extended in like manner to the 
 adjoining foreft, that fcene of rural diverfion. 
 
 Befides the improvements already mentioned, the. 
 race ground on Afcot-Heaih was laid out, and brought 
 into the moft beautiful order, at a large expence, by . 4 
 his late royal highnefs ; and is allowed to be one of ^ 
 the firft courfes in the kingdom. The foreft is of 
 great extent, and was appropriated to hunting by . 
 William I. who eftablifhed many laws and regula- 
 tions, which are ftill obferved, for the preservation of 
 the royal game, and better regulation of the foreft. 
 In this jextenfive trail of land, are feveral pleafant ; 
 villages and gentlemen’s feats; for an account of 
 which, together with other remarkable places in the 
 environs of Windjor , we fhall refer the reader to the 
 Compendious Gazetteer, annexed to the Pocket 
 Companion to Hampt on-Court , &c. mentioned at the 
 bottom of the title page to this book. 
 
 APPENDIX, 
 
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. / AIAJP of the Country, from 14 to 18 Miles .round WINDSOR. 
 
A 
 
 POCKET COMPANION 
 
 TO THE ROYAL PALACES OF 
 
 KENSINGTON, KEW, 
 
 AND 
 
 HAMPTON COURT- 
 
 WITH A CONCISE ACCOUNT 
 % 
 
 OF THE 
 
 TOWNS, VILLAGES, VILLAS, 
 AND REMARKABLE PLACES, 
 WITHIN XIV. MILES OF WINDSOR. 
 (illustrated With a map) 
 
 TO WHICH ARE ADDED 
 SHORT SKETCHES OF THE LIVES 
 OF THE MOST EMINENT PAINTERS. 
 
 Printed for C. KNIGHT, Cattle Street Windfor. 
 
 Price one Shilling. 
 

 
 
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 HAMPTON-COURT. 
 
 T HIS magnificent Structure is delightfully fituated 
 on the north bank of the river Thatnes, at a Irnall 
 diltance from the Village of Hampton . It is two miles 
 from KingJlon y and twelve from Wind] or ; and was 
 originally built by cardinal Woolfey y who here fet up 
 280 filk beds for Grangers only, and richly ftored it 
 w ith gold and filver plate ; but it raifed fo much envy 
 againlt him, that to fcreen himfeif from its effects, he 
 gave it to King Henry VIII. who in return fuffered him 
 to live in his palace at Richmond . King Henry greatly 
 enlarged it, and it had then five fpacious courts, a- % * 
 domed with buildings, which in that age were fo 
 greatly admired, by all foreigners as well as natives, 
 that the learned Grotius fays of this place; 
 
 u If any one ( but who can he be ) fhould not know 
 what Britifh wealth is, let him repair to Hampton • 
 Court , and when he (hall have viewed all the palaces 
 on the earth, he will fay, Thofe are the refidences 
 of Kings, but this of the Gods.” 
 
 This palace, which was afterwards the prifon of 
 King Charles I. is, with the parks, encompaffed in a 
 femicircle by the Thames , and is about three miles in 
 circumference. 
 
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 King William and Queen Mary were fo greatly 
 pleated with its fituation, which rendered it capable 
 of fo great improvement, and of being made one of 
 the nobleft palaces in Europe , that, while the former 
 was caufing the old apartments to be pulled down, and 
 re-built in the more beautiful manner in which they 
 now appear, her majefty, impatient to enjoy fo agree- 
 able a retreat, fixed upon a building near the river, 
 called the Water Gallery, and fuiting it to her own 
 convenience, adorned it with the utmoft elegance, 
 though its fituation would not allow it to Hand after 
 the principal building was compleated. 
 
 The entrance into this palace is through four large 
 brick piers, adorned with the lion and unicorn, each 
 of them holding a fliield, whereon are the arms of 
 Great Britain, with feveral trophies of war, well carv- 
 ed on (tone. 
 
 Palling through a long court, on each fide of which 
 are (tabling for his Majefty’s houfliold, we come next 
 to the firft portal, which is ftrongly built with brick, 
 and decorated by Woolfey with the heads of four of 
 the Cafarsy Trajan , Adrian , Tiberius and Fitellius . 
 
 Through this portal we pals into a large quadran- 
 gle, remarkable for nothing extraordinary but its fpa- 
 cioufnefs and uniformity. This leads to a fecond qua- 
 drangle, where, over the portal, is a beautiful agro- 
 nomical clock, made by the celebrated Tompion , on 
 which are curioufly reprefented, the twelve figns of 
 the zodiac, with the riling and fetting of the fun, the 
 various phafes of the moon, and other indications of 
 time. 
 
 In the front is a portal of brick, decorated with 
 four Cafars heads without names. 
 
 On the left hand of this quadrangle is the great old 
 hall, in which, by the late Queen Caroline* s command, 
 was erected a theatre; wherein it was intended that 
 two plays liiould have been adted every week during 
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 the court’s refidence there ; but Mr. Colley Cibber ob- 
 ferves, that only feven plays were performed in it, by 
 the players of Drury -Lane , the fummer it was raifed, 
 and one afterwards for the entertainment of the duke 
 of Lorrain , afterwards emperor of Germany . 
 
 On the oppofite fide of this quadrangle is a (tone 
 colonade of 14 columns, and 2 pilaftersof the Ionic or- 
 der, with an intablature and baluftrade at the top, 
 adorned in the middle with two large vafes^ 
 
 This leads to the great ftaircafe, which is fecured 
 with iron baluftrades, curioufly wrought and gilt, the 
 whole eredled on porphyry. This ftaircafe, with the 
 cieling, was painted by Signior Ferrio , an Italian , by 
 order of King William 111 . and in 1784 was cleaned 
 and varnifhed by Meflrs. Martyn and Richards . 
 
 On the cieling are Jupiter and Juno , with Gany - 
 ?nede riding on Jupiter’s eagle, and off ring the cup ; 
 Juno’s peacock is in the front; one of the Parc ee, with 
 her fciflars in her hand, feems to be waiting Jove’s 
 orders to cut the thread of life. Thefe figures are 
 covered with a fine canopy, furrounded by the figns 
 of the zodiac, and by feveral zephyrs, with flowers 
 in their hands ; and on one fide of them is Fame with 
 her two trumpets. 
 
 Beneath is a beautiful figure of Venus , in an eafy 
 carelefs pofture, riding on a fwan, Mars addrelfing 
 himfelf to her as a lover, and Cupid riding on another 
 fwan. In the front are Neptune and A?nphitrite, and 
 two attendants ferving them with fruit and nedlar. 
 
 Bacchus is leaning on a rich ewer, and, being ac- 
 companied by his attendants, places his left hand on 
 the head of Silenus , who fits on an afs that is fallen 
 down, he Teeming to catch at a table to which Diana 
 above is pointing. The table is fupported by eagles ; 
 on one fide of it fits Ro??iulus } the founder of Rome f 
 with a wolf ; and on the other fide of it is Hercules , 
 leaning on his club* Peace in her right hand holds a 
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 laurel, and in her left a palm, over the head of 
 /Eneas, who feems inviting the twelve Cafars, among 
 whom is Spurina the foothfayer, toaceleftial banquet. 
 Over their heads hovers the genius of Rome , with a 
 flaming fword, the emblem of definition; and a bri- 
 dle, the emblem of government, both in her right 
 hand. 
 
 The next is the Apoffate Emperor Julian 9 writing 
 at a table, while Mercury dictates to him. 
 
 On the right fide are Pluto and Proferpine,Coelu?nmd 
 Terra, Cybcle and others; and on the left hand are 
 Apollo and the Nine Mufes, at whofe feet fits the god 
 Pan ,. with his unequal reeds ; and a little below them 
 fits the goddefs Ceres , holding in one hand a wheat - 
 fheaf, and with the other pointing to loaves of bread \ 
 at her feet is Flora , furrounded by her attendants, 
 and holding in her right hand a chaplet of flowers ; 
 near her are the two river gods, Thame and lfis , with 
 their urns, and attended by their nymphs • and a large 
 table in the middle, upon which is a quantity of rich 
 plate, decorated with flowers. 
 
 Over the door, at the head of the fiaircafe, is a fu- 
 neral-pile, done in done colour ; and under the above 
 paintings are 36 panels, representing trophies of 
 war, and other decorations, in the fame colour. 
 
 GUARD-CHAMBER. 
 
 From the flaircafe we pafs into the Guard-Cham- 
 ber, which is very noble and fpacious, being 60 feet 
 long, by 40 feet wide, and proportionably lofty. This 
 room contains arms for 1000 men, curioufly ranged 
 in various forms. Here are pilafters of pikes, and 
 bayonets on each fide 16 panels that go round the 
 room, with variety of other ornaments, as mufkets in 
 checquer-work, (tars made of bayonets, fwords, &c. 
 alfo circles, ovals, hexagons, and octagons ; in the 
 
 centres 
 
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 centres of fome of them are the famed Medufa's head, 
 and of others Jupiter's thunder, and other devices 
 carved upon a fhield. Over the chimney is the (tar 
 and garter, &c. and underneath the cypher W, and 
 over it the royal crown, curioufly carved in wal- 
 nuttree. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 Sir John Jennings , 
 Admiral Churchill , 
 Admiral Bern bow , 
 
 JLord Torrington , 
 
 Sir Charles Wager, 
 
 Sir Thomas Hopfo?i y 
 George , prince of Denmark 
 Admiral Beaumont , 
 
 Lord Orford 9 
 Sir John Wifhart , 
 
 Sir John Munctih , 
 
 The ColyfetiTH, 
 
 Sir John Leake. 
 
 Admiral Gr adorn, 
 
 Sir Stafford Fair b one y 
 Sir Thomas Dilks , 
 
 Admiral Whetjlone , 
 
 Sir George Rooke , 
 
 Sir Cloudejly Shovel , 
 
 All by Sir Godfrey Kneiler . - 
 
 by Bookman , 
 
 Dahl . 
 
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 KING'S first PRESENCE CHAMBER, 
 
 This room is hung with rich old tapefiry, repre- 
 fenting the (lories of To bit and Tobias , and" Midas. 
 The deling is vaulted, and from the centre lianas a 
 fine lufire of 19 branches. Fronting the door are the 
 canopy and chair of Hate, which, as well as the (tools*, 
 are of crimfon damafk ; on the back part of the cano- 
 py the kings arms, and round the valance a 
 crown and cypher, embroidered with gold. 
 
 The Paintings are y 
 
 King William III. in armour, on a (lately grey horfe* 
 trampling on trophies of war, by which lies a fla- 
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 ming torch, At the top, in the clouds, Mercury and 
 Peace fupport his helmet, decorated with laurel, 
 and a Cupid holds a fcroll. On the bottom part of. 
 the picture appear Neptune and his attendants by 
 the fide of a rock, welcoming the hero on fhore ; 
 and at a difiance is feen a fleet of fhips, their fails 
 fwelled with the eafi wind. In the front ground 
 Plenty with her cornucopia offers him anolive branch, 
 and Flora prefents flowers. 
 
 This capital picture is 1 8 feet by 15, and was painted 
 by Sir Godfrey Kneller . 
 
 The marquis of Hamilton, Mytens . 
 
 A piece of Architecture ; do. of Ruins, Roujfeau • 
 
 Second PRESENCE-CHAMBER. 
 
 This room is fpacious, and has a vaulted deling, 
 from the centre of which hangs a gilt chandelier of 
 twelve branches. The tapefiry is ancient, but very 
 rich, the lights being gold, and the /hadows filk ; the 
 fubjed is Abraham offering up his fon IJaac. The 
 chair of date, and Rods, are of crimion damafk, fringed 
 with the fame colour. Here are two fine marble ta- 
 bles, with pier glades over them, and a pair of gilt 
 Rands on each fide. 
 
 The Pa'nftings are y 
 
 Chriflian IV. King of Denmark, Van Somer » 
 
 A Landfcape with 1 /aac and Rebecca, ZucarellL 
 Three pieces of Landfcapes and Ruins, Roujjeau « 
 
 AUDIENCE CHAMBER. 
 
 This room is very lofty; in the middle hangs a 
 beautiful chafed filver chandelier offixteen branches. 
 The canopy of ftate, with the window curtains, chair, 
 
 and 
 
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 and (tools, are of rich crimfon damafk, laced and frin- 
 ged with gold. The tapeftry is fine, and reprefents 
 God appearing to Abraham ; Abraham purchafing a 
 burying-place for his wife Sarah ; and Abraham en- 
 tertaining the three Angels. 
 
 The Paintings in this Room are , 
 
 A landfcape with Mofes, Zucarelli . 
 
 Elizabeth , Queen of Bohemia , HojithorJ ?, 
 
 Two Madonas, Dotninico Fetti. 
 
 DRAWING-ROOM. 
 
 In this room is a rich chair of itate, and ltools : 
 The window curtains are tifliie with a filver ground; 
 the tapeftry, which is richly interwoven with gold, is 
 very ancient ; the fubjerf of it is Abraham fending 
 his fervant to get a wife for Jfaac y and Rebecca 
 opening the trunks of treafure. 
 
 Here are two large marble tables, between the 
 windows, with fine pier glades over them, and rich 
 gilt (lands on each fide. 
 
 The Paintings are, 
 
 A capital whole length of Charles I. Vdndyck. 
 The Cornaro Family, after Titian r Old Stone. 
 
 David , with ColiaRs Head* Fetti , 
 
 The Holy Family, Schidorc . 
 
 STATE BED-CHAMBER. 
 
 The bed is of crimfon velvet, laced with gold, hav- 
 ing plumes of white feathers at the top. This room* 
 which is very fpacious,. is hung round with tapeftry, 
 reprefenting the hiftory of JoJhua, about which were 
 formerly eight filver fconces, chafed with the Judg- 
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 ment of Solomon, There is a clock, made by Tompkin, 
 which goes one year and a day without winding up ; 
 likewife a barometer by Tompkin • 
 
 On the cieling is reprefented, Endymion lying with 
 his head in the lap of Morpheus, and Diana admiring 
 him as he fleeps. On another part of the cieling is 
 a line figure of Somnus, or bicep, with his attendants ; 
 and in the border are four landfc.apes, and four boys 
 with bafkets of flowers intermixed with poppies, by 
 Verrio. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 J ofeph and his Miftrefs, Centilefchi . 
 
 Two Flower Pieces, BaptiJ} and Bogdane . 
 
 Ann, dutchels of Tori, Sir Peter Lely . 
 
 KING’ s D RE SSI N G- ROO M. 
 
 This room is hung round with India damalk; and 
 the chairs, fcreen, and flools are covered with the 
 fame* Here is a . curious barometer by Quarc, and 
 fome ancient ornamental china, over the chimney-piece* 
 On the cieling is a reprefentation of Mars fleeping 
 in Venus's lap, while feveral Cupids fteal away his ar- 
 mour, fword, and fpear, and others are binding his legs 
 and arms with fetters of rofes. The borders are 
 decorated with jeffamine, orange trees in pots, and 
 ieveral forts of birds, by Verrio . 
 
 The colleBion of Paintings in this Room conjifts of } 
 
 A Flower Piece, 
 Flowers, &c. 
 
 Dead Game, &c. 
 Chrift and St. John , 
 Frances I. of France 3 
 
 BaptiJ ?• 
 
 IV it boos. 
 
 Van Aelf. 
 Lionardo de Vinci, 
 Jannet . 
 
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 Rejhcmee r. Hoi be in* 
 
 The Angel delivering St. 
 
 Peter out of Prifon StcemvycL 
 
 King Charles I. on Horfeback, Handyck . 
 
 Lot and his Daughters, Poelc??iburgh . 
 
 A Battle Piece, Wouvemians . 
 
 Diana and Nymphs bathing, P oelemburgh . 
 
 The Infide of a Church, with the Woman taken in 
 Adultery ; the Figures by Old Franks , the other 
 Part by Deneef* 
 
 ErafmuSy Holbein . 
 
 A Woman Tinging, and a 
 
 Man, Gerhard Douw. 
 
 A Flower Piece, Young Baptijl . 
 
 A Saint’s Head, Lady Vaux, the great Mogul, with 
 his Attendants, and a Landfcape by unknown hands. 
 
 KING’s writing closet. 
 
 This Clofet is of a triangular form, and has two 
 windows. The hangings and ltools are of a pea green 
 India damalk. A glafs is To placed here as to fliew all 
 the rooms on that Tide the building in one view. 
 
 The Paintmgs are. 
 
 The Shepherd’s Offering, 
 
 Queen Henrietta Maria , 
 
 Sacariffa , 
 
 The Centaur carrying away Her* 
 cults* & W ife, after 
 
 A Flower Piece, 
 
 Judith and Holofernes 9 
 A Magdalen’s Head, 
 
 Adminiftration of the Sacra- 
 ment, 
 
 Old Palma • 
 Gib/on. 
 
 Ruffe 1 0 
 
 Julio Romano . 
 Bogdane • 
 
 Pp Her one fe , 
 
 Saffo F err at o* 
 
 L, Baffan . 
 
 Nymphs 
 
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 Nymphs and Satyrs,. 
 
 Landfcape, with Cattle, 
 
 Head of Cyrus , brought be- 
 fore Queen Tomyris , 
 
 Peter and the Angel in Prifon, 
 Landfcape with a Hay Cart, 
 
 A Peacock wi tli feveral Birds, 
 The Vifitation, 
 
 King Charks I. at Dinner, 
 
 A Flower Piece, 
 
 A Drawing, David and Goliah , 
 Paris 9 by unknown Hands. 
 
 Poelemburgh. 
 Adrian Vander - 
 vetde 
 
 Fin. Malo . 
 Stcemvyck. 
 JVouvermans . 
 Bogdans . 
 
 Carlo Maratti . 
 
 Fan Baflan , 
 Bogdan e. 
 
 and the Judgment of 
 
 QJJ EEN MARY’s CLOSET, 
 
 The hangings of this clofet, with the chairs and 
 fcreen, are all needle work, faid to be wrought by 
 Queen Mary and her maids of honour. The work is 
 extremely neat, the figures are well fhadowed, per- 
 haps equal to the beft tapeftry, and Ihew great judg- 
 ment in drawing. 
 
 The Paintings are. 
 
 The Virgin teaching Chrijl to read, 
 The Holy Family, 
 
 Lord Darnley and his Brother, 
 
 King of Bohemia at Dinner, 
 
 Mofes ftriking the Rock, 
 
 St. Jerotne , 
 
 Mrs. Lemon , 
 
 A Landfcape with Figures 
 St. Frances , 
 
 A Madona and St. John , 
 
 A Bunch of Grapes, 
 
 A Woman, half Length, 
 
 Guercino . 
 
 Doflo de Farrara 
 Luca de Heere . 
 Van B a flan. 
 Marco Ricci* 
 Mieris. 
 
 Fandyck.- 
 Die trice «. 
 
 Teniers 
 
 Guercino. 
 
 Ferelfl . 
 
 Piombo . 
 
 The 
 
to HAMPTON COURT, x i 
 
 The Shepherd's Offering, Seb Ricci . 
 
 A Woman milking a Goar, Bergen. 
 
 Portrait of a Woman, Rembrant . 
 
 Afcenfion of the Virgin, Calvert . 
 
 A Landfcape, Poujffin. 
 
 The Emperor Charles V. initiated into the Church, 
 King George the firft’s Queen, a Lady, King George 
 I. and Bellini . The lali four by unknown 
 
 hands. 
 
 QUEEN's GALLERY. 
 
 This room is feventy feet long, by twenty-five wide, 
 and is like wife called the tapeftry-gallery, from its 
 being hung with feven beautiful pieces of tapeftry, 
 done after the famous paintings of Le Brun , repre- 
 fenting the hi dory of Alexander tke Great ; but thefe, 
 the intelligent reader will obferve, are not placed 
 in chronological order, being ranged as follows ; 
 
 i ft, Alexander's triumphal entry into Babylon. 
 
 2d, His fight with King Porus . 
 
 3d, Himfelf and his horfe Bucephalus . 
 
 4th, His vifit to Diogenes . 
 
 5th, His confultation with the Soothfayers. 
 
 6th, His defeat of Darius. 
 
 7th, Alexander s vifit to the wife and mother of 
 Darius } in their tent, after the defeat of that 
 prince. 
 
 Under the fourth, which is placed over the chim- 
 ney-piece, is a very neat buft of a Fenus> in alabafter, 
 ftanding upon an oval looking glafs, under which are 
 two doves billing, in baffo relievo. Among the other 
 furniture in this Gallery, are two tables of Egyptian 
 jnarble. 
 
 QyEEN’3 
 
12 
 
 A Pocket Companion 
 
 QUEEN’S STATE BEDCHAMBER. 
 
 On the deling is painted Aurora rifing out of the 
 ocean in her golden chariot, drawn by four white 
 horfes. In the corniee are the portraits of George I. 
 George II. Queen Caroline , and Frederick , prince of 
 Wales, by Sir J. Thornhill . 
 
 The bed is of crimfon damafk. Here are Indian 
 fcotices, and a fine glafs luflre with filver 
 fockets. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 King Janies I. Van Somer . 
 
 Ann, James's Queen, Do. 
 
 Henry , prince of Wales , Mytens 
 
 Dutchefs of Brunfwtcky Moreelze . 
 
 A Landfcape, Zuccardli. 
 
 QJJEEN’s DRAWING ROOM. 
 
 The deling was painted by Verrio , in the middle 
 of wdiich is reprefented Queen Ann in the 
 charader of Juftice, iti a purple robe, lined with 
 ermine, "Neptune an d Britannia holding a crown over 
 her head. 
 
 The Paintings in this Room are , 
 
 Nine large pidures, which w r ere formerly all in one 
 piece of a great length, and was a triumphal pro- 
 oeflioti of JuliusCaJar , confining of foldiers, priefts, 
 officers of flate, &c. at the end of which the em- 
 peror appears in a triumphal car, with Vidory 
 over his head, crowning him with laurels. It was 
 painted in water colours, by Andrea Montegna . 
 
 QUEEN’s 
 
to HAMPTON - CO U RT. 
 
 QUEENS STATE AUDIENCE ROOM, 
 
 The canopy of date here is very rich, as are alfb 
 the tapeftry hangings, reprefenting King MekhifedcC 
 giving bread and wine to Abraham . 
 
 The Paintings are, 
 
 Countefs of Lenox . 
 
 Bacchus and Ariadne^ Giro Ferrl a 
 
 Margaret, Queen of Scots , My tens. 
 
 Duke of Brunpwich. 
 
 Dutchefs of Brunjhvick. 
 
 A Lady, 
 
 PUBLIC DINING-ROOM. 
 
 This is about fifty feet long, and thirty wide* the 
 ceiling is vaulted, and the cornice richly gilt. 
 
 Here is a curious model of the palace intended to 
 be built in Richmond gardens, which coll 300 guineas,, 
 
 The Paintings in this Room are very capital \ and are 
 as follow : 
 
 Bacchus and Ariadne, after Guido, Romanelli . 
 
 Chriji in the Houfe of Lazarus , Seb. Ricci . 
 
 The Pool of Bethefda , jy 0y 
 
 Baccio Bandinelliy Corregio. 
 
 The Woman taken in Adultery* Seb. Ricei. 
 
 Prince Rupert, Mirevelt. 
 
 Four Ship-Pieces* Vandervelde , 
 
 Prince Charles , Eieftor Palatine, and Princefs 
 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 PRINCE of WALES’S PRESENCE CHAMBER. 
 
 The hangings are of gteendamalk, wrought withthe 
 Rory of Tobit and Tobias. 
 
 C The 
 
*4 
 
 A Pocket Companion 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 r~ ' i . , 
 
 'Ltf-iu/V XIII. of France , with a walking* flick in his 
 hand, and a dog; by his fide, Belca??ip . 
 
 Gufinan and Gundamar , two Spanifh AmbafTadors, the 
 latter by Elenberg. 
 
 Queen of France, Pour bus 
 
 King Ahajuerus , and Queen EJlher , Tint or ct • 
 
 PRINCE of WALES’S DRAWING ROOM. 
 
 This is hung with tapeftry, reprefenting £//w<7Jthe 
 forcerer ftruck with bhndnefs; it is taken from one 
 of the cartoons now in Buckingham Haufe. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 The Duke of Wirtcmberg , Af<zr£ Gerards . 
 
 The Wife of II. King of 
 
 Spain , Holbein • 
 
 Count Mansfield \ General of 
 the Spaniards in the Low 
 Countries, Myttns . 
 
 PRINCE of WALES’S B ED -CHAMBER. 
 
 The bed is of green damalk, but not very elegant* 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 The D^ke of Lunenburg, great 
 
 grandfather to George II. Myttns . 
 
 Prince of Parma, governor of 
 the Netherlands . 
 
 A Spanijh Nobleman, Pontaga. 
 
 Th< 
 
to HAMPTON COURT. 15 
 
 The next is the Private Chapel, which is wain- 
 footed toa confiderable height; and over the centre 
 is a dome, which admits a iiii table degree of light. 
 The Lord\ Supper by Tmtoret isthe only picture in it. 
 
 In the clofet adjoining the chapel is a fmall marble 
 cittern, formerly ufed for the purpofe of cooling wine, 
 and round it are the following pictures: King George 
 II. his Queen; Jonah fitting under the Gourd, by Hem- 
 Jkirk ; a Landicape ; a Head, by Artcmijia G entile fchi\ 
 and the Emperors Galba and Otho . 
 
 PRIVATE DINING R O O Mo 
 
 This is a plain neat room, in which are eight fhip 
 pieces, fix of them by Vandervclde, four of which repre- 
 sent the defeat of the Spanijh Aarmada; and over the 
 chimney is a very fine portrait of the carl of Noiting- 
 ha?n , by Zucchero . 
 
 In the Llofet next the Private Dining Room, are 
 the Murder of the Innocents, by Brueghel , and the 
 Rape of the Sabines . 
 
 KING'S private dressing room. 
 
 This is hung with tapettry, reprefenting the re- 
 markable engagement at So lb ay, in the year 1672. In 
 this room are two cabinets, one of inlaid ftone, the 
 other India. 
 
 The Paintings are, 
 
 Sir John Lavafon , 
 Duke of Gloucejler , 
 Lord Sandwich , 
 
 after Sir P . Lely . 
 
 Sir G. Knellen 
 Dohjon . 
 
 KING’S PRIVATE BED-CHAMBER 
 
 The bed is of rich crimfon damafk. In this room 
 arc two pictures jr Cs A* 
 
i6 
 
 A Pocket Companion 
 
 A Friar and Nuns at a Banquet, Longepier. 
 Sufannah and the Elders, Paul Veroneft . 
 
 In the clofet next the Private Bedchamber, are Ju« 
 filer and Europa , and two Madonas . 
 
 COUNCIL CHAMBER. 
 
 In this room were formerly the celebrated cartoons 
 ©f Rafaelle de Urhino\ thefe by order of his prefent 
 Majeitv, were removed to Buckingham- Houfe, and 
 copies of them taken by B . Wtft , Efq. which are in 
 the Queen’s Lodge at Windfor. In the centre of this 
 room is the model of a palace that was intended to be. 
 built in tfyde-Park } which coft five hundred guineas. 
 
 The Paintings are , 
 
 The Duke of Alva , Rubens* 
 
 The Deluge, Bejfan . 
 
 The judgment of Midas Sckiavons* 
 
 The Nine Mufes in Concert, Tintoret* 
 
 The Shepherd’s Offering, Old Palma* 
 
 Our Saviour and the Woman of Samaria, Do 
 Xing Charles I. after Vandjck , Old Stone • 
 
 ROOM of BEAUTIES. 
 
 Over the chimney piece in this apartment is a fine 
 bafs-relief, in white marble, of Venus drawn in her 
 chariot, and attended by feyeral Cupids. 
 
 The portraits of the celebrated beauties, from 
 which this room is denominated, are 
 
 i. Lady Peterborough 4* Mifs Pitt , 
 
 2 • Lady Ranelagh^ Dutchels of St. Albans 
 
 3. Dutchefs of Grafton , 6, Countefs of £(/ex, 
 
to HAMPTON COURT, 17 
 
 7. CountefV of Dorfet , 9. Lady Middleton . 
 
 8. Queen Mary y 
 
 Queen by Mr. Wijfing ; All the reft: by Sir 
 Godfrey Knelter . 
 
 QUEEN’S STAIR.CASE. 
 
 This flair-cafe is ornamented in the mofaic taftt*^ 
 by Mr. Kent; the ceiling was painted by Flck, by 
 "Whom here is a pifture of King Charles II. and Catha- 
 rine his Queen, with the duke of Buckingham repre- 
 senting Science in the habit of Mercury , while Envy is 
 Struck down by naked boys. 
 
 The NEW QUADRANGLE, 
 
 From the Queen’s flair-cafe we defcend into a new- 
 fquare, in t)i middle of which is a round bafon, and 
 four large lamps, on pedeflals of iron-work ; and on 
 the right baud, over the windows, are the twelve la* 
 hours o i Hercules in frefco 
 
 The G A R DEN Sr 
 
 Since the pulling down of the Water Gallery, 
 'Which Itood before the elegant (tone trout that faces ‘ 
 tin river, the ground to the South-well has rece.ved 
 confide -ble improvements. I bis fpor is laid out in 
 fmah irclofurts in; founded with tail hedges, in ( r :er 
 to break fhe violence nt the- winds; ai d Vender tn n 
 P 1 n P ‘ the r c prion of fuoh ex- ti plains as wi e 
 p.uved hit hr in luivmer out of tin. conf ivafo \ 
 
 11 ere a:e two batons conilauMy dupj l kd \>\ h w rt tcr 
 for the iupport of ' theit plant’s in dry wra her ; and 
 a . rh-y a fltuated mar the gi ear apai trm nts, uf 
 the piaiit t> may ue viewed f-in the window. 
 
 c 3 At 
 
iS A Pocket Companion 
 
 At a fmall diftance to the weft ftood a large hot* 
 houfe, for preferving fuch tender exotic plants as re* 
 quire a greater fhare of warmth than is generally 
 felt in this climate. Of this part of gardening Queen 
 Mary was fo fond, that fhe allowed a handfome lalary 
 to Dr. Plukcnet , a very learned botanift, for overlook- 
 ing and regiftering the curious collection of plants fhe 
 caufed to be brought into the garden ; but fince her 
 Majefty’s death they have been much negle&ed, and 
 very few of the molt curious plants are now to be 
 found there. 
 
 On the pediment of the front of the palace facing 
 the garden, is a bafs -relief of the triumphs of Hercules 
 over Envy ; and oppofite, a large oval baton, anfwer- 
 ing to the form of this part of the garden, which is a 
 large oval, divided into gravel walks and parterres, laid 
 out in an elegant manner, by thofe two eminent gar- 
 deners London and IViJe. 
 
 In four of the parterres are four fine brafs ftatues. 
 The firftis a Gladiator, which formerly ftood in the 
 parade of St. Jatnes's park, at the foot of the canal, 
 and was removed thither in the reign of Queen Anne*. 
 The original was performed by Agafius Defitheus of 
 EphejuSy and is in the Borghefia palace at Ro?ne ; the 
 fecond is a young Apollo ; the third a Diana ; and the 
 fourth Saturn going to devour one of his children ; 
 all after fine originals. 
 
 At the entrance of the grand walk are two large 
 marble vaies, of exquifite workman/hip; one faid to 
 be performed by Mr. Cibber , the father of the poet- 
 laureat, the other by a foreigner ; thefe pieces are 
 reported to be done as a trial of (kill, but it is difficult 
 to determine which is the fineft performance. They 
 are beautifully adorned with bafs -relief; that on the 
 right hand reprefenting the triumphs of Bacchus , and 
 the other on the left, Amphi trite and the Nereides . 
 At the bottom of this walk, facing a large canal which 
 
 runs 
 
to HAMPTON COURT, rg 
 
 rulis into the park, are two other large vales, the bafs- 
 relief on one reprefenting thejudgment of Paris-, and 
 that of the other ,. Meleager hunting the wild boar. 
 
 On the fouth fide of the palace is the privy garden, 
 which was funk ten feet, to give a view from the 
 apartments to the river Thames . In this garden is a 
 fine fountain, and two grand terrace walks* 
 
 On the north fide of the palace is a tennis-court, be- 
 yond that a gate leads into the wildernefs, wherein 
 is the much celebrated Maze (called 7>oj;town;) 
 further on is the royal gate to the gardens, on the 
 fides of which, on large {tone piers, are carved the 
 lion and unicorn couchant. 
 
 Thefe gardens are not in the prefent natural ftile* 
 but in that which prevailed fome years ago when 
 mathematical figures were prefered to natural 
 forms* 
 
A 
 
 POCKET COMPANION 
 
 TO 
 
 KENSINGTON PALACE. 
 
 T HIS Roval R ecefs is fittiated about two miles 
 from tydc-Fark Corner^ in the County of Mid- 
 dJefex It was originally the feat of the Lord Chan- 
 cello* Finch, and pm chafed of him by King William 
 III who greatly impr ved the building and cauled a 
 road to be matie to ’i thiough Sr. J.wits's and Hyde- 
 Parks\ further improvem ms were made to it in the 
 reipns of Queen Miry ;nd Queen Ahne\ and la illy by 
 his Lite M j ftv G<o gs II ris theleva. ions improve- 
 ments were deiigua more for life than uniform mag- 
 nificence, the exterior part of the building is Ibme- 
 what irregular ; but the apartment- in general are 
 Ipacious, and contain a large collection of original 
 paintings; which are much more valuable than the 
 public in general it em to imagine, as w: were great- 
 ly furp iied at hearing from one*uf the domtf>ics,that 
 the palace is now bm itrle reiorr d to; r h is neglect 
 we fuppofe mult be owing to a re itf, that finceth de- 
 tmfe of his late M j uv, th* m If valuable-pieces have 
 been remove d to Wind or and < ther places .• T hough 
 material alterations may have bet nniade in rhi ar- 
 rangement of t e \} innngs, there are fi‘li m.*ry valu- 
 able originals ren i/ang, wi.i.'h wi»l he- found well 
 worthy tlit . t i rut. of ih. curi us. 
 
 Tne appro Kb to tin paint i>.rmcnigh a large qua- 
 dra^ gie, fr in whence you ent. r oy a p rrico into a 
 fb tv galiei y that leads to the gn at irai» r>fe, which 
 is ve rv hanrber* e, and cor fids of lev-- rai flu of 
 black maibit iup^adointd with iion b^luitiauei antiy 
 
KENSINGTON PALACE. 21 
 
 wrought. The paintings here conflft of feveral bal- 
 conies with groups of figures, reprefenting Yeomen of 
 ihe Guards , and Speflators, among whom are Peter 
 the wild boy, Mr. Ulrick , commonly called the young 
 Turk , in the polonefe drefs, and feveral other perfong 
 belonging to the Court of George I. This flakcafe, 
 as well as the ceilings throughout the palace, are by 
 Mr. Kent. 
 
 A 
 
 CATALOGUE 
 
 OF TH£ 
 
 PAINTINGS, 8tc. 
 
 I N 
 
 KENSINGTON PALACE. 
 
 The GUARD -CHAMBER, 
 
 Qi 
 
 UEEN Elizabeth's gigantic Porter, 
 
 Zucchero * 
 
 The PRESENCE CHAMBER, 
 
 The Princefs of Wales and Family, Knapton. 
 
 A Cartoon, Cupid Carlo Cignanu 
 
 Venus 
 
22 KENSINGTON PALACE. 
 
 Venus and Cupid, Palma. 
 
 A Cartoon, Jupiter and Europa , Cignani 
 
 The PRIVY CHAMBER. 
 
 A German Lady with a Dog,&c. Parmegiano 
 An Italian Lawyer, Paris Bourdon „ 
 
 A Man with a Bafs Viol. 
 
 Dutchefs of Valenti a. 
 
 Cupid and Pfych Vandyck » 
 
 A Man with a Crofs at his breaft. 
 
 Tar quin and Lucre ti a . 
 
 A Man {hewing a Trick. 
 
 The Duke of Florence's Gardener, Ardadel Sarto* 
 The prefent King of Prujfia , whole 
 length. 
 
 Dutchefs of Savoy . 
 
 An Old Man looking up. 
 
 A Man’s Head. 
 
 A Man in Armour. 
 
 A Senator of Venice. 
 
 A Man with a Giafs in his hand, Bruyghcn * 
 
 The Emprefs of Rujfta y a whole 
 length. 
 
 The Dutchefs of Portfmouth. 
 
 Tne Dutchefs of Mazarine . Varelfl • 
 
 A Paintrefs with Cupid, aft er Guido. 
 
 The Marriage of St .Catharine and 
 
 Sebajlian , after Correggio* 
 
 The Duke of York , Dobjon • 
 
 The QUEEN's DRAWING ROOM* 
 
 Sir Thomas Moore , Holbein . 
 
 A Man’s Head, Timoret * 
 
 The Duke of Cumberland on Horfe- 
 
 Back. Woottcn. 
 
A Man’s Head, Giorgione . 
 
 The QUEEN's DINING ROOM* 
 
 Gicrg ; one's Head, Himfelj . 
 
 James TV. of Scotland , and his Bro- 
 ther Auxander, with St. Andrew , Mabufe. 
 
 Henry V. Richard 111. and a Man's 
 
 Head, Aib. Barer 
 
 Een*y VI. Edward VI. A Young 
 Man’s Head, Javies I V.of Scotland's 
 Queen, with St. George , Mabufe \ 
 
 Baffin's Head, H'tnijelf 
 
 Emperor Maximilian . 
 
 St. Matthew called from the receipt 
 
 of Cuhoms, Alb* Barer, 
 
 Princefs of Cajlile , Maximilian 
 Archduke, of Auftria, Lewis 
 XII. Philip the fair, and a young 
 Man’s Head. 
 
 Rafaelle's Head, Hhnfelf 
 
 The Virgin and Child, Sabertane . 
 
 Philip 11. of Spain, John de Bolog- 
 na's Head, and a Man and Wo- 
 man. 
 
 QUEEN’S DRESSING-ROOM. 
 
 Judith and U oh j ernes, 
 
 A Landfcape with Figures and 
 Cattle, 
 
 A piece of Ruins, &c. 
 
 Paul Feronefe . 
 
 Ber chant. 
 Bombocciot 
 
24 KENSINGTON PALAC E. 
 
 A view of Windfor Caftle, 
 
 Four views of Venice, 
 
 A Plundering, 
 
 King Charles's departure from 
 Scbievling, 
 
 A Battle Piece, 
 
 A view of Old Hampton Court, 
 A Landfcape with Hawking, 
 
 A ditto with the managed Horfe, 
 A ditto with Fifliermen, 
 
 A ditto, a Skirmilh, 
 
 An Altar Piece, 
 
 A Landfcape with Figures, 
 
 Battle of Forty, 
 
 A landfcape with Ruins* 
 
 W ojlermcn, 
 Canalletti. 
 
 W ouvermanSt 
 
 Lingelbeck - 
 W ouv erman /, 
 Danckers , 
 
 IV ouvermans . 
 
 Ditto . 
 
 Ditto . 
 Bercham. 
 Alb . Dursr . 
 a 
 
 Snayers. 
 
 The QJLJ EEN’s GALLERY. 
 
 King Henry the Eighth. 
 
 Catharine of Arragon . 
 
 Queen Elizabeth , 
 
 King 3W* theFirft, 
 
 King Janies the Firm's Queen, 
 King Charles the Second, 
 
 King James the Second, 
 
 King Willi atn y 
 Queen Mary , 
 
 Queen Anne, after ditto. 
 
 King George the Firft, after ditto. 
 King George the Second, 
 
 Queen Caroline , 
 
 Philip the Third of Spain, 
 
 Philip the Third of Spain’s Queen, 
 
 ’Zu'cchcro. 
 Vandyck * 
 
 Van So?ner. 
 
 Sir Peter Lelj> 
 Ditto. 
 
 Kneller . 
 
 Ditto • 
 
 Seman. 
 
 Ditto 
 
 Valefqta. 
 
 Ditto. 
 
 The 
 
KENSINGTON PALACE, £5 
 
 The CUBE ROOM. 
 
 Here are Six Gods and Goddeffes. 
 
 Over the Chimney is Cleopatra, Antique* 
 above her is a Roman Marriage, all 
 in Marble* RyJbratL 
 
 The GREAT DRAWING ROOM. 
 
 King Charles the Fi rft and his Queen, Handy cl, 
 Figures and Cattle large, and Jacob's Se- 
 paration, Baffan . 
 
 The Audience of Sir Henry IVoton, at 
 
 the jSenate-Houfe at Venice, FialleUi. 
 
 Holbein's Head, in Water-Colours, Holbein . 
 
 The Flaying St. Bartholomew, Spagnolet • 
 
 Holbein's Wife’s Head, in Ditto, Ditto . 
 
 Venus and Cupid, Mick. Angela 
 
 Charles the Eleventh ofSuteden, on Horie* 
 
 Back.^ Wyck. 
 
 Duke of JVharton , Ro/albit. 
 
 Tirolefe Girl, Ditto. 
 
 A Head in a Laced Ruff. 
 
 RoJ alba's Head, Hcrfelf. 
 
 The Duke of Buckingham and his 
 . Family, IDmhorJl. 
 
 A Wild Boar’s Head, Smd. 
 
 Schorel’s Head, with Pallet and Pencil. 
 
 A Man’s Head with a Horfe’s Bit, Perugia*. 
 
 The Taking of Toumay. Wootsen. 
 
 A Prifon, with St Peter and the Angel, Steenwych 
 Figures and Cattle, Bafjetn. 
 
 A Naked Venus, See. Titian. 
 
 A Madona with St. Catharine and St. 
 
 John with a Lamb, Old Palma. 
 
 Our Saviour Healing the Blind, &c. Verna. 
 
 D St; 
 
*6 KENSINGTON PALACE, 
 
 St. Catharine at the Altar, Veronefe * 
 
 The Taking of IVootten :. 
 
 The KING’S BED-CHAMBER. 
 
 The Tirolefe Girl, in Creyons, 
 A Large Flower Piece, 
 
 A Cartoon, P*/; and Cap id , 
 
 A Ditto, Bacchus and Ariadne , 
 A Ditto, Apollo and Daphne , 
 Ditto, The Triumph of Venus 
 
 The PRUSSIAN CLOSET. 
 
 An Emblem of Faith, 
 
 Lucretia, 
 
 Herodias 9 s Daughter with St. John the 
 Babtift’s Head., 
 
 The Hungarians at Ovid's Tomb. 
 
 A Doge of Venice. 
 
 The GREEN CLOSET. 
 
 A Woman afleep, with a Book in her 
 
 Lap, Gcr. Dow . 
 
 A Sea Piece, Van de Veld \jm 
 
 The Birth of Chrift , Zucchero. 
 
 Fortune with Two Cupid r, Jalio Romani 
 
 A Man with a Red Book in his Hand, P armegiant 
 A Long Narrow Slip, with Figures and 
 
 Trees, Schiavoni. 
 
 Our Saviour and Mary Magdalen at the 
 
 Tomb, Holbein. 
 
 Guercino . 
 Carracci . 
 
 Leo . da Vinci 
 Sehonfeld . 
 
 Rofalba . 
 Baptift 
 Carlo Cigtiani 
 Ditto . 
 
 Ditto. 
 
 Ditto . 
 
KENSINGTON PALACE. 27 
 
 A Sea Piece with the Vellel that carried 
 
 Van ile Veld, 
 Jannet . 
 
 Van OJierwyck. 
 
 King Charles the Second, 
 
 A Man with a Book in his Hand , 
 
 A Small Flower Piece, 
 
 An Altar Piece. 
 
 A Flower Piece, Seghers. 
 
 St. Catharine , Correggio . 
 
 A Long Narrow Slip, with Figures, &c. Schiavoni . 
 The Good Samaritan , Baffan. 
 
 A Woman going to Stab Herfelf, and a 
 
 Man, Palamedes . 
 
 Francis the Second of France , when 
 
 Dauphin, Jannet • 
 
 A Small Flower Piece, OJierwyck 
 
 Lucretia Standing, Titian , 
 
 A Witch Riding on a Goat, with Boys, Elfbiemer . 
 A Small Round Piece with Archi- 
 tecture. 
 
 Nymphs Bathing. 
 
 St. Peter with the Angel in Prifon, fniall 
 
 Round Picture, 
 
 V inns and Satyrs with Cupids , 
 Mary Queen of Seas, 
 
 Lions, &c. 
 
 The Queen of Bohemia's Head, 
 
 Steenwyck. 
 Rot taih anur\ 
 Jan?iet . 
 
 Rowland Savory . 
 Cor . Janfen , 
 
 The King of Bohemia's Seven Children. 
 
 Frobenitis, Printer to Erajmus, Hollein . 
 
 Figures and Cattle, Baffin. 
 
 Erafmus's Head, Holbein . 
 
 A Long and Narrow Pi&ure, Schiavoni . 
 
 A fmall Landfcape, Manner of /Vr£. 
 
 The Virgin and Child, with Tobit and 
 
 tiie Angel, Titian. 
 
 A long and narrow Slip, Schavoni » 
 
 Virgin and Child, St. Catharine and St. 
 
 Ignatius , Ci org tone • 
 
 A long Fixture with Boys. 
 
 D 2 
 
4& KENSINGTON P A L A CE« 
 
 A fmall Landfcape* Paul Brill . 
 
 A Landfcape, Everdingtn. 
 
 A China difh with Heart Cherries, Daniel Nes. 
 
 A Landfcape, Mo/a . 
 
 Niobe’x Children Shot out ofthe Clouds, Rottenha?ner . 
 Two long and narrow Slips Schiavoni . 
 
 Mars, Verlus, and Cupid, Paul Veronefc * 
 
 A, Feitoon with f lowers, Seghers. 
 
 Venus and Adonis, 
 
 HIS MAJESTY’S GALLERY. 
 
 Qjieen Mary, 
 
 The Adoration of the Kings, 
 
 King William, 
 
 Henry Sommers, King Henry the Eighth’s 
 Jeller, looking through a Cafement, 
 Van CleevPs Wife, 
 
 A Spanifh Nobleman. 
 
 The Duke of Alva, 
 
 Inigo Jones, 
 
 Van C/e eve, 
 
 King Charles theFirfton Horfe-Back, 
 William Duke of Giouceiler, a whole 
 length, in his Garter Robes, 
 Queen Ann when Princefs, 
 
 The Duke of York when Young, 
 William Duke of Gloucefler, a Head, in 
 an Oval, 
 
 Prince Henry , Son to James the Firft. 
 King Henry the Fourth of France, 
 
 King Edward the Sixth, 
 
 Julio Romano* 
 
 Catharine of Medicis, a head. 
 
 The Nabob, 
 
 Queen Mary of Medicis, 
 
 Wi fling. 
 Scbajltan Ricci * 
 Wiping. 
 
 Holbein . 
 
 Van C/e eve* 
 
 Titian. 
 Nogary . 
 Hiwjelf * 
 Dobfon. 
 
 Claret „ 
 Kueller • 
 Dobfon. 
 
 Kneller 
 
 Pourbus . 
 Holbein . 
 
 Willifon. 
 
 Pourbus* 
 
 Queen 
 
KENSINGTON PALACE 2.9 
 
 Oiieen Elizabeth when Young. 
 
 Paul Keronefe . 
 
 Princefs Ann with a Dog. 
 
 George, Prince of Denmark y a Head, in 
 
 an Oval, Knellen 
 
 King James the Firft, Kanfomer* ■ 
 
 A Man in Black, with a Bonnet « in his 
 
 Hand, Tint or <?/. 
 
 Queen Henrietta Maria*, Kandy ck* 
 
 Cue rein o, Him f elf. 
 
 A Lady’s Head with a Laced Ruff, Sir Ant .More* 
 
 The Dutchefs of Richmond in Man’s -' 
 
 Apparel, Houfeman . 
 
 Holbein , a Head. - 
 
 Her Majefty, with Prince William and ’ 
 
 Pi •ince £dward . Ramfey . 
 
 A Man’s Head, Quint en Matey jf. 
 
 Maria, King James the Second’s 
 
 Queen, SirPeterLely „ 
 
 Michael Angelo's Head, a Portrait, Mlrevelt . 
 
 King Charles the Firft> Dob ft:, 
 
 Re?nhrandt y s Head, Himfelf . 
 
 King Charles the Second, Wijjing. 
 
 A Man in Armour with a Red Scarf, Giorgione , < 
 
 Sir Henry Guildford, Holbein . 
 
 A Portrait with a large Ruff, Short 
 
 Hair, Kandy ci.' 
 
 The Bifhop of Ofnaburgb, Zoffani . 
 
 Saint William, Giorgione . 
 
 Artemi fia Gentilefchi , Herfelf. 
 
 Ring Henry the Eighth, Holbein . 
 
 A Portrait, Rembrandt 3 • 
 
 The Dutchefs of . SirPt ter Lely. 
 
 The Duke o {York, Ditto 1 . 
 
 A ‘large Drawing of the Transfigura- 
 tion, after Raphael , Cafanova. 
 
 D 3 The 
 
3 o KENSINGTONPALACE. 
 
 The Gardens were much enlarged by Queen 
 Mary ^ and afterwards greatly improved by her Sifter. 
 Queen Anne, who was fo pleafed with the place, 
 that fhe frequently Pupped during the Summer in 
 the Green-HouPe, which is a very beautiful one. Her 
 late excellentMajefty, Queen Caroline , not only com- 
 pleted the defigns of her predecefTors, but extended 
 the Gardens from the great road in Kenfington to 
 A£ton ; and by taking in feveral acres of Hyde- 
 Park, and bringing what is called the Serpentine 
 xliver into them, has rendered the whole almoft a 
 fecon&,Eden, at leaft to the Inhabitants of London, 
 whofe Profeffions will not allow of frequent excurfions, 
 to more diftant places, Thefe Gardens were origi- 
 nally defigned by Kent, and have lately been much 
 improved by Brown, their extent is, about three 
 miles and an half in circumference, and in fummer 
 time they are reported to by great numbets of people* 
 
 
A 
 
 POCKET COMPANION 
 
 T O 
 
 KEW PALACE, &c. 
 
 T HIS Palace is fttuated at a fmall diftance from 
 the Thames, x \ n the County of Surry, oppofite to 
 the Town of Brentford, it was formerly the feat of 
 the late Mr. Molineux, fecretary to George II. when 
 PrinceofWW^and afterwards became the refidenceof 
 the Prince and PrincefsDovvager of Wales, father and 
 mother of his prefent majefty, who greatly improved 
 both the houfe and gardens, as has alfo his prefent 
 majelVy. 
 
 The principal court of the palace is in the middle ; 
 the liable court on the left hand; and the kitchen- 
 court on the right. As you enter the houfe from the 
 principal court a veftibule leads to the great hall* 
 which occupies two ftories in height, and receives 
 its light from windows in the upper flory. It is 
 furnifhed with full length portraits, reprefenting 
 King Williamlll. Queen Mary , the late Emperor of 
 Germany, the hereditary prince of Brun/wick , the late 
 Elector of Cologne , and the famous lord treafurer 
 Burleigh ; bqlides which there is a very good hunting 
 
 piece 
 
K E W PALACE. 
 
 3 * 
 
 piece, by Mr. Wooton , wherein are reprefented his 
 royal highnefs Frederick , prince of Wales, lord Bal- 
 timore, lord Cholmondely , lord Bofton , colonel Pelharn , 
 andfeveral of his royal highnefs-s attendants. In 
 this room are likewife two large vafes of Hatuary 
 marble, on which are cut, in baflo-relievo, the four 
 feafons of the year. 
 
 From the hall a paflage leads to the garden ; on the 
 right hand of this paflage is their majefties common 
 apartment; and on the left of the paflage are the 
 apartments of the bed chamber women. 
 
 The ftate-apartmems confiil of a gallery, a draw- 
 ing-room, drefling^room, an anti-chamber, a bed- 
 room, and ciofets. 
 
 The chimney piece of the gallery, and moft of the 
 furniture, are from defigns of Mr. Kent , and on the 
 piers between the windows, are large painted look- 
 ing glafles from China. 
 
 The ceiling of the drawing-room was defigned & 
 painted by Mr. Kent , with grotefque ornaments in 
 party-colours and gold ; the centre compartment re- 
 prefents the ftory of Leda. The chimney-piece, the 
 tables, glafs frames, and all the furniture, were de- 
 figned by the fame ingenious artirt • as was the cei- 
 ling of the great ftaircafe. 
 
 Though the apartments in general are not very 
 fpacious,they are neat and elegant, and furniflied with 
 many excellent paintings by the mod eminent maf-, 
 ters. Several of the rooms that were formerly fur- 
 nifhed with tapeftry* are now hung with India, or 
 other paper, and neatly fitted tip according to the pre- 
 fent tafte. 
 
 The Gardens of Kew are about four miles in cir- 
 cumference ; their fituation is not by any means ad- 
 vantageous, as it is low, and commands no profpefts* 
 Originally the ground was one continued dead fiat; 
 
 ' the. 
 
KEW GARDENS. 
 
 the foil was in general barren, and without either 
 wood or water. With fo many d if advantages, it 
 was not eafv to produce any thing even tolerable in 
 gardening ; but princely munificence, and infinite la- 
 bour, overcame all difficulties, and what was once a 
 defert, is now a kind of Eden, 
 
 The judgment with which art has been employed 
 to fupply the defefls of nature, and to cover its de- 
 formities, hath very juftly gained univerfal admiration. 
 On entering the garden from the palace, and turning 
 towards the left hand, the fir ( 1 building which ap» 
 pears is the 
 
 ORANGERY, or GREEN-HOUSE,, 
 
 Which was defigned and built under the Infpe&ion 
 of Sir William Chambers) in the year 1761. The 
 front extends one hundred and forty-five feet; the 
 room is one hundred and forty-two feet long, thirty 
 feet wide, and twenty-five high. In the back fhade 
 are two furnaces to heat flues, laid under the pave-, 
 ment or the orangery, which are found very ufeful* 
 and indeed very neceflary in times of hard froft. 
 What is called the 
 
 TEMPLE or the SUN, 
 
 Is fituated in an open grove, near the orangery, and 
 in the way to the phyfic-garden. Its figure is of the 
 circular, peripterous kind, but without an attic; and 
 there is a particularity in the entablature, of which 
 the hint is taken from one of the temples of Balbec . 
 The order is Corinthian , the columns fluted, and the 
 entablature fully enriched. Over each column on the 
 frieze, are baffo rdievos 3 reprefenting lyres and fprigs 
 
 of 
 
34 
 
 K E W GARDENS 
 
 of laurel ; and round the upper part of the cell, are 
 fu (pended fedoons of fruits and flowers. The infideof 
 tile cell forms a faloon richly finiflied and gilt In the 
 centre of its cove is reprefented the fun ; and on the 
 frieze, in twelve compartments, furrounded with bran- 
 dies of laurel, are reprefented thefigns of the zodiac, 
 in baffo-relievo. This building was alfo erected under 
 the infptdion of Sir William Chamber j, tn the year 
 1761. 
 
 The Phyfic , or Ex'. trt Garden , contains a variety of 
 curious plants, many of them collected with great di- 
 ligence and judgment, by tiie late Dr. Hi//, whofe 
 abilities as a botanift are well known. The prefent 
 wader gardener rs Mr. Eaton , and from the afiiduity 
 with which all cur ious productions are collected from 
 every part of the globe, without any regard to ex- 
 pence, it may be concluded, that, in a few years, 
 this will be the ampled and bed: collection of curious 
 plants in Europe . For the cultivation of thefe plants, 
 feveral doves have been erected; and,amongft others 
 a very large one, its extent from eaft to welt being 
 one hundred and fourteen feet ; the centre is occu- 
 pied by a bark dove fixty feet long, twenty feet 
 wide, and twenty feet high, exclufive of the tan pit ; 
 and the two ends form two dry doves, each twenty- 
 five feet long, eighteen feet wide, and twenty feet 
 high. 
 
 Contiguous to the Exotic Garden y is the Flower Gar « 
 den, of which the principal entrance, with a (land on 
 each fide of it for rare flowers, forms one end. The 
 two fides are incloied with high trees, and the end 
 facing the principal entrance was formerly occupied by 
 an aviary of a vail depth, in which was kept a numerous 
 collection of birds, both foreign &.domeftic. The par- 
 
 terre 
 
KEW GARDENS. 
 
 3 > 
 
 terre is divided by walks into a great number of beds, 
 in which all kinds of beautiful flowers are to be feen, 
 during the greateft part of the year; aud in the cen- 
 tre is abafon of water flocked with gold fifh. 
 
 From the flower garden, a Ihort winding walk 
 leads to that part of the garden where was formerly 
 the J 
 
 MENAGERIE, 
 
 Which was of an oval figure; in the centre was a 
 large bafon of water furrounded by a walk, and the 
 whole was inclofed by a range of pens, or large cages, 
 in which were kept great numbers of Chine/e and 
 Tartarian phealants, befides many other forts of 
 large exotic birds. The bafon was flocked with fuch 
 water-fowl as were too tender to live on the lake; 
 and in the middle of it flood a pavilion of an irregular 
 o (flagon plan, defigned by Sir William Chambers, in 
 imitation of a Chinefc opening, and executed in the 
 year 1760. 
 
 The birds that were in this menagerie, which by 
 the bulk of the people was thought thegreatell curio- 
 iity in the garden, have been long fince difpofed of, 
 the pens, &c. removed, and the fpace occupied by 
 theie, formed into an agreeable lawn. J 
 
 The next building is the 
 
 TEMPLE or BELLONA, 
 
 Defigned and built by Sir William Chambers , in the 
 year 1760. It is of the proftyle kind; the portico te- 
 traflyle Doric ; the metopes alternately enriched 
 with helmets and daggers, vales and pateras, The 
 cell is recflangular, and of a fefquialteral proportion, 
 
 but 
 
KEW GARDENS. 
 
 5 ° 
 
 but clofed with an elliptical dome, from which it re- 
 ceives the light. 
 
 Paffing from where flood the menagerie towards 
 the lake, in a retired folitary walk on the left hand, 
 is the 
 
 TEMPLE or the GOD PAN, 
 
 Of the monopterous kind, but clofed on the fide to- 
 wards the thicket, in order to make it ferve for a 
 feat. It is of the Doric order ; the profile imitated 
 from that of the theatre of Marcellus> at Rome , and 
 the metopes enriched with ox-fculls and pateras. It 
 was built by Sir William Chambers in the year 
 1758. 
 
 Not far from the laft deferibed, on an eminence 
 Hands the 
 
 TEMPLE of EOLUS, 
 
 Like that of Pan, of the monopterous figure# The 
 order is a compofite, in which the Doric is pre- 
 dominant. Within the columns is a large femicir* 
 cular niche, ferving as a feat, which revolves on a pi- 
 vot, and may with great eafe be turned by one hand 
 to any expolition, notwithfianding its fize. The 
 Temple of Solitude is fituated very near the fouth front 
 of the palace. 
 
 At the head of the lake, and near the temple of 
 JEolus Hands a Chineje oftagon buildingof two {lories, 
 built many years ago. It is commonly called the 
 
 HOUSE 
 
K E W G A R D 'E N S 
 
 37 
 
 HOUSE of C O N F U C I U S. 
 
 The lower (lory confiils of one room and two 
 clofets ; ancl the upper (lory is one little faloon, com- 
 ♦manning a very pleafant profpeft over the lake and 
 gardens. Its walls and ceiling are painted with 
 •grotefque ornaments, and little liirtorical fubjefts 
 relating to Confucius , with fevdral trail fa6i ions of 
 the Chriftian millions in China . In a thicket, near 
 the houfe of Confucius , is eredled the engine which 
 fupplies the lake and bafonsln the garden with wa- 
 ter. It was contrived by Mr. Smedton y and execit- 
 ’ted under his direction, in the year 1761. It an- 
 swers perfectly well, railing, by means of two 
 •holies, upwards of 3600 hogfheads of water in twelve 
 •hours. 
 
 From the houfe of Confucius y a covered clofe walk 
 leads to a grove, wherein is placed a femio&agon feat, 
 defigned by Mr. K$nt. A winding walk, on the 
 right hand of the grove, leads to an open plain, on 
 one fide of which, backed by thickets, on a riling 
 ground, is placed a Corinthian colonade, defigned ana 
 built by Sir IVilUam Cha?nbers y in the year 176a, 
 and called the Theatre of Augufta. 
 
 The next building which offers itfelf to viety| is 
 the 
 
 T E M P L E of V I C T O R Y, 
 
 It Hands on a hill, and was built in commemoration 
 of the fignal victory obtained on the fir ft of Auguil, 
 1739, ncar Wind?* 1 * by the allied army under prince 
 •Ferdinand of Brunfwick r over th ^ French army, com- 
 manded by the Mar/}? a l dr Contadcs % 
 
 The figure is the circular peripteros; the order 
 Ionic decaffyle, fluted, and richly firiithed. The 
 E frieze 
 
3 s K E W GARDENS. 
 
 frieze is adorned with foliages; and round the attic 
 are fufpended feftoons of laurel. The cell which 
 commands a pretty profpe£t towards Richmond , and 
 likewife over Middle f ex y is neatly finifhed with llucco 
 ornaments. Thole in the ceiling reprefent ffandards, 
 and other French trophies. The whole was defigned 
 by Sir William Chambers , and executed under his 
 infpe&ion, in the year 1759, foon after the above- 
 mentioned battle. 
 
 As you pafs along from the temple of vi6lory, to- 
 wards the upper part of the gardens, is feen an arch, 
 (urrounded with feveral vefliges of other ftrudiures. 
 This is called the ruin, and was defigned and built 
 by Sir William Chambers , in the year 1759, or der 
 to make a paffage for carriages and cattle, over one 
 of the principal walks of the garden. It was to imi- 
 tate a Roman antiquity, built of brick, with an in- 
 cruftation of (lone. The defign is a triumphal arch, 
 originally with three apertures, but two of them 
 now clofedup, and converted into rooms, to which 
 you enter by doors made in the Tides of the princi- 
 pal arch. The foffit of the principal arch is enriched 
 with coffers and rofes, and both the fronts of the 
 ftru&ure are ruftic. The north front is confined be- 
 tween rocks, overgrown with briars and other wild ; 
 plants, and topped with thickets, amongft which are 
 leen feveral columns, and other fragments of build- 
 ings ; and at a little diftance beyond the arch is feen 
 an antique flatue of a Mufe. The central ftrudture 
 of the ruin is bounded on each fide by a range of 
 arches. There is a great quantity of cornices, and 
 other fragments fpread over the ground, feemingly 
 fallen from the buildings ; and in the thickets on each 
 fide, are feen feveral remains of piers, brick walls, 
 and other ruins. 
 
 , The 
 
 1 
 
K E W GARDENS. 
 
 39 
 
 The upper part of the garden compofes a large 
 wildernefs;on the borders of which (lands a morefque 
 building, commonly called 
 
 ALHAMBRA, 
 
 Confiding of a faloon, fronted with a portico, of cou- 
 pled columns, and crowned with a lantern. 
 
 On an open (pace, near the centre of the fame 
 wildernefs, is erefled the tower, commonly called the 
 
 GREAT PAGODA. 
 
 This was begun under the direction of Sir William 
 Chambers, in the autumn of the year 1761, and co- 
 vered in the fpring of the year 1 762. The defign is 
 an imitation of the eaftern temples, and particularly 
 of the Chinefe Taa, The bafe is a regular octagon 
 forty-nine feet in diameter ; and the fuperft rupture 
 is likewife a regular octagon on its plan, and in its ele- 
 vation, eompofed of ten prifms, which form the ten 
 different (lories of the building. Thelowefftofthefeis 
 twenty-fix feet in diameter, exclufive of the portico 
 that furrounds it, and eighteen feet high; the fecond 
 is twenty-five feet in diameter, and feventeen feet 
 high ; and the reft diminifh in diameter and height, 
 in the fame arithmetical proportion, to the ninth fto- 
 ry, which is eighteen feet in diameter, and ten feet 
 high. The tenth (lory is feventeen feet in diameter, 
 and, with the covering, twenty feet high ; and 
 the finifhing on the topis feventeen feet high; fo that 
 the whole ftructure, from the bafe to the top of the 
 fleuron, is one hundred and fixty-three feet. Each 
 (lory finifhes with a projecting roof, after the Chinefe 
 manner, covered with plates of varnifhed iron, ofdif- 
 E 2 ferent 
 
4 p 
 
 K E W GAR&E N S. 
 
 ferent colours; and round each.of them there is 
 gallery inclofed with a rail. All the angles of the 
 roof are adorned with large dragons*, being eighty 
 in number, covered with a kind of thin glafs, of vari- 
 ous colours, which produces a molt dazzling reflect 
 tion; and the whole ornament at the top* is double 
 gilt. The Walls of the building are compofed of 
 very bard bricks ; the outfide of. well-coloured and 
 well-matched grey (locks, neatly laid, and with fuchcare 
 that there is not the leaft crack orfraCture in the whole 
 ilruCture, notwithstanding its great height, and the 
 expedition with which it was built. The ftaircafe 
 which leads to the different (lories, is in the centre 
 of the building. 
 
 Notwithilanding the ground on which this flru&ure 
 is erected, lies low, you command* from the top of 
 it, on a clear day, a very extenfive profpeCt on all 
 fades, and in fome directions upwards of forty miles 
 diftance, over the moft beautiful, populous, and well 
 cultivated country, that can be viewed from any one 
 fpot perhaps in the whole world* 
 
 Near the great Pagoda formerly flood an elegant 
 ftruCture, called the the principal defign of 
 
 which, as well as the exterior decorations of it, were 
 clofe imitations of the Turkifh architecture ; the in- 
 fide of this building was finifhed, in a very peculiar 
 and elegant ftyle, and it is much to be regretted, 
 that upon a furv.ey taken a few years iince, the whole 
 was found to be fo generally out of repair, that it 
 was thought proper to take it entirely down. 
 
 The next is a gothic building, defigned by Mr. 
 Muniz , the front representing a cathedral. The Gal~ 
 lery of Antiques was defigned by Sir William Chambers> 
 and executed in the year 1757. Here is the model 
 iff the palace, . which it is faid Js intended to be built* 
 in Richmond Gardens, 
 
 Continuing; 
 
KE W GARDENS. 
 
 4 * 
 
 Continuing your way from the laft mentioned^ 
 building towards the palace, near the banks of the 
 lake, ftands the 
 
 TEMPLE of A R E THUS A, 
 
 A fmall Ionic building of four culumns ; built in 
 the year 1758. 
 
 Near it there is* a bridge, thrown over a< narrow 
 channel of water, and leading to the ifland in the lake* 
 The defignis in a great meafure taken from one of 
 Fallados wooden bridges. Lt was eredted in one 
 night. 
 
 In various parts of the garden are eredted covered 
 feats, and befides the buildings already mentioned,, 
 there is alfo a temple, eredted in commemoration 
 of the peace. 
 
 The portico is hexaftyle Ionic; the columns fluted;; 
 the entablature enriched; and the tyrnpan of the pe- 
 diment adorned with baflb-relievos. The cell is in, 
 the form of 2 Lathi crofs, the ends of which are 
 clofed by femicircular fweeps, wherein are niches to 
 receive flatties,. It is richly furnifhed with flucco 
 ornaments, allufive to the occafion on which it was 
 built. 
 
 In 1758 an adt of parliament was granted for 
 building a bridge acrofs the Thames , oppofite Kevc~ 
 Grcen y and a bridge was accordingly eredted, confin- 
 ing of eleven arches; but this being greatly out of 
 repair,, in 1783 a flone bridge was begun tobe eredted 
 and which it is imagined will be finifhed fome time 
 in the year 'i 787. 
 
 Here is a chapel of eafe, eredted at the expence 
 of the nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood, on 
 a piece of ground that was given for that purpofe by 
 t,he late queen Anne, This chapel ftands nearly, in 
 
 x the 
 
42 
 
 K E W GARDENS. 
 
 the centre of what is call’d the Green, on each fide of 
 which are many large well built houfes; but fince 
 their majelUes have redded chiefly at IVindfor , this 
 place has not increafed much in population. 
 
 RICHMOND. 
 
 T HE delightful village of Richmond is fituated in 
 the County of Surrey , about two miles from Kevo r 
 and twelve from London , It was anciently the feat 
 of our kings, and the palace, from its iplendor was 
 called Sheene , which in the Saxon tongue fignifies 
 bright or fliining. Here King Edward III, died with 
 grief for the lofs of his heroic fon, Edward the Black 
 Prince : and here died dnne> the wife of Richard II. 
 who firfb taught the Englijh women the ufe of the fide 
 faddle ; for before her time they were ufed to ride 
 altride. Richard , however* was fo afflifted' at her 
 death, that it gave him fuch a diflike to the place 
 where it happened, that he defaced the fine palace; 
 but it was repaired and beautified afrefh by King 
 Henry V, who alfo founded near it three religious 
 houfes. In the year 1497 this palace was deffroyed by 
 fire, when King Henry VII. was there; but in 1501 
 that prince cauied it to be new built, and commanded 
 that the village fhould be called Richmond , he having 
 borne the title of earl of Richmond , before he ob- 
 tained the crown by the defeat and death of 
 Richard III. Henry VII. died here; and here alfo his 
 grand-daughter Queen Elizabeth breathed her laft. 
 The palace built here by the duke of Ormond ’ who 
 received a grant of a confiderable fpace of land about 
 
 Richmond , 
 
RICHMOND. _4 5 - 
 
 Richmond, from King William III. as a reward for 
 his military fervices, but which devolved to the 
 crown on that duke’s attainder, in the reign of George 
 I. being confidered as a very plain edifice, and great- 
 ly out of repair, was about twelve years ago entirely 
 taken down, and a new palace was begun to be erec- 
 ted, but the palace at Kew , devolving to his majefty, 
 on the demife ofrhe late princefs dowager, this build- 
 ing has not bee n fince carried on ; but we are credi- 
 bly informed that a palace is now intended to be built 
 near the fame fpot, upon a more elegant plan, and 
 that the model of it is in the Gothic temple in Ke to 
 gardens. Thofe rural retreats, the royal daily 
 houfe, Merlin' s cave, and the hermitage, in which 
 the late Queen Caroline ufed frequently to annifeher- 
 felf, are alio pulled down, and the original form of 
 the gardens greatly altered; in thefe alterations the 
 fliff formality of ancient grandeur has yielded to the 
 natural luxuriance of modern tafte. 
 
 Thefe gardens, and thofe of Kew, which we have 
 already delcribed, were formerly feparared only by a 
 private road, that led from Richmond to Kew, but 
 which Road has been lately granted to his Majefty 
 w ho intends uniting both gardens in one. 
 
 Richmond Green is extremely pleafant, it being 
 levelled, and enclofed in a handfome manner, it is alfo 
 furrounded with lofty elms, and adorned on each fide 
 with the houfes of perfonsof diftintflion. A fun-dial 
 is here affixed in a pretty tafte, encompafled with 
 feats; this, and the railing of the green, were at he 
 foie charge of the late Queen Caroline . 
 
 The village ofRichmcnd(or town, as it is frequent- 
 ly called) extends a full mile up the hill, fkirted 
 and mingled with gardens. It is now a fiourifhhg 
 place ; and a theatre has lately been erected there 
 where, during the fummer feafon, dramatic enter- 
 tainments are performed by fome of the heft rotors 
 from London. 
 
 The 
 
44 RICHMOND, 
 
 The fummit of Richmond-Hill commands a nioft 
 luxuriant and enchanting profpeft of towns, villages, 
 ‘bridges, woods, groves, gardens, fields, and an incre- 
 '•dible number of villas along the banks of the Tha?nes 9 
 which winds with a ferpentine cou'rfe through this 
 ^delicious vale, from Kingfloti to London . 1 he tide 
 
 before the building of Wejbninjler-Bridgey ufed to rife 
 as high as Richmond, but now falls fhort of it. It (fill, 
 however, reaches fixty miles from the Tea; which is 
 a greater di'ftance than the tide is carried by any 
 other river in (Europe. 
 
 Here is a handfome Hone bridge acrofs the Thames, 
 the fir it ltone of which was laid by the honourable 
 Henry Hobart, AujlJl 23, 1 774, a «d was finiihed in 
 
 dDece?nber 1777. 
 
 There is here an alrns-houle, built by Dr. Ditppa , 
 bifliop of IVirtcheJlcr , in the reign of King Charles II. for 
 the fupport of ten poor widows, purluant to a vow, 
 made by that prelate during that prince’s exile. Here 
 rs another alms-houfe, endowed with above Tool, a 
 year, which, fince its foundation, has been confidera- 
 ably cncreafied by John Mitchell, Efq, Here are alio 
 two charity-fchools, one for fifty boys, and the other 
 for fifty girls. 
 
 Richmond Park, or as it is more commonly called. 
 New Park y in Surrey, is fituated between Kingflon and 
 Richmond . It is one of the bell parks in England , ex- 
 cept Windfor ; it was made in the reign of King 
 Charles I. and encloled with a brick wall, faid to be 
 eleven miles in compafs. In this park there is a lit- 
 tle hill call up, called King Henry's Mount , from 
 which is a profpedl of fix counties, with a dillant 
 view of the city of London , and of Windfor Cajlle . 
 
 The new lodge in this park, built by the late Sir 
 Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, is a very elegant edi- 
 fice. It is built of llone, in a fquare form, with wings 
 on each fide of brick. It Hands on a riling ground, 
 and commands a very good prolpe& of the park, &c. 
 
 A COMPEND- 
 
Compendious Gazetteer 
 
 OR AN 
 
 ALPHABETICAL DESCRIPTION, 
 
 OF THE 
 
 TOWNS, VILLAGES, VILLAS 
 
 AND REMARKABLE PLACES, 
 
 WITHIN XIV. MILES OF WINDSOR. 
 
 (illustrated with a map) 
 
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 NCHORWICK three miles from Wind for r 
 
 Jr\ and two from Staines, was formerly a nunnery, 
 and for many years belonging to the Harcourt family*. 
 It was alfo manyyears the fummer refidence of the 
 late Harcourt Powell ,' Efq;. and is now the feat of 
 Thomas Bates Rous , Efq. The houfe is ancient, but 
 large, and beautifully fituated on the banks of the 
 Thames. Oppofite is Runnymead in which Magna 
 Charta was ligned. Sir John Denham , in his beautiful 
 Poem of Cooper's Hill , which Hill is adjoining tr 
 Runnymead , has the following elegant lines ; 
 
 Here was that charter fcal'd , wherein the crown 
 All marks oj arbitrary pow’r laid down ; 
 
 Tyrant and Jlave , thofe names of hate and fear. 
 
 The happier file of prince and fubjeTt bear ; 
 
 Happy , when both to the fame centre move y 
 When kings give liberty , and fubjeds lout* 
 
 A STI FORD a, village near Staines in Middlefex , adorned 
 with the feats of the earl of Kinnoul , and the duke 
 Argyll. 
 
 ASCOT PLACE, is agreeably fituated near Wink- 
 field; it is a modern well built edifice, and was ere- 
 £led by the late- Andrew Lindegreen Efq. but fince 
 the demife of that gentleman,, it has remained un- 
 occupied. 
 
 BAILEYS, between Slough : and Salt Hill. the agree- 
 
 able feat of the right hon. the lord Godolpkin . 
 
 BILLING BEAR, fituated in Windfor forefl , about 
 
 nine miles frorq Windfor , the feat of Neville , 
 
 Efq. At a (mail diflance from hence is Btrick Bridge , 
 
 whf 
 
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 which has nothing remarkable in itfelf ; but on ac- 
 count of the agreeable variety of woods and plains 
 around it, the royal chafe is frequently begun here. 
 
 BEAVER. PARK, near Sunninghill , the eftate of 
 jfofem Cruchley Efq. who has a delightful feat there. 
 
 BEACON SFIELD, a fmall town in Buckingham - 
 Jhire , ten miles from IVindfor , and 524 from London , 
 in the road to Oxford . It has feveral good inns, and 
 is remarkable for being the birth place of Mr. Waller , 
 the celebrated poet, who had an eflate, and a hand- 
 fome feat there, which is (till in poffeffion of his 
 descendant. There is a fine monument ere£led in the 
 church yard to his memory, with an infeription by 
 Mr. Rymer , which is to be feen in every edition of 
 his works. Its market is on Thurfday, and it has 
 two fairs. 
 
 BINFIELD, a reEtory in the deanery of Readings 
 a pleafant village on the fide of the fore ft, about 
 nine miles from IVindfor , the principal feats are Mr. 
 Pitt's and Mr, Elliot's the laft mentioned is extremely 
 neat and elegant. 
 
 BOTLEY S, near Chertfey , in Surry , a very elegant 
 new built villa, belonging to Sir JoJtph Mazcbey , re- 
 piefentative in the prelent parliament for that county. 
 
 BRAY, a vicarage in the gift of the bifhop of Oxford , 
 and is an hundred of itfelf ; it is five milesfrom Wind for , 
 and one from Maidenhead , of which it is the mother 
 church : It has an hofpital, founded in 1627, by 
 William Goddard Efq. for forty poor perfons, who are 
 each allowed a houle to live in, and eight Shillings 
 per month. At Bray wick are the leats of lord vif- 
 count DiUon , Peter Delate , Efq. -and other gentlemen 
 of fortune. 
 
 BRITWELL HOUSE, near Burnham , formerly 
 the feat of Crayle Crayle , Efq. late of Mr. Loraine Smith , 
 and now of the Right honorable Lady Pvavenfworth. 
 
 BULSTRODE, eight miles from Windjor, in the road 
 to Amerjham , and twenty four from London , the feat 
 of the dutchefs dowager of Portland . It is a large, 
 
 noble. 
 
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 noble, and commodious houfe, containing very fine 
 apartments, and fome very good pi&ures. It is finely 
 iituated in a pleafant park, which is peculiarly fortu- 
 nate in fituation, by means of contrail. The country 
 adjoining is very flat, not well cultivated, and has 
 few of thofe elegant varieties which are plcafing to 
 the traveller; but this happy foot, which her grace 
 has chofen for her park, does not contain a level acie : 
 It is compofed of perpetual fwells and Hopes, fet off 
 by fcattered plantations, diipofed in the jufteft tafte. 
 The extent is very great, and on the whole, it is one 
 of the finell parks to be feen. The road to Beacons - 
 field goes clofe to the park gate. 
 
 BURNHAM, a large village in Buckingham/hire , 
 four miles from Eton, has three annual fairs, and 
 formerly, at about a mile from the village, was a 
 nunnery, built in 1228, by Richard , fon of King 
 John , and brother of Henry III. part of the the 
 building is now a farm houfe, known by the name 
 of Burnham Abbey . about a mile from this vilage, is 
 Eafil Burnham , where C. Eyre Efij . has a very agree- 
 able feat. 
 
 BUSHY-PARK, adjoining to Hampton-Court , and 
 belonging to the crown. It is a handfome park, well 
 flocked with deer, aad contains a large commodious 
 lodge. Lady North is the prefent ranger. 
 
 CHERTSEY, a town in Surry , eight miles from 
 . Wind for ^ and twenty from London , on the banks of 
 the Thames , over which a handfome (lone bridge is 
 now ere&ing. At this place Julius Caefiar croffed the 
 Thames , when he fir (L attempted the conqueft of 
 Britain . It has a market on Wednefday, and four 
 annual fairs. 
 
 CLEWER, the adjoining parifh to Windfior , which 
 has nothing very remarkable in it, except that the 
 feat of Mr. Payne , is a well built edifice, with a 
 pleafant, well difpofed garden belonging to it ; the 
 parfonage houfe, the residence of Major Haynes , is 
 alfb an agreeable recefs. 
 
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 CL1EFDEN-HOUSE, feven miles from Wind] or, 
 and one from Taploe, in the county of Bucks , is a 
 nobie and beautiful feat, belonging to the earl of 
 Inchiquin and was formerly the furnmer rcfidence of 
 Frederick , late prince of Wales. It was built by the 
 duke of Buckingham , in the reign of Charles II. and 
 came by marriage of the he i refs of that family, to 
 *he carl of Orkney , who greatly improved it, as did 
 alfo the the late prince of Wales ; fo that wherever 
 the eye is turned, the fight is flruck with agreeable 
 avenues, parterres, and beautiful lawns, with anex- 
 t on five view of the Thames , and a fine well-cultivated 
 country on its banks. The houie is a flately edifice, and 
 the rooms are fpacious and noble. The flair cafe is 
 elegantly painted, and in the hall are fomc excellent 
 portrait, of the earls of Orkney , by the mofl eminent 
 matters. In the drawing-room is an original whole 
 length of Queen Anne , for which lady Orkney is faid 
 tojiave reruled a thoufand guineas. The tapellry 
 reprefents the battles of the great duke of Marlborough , 
 in which Lord Orkney had no fmall fhare. 
 
 COLNBROOK, five miles from Wind/or , and 
 feventeen from London , fkuated on the banks of the 
 river Colne , over which it has a bridge. One part 
 of the town is in Middle/ex , and the other in Bucking - 
 hampiire . Here is a charity fchool, and an an'eient 
 chapel, faid to have been founded by Edioard III. 
 
 COOPER’s HILL, in the neighbourhood of Engle- 
 field Green , the houfe of Mr. Smith, here is an elegant 
 ftru&ure. I he fituation has long been celebrated by 
 bn John Denham , in his excellent poem of that name. 
 
 COOKHAM, a fmall, but well inhabitted village, 
 pleaiantly fituated on the banks of the Thames about 
 -three miles to the north of Maidenhead \ is a vicarige 
 in the deanery of Reading ; it commands a luxuriant 
 proipeft of the counties of Oxford and Buckingham , and 
 * delightful view of the magnificent feats of Htdjor and 
 Chef den. About half a mile from hence is White PLacej 
 the feat of the Reverend Mr, Leycejler . 
 
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 CRANBOURN-LODGE, a fine houfe near Wink - 
 jidd Plain , three miles from Windfor . It was built by 
 the late earl of Randagh , and is occupied now by his 
 royal high nefs the duke of Gleuctjler as lord Warden 
 of Windfor Foreft. It is a pleafant fituation, having 
 an extenlive profpeft over a fine plain, that affords a 
 beautiful landfcape, The lodge is large, and well 
 built ; and in a fpacious room are painted, and regu- 
 larly ranged, in large panels, the military drefTes°of 
 the different corps in the European armies. 
 
 CRANFORD, a village on the north- we ft fide of 
 Hounjlow - It has a charity-fchool, and a bridge over 
 the river Crane , about nine miles from Wind/or , and 
 fiere the earl of Berkley has a feat. 
 
 DATCHET, is a pleafant village, oppofite the eaft 
 fide of Windfor little park; it has the conveniency of 
 a bridge, built over the Thames by Queen Anne . The 
 honourable Mrs. Needham has here a very handfome 
 
 houfe and gardens ; as have lady Gibbons , Haddock 
 
 Efq. and feverai other gentlemen of fortune. 
 
 Dll TON-PARK, in the parifh of Datchet , the 
 feat of the earl of Beaulieu , is an ancient and venera- 
 ble manhon, erefted by Sir Ralph Winzoood , fecretary 
 of (late to King James I. It afterwards fell to the 
 noble family of Montagu; and, onthedeceafe of the 
 late duke, it came to her grace the dufcchefs of Man - 
 s chejler, the eldeft daughter of that family, who mar- 
 ried the prefen t earl of Beaulieu . The feat is ere fled 
 in the form of a caftle, in the midft of a pleafant park, 
 well planted with timber, and is encompafled by a 
 large moat. The apartments are fpacious, and finely 
 painted ; and in the piffure gallery is a good collec- 
 tion of paintings, many of them by the fi-rft mafters. 
 
 DAWLEY, between Hounjlozo and Uxbridge , and 
 about eight miles from Windfor , is a handfome feat, 
 which lately belonged to lord Paget. 
 
 DAWNEY-COURT, nea r Eton-ioick, the feat of 
 Sir Charles Palmer , bart. of the family of Roger Pal - 
 rner, earl of Cajilemain z who was fent by fames II. om 
 the coftly embalfy to Romeyn % 68 y. 
 
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 ETON, is fituated in Buckingkamfliirc, and by means 
 of a wooden bridge over the Thames , is in a manner 
 joined to Windfor. This village is plcafantly fituated 
 on the banks of the river, in a delightful valley, and 
 healthy foil, and has been a long time famous for 
 its royal college and fchool, founded by King Henry 
 VI. in the year 1440, for the education of feventy 
 youths in claffical learning ; from this foundation 
 they are fent to King's Colledge Cambridge , founded alfo 
 by the fame prince, where they are amply provided 
 for, and at the expiration of three years, claim the 
 feilowfhip of that college. Here likewife are edu- 
 cated great numbers of the nobility and young men 
 of the mod diftinguifhed families in the kingdom, 
 this royal foundation being one of the mod celebrated 
 feminaries for claffical learning in his majedy’s domi- 
 nions. The college confids of two neat quadrangles, 
 one appropriated to the fchool, and the lodgings of 
 the mailers and fcholars, in the midfl of which is a 
 handfome bronze ftatue of the royal founder, {land- 
 ing on a marble pededal, ere fled at the expence of 
 the late provofl, Dr. Godolphin , dean of St. Pauls • 
 On the fouth fide of this fquare is the college chapel, 
 a plain regular (lone building, remarkable only for its 
 elegant fimplicity. In the other quadrangle are the 
 apartments of the provofl and fellows. On the iouth 
 fide of the inner court of this lafl quadrangle, is the 
 college-library, which is one of the fineft in England , 
 with refpedl to the neatnefs of the room, and the 
 choice collection of the mofl valuable editions of the 
 bed authors. This library has been lately much 
 improved by the donations of Dr. Waddington , biffiop 
 of Chichejler ; Dr. Godolphin, late provod ; the Rev. 
 Mr. Reynolds , Nicholas Mann , Efq. matter of the char- 
 ter-houfe, and other gentlemen of didinguifhed tafte 
 and learning ; among whom we ought not to omit 
 the late Richard Top ham > E(q. of Windfor , whole fine 
 collection of books and drawings, made from the 
 originals at Rome 9 and other parts of Italy 9 was pre- 
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 jfented to the college by his executors, lord chief 
 juftice Reeves , and Dr, Mead. The late Rev: Mr. 
 Hetherington , fome time fellow of this college, on 
 quitting his fellowfhip, prefented to the library many 
 elegant and capital books ; and befides the above, and 
 other diftinguifhed marks of his generofity to the 
 college, he built, at his foie expence, a neat chapel in 
 themiddle of the town, for the better accommodation 
 of the inhabitants. 
 
 EGHAM, a neat and populous village in Surrey, 
 fituated near Runny mead ; four miles from Windfor , and 
 eighteen from London. Here are fcveral good inns, 
 a noble chari ty-ichool, and alms-houfes, built and 
 endowed by Sir John Denham , furveyorof the works 
 to King Charles 11. for five poor old women, each of 
 whom has an orchard. The parlonage-houfe was 
 formerly the feat of Sir John Denham, who rebuilt it 
 and who took very great delight in this place. It lias 
 one annual fair, September 19 . and hoile-raccs in the 
 beginning of the fame month. 
 
 EMBER COURT, near EJher , in Surrey , formerly 
 the feat of Arthur Onjlozo , Efq. and afterwards of the 
 archbifhop of Canterbury . 
 
 ENGLEFIELD GREEN, a little to the north of 
 Cooper’s Hill , is a pleafant village, and genteel neigh- 
 bourhood. The houfes of captain Tozvrey , and Felton 
 Hervey , Efq. are neat and elegant ftruCtures, and have 
 almoff every advantage of {filiation. 
 
 ESHER, a village in Surrey, fituated near Walton 
 upon Thames , and Hampton Court , of which laft it 
 affords a fine profpeft, as well as of the other parts 
 of Middlefex . A little to the fouth-Weff of the village 
 is EJher- Place, the feat of the late Henry Pelham , Efq* 
 The houfe is a gothic ffru&ure, and was originally 
 built by cardinal Woolfey ; but the late Mr. Pelham, 
 rebuilt the whole, except the two towers in the middle 
 of the houfe, which are the lame as belonged to the 
 old building, and the whole is rebuilt in the fame 
 ftyle of architecture as it was before. The grand 
 
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 floor of the houfe is elegantly finifhed, and confiffs 
 of fix rooms : in many of them are fome excellent 
 portraits ; the gardens and groves are moll beautiful 
 and rural. Near adjoining is Claremont , the fuperb 
 and elegant villa of lord Clive. The park in which 
 it is fituated, is diflinguifhed by its noble woods, 
 lawns, walks, mounts, profpeffs, &c. The fuinmer- 
 houfe, called the Belvidere , at about a mile's diffance 
 from the houfe, on that fide of the park next Ejher , 
 affords a very beautiful and extend ve view of the 
 country for many miles round. 
 
 FARNHAM ROYAL, a village in Buckingham - 
 jhire , four miles from Windfor , and five from Maiden- 
 head. The owner of this manor formerly held it by 
 fervice of fitting the king’s right hand with a glove on 
 the coronation day, and fupporting his left arm while 
 he held the fceptre. 
 
 FIVEFIELD, is a fmall village about four miles 
 from Wind for. a little on the left of the road to Holly port. 
 
 FROGMORE, near Windfor , formerly the feat of 
 the late dutchefs dowager of Northumberland , and lately 
 of Sir Edward Walpole , but now of the honorable Mrs. 
 Ann Egerton. 
 
 GERR ARDS-CROSS, a village in Bucbinghamjhire , 
 between Uxbridge and Be aeons field. Flere is a charity 
 fchool, built and endowed by the late duke of Port- 
 land. for 20 boys and 15 girls, who are taught and 
 cloathed, and two of the children put out apprentices 
 every year. Near this place is a fine feat of the dutchefs 
 dowager of Portland's. See Buljlrode. 
 
 GPvEGORY’s, near Beaconsfidd , the elegant feat of 
 the right honorable Edmund Burke , which contains 
 many excellent pi£lures, marbles, See. It is built on 
 the lame plan, (but on a Imaller fcale) as the queen's 
 palace, to which its principal front bears a ftrong re- 
 femhlance. Here is another elegant houfe, built by 
 the late Mr. Dupre. 
 
 GUNNERSBURY HOUSE, near Ealing, there- 
 fidence of the princefs Amelia, is a noble and elegant 
 
 flrutture 
 
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 ftru&ure, built by Inigo Jones . It is fituated on a 
 riling ground; and the approach to it from the garden 
 is remarkably fine. The loggia has a beautiful ap- 
 pearance at a diftance, and commands a fine profpecf 
 of the county of Surry, of the river Thames , and 
 of all the meadows on its banks for fome miles, and. 
 in clear weather, of even the city of London . 
 
 HALL-PLACE, the feat of Sir William Eajl. near 
 Bear Hill , on the borders of Maidenhead Thicket , 
 four miles from Maidenhead , and about a mile on the 
 the left of the road to Henley. 
 
 HARROW on the HILL is fituated in Middlesex , 
 fifteen- miles N. W. from London , on the higheft hill 
 in the county, on the fummit of which Rands the 
 church, which has a very high fpire, and which is 
 plainly feen from the terrace of Windfor caflle. This 
 parifh is famous for a free-ichool founded by Mr* 
 John Lyons , in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 
 
 HAM-HOUSE, near Richmond in Surry , the feat 
 of the earl of Dyfart , is pleafantly fituated on the 
 banks of the Thames , and furrounded by thofe beauti- 
 ful walks called Ham walks , fo much admired, fo 
 generally known, and which have been fo often cele- 
 brated by the Rrilijh poets. 
 
 HAREFIELD, a village in Middlefex , near the 
 river Colne , between Rickmanj worth and Uxbridge , about 
 twenty miles from London . In this neighbourhood 
 are feveral agreeable villas, particularly Hare field- Place 
 formerly the feat of Sir Rop y er Newdigate , Bart. 
 
 HARLEYFORD-PLACE, the elegant villa of 
 William Clayton , Efq. representative in the prefen t 
 parliament for Marlow ; from which place it is litu- 
 ated about two miles, and five from Henley . 
 
 HAWTHORN-HILL, on the weft fide of Bray- 
 Wood ; the houfe and gardens of Mr* Hercy are pleaf- 
 antly fituated on the brow of the hill, and command 
 an extenfive view over Oxjordjhire and Buckingham - 
 {hire . 
 
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 HEDSOR, near Cliefden , the feat of lord Boftort , 
 is in a delightful fituation, and pofTefles beauties i'uf- 
 ficient to attraft the vifits of flrarrgers, efpecially the 
 gardens and park, with the woods adjoining, which 
 are exceedingly pifturefque and romantic. The houfe 
 is a very noble edifice, and was, not long fmce, com- 
 pleted and fitted up in all the elegance of modern 
 tafle. 
 
 HENLEY, upon Thames , thirty- five miles from Lon- 
 don , and fifteen from Windfor , is pleafantly fituated on 
 the weft fide of the river, which is navigable to it by 
 barges. It is a corporation governed by a mayor, 
 burgeffes, and other officers, and is fuppofed to be 
 the moll ancient town in Oxfordjhire. The buildings 
 are in general good, and here are two free-fchools, 
 one a grammar- fchool, founded and endowed by King 
 James I. and the other, called the Blue-Coat fchool, 
 founded by the lady Elizabeth Ptriam , for teaching and 
 cloathing poor children. Here is alfo an alms-houfe, 
 founded by Dr . Lon gland, bifhop of Lincoln ; and a 
 wooden bridge over the Thames near which a hand- 
 iome one is now erecting with (lone. The greater 
 part of the inhabitants of this town are maltflers, 
 mealmen, and bargemen, who enrich themfelves and 
 the neighbourhood, by fending corn, malt, and wood 
 to London . Park Place , the feat of general Conway , 
 on the oppofite fide of the river, is in a moft delight- 
 ful lituation, and the fpe&ator is there at a lofs which 
 to admire moll, the beauties of nature, or the deco- 
 rations of art. 
 
 HEY WOOD LODGE, a noble fquare brick built 
 manlion, fituated between Bray-wick, and Maidenhead 
 Thicket , the feat of Mis. Sawyer. 
 
 HILLINGTON, the name of two villages in Mid - 
 dlffex, fituated near each other, at a fmall diflance 
 from Uxbridge , and diflinguifhed by the epithets Great 
 and Little. The church of Great Millington is a 
 vicarage, to which the town of Uxbridge is a hamlet; 
 and in the church-yard is a remarkable high yew-tree, 
 
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 which by the parifh books appears to be above 200 
 years old ; and here Meinhardt, late duke of Schornberg , 
 had a feat, as had Mr. Chetwynd one at Little Hil * 
 lington . 
 
 HITCH AM is fituated in a valley, between Burn* 
 ham and Taploe ; it was formerly the fu m in e r- r e f i de n c e 
 of that learned phyfician, Dr. Freind , t o whole family 
 it at prefent belongs. The houfe and gardens are 
 rather neat than elegant, and though, from their flat 
 fituation, they command no great profpefl, they po- 
 fiefs a plealing tranquility, capable of forming the 
 moll delicious contrail; to the noify and varied lcene 
 of the capital* In the great hall are leveral good 
 portraits, among which is an original whole length 
 of the late Queen Caroline, which that princefs preferr- 
 ed to Dr. Friend ; moll of the other apartments are alio 
 furnifhed with paintings, fome of them by the bed ma- 
 ilers. A catalogue of them may be feen at the houfe. 
 
 HOLLYPORT, a pleafant village near Bray-wick , 
 and about five miles from JVind/or , where the hon. 
 
 Mrs. Crew has an elegant feat ; as have Lijle , Efq . 
 
 Mil’s Reeves , and feveral other perfons of fortune. 
 
 HOUNSLOW, ten miles weft of London , in the 
 road to Wind/or j there are here a chapel and a 
 chari ty-fchool. The weekly market is on Thurfday , 
 and it has two annual fairs. The town belongs to 
 two parifhes, the north fide of the dreet to Ht/lon, 
 and the fouth to Ifleworth . In this place was formerly 
 a convent of mendicant friars, who by their in- 
 ftitution were to beg alms for the ranfom of captives 
 taken by the Infidels. On its dilTolution by King 
 Henry VIII. that prince gave it to lord Windfor , and 
 it was afterwards purchafed by Mr. Auditor Roan . 
 
 HURLEY is a vicarage in the deanery of Reading , 
 lying on the banks of the Thames , a little to the north 
 of Maidenhead Thicket . It is remarkable for having 
 been the feat and lordfhip of the noble family of 
 Lovelace , now extinft. Here was formerly a college 
 of Benedi&ine Monks, dedicated to St, Mary , and 
 
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 given to the Abby of Weflminjler , by Jeffrey de Man - 
 devil. This eh ate was decreed by the high Court of 
 Chancery to be fold, to pay off the debts contra&ed 
 by Sir Johm Lovelace , an a&ive zealot in the reign of 
 James II. and was purchaled by Vincent Oakley or 
 
 the lum of 4100I. It is now the feat of Wilcox 9 
 
 Efq. 
 
 ISLEWORTH, or Tkijlleworth , a village in Mid- 
 dle fex, pleafantly fituated on the river Thames , opo- 
 fite to Richmond. Here are two charity fchools, and 
 in its* neighbourhood are the feats of feveral perfons 
 of diftinftion. 
 
 IVER, a confiderable village, feven miles from 
 Wind for , in the road to Uxbridge *, here are feats of 
 Mr. Plant , Mr. Shergold and of feveral other gentle- 
 men. 
 
 KENTON PARK, four miles from Hampt on-Court, 
 in the road to Windfor, is the agreeable feat of Philip 
 Mu {grave , Efq. 
 
 KINGSTON-upon-THAMES, a town in Surrey , 
 twelve miles from London , and fixteen from Windjfor . 
 It received its name from it’s having been the reli- 
 dence of feveral of our Saxon kings, fome of whom 
 were crowned on a Ilage in the market-place. It is 
 a populous and well built place, and in the reigns of 
 JSdzuard the fecorid and third, lent members to parlia- 
 ment. Here is a fpaciuus church with ten bells, in 
 which are the pictures of the Saxon kings who were 
 crowned here, and alfo that of King John, who gave 
 the inhabitants of this town their firft charter. Here 
 is alio a wooden bridge of twenty arches over the 
 Thames ; a free-fehool, ere£led and endowed by 
 Queen Elizabeth, ; an alms-houfe, built in 1670, by 
 Alderman Clive , for fix men, and as many women, 
 and endowed with land, to the value of 80I. a year 
 alio a charity-lchool for thirty boys, who are all • 
 cloathed. The lcnt-aflizes for this county are 
 generally held here ; aad there is a gallery on the top 
 of the hill that overlooks the town. A houie called 
 dhreomb’s Place, in this town* was the feat of the 
 
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 famous Richard Nevil , earl of Warwick, furnamed the 
 King-maker . Here is a market on Saturday, for corn, 
 in which, and other articles, the town carries on a 
 confiderable trade ; it alfo has three annual fairs. 
 
 LALEHAM, a pleafant village on the banks of 
 the Thames, near Stains, where there is a feat belong- 
 ing to the Earl of Lonfdale . 
 
 LANGLEY, a pleafant village about four miles 
 north -eaft of Windfor , it conhfts of three diflrifts, 
 called Weflmore Green, Horfemare Green, and Southern , or 
 Middle Green. In the lait mentioned are feveral neat 
 and elegant houfes, particularly one built by the late 
 
 lord Granard, now the feat of Pepys , Elq. 
 
 A little to the north of the village is Langley Park , 
 wherein is an elegant manlion, with commodious 
 offices, built by the late duke of Marlborough , ; it is 
 now the fummer rehdence of Henry Drummond, Elq. 
 In the front of the houfe is a beautiful lawn and 
 canal, and on a riling ground in the park, is a Ban- 
 quetting-Iioufe, which commands a plealing profpe6t 
 of Windfor , Eton College, &c. 
 
 LATIMERS, a hamlet, with a chapel of eafe to 
 Chefham, in Bucks , receives its name from its ancient 
 lords. In this hamlet lived Sir Edwin Sands, whole 
 daughter having four fons and nine daughters, by 
 her hulband Thomas Temple, ancelfor of the prelent 
 earl Temple , lived to fee 700 defeended from her, and 
 died in 1636. The ancient feat, of the Cavendijh family 
 was here : which park and leal are now the property 
 of lord George Henry Cavendijh , brother to the prefent 
 duke of Devonjhire. 
 
 LAWRENCE WALTHAM, near Shottefbrcoke, is 
 a vicarage, in the deanery of Reading, a place of great 
 antiquity, as appears by feveral Roman coins fre- 
 quently calf up in plowing ; and from the valf num- 
 ber of bricks and ruins difeovered here, there feems 
 to have been once a confiderable fort. 
 
 LITTLETON, a village near Laleham in Middle - 
 [ex. Here is a handfome houfe belonging to 'Thomas 
 Wood, Elq. late member for Middlefex • 
 
 LONG- 
 
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 A Compendious, 
 
 LONGFORD, afmall fcattered hamlet, feven miles 
 from Windfor , and fifteen from London , where there 
 is a quakers meeting. It is watered by two rivers, 
 and is much frequented by the lovers of angling. 
 
 MAIDENHEAD, a town in Berkjhire , fituated on 
 the banks of the Thames , about twenty fix-miles and a 
 half from London , and fix from Windfor. It (lands in 
 two parifines, Cookham and Bray, and was railed out of 
 obfcurity by a bridge being built over the Thames , at 
 this place, which brought hither the great north-weft 
 road, that uied to crofs the Thames, at a place called 
 Bab ham End , about two miles to the north, where there 
 was a ferry. The bridge was formerly a wooden one, 
 and the crown ufed to allow three trees a year out 
 of Windfor Forefl towards repairing it ; but this about 
 ten years ago was taken down, and a handfome done 
 one eredted, which is univerfally admired for its ex- 
 cellent architefture. This town was firft incorporated 
 by Edward III. and had feveral privileges conferred 
 on it by fucceeding princes. King James II. granted 
 them a new charter, and incorporated them by the 
 name of the mayorand aldermen, with liberty to choofe 
 a high fteward and a fteward; fo that their prefent 
 conftitution confifts of a high fteward, a mayor, 
 a fteward, and ten aldermen; out of thefe laftmen- 
 tioned they elect annually two bridgemafters. They 
 have a market on Wenefday, and three annual fairs. 
 Here is a chapel dedicated to St. Thomas the Apoftle, 
 and St. Mary Magdalen ; a neat town-hall, lately 
 erefted, and a goal for debtors and felons alfo an 
 alms-lioufe for eight poor men and their wives, found- 
 edin 1650, by fames Smithy Efq. citizen and falter, of 
 London . Penyfton Portlock Powney , Efq. member for 
 Windfor . has an elegant (eat here, called Joe's Place , 
 and the houfe lately e retted by James Payne , Efq. is 
 ^ handfome modern built edifice. 
 
 MARBLE-HALL, the delightful villa of the earl 
 of Buckinghamjhire , at Twickenham. It is properly 
 called Marble-Hill^ for luch it refembles, in a fine 
 
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 green lawn, open to the river Thames , and adorned 
 on each fide with a beautiful grove of hore-chefnut- 
 trees. The houfe is white as (now, a fmall building 
 without wings, but of a moft pleafing appearance* 
 The garden is very pleaiant, and has a beautiful grot- 
 to. to which you are condu&ed by a winding alley 
 of flowering fhrubg. 
 
 MON KEY-ISLAND, in the river Thames , be- 
 tween Wateroakley and Bray . On this iiland is a fmall 
 neat houfe, with convenient offices, built by the late 
 duke of Marlborough • On the ceiling and cornice of 
 the room, called Monkey -hall, are curioufiy painted a 
 variety of fuch flowers as ulually grow by the water- 
 fide. Here are alfo reprefented feveral Monkies in 
 human chara&ers. Some are reprefented as taking 
 the diverfion of fifhing, others fhooting, and one fit- 
 ting in a boat fmoaking, while a female rows him over 
 the river. The infide of the faloon in the temple is en- 
 riched with flucco modeling, reprefenting mermaids, 
 dolphins, fea-lions, and a variety of fifh and (hells, 
 all fuperbly gilt. This temple is fituated in a beautiful 
 lawn, furrounded by the Thames , on which are placed 
 the figures of Harlequin , Columbine , Pantaloon , &c. 
 
 MARLOW, a borough-town in Buckinghamjhire 9 
 thirty one miles from London , and twelve from IVindjor • 
 It is a confiderablc town, with a bridge over the Thames , 
 not far from the place where it receives the Wycombe 
 river, and has a handfome church and town-hall. 
 There are feveral corn and paper-mills in its neigh- 
 bourhood, particularly on the little river Loddon ; and 
 alfo three remarkable mills, called the Temple Mills , or 
 the brais mills, for making thimbles, and another for 
 preffing oil from rape and flax-feed. 
 
 MOOR-PARK, near Rickmanfzvorth , in Hartford - 
 Jhire , late the feat of lord Anfon , but now of Sir 
 Thomas Dundas , Bart. The park is fpacious, and 
 very beautiful, whether we confider it within itfelf, 
 or with regard to the fine and extenfive profpeefs 
 from it. The houfe was originally built by cardinal 
 
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 Woolf ey , and. paffing through many hands, was after- 
 wads in the p ode Hi on of the duke of Monmouth . Then 
 it came into the hands of Mr. Styles , who enlarged, 
 repaired, and beautified it, under the direftion of 
 Sir fames Thornhill. It ftands on a hill, not quite on 
 the iummit. It is of done, of th ^Corinthian order; 
 and if not in the highed dyle of architecture, is yet 
 very noble. The fouth or principal front has a por- 
 tico and pediment of four columns. The offices are 
 joined to the houfe by a beautiful circular colonade of 
 the Ionic order, which terminates very elegantly with 
 domes on each fide their entrance. 
 
 NEW LODGE, the agreeable feat of general Hodg - 
 fon 9 fituated on a delightful plain in Windfor Forejt , 
 four miles from Windfor , and one from Wvnkfdd , com- 
 manding a mod exteniive and pleating prolpeCl over 
 the adjacent country. 
 
 OATLANDS, adjoining to Wey bridge in Surry , is 
 the feat of the duke of Nezvcafle. The park is about 
 four miles round. The houfe is fituated about the 
 middle of the terrace, whofe majedic grandeur, and 
 the beautiful landfcape which it commands, words 
 cannot deferibe, nor the pencil delineate, fo as to 
 give an adequate idea of its fine feene. The ferpen- 
 tine river which you look down upon from the ter- 
 race, though artificial, appears as beautiful as it could 
 do were it natural ; and a dranger who did not know 
 the place, would conclude it to be the Thames , in 
 which opinion he would be confirmed by the view of 
 Walton bridge over that river, which by a happy 
 contrivance, is made to look like a bridge over the- 
 ierpentine river, and gives a mod happy finifh to this 
 beautiful profpeft, 
 
 OSTERLEY HOUSE, the feat of the late Robert 
 Child , Efq. It is fituated about two miles to the north 
 wed of Brentford , and is a laige, noble, and ancient 
 manfion, built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , but 
 was improved by the late po fief for, with all the ele- 
 gance of modern art. The apartments are fitted up 
 
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 with great tafte and fplendor, and the gallery is one 
 of the moll highly decorated rooms to be feen any 
 where. The furrounding park is extenfive, finely 
 planted, and well watered, which adds much to the 
 beauty and grandeur of the place. Here is likewife 
 one of the completed: menageries in England . It was 
 formerly Sir H. Grejham’s. 
 
 OLD WINDSOR is a fmall village on the banks 
 of the Thames, about two miles from New Windfor. 
 It is a vicarage in the hundred of Ripplejmore , in the 
 deanery of Reading , and was anciently a place of con- 
 fiderable note, and the refidence of Teveral of our 
 Saxon monarchs; but after the building of the caftleon 
 the adjacent hill by William the Conqueror , as mention- 
 ’d in the fecond chapter of the Windfor Guide , it 
 gradually funk into decay, till it had little to boaft of 
 xcept its antiquity. The prefent village is not pop- 
 ulous, but a very pleafant and genteel neighbourhood, 
 onlifling chiefly of gentlemen’s feats. The church 
 s but fmall, and not very diftinguifhable for having 
 iany eminent perfonages interred in it. The Pozoney 
 family is the principal. The manner houfe, which 
 belongs to Penyfton Pozoney , Efq. ot Maidenhead , is an 
 degant modern built manhon, pleaiantly htuated on 
 •he banks of the river, with extenfive gardens, and 
 was lately the feat of lady Holland. Contiguous to 
 this is the parfonage, which is not very elegant, but 
 an agreeable rural retreat. Clofe adjoining is a neat 
 Gothic ffiru&ure, the fummer refidence of lady dowa- 
 ger Onflow , which in the time of its late poffeffor, 
 Richard Bateman , Efq. was enriched with a variety 
 of antiques, and the whole houfe and gardens furni- 
 fhed and difpofed in the moil romantic flyle. Faffing 
 by the feat of Mo digit ane, Efq. the next is P tiling- 
 Placc , the feat of Francis Pigott , Efq. a newly erecled 
 building, with extenfive and well difpofed pleafure- 
 grounds and gardens. Farther on the brow of the 
 hill, towards Bijhopfgate , is the agreeable feat of 
 Mr. Hammer fey, called Woodfde , from its vicinity to 
 
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 Wind/or Park, which terminates the view to the north- 
 weft ; the houfe is very commodious, and has a neat 
 and elegant appearance, from the offices being de- 
 tached from it. A little to the fouth of this is Beau- 
 mont Lodge, formerly the feat of his royal highnefs 
 the duke of Cumberland, and now of Thomas Waits , 
 Efq. This is a moft delightful villa, and the gardens 
 are laid out with great tafte and judgment: Next 
 to this is the feat of lord W alfingham , which poiTeifes 
 many beauties in common with thofe we have already 
 mentioned. 
 
 PA1NSHILL, near Cobham in Surry, late the feat 
 of the hon. Charles Hamilton , but now of Benjamin 
 Bond Hopkins, Efq. The happy fituation, elegant 
 ftru&ure, and judicious form of this building ; the 
 flourifhing ftate, uncommon diverfity, and contrafted 
 groupage of the trees, and the contrivance of the 
 water, cannot fail to awaken the moft pleafmg fenfa- 
 tions of pleafure and admiration of eveiy beholder 
 of tafte and fenfibility. 
 
 PERCY LODGE, between Colnbrook and Langley , 
 was formerly the feat of the dutchcis dowager of 
 Soinerjet , and is now the refidence of Sir John Coghill. 
 It is a handfome houfe, furrounded with fine ever- 
 
 greens, lawns, and water, but from its flat fituation, 
 the view from it is very confined. 
 
 RICKMAN SWORTH, a town in Hcrtfordfure, 
 twenty-two miles from London, is fituated in a low 
 moorifh foil, on the borders of Buckinghamfiire, near 
 the river Colne *, on the oppofite fide of which is 
 Moor Park . It has a market on Saturdays, and is 
 governed by a conftable and two head-boroughs. r I he 
 feveral mills on the ftreams near this town, caufe a 
 great quantity of wheat to be brought to it. Here 
 is a charity-fchocl for twenty boys and ten girls, with 
 an alms-houfe for five widows, and another for four.- 
 In the neighbourhood is a warren-hill, where the 
 found of the trumpet is repeated twelve times by the 
 
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 SlIEPPEHTdN* a village iri Middlefex, is fituatc 
 bn the river Thames , between Walton bridge and Stains* 
 It is much reforted td by the lovers of fulling.. At a 
 fmall diftance from It, part of a Roman camp is flill 
 vifible. 
 
 SHOTTESBROOKj d ifnall village, fituated iri 
 a fertile valley, on the fide of the forefl, a 1 blit nine 
 miles from Windfor , and four from Maidenhead 1 
 The feat of col. Vdnfittart , here, is a noble modern 
 built manfion, with an extenfive park, and beautiful 
 garden si 
 
 SION HOUSE, one of the feats of his grace the 
 duke of Northumberland , Hands upon the banks of 
 the Thames . between Brentford and IJlleworth , in the 
 county of Middlefex , and oppofite the king’s gardens 
 at Richmond. It is called Sion, from a monaftry of the 
 fame name, which was founded by Henry V. in 1414,, 
 The prefent edifice is built on the fame fpot where 
 the church belonging to the mona dry formerly Hood, 
 and was begun about the year 1547, by the duke of 
 So trier fet, protefior, and Uncle to Edward Vl. It is a 
 very large, venerable, and majeftic ftrufture, built of 
 Vdure (tone; in the form of a hollow fquare ; fb that 
 it has four external and four internal fronts, the lat- 
 ter of which fui-round a fquare court in the middle i 
 The roof is flat- edvered with lead, and fijrroundecl 
 with indented battlentents ; like the walls of a forti- 
 fied citv.^ Upon every one of the four outward an- 
 gles df the roofy there is a fquare turret, flat roofed, 
 and embattled like the other parts of the building. 
 1 he houfe is three dories high, and the eaft front, 
 which faces the Thames is fupported by arches, form- 
 ing a fine piazza. After the attainder of the duke of 
 Somerfet) in 1.552, this houfe reverting id the crown- 
 was given td the duke of Northumberland; tv Hereupon 
 it then became the refidcnce of liis fon, the lord 
 
 
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 crown. Three years after this, Queen Mary , re (lore d 
 it to the Bridgettines ; and it remained in their pof- 
 fe.iTion until the fociety was expelled by Queen Eli- 
 zabeth, in the fir ft year of her reign. Some years alter 
 this fecond di Ablution, which Sion had undergone as 
 a monaftery, it was granted by a long term to Henry , 
 earl ol Northumberland , who, in confederation of his 
 eminent fervices to the government, was permitted 
 to enjoy it, by paying a very fmall rent as an acknow- 
 ledgment, and even that when offered, was generally 
 remitted. King James I. confidered his lordfhip no 
 longer as a tenant, but gave Sion to him and his heirs 
 for ever. Many improvements were made in his 
 time ; for it appears in one of his lordfhip’s letters to 
 the king in 1613. that he had laid out 9000I. in the 
 houfe and garden's; which fum was probably expend- 
 ed in finifhing them according to the protestor's plan, 
 lljs fon Algernon, afterwards appointed lord high ad- 
 miral 0$ England, lucceeded to the eftate in Novem- 
 ber, 1632, He employed Inigo Jones to new lace the 
 inner court, to make many alterations in the apart- 
 ments, and to hnifh the meat hall in the manner in 
 which it at prelent appears. May 30th 1682,' Charles , 
 duke o{ Corner jet. married the lad \ Elizabeth Percy , the 
 only daughter and heirefs of Jojcdine, earl of Nar- 
 t Humber land, by which means Cion. and the immenfe 
 eftate of the Percies, became his grace’s property. 
 Upon the death ol Charles , duke of Somerjet. Decem- 
 ber 2, 1748, Algernon , carl of Herjord , his oniy fur- 
 viving fon, lucceeded to the title and vail, eftate, and 
 loon after gave Sion to Ins daughter and ion in law, 
 the late dutch cfs, and prelent duke of Northumberland , 
 to whofe fine tafte and .liberality are owing the many 
 and great improvements which have made the gar- 
 dens at Sion lo univerhdlv admired. Thele we. e at hr ft 
 laid out in a very grand and magnificent manner, by 
 the protector Somerfet. but, in coniequence of the 
 tafte that then prevailed, they deprived the lower 
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 which the fine fituation of Sion Houfe naturally affords. 
 To make the neceffary alterations, required nothing 
 lefs than his graces’s mnuificence. Accordingly the 
 high triangular terrace, which the prote&or had railed 
 at a great expence, was removed, the walls of the old 
 garden were taken down, and the ground before the 
 houfe levelled, and it now forms a fine lawn, extend- 
 ing from I flew or th to Brentford . By thefe means alfo 
 a beautiful profpedl is opened into the king's gardens 
 at Richmond , as well as up and down the Thames . 
 Having already exceeded the intended limits of this 
 work, we are re drained from laying any more m 
 our defeription of this elegant vifla. We fh all there- 
 fore only obferve in general, that the apartments are 
 fpacious and tome of them moll magnificie-ntly fur- 
 nifhed. r rhe gardens are laid out with peculiar ta fie, 
 and contain almofl everv foreign fhrub, plant, or 
 flower, that can be adopted by the foil of this climate. 
 
 St. LEONARD’S HILL, a moll delightful emi- 
 nence in Windfor Fore ft, on the furnmit of which is a 
 noble feat called Gloucejer Lodge, being fir ft built by 
 the countefs of W aide grave, and greatly improved by 
 his royal highnefs the duke of Gloucejter , on his mar- 
 riage with that lady. This elegant villa, together 
 with the pleafure ground, lawns, and meadows, 
 con filling of about feventy-five acres, were fold by 
 auction, Auguft 6, 1781, to Mr. Me. Namard , for the 
 f un of feven thoufandone hundred guineas, of whom 
 it has linee been pure ha fed by general Harcourt, for 
 ten thoufand pounds, who now refides there. The 
 principal elevation of the building is regular, and the 
 apartments are fpaciuus and elegant. In the fouth 
 front, adjoining the hall, is a Gothic room, called the 
 Salon, where the plate glafs in the compartments 
 on one fide, and the large convex mirrors on the 
 the other, reiterate the objefts, and produce a mo ft 
 pleating effe£l, 
 
 A little to the fouth, on the decline of the hill, is 
 Sophia farm, formerly the feat of Lillie Ainjcombe , Efq. 
 
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 of whom it was purch^fed by the duke of Gloucester , 
 to con (lb ute an appendage or farm to the abo ve 
 mentioned lodge, from which it obtained its prefent 
 name. The edifice is neat, and delightfully fituated. 
 
 SLOUGH, a conliderahle thoroughfare on the 
 Both road, two miles from Wind for . One part of the 
 village is in Stoke pariih, and the other in Upton . 
 
 STAINES, a {mall town in Middlefex, fituated on 
 tire Thames , lixteen miles three-quarters from London, 
 and fix from Windfor, It obtained its name from the 
 Sax or word Star, a or (lone, becaule there anciently 
 hood a boundary hone in this place, to denote the 
 extent of the city of London's junldittion ever the 
 river. It has a bridge over the Thames , and is go- 
 verned by two con (fables, and four head bo roughs, 
 appointed by his majefty’s Reward, on account ofits 
 being a lordfhip belonging to 'the crown. It has 
 a market on Friday, and two annual fairs ; one on 
 May 1 1, for horfes and cattle, and the other, Septem- 
 ber ig, for onions and toys. 
 
 STAN WELL, a handfome village in Middlefex , 
 about two miles north eafh of Staines , and thiee fo'tith 
 eah of Coin brook . Here is a church with a very lofty 
 f p ire, a n d a c h a r i t y -fc h oo 1 . In t b i s p a r i fh is St a n well - 
 P-la.'e , lately the feat of Sir William Gibbons , Bart, font 
 of the late Sir John Gibbons, Knight of the Bath . It 
 is a flat fituation, but commanding great plenty of 
 w ood and water, the gardens pollefs no inconhuera- 
 ble beauties. 
 
 STOKE POGEIS, an exfenfive fcattered village 
 in Buckinghanjhire, about four miles north of WindSor. 
 Round the green are many good houles of perfons of 
 fortune ; arid here Sir George Howard has an elegant 
 feat. A little to the north weft of the green is Stoke- 
 llouje, which, according to Camden v was probably 
 built by Henry earl of Huntingdon ; it is a noble 
 Gothic edifice, with a large park, and gardens, and 
 lately belonged to the lady Cob ham, but on her de- 
 'nnie, was purchased by Thomas Tenn, Efq. one of 
 
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 the proprietors and governors of Penfyluania . Adjoin- 
 ing to the houfe is trie parifh church, and a neat hof- 
 pital, the latter of which was originally built and 
 endowed bv Edward . , lord Hajiings , uncle to the above 
 earl of Huntingdon , for the maintainance of twelve 
 old and indigent perfons of both fexes. The fcite of 
 this ancient hofpital has of late been removed, and a 
 new one built on an adjoining convenient fpot, by 
 the late Mr. Penn . At the weft end of this village, 
 is a neat feat belonging to captain Salter. 
 
 SUNBURY, a handfome village on the banks of 
 the Thames , about two miles from Hampton Court. 
 Here is an elegant maniion, bui it by the earl of Pomfret , 
 now the feat of Mrs. Chandler ; beiides which here are 
 Several pleafant villas of the nobility and gentry. 
 
 SUNNING'HILL, is fiiuate in a delightful part 
 of Windfor Furr eft , near Afcot- Heath, and has been long 
 famous for its mineral waters, which in many cafes 
 are recommended by the faculty. On this account, 
 as- well as from the falubrity oi the air, and its beau- 
 tiful fituation, many gentlemen of fortune have agree- 
 able foots here, and others lodging > for the fu miner 
 feafon. The Wells are neatly defigned, and the gar- 
 dens laid out with forne degree oi tg.de ; and heie 
 were wont ,to be frequently held public breakfads, 
 and a ild mb lies, but we are fprry to add, thefe meet- 
 ings liave of late been much lefFened. 
 
 S W 1 N L E Y -LODGE, on the Jouth-wed fide of 
 Sunning- Hill, the residence of the mader of tire buck 
 hounds. Here is always a number of deer kept for the 
 royal chafe, under his care and direction : Heap- 
 points the days of hunting, takes care of the fore ft 
 deer, and his majedv’s dag and buck hounds, and for 
 this purpofe has many inferior officers under him, 
 who fuperintend the feveral parts of the fored, 
 divided into different walks, or appointments. 
 
 SIPFKNHAM. near Salt Ilill, is a fmall Hamlet, 
 in the parifh of Famham\ the court houfe, is occu- 
 pied by Mr. Elwood ; at a fmall didance from which 
 is the feat of Jatoh Bryant , Tfq, TWJC- 
 
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 TWICKENHAM^ a pleafant village in Middlefex , j 
 thirteen miles from London , fituated on the Thames , 
 between Teddington and IJleworth , and between two 
 brooks that here fall into that river. The church, 
 which is a modern edifice, rebuilt by the contributi- 
 on of the inhabitants, is a fine Doric flrufture ; and. 
 is remarkable for being the burial place of the cele- 
 brated Mr. Pope and his parents, to the memory of 
 whom two monuments are ere&ed, one by Mr. Pope 
 himfelf, and the other by Dr. War burton. Here is a 
 charity-fchool for fifty boys, who are cloathed and 
 taught ; and this delightful village is adorned with the 
 feats of feveral perfons of diflindlion, particularly on 
 the banks of the river, The firfl in order as being 
 ftt the upper end, is an elegant Gothic ftruflure, called 
 Strawberry- Hill, the feat of Mr. Horace Walpole, Ad- 
 joining is a beautiful houfe,' late the earl of Radnor's , 
 now in the pofFeffion of Mr. Hindley . The next of 
 confiderable note is the villa of the right honorable 
 Welbore Ellis, formerly the refidence of our celebrated 
 poet, Alexander Pope, Efq. then Mrs. Backwell's ; and 
 the laft on this beautiful bank, is Dr. Battle's, at 
 prefent in the poffeilion of Mr. Paulet, All thefe 
 houfes, befides feveral others on this delightful bank, 
 enjoy a mofl pleafmg profpefb both up and down the 
 river, perpetually enlivened with the well country 
 navigation, and other moving pictures on the fur face 
 of this enchanting river. Below the church you have 
 the fine feat of Mr. Whitchurch , that of the earl of 
 Stafford, Mrs. Pitt , and at the entrance into the mea- 
 dows, the elegant ffruclure called Marble Hall, which 
 as before obferved, belongs to the earl of Bucking - 
 hamffnre. Still farther down the ftream, you have the 
 {mall, but very pretty houfe of Mr. Barlow ; the 
 larger and more grand one of Mr. Cambridge ; and the 
 fweet retreat called Twickenham Park , the refidence' 
 of the countefs of Montrath, This brings you down 
 to IJleworth, which, from the entrai ce into the mea-l 
 dowsatthe earl of Buckinghamjlare s, is about a mile 
 
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 and a half on the banks of the river, oppofite to Ham 
 Walks , and Richmond Milk and is one ol the molt beau- 
 tiful walks in England . For a defcription of M r. Poped s' 
 gardens and grotto, we beg leave to refer the reader 
 to his letter to Mr. Blount , dated Twickenham , June, 2, 
 1 7 2 5 * 
 
 TAPLOE is pleafantly fituated between Maiden- 
 head* and Burnham , and enjoys a moll delightful prof- 
 pect over the country and the river Thames , which 
 runs underneath. The manor houfe on the fummit 
 of the hill, is an ancient and noble building, and was 
 the refidcnce of the late earl of Inchi quin , during the 
 life of his late royal highnefs the prince of Wales ; but 
 on his highneffes death, his lordfhip removed to Clief- 
 den- Houfe, in the neighbourhood. The honorable and 
 Rev. Mr. Hamilton , has a feat here, as have Mr. 
 Boyd , and feveral other gentlemen of fortune. 
 
 UNDER COMB FI, near Dawney, the agreeable feat 
 of the late Thomas Eyre , Efq. adjoining which is the 
 ancient abbey of Burnham . 
 
 UPTON, a fmall fcattered village, a little to the 
 north eaff of Eton, is a reftory, in the deanery of 
 Burnham, and the dic-cefs ol Lincoln* 
 
 UXBRIDGE, is a confiderablc town in Middlefex , 
 nine miles from Wind for, and fifteen from London , in 
 the road to Oxford . Though it is entirely indepen- 
 dant, and governed by two bailiffs, two conffables, 
 and lour headboroughs, it is only a hamlet to Great 
 HiUington . The river Coin runs through it in two 
 flreamSj full of trout, eels, and other hfh ; and over 
 the main ftream is a done bridge that leads into 
 jBuckmghamJhire. This place gives the title of earl to 
 the noble family of Paget ; and is famous for a treaty 
 carried on here, between Charles I. and the parliament 
 in the year 1644. The houfe ufed on the occafion is 
 Rill {landing, and is' that oppofite a millers, at the end 
 of the town. It has a market on Thurfday, and two 
 annual fairs, on July 30, and September 29. Near 
 
 Uxbridge 
 
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 Uxbridge are the remains of an ancient camp, which is 
 fuppoled to be Britijh-. 
 
 WALTON, a village in Surrey; fituated on the 
 Thames, oppofite to Shepperton, in' Middle/ex. Here 
 is a very curious bridge, erefted by the public feinted 
 Samuel Decker, Efq. who lived in this town, and who, 
 applying to parliament -'or that purpofe, obtained, iri 
 the year 1 747 ) an to empower him to ereft a bridge 
 here, and this admirable itrufcture was completed iri 
 AugufL 1750. 
 
 WATEROAKLEY, is pleafantly fimated on the 
 banks of the Thames, about three rriiles from Wind for, 
 and twb from Bray ; Down Place, here, the dimmer 
 refidence of the duke of Argyll, is a modern well built 
 manfion; it was formerly the feat of Rich. Tori fan Efq; 
 ^ WE\ BRIDGE, a village in Surrey, lour miles 
 fduth-weft of Hampton Court, took its name from a 
 bridge formerly erected there over the river Weyi 
 About this village are feveral fine (cats; particularly 
 thofe of the duke of NewcaJHe (for a further account of 
 which fee Oatlands ) and the earl of Portmore. The 
 latter was beautified by the countdsof Dohhejler. in 
 the reign of King James II. and has a fine vvaik of 
 Acacia-trees, which when fir ft planted were elteem- 
 ed great curlofities. 
 
 WEXHAM GREEN, adjoining to Stoke Green 
 is the agreeable leat of Mrs. Ford., about half a mite 
 
 from which is IVexham Parfonage the refidence of 
 
 1 'Grofvenoi , Efq; 
 
 WINK FIELD, a plfeafant village, five miles fouth- 
 weft of Windfor . It is a vicarage in the deanery of 
 ' Reading ; and hundred of R ppicfmore . 
 
 WOKINGHAM, a large and hetndfome 7 own in 
 berkftiire, fituated on an eminence in Windfor For r eft ^ 
 thirty miles from London , and twelve from Windfor \ 
 It has a market On Tuefdays, and three annual fairs ; 
 viz. on the Thurfday before Shrove Tuefday. junb 
 i 1, November 2 . 
 
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 Of the moll 
 
 EMINENT PAINTERS, 
 
 B APTIST, {John) the celebrated painter of Flow- 
 ers, was born at Life, An 1633, and educated at 
 Antwerp as a painter of hiltory, which he foon chang- 
 ed for flowers, and herein excelled moil of his con- 
 temporaries. Going to Parrs in 1663, he was received 
 into the academy with applaufe, and though his fub- 
 je&s were not thought elevated enough to admit him 
 to a profefforfhip-, he was, in confideration of his me- 
 rit, made a counlellor. He was employed at Ferf allies , 
 T rianony Marly, and Mcudon* and painted in the Hotel 
 de Bretonvilliers , and other houfes at Baris i The 
 duke of Montague brought him to England, where he 
 was favourably received, and employed by feveral of 
 the nobility* He died in PM-MaU$ in 1699.- 
 
 B A S S A N, ( Giacomo ) was born in the Mdrca 
 Trevifana, in the year 1 510, and learnt the rudiments 
 of painting of his father ; he was afterwards a deci* 
 pie of Bonifacio ,. at Venice ,. under whom, and by co- 
 pying the works of Titian and Parmegiatio, he ac- 
 quired an happy proficiency in the art of colouring* 
 On the death of his father he returned into the coun- 
 try, and applied himfelf wholly to the imitation of 
 nature; and from bis wife, children, and fervants, 
 
 took 
 
4 
 
 LIVES OF THE 
 
 took the ideas of moft of his figures. His works are 
 very numerous, all the ftories of the Old and New 
 Teftament having been painted by him, befides a va- 
 riety of other hiftories, and many excellent portraits*- 
 He was earneftl v folicited to go over into the fervice 
 of the Emperor , which ho declined, preferring the quiet 
 enjoyment of his cottage, with the ftudy of painting, 
 mufic, and books, to the diflipation of a court. He 
 died in 1592, in the eighty fecond year of his age, 
 leaving four fens, who all profefled the art of 
 painting. 
 
 ^ B B L C A M P, ( John Van. ) Of this artift we 
 know little more than that he was reckoned a good 
 copyift, in which capacity he was employed by Van- 
 derdort , and is fuppofedto have died about the year 
 
 BOGD ANI,( James ) was born of a genteel ; 
 family in Hungary . He was not brought up to the 
 profelfionof painting, but madeconfiderable progrefs 
 in it by the force of his natural abilities. Fruit, flow- 
 ers, and birds were what he moft excelled in. He 
 was a man of a fair cbara&er, and lived between 
 forty and fifty years in England^ where he acquired a 
 considerable property, which be affigned over to his 
 fon,who was going to marry a reputed fortune, but 
 who proved no fortune at all. The difappointment ’ 
 he experienced in his fon’s marriage, being fucceeded 
 by other misfortunes, poverty and ficknefs terrai- - 
 nated his life, at his houfe in Great-Queen-Street 7 
 Lincoln? s- In n- Fields. 
 
 CANALLETTI, a Venetian, famous for his views 
 of Venice , came to England in 1746, when he was 
 about the age of fifty, byperfuafionof fiis countryman 
 Amiconi , and encouraged by having fold many of his 
 performances to the Englifh. 'He was then in good 
 
 circum* 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS, $ 
 
 ^ircurofianees, and it was faid came to veft his tnoneV 
 in the Englifh Funds, he did not continue here above 
 tiVo years, not finding that encouragement he 
 expected . 
 
 CARRACCI, ( Annibad ) was born at Be- 
 i°gna> in the year 1560, and was a difciple of his 
 coufin, LnAovieo Carracci. Being blefied with a re- 
 tentive memory, he never failed to retain what he 
 had once feen , fo that at Parma he acquired the 
 fvveetnefs of Corregio 5 at Venice the coloring of 77- 
 //tf«;atid at Rome, the correCtnels of defign, and beau- 
 viful forms of the antique. He died in 1609, in the 
 50th year of his age, and was buried agreeably to 
 his dying requed, in the fame tomb with ^Rafadle, in 
 the Pantheon, at Rome * 
 
 CLARET, ( William } an imitator and copy.ift 
 °l Sl j Peter Ldy ' dRd . at llis fioufe in Lincoln' h-Inn 
 Fields^ in iyc6, and being a widower^made his houfe- 
 ketper his heirtfs. 
 
 CLEEVE,( Jo as Van ) a native of Antwerp, 6f 
 whom the following extract is taken from Mr. 
 Horace W alpole's Anecdotes of Fainting. “His color- 
 ing was good, and his figures flefhy and round : but 
 betore he arrived at the pfcifetddon he might have at- 
 tained, his head was turned with vanitv ) a misfor- 
 tune not uncommon to the profcffioh, who being fe- 
 chuted from the world and ieeing little but their own 
 creation riling round them, grow intoxicated with 
 the magic of their own performances.” Cleeve came 
 to England expetfling great prices for his pictures 
 from King Phihfo who was making a collection, but 
 unluckily iome of the works of Titian arrived at the 
 fame-time. Clave begged the recommendation Of 
 ■air A'ltomo Mort y bis countryman ; but Philip was 
 ** toe 
 
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 Lives 6 f the 
 
 •too much charmed with the beauties of the Venetian 
 niafter, and overlooked the labours of the Fleming. 
 This negleft compleated his frenzy, the rtorrn of 
 which firft vented itfelf on Sir Antonio . Atlaft the 
 poor man grew quitefrantic, painted his own cloaths, 
 and fpoiled his own pictures, ’till they were obliged 
 to confine him, in which wretched condition he pro- 
 bably died. 
 
 CORREGGIO, of Modena , was a man of 
 great natural abilities, but who poffefled not the ad- 
 vantages of education ; hence, though his figures, 
 particularly his madonas, have a peculiar grace, and 
 moftof his pieces difcover great judgmeRt and tafle 
 in their heightening, and livelinefs of colours, he is 
 in general incorrect in his defigns. His principal 
 Works are at Modena and Parma ; at the latter he 
 {pent the greater part of his life in obfcurity, work- 
 ing hard to maintain a numerous family, without re- 
 ceiving the encouragement due to his merit. His 
 death, which happened 1111534, and in the fortieth 
 year ofhis age, wasoccafioned by drinking fome cold 
 water, when he was over fatigued with carrying 
 home fome copper money, to the value of about fixty 
 crowns, which he had received for one of his pieces. 
 
 D A H L, ( Michael ) a native of Stockholm, receiv- 
 ed the early part of his initrudlions from Erjlraem 
 K/ocke, an efieenied arti/i in that country. At the 
 age of twenty-two Dahl came to England , where he 
 continued about a year, and then purified his travels 
 in fearch of improvement ; he flayed near a year at 
 Paris , and fpent about three more in the prin- 
 cipal cities in Italy. Dahl had the honour to paint 
 the famous Chrifiina, Queen of Sweden, whoafked 
 him as he worked at her picture, what he intended 
 file fhouid hold in her hand ? He replied a fan. Her 
 
 majefty, 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS. 7 
 
 majeftyywhofe ejaculations were rarely delicate, vented 
 a grofs one, arid added, “a fan! give me a lion, that is 
 fitter for the Queen of Sweden." In 1688 he re-" 
 turned to England , where he found Sir Godfrey Knel - 
 lev rifing to the head of the profedion; but where 
 Dahl had fufficienkmerit to deltinguifh himfelf as no' 
 wean competitor with Sir Godfrey. His coloring 
 was good, and attempting nothing beyond portraits, he* 
 has left many valuable pictures, efpecially as he did 
 riot neglect every thing but the head, like Rne/ler, 
 vvhofe more univerfal talents, and his affuming 
 prefumption, carried away the croud from the modeiP 
 and file nt Dahl. Eafy in his circumflances, and for-' 
 ttinate in his health, he lived greatly efteemed for his ' 
 many amiable qualities, and dying oftober 26, 174 3, 
 in the 87th year of his age, was buried in St. James's 
 church. 
 
 D A N K E R S, ( Henry )of the Hague , was bred 
 an engraver, but by the perfuafion of his brother 
 John , who was a painter of hi dory, he di (con- 
 tinued his former occupation for the profeffion of 
 landfcape painting. Having ftudied fome time in 
 Italy , he came to England \ and was countenanced 
 by Charles II. and employed in drawing vietos of the 
 royal palaces and fea ports of England and Wales. 
 Being a roman catholic he left England in the time of 
 the Popifh Plot, and died foon after at Amflerdam . 
 
 DOBSON, ( William ) whom King Charles 
 called the englifli Tintoret, was born in 1610,' in St. 
 Andrew's par.iih in Holborn\ his family had been gen- 
 tlemen of good rank at St. Alban's, but having fall- 
 en into decay, he was put apprentice to Sir Robert 
 Peake , a painter and dealer in pictures. Under Sir 
 Robert , & by the advantage of copying fome pidtures 
 of Titian aqd fandyck, Dobfon protitted fo much that 
 B % « ri 
 
LIVES of thb 
 
 ft 
 
 a picture he had drawn being expofed in the win- 
 dow of a ihop on Snow- Hill, V andyck palling by was 
 ftruck with it, and enquiring for the author, found 
 him at work in a poor garret, fiom whence he took 
 him at*d recommended him to the king, who on the 
 death of Vandyck, made him his ferjeant painter. 
 The dedenfion of the king’s affairs proved fatal to 
 Dobjin ; he loved his pleafures, and not having had 
 time to enrich himfelf, was envolved in debts, and 
 thrown into prifon, from whence he was delivered 
 by Mr. Vaughan , of the Exchequer , whole pidure he 
 drew and thought it the bed of his portraits. He 
 enjoyed this releafe hut a fhorttime, dying at the age 
 Off thirty -fix, and was buried at St. Martin's , O&ober 
 l8, 1646. 
 
 DOW, ( Gerard ) one of the mo ft excellent 
 painters of the feventeenth century, was born at 
 4 zydtn, in 16x3, and was a difciple of Rembrant. 
 
 DURER, ( Albert ) of Nuremberg , was born 
 hv 147 1, and was a pupil of Michael JVolgemeith . 
 He was not Only a celebrated painter, but an excel- 
 lent fculptor, and was the firft inventor of cutting in 
 wood. He died in the year 1528* 
 
 F E T T I,( Dominico )was born at Rome in r 759. 
 He was a pupil of Ludovico Civoli, but chiefly imitan 
 ted Julio Romano ♦ His principal works are at Rome % 
 Mantua, and at Venice , where he died of a debauch 
 in the flower of his age, in 1654. 
 
 F R A N K S, ( Baptifta ) a native of Venice , was 
 e deemed an able pain, ter, as to his deiigns, but his, 
 colouring is faint, and his manner dry. He died a* 
 Venice in 1 Cdu 
 
 " GARRARD 
 
 A 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS. 9 
 
 G A RRARD, ( Marc ) the fon of a painter 
 of the fame name, was born at Bruges in 1 561, and 
 praCtifed iandfcapes, architecture, and portraits. He 
 engraved, illuminated, and defigned for glafs painters. 
 His etchings of iEfop’s fables and views of Venice , 
 were much efteemed . He came to England about 
 the year 1580, and remained here ’till his death, . 
 which did not h ppen’till 1635, having been painter 
 to Queen Elizabeth , and Anne of Denmark . Garrard 
 drew a proceffion of the Queen and Knights of the 
 Garter in 1584, from which AJbmolc took his plate 
 for the hiftory of that order. 
 
 GENTILECHI, ( Horatio ) a native o tPifa 1 
 was a difciple of Aurelio Lomi, his h?lf brother. After 
 diftinguifhing himfelf at Florence , Homeland Genoa, he 
 went to Savoy yZXid from thence pafling into France 3 , 
 was invited to Evglandby Charles I. who gave him 
 lodgings and a conliderablefalary, and employed him 
 in his palaces, particularly at Greenwich, in painting 
 ceilings* He made feveral attempts at portrait paint- 
 ing, but with little fuccefs, and after refiding here 
 about twelve years, died in the eighty fourth year 
 of his age, and was buried under the altar in the 
 chapel at Somerfet-Houfe * 
 
 GENTILECHI, ( Artimcfea ) daughter of the 
 abovcmentioned Horatio , was reckoned not inferior 
 to her father in hiftory, and excelled him in portraits. 
 King Charles had feveral of her wotks. She drew 
 fome of the royal family , and many of the nobility, 
 but the chief part of her life wasfpent rtNapes, where 
 fhe lived fplendidly and was as famous for her 
 amours as for her painting 
 
 GIBSON, ( Richard ) was page to a lady at 
 Mortlake , and placed by her with Franc efco Cleyne , 
 
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LIVES OF THE 
 
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 to learn to draw, in which befucceeded, perfecting 
 himfelf by copying Sir PetcrLely . He wasafterwards 
 page to Charles I. in whole prefence he was married 
 t oAnne S hcphrrd, who like himfelf was remarkable for 
 her diminutive fi ze y each of them being only three 
 feet ten inches high. Waller has celebrated the 
 nuptials of thefe Dwarfs in one of his prettied: po- 
 ems. Gibfon had atta ned fuch excellence, that a 
 piClure of the man and loft fheep painted by him, and 
 much admired by the king, is laid to have been the 
 caufe of FanderdorPs death. The fmall couple had 
 nine children, live of whom lived to maturity, and 
 were of a proper ftature. Richard \ the father, died 
 in the 75th year of his age, and was buried at Co - 
 vent-Garden : His little widow lived till 1709, when 
 file was 89 years old* 
 
 GIB S O N, ( William ) nephew of the famous 
 dwarf, whom we have already mentioned, was taught 
 by him and Sir Peter Urly-^ and copied the latter hap- 
 pily ; but chiefly praftifed miniature. He died of a 
 lethargy in 1702, at the age of 58, and was buried 
 at Richmond , 
 
 GUERC 1 NO, of Bokgna , dcfervedly acquired 
 great reputation for the true characleriftic expref- 
 fion given to moft of his performances, though be 
 is not always correCt. He died in 1667, and in the. 
 feventy-feventh year of his age. 
 
 GUIDO REN I, was born at Bologna y in. 
 1^7^, and having learnt the rudiments of painting 
 under Denis Calvert , a Fleming , he compleated his 
 Trudies in the fchool of the Carracci's . Cut da happily 
 blended the inftruCtions of both hismafters, with the 
 excellencies of Albert Durer ; and accommodating 
 r*he whole to his own peculiar graceful manner, at- 
 tained 
 
most EMINET PAINTERS n 
 
 tained great perfection in the heads of his portraits* 
 He received great honours from all the cardinals and 
 princes of Italy ; as alfo from Lewis X 111 . of France ^ 
 Philip IV. of Spain , and Uladiflaus , King of Pet and 
 and Sweden. He lived in great fplendor both at 
 Bologna and Rome> and was only unfortunate in his 
 immoderate love of gaming, by which in his latter 
 days he reduced himfelf to the mod abjeCt poverty. 
 By reflecting on his imprudence, and the confequent 
 misfortunes, he brought on him a lingering diforder, 
 which terminated his melancholy exiftence in the 
 year 1642, and 67th of his age. 
 
 HEMSKIRK, (Gilbert} was a native of Haar * 
 lem y and fcholar of dc Grabber y but lived in England , 
 where he paintt d what were called pieces of hu- 
 mour; fuch as drunken feenes, Quakers meetings, 
 wakes, &c. He was patronized by lord Rochefler, 
 and died in Ltndon, 1 704. 
 
 HOLBEIN, ( Hans ) The year and place of 
 this great artilt’s nativity have been contefted ; yet 
 it is certain that the former happened in 1498, and' 
 the lattei rooft probably was Bafil . His father was 
 a painter ofgreat eminence at Augfburg, under whom, 
 and by his own induflry he made iuch rapid progrefs 
 in the art of painting, as attracted the notice of the 
 celebrated Erafmus . The earl of Arundel returning 
 from Italy through Bafil, faw his works, was charm— 
 ed with them, and advifed him to go to England. At 
 fir & Holbein neglcfted this advice ; but in 1 526 his 
 family and thefroward temper of his wife encreafing, 
 and his bufmefs declining, he determined on that 
 Journey- Erafmus gave him recommendatory let- 
 ters to Sir Thomas More, with a prefent of his own 
 picture by Holbein , which he affured the chancellor 
 was more like than onedrawnby AlbertDurcr. Holbein 
 
 was 
 
12 
 
 JL I V E S O F THE 
 
 was kindly received by More , and was employed by 
 him for near three years,drawing he portraits of Sir 
 Tho?nas, his relations and friends. King Henry the 
 VUIth. vifiting the chancellor, faw feme of thofe 
 pictures, and exprefled his fatisfaftion. Sir Thomas 
 begged him to accept whichever he liked, but he 
 enquired for the painter, who was introduced to 
 him. Henry immediately took him into his own fer- 
 vice, and told the chancellor, that now he had got the 
 artifl, he did not want the pictures. An apartment 
 in the palace was immediately allotted to Holbein , , 
 with a falary of 200 florins, befides his being paid for 
 his pictures. His works were extremely numerous* 
 fome of them were painted in oil, and others in dil- 
 temper and water colours ; the latter of which lie had 
 never pradiifed till he came to England \ where he 
 learned it of Lucas Come lit, and carried it to the 
 higheft perfection. He was confpicuous likewife for 
 his peculiar talent of inventing defigns for Engravers > 
 Sculptors, Jeter Hers, &c. He remained here till his 
 death, which was occaiioned by the plague in tho 
 year 1554, in the fifty -fixth year of his age. 
 
 H O M T H O R S T, ( Gerard ) was born in 
 1592, at Utrecht , and inftruffced in Painting by Bloc — 
 mart, but compleated his fludies at Rome , where he 
 flayed feveral years, and was peculiarly excellent in 
 night pieces and candle lights, of which Rubens was a 
 great admirer. On his return he married well, and 
 being a fair character, was remarkable for the number 
 of his difciples of rank. Sandrart, who was one, fays, 
 they were twenty-eight at the fame time, who each 
 paid him an hundred florins yearly. King Charles 
 invited him to England, where in the fpace of fix 
 months he drew various pictures, for which he was 
 rewarded with three thoufand florins, a fervice of 
 plate for twelve perfons, and a horle ; and though he 
 
 returned 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS. 13 
 
 returned to Utrecht , he continued to paint for the 
 King, The dole of his life was employed in the 
 fervice of the Prince of Orange, for whom at Ryf* 
 nvick he painted a chamber with the habits, animals, 
 and prodmftions of various Countries, and received 
 8000 florins for his labour. He died at the Hague 
 in 1660. 
 
 HUYSSING, ( Ham ) born at Stockholm^ 
 came over into England in 1 700, and lived many 
 years with Dahl , vvhofe manner he imitated and re- 
 tained. 
 
 J A N E T, ( Francis ) was the mofi celebrated- 
 French painter of the flxteenth century. He excelled 
 chiefly in miniature and portrait, 
 
 J O II D A N E b\ ( James ) one of the mod: emi- 
 nent artifb of the Netherlands, wa& born at Antwerp^ 
 in 1594. He was a difciple of Adam Fan On, whole 
 daughter he married, and of the celebrated Rubens*. 
 He died in 1678, 
 
 KNE LLER, ( Sir Godfrey ) was born at Luhec y 
 in Lower Saxony, in the year 1647, being at fir ft de- 
 ligned for a military life he was fent to Leyden^ 
 where he applied to mathematics and fortification 
 but the predominance of nature determined him to 
 painting; his father acquiefced and fent him to Am 
 Jjerdamy where he ftudted under B&l, and had loine 
 inftruiftions from Rembrant , In J672 he went to 
 Italy, and two years after came to England , without 
 intending to continue here, but to return through 
 France to Venice* He was recommended to Mr, 
 Banks, a merchant, and Godfrey drew him and his 
 family ; The pictures pleafed. Mr, Fernon , fecretary 
 to the Duke of Monmouth faw them, & fat to the new 
 Fainter, and obtained his roaftet’s picture by the fame 
 
 hand. 
 
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 LIVES OF THE 
 
 hand. The duke was fo charmed that he engaged the 
 King, his father, to fit to Kneller , at a time that the 
 Duke of York had been promifed the King’s picture 
 by Lely . Charles unwilling to have double trouble, 
 propofed that both the artifts fhould draw him at the 
 fame time. Lely as an eftablifhed mailer, chofe the 
 light he liked ; the ff ranger was to draw the picture 
 as he could ; he however performed it with fuch fa- 
 cility and expedition, that his piece was in a manner 
 finifhed, and a good likenefs, when Lely’s was only 
 dead coloured. This fuccefs fixed Kneller here, 
 where he continued in great reputation, which the 
 feries of his portraits fully evinces. Charles II. fen t 
 him to Paris to draw Lewis XIV. but died in his ab- 
 fence. James II. was equally favourable to him. 
 King William diftinguifhed Kneller Dill more; for 
 that prince he painted the beauties at Hamp ton-Court > 
 and was knighted by him in i 692. He was likewife 
 patronized by Queen Anne^ as alio by George I. who 
 made him a Baronet. He died O&ober 27, 1 723, and 
 was buried at Whitton , but a Monument was erected 
 to his memory in the north aifle of WeJtmnJLr* Abbey. 
 
 L E B R U N, ( Charles) was born at Paris m 
 1620. His father was a common carver, and was em- 
 ployed in the gardens of the hotel Seguier , where he 
 frequently took his fon to copy defigns after him. 
 Monfieur Seguier , one day walking in his garden, ob- 
 ferved the lad defigning with fuch facility and tafte 
 for one of his years, as gave juft hopes of a rifing 
 genius; he therefore placed him under the direction 
 of Simon Kouet, and afterwards fent him to Rome to 
 compleat his ftudies. The unrivalled excellence 
 which LeBrun loon attained, proved the chancellor^ 
 hopes to have been well founded. His principal 
 works are the ceilings of the gallery, and grand 
 ftairgafe at Ferfatlles^ and his hiftory of Alexander 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS. 
 
 *5 
 
 the Great . He died at the Gobelines, of which he was 
 fuperintendant, in the feventieth year of his age. 
 
 L E L Y, { Sir Peter ) was born in Wejlphalia, m 
 the year 1617, and received the early part of his e~ 
 ducation at the Hague , but was afterwards com- 
 mitted to the care of De Grubber, of Haarlem . He 
 came into England in 1641 * and purfued the natural 
 bent of his genius in landscape with fmall figures, 
 and historical compofirions ; but finding the practice 
 of painting after the life generally more encouraged, 
 he applied himfeif to portraits, with fuch fucceis 
 that in a little time he fin-patted all his contempo- 
 raries in Europe. Sir Peter was recommended to the 
 favour of King Charles I. by Philip, ezr\ of Pembroke % 
 then lord chamberlain of his hou/hold, he was alfo 
 much in efleem with Charles II. who made him his 
 painter, and conferred the honour of knighthood upon 
 him. He died of an apoplexy as he was drawing the 
 dutch efs of Somerfet , 1680, in the 63d year of his 
 age. He was buried in the church of Covent Garden^ 
 where is a monument with his bull, by Gibbons , and 
 a latin epitaph by F batman . His collection of pic- 
 tures and drawings was magnificent, and was fold by 
 auftion, which laded forty days, and produced the 
 fum of 26,000). He left befides an efface in land, 
 •of 900I. a year. 
 
 MABUSE, ( John ) according to fome authors 
 was born in Hungary , but others make him a native 
 of Mabeuges, a little town in Hainault. He had the 
 two defers of his cotemporary countrymen, itiffhefs 
 in his manner, and drunkennefs ; yet by his indefa- 
 tigable induff ryhe acquired great proficiencyin many 
 parts of his profellion. While he was in thefervice of 
 the marquis de V iren, the Emperor Charles V. was to 
 lodge at the houfeof that lord, who made magnificent 
 
 preparations 
 
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 preparations for his reception, and among other ex* 
 pences ordered all his houfhold to be dre.Vdin white 
 dainalk. Mabufe, when the taylor came to take his 
 meafure, defired to have the damafk, under pretence 
 of inventing a fingUar habit. He fold the fluff, drank 
 out the money, and then painted a fuit of paper, lo like 
 -thedamaik, that it was not diflinguifhtd as he marched 
 in the procefiion, between a Pbilofopher and a Poet , 
 other penfiorers of the marquis, who being informed 
 of the trick, afked the emperor which of the three fuits 
 he liked beii .* The prince pointed te Mabujc's ,as ex- 
 celling in whitenefs,andthe beauty of the flowers; nor 
 did he, till convinced by the touch, doubt of the genu* 
 inenefs of the filk. At what time Mabufe came into 
 England is uncertain, as isalfo the time of his death ; 
 but that he was here, the portraits of prince Arthur , 
 prince Henry , and princefs Margaret, when children, 
 now in the china clofet at W indj'or, are fufficient 
 confirmation. 
 
 MARATTI, ( Carlo ) the favourite Italian 
 painter of Pope C ement XI. was born at Camerino , m 
 1625, and was a pupil of Andrea Sacchi. Jn his ma* 
 donas he ftands unrivalled. His exprefiions were 
 admirable, his ideas happy, and full of majefty. He 
 was alfo eminent in hiftory, allegory, architecture, 
 and perfpeCtive. He died at Rome , on the 15th of 
 December, 1713, in the 87th year of his age. 
 
 M I ER I S, ( Francis ) was a native of Leyden^ 
 where being confined for debt, he died in prifon, in 
 the year 1683, and the 23th of his age. His pictures 
 are extremely rare and of great value. 
 
 MORE, ( Sir Antonio ) of Utrecht , was a fcholar 
 of John Schore/j but he feems to have fludied the 
 manner of Holbein* He painted many portraits 
 
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most EMINENT PAINTERS. vj 
 
 of Queen Mary , and remained in England during 
 her reigtr, and was much employed, but having 
 neglected to write the mimes on the portraits he 
 drew, mofi of them have loft part of their value, by 
 our ignorance of the perfons reprefented. On the death 
 of Queen Mary , he went to the court of Spain , and 
 was greatly careffed, but afterwards fell into difgrace; 
 upon which he retired to Utrecht. He died at Ant- 
 werp in 1575, in the $ 6 th year of his age. 
 
 M Y T E N S, ( Darnel ) a native of Holland, but 
 at what time he left the Hague and came into Etig *• 
 land , or under whom he ihidied is not certain, 
 though his works are in the ftyle of Rubens and Van* 
 dyck. He drew feveral portraits of perfons belonging 
 to the Court of King James, but was not tfoimally 
 employed as the King’s painter, ’till the reign of 
 Charles . Mytens remained in great reputation until 
 the arrival of Vandyck , who being appointed the 
 king’s principal painter, the former in difguff afked 
 his majefty’s leave to retire to his own country; but 
 the king learning the caufe of his difsatisfa£lion, tcrid 
 him he could find fufficient employix>th for him and 
 Vandyck. Mytens confented to itay, but whether 
 the fame jealoufy operated again, or real decline of 
 bufinefs influenced him, he left England foon after, 
 aud retired to the Hague } where it is probable he 
 epded his days. 
 
 MO N TEG N A, ( Andrew } of Mantua, who 
 .was a difciple of 'Jacob Squarcione , was remarkable for 
 his (kill in forefhorttning his figures, as well as for 
 the correftnefs of his defigns ; but his draperies are 
 formal, and his colours dry. His principal works 
 are hhTriuv/phs of Julius Q# far, ( now at Hampton - 
 Court) which he engraved on nine plates, and was 
 one of the firll that praftifed the art of engraving, 
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LIVES of the 
 
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 In 7 /*/y. He died in the year i£i 7,and 86th of his 
 age. 
 
 P ALM A,( Giacomo ) was born at Sermalta , in 
 the ftate of Venice , in the year 1508, and wasadifeU 
 pie of Titian . His works are not very numerous, as 
 •he fpent much time in bringing thole which he left 
 behind him to great perfection. He refided chief- 
 ly zt Venice. where he died in the 48th year of his age. 
 Young Palma , his nephew, was alfo an eminent 
 painter* He was born at Venice , in 1544, and died 
 in 1628. His drawings are much fought after. 
 
 POLEMBURG, ( Cornelius ) who is ufually 
 ftyled the fweet painter of little landfcapes, was" 
 born at Utrecht , in 1586, and educated under Bloe- 
 warty whom he foon quitted to travel into Italy. The 
 Roman Cardinals were charmed with the fweetnefs 
 of his works; fo was the great duke, but could not 
 retain him. He returned to Utrecht , and was great- 
 ly admired by Ruhcnsy who had feveral of his per- 
 formances. King Charles invited him to Londotiy 
 where he lived in Archer-Street, and generally paint** 
 ed the figures in Steenwick's perfpeftives. Charles 
 could not prevail on Polnnlurg to fix here ; he 
 returned to Utrecht 3 and died there in 1660, at the 
 Mge of feventy-four. 
 
 POUSSIN, { Nicholas ) born at Anderly in Nor • 
 niandy, in the year 1599, was tlie P U P* 1 h * s own 
 genius, but perfected himfelf at Rome . He was ftyled 
 the painter of Men of Hit; and might alfo have 
 been called that of Men of Tafte. Being invited 
 from Rome to Paris , he fell a viftim to envy and 
 party, which made him quit his country, and return 
 J:>ack to Rotne } where he lived poor, but contented. 
 •His philofophy raifed him above fortune. He died 
 .in 166* QUIN- 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS, 
 
 19 
 
 Q^UINTIN MATS Y S, furnamed the 
 jBlackfmM of .Antwerp, from his having followed, for 
 upwards of twenty years, the occupation of a Smith. 
 Being inlove with the daughter of a painter, who had 
 declared he would give her to no one who was not 
 eminently ikilled in the art of painting; QuintinappUed 
 himfelf to the ftudy of it,, with fuch indefatigable ar- 
 dor, that he foon became a capital artiih The firfl: 
 portrait he did, was that of his miftrefs, whom he 
 obtained in marriage a {hort time after. He died 
 about 1529. 
 
 R A F A ET L E, ( SancioD'Urbino ) prince of 
 the modern painters, was born in 1483, and was in- 
 llrudfed in the art of painting by his father, and 
 Pietro Perugino.. He is univerfally admired for his 
 choice of attitudes, the fuitablenefs of his drapery, 
 and his happy expreffion. Thefe and the inimitable 
 fweetnefs of his pencil, obtained him the epithet of 
 the Divine Rafaclle . His principal works are at 
 Rome and Florence , except his Cartoons , that were 
 formerly at Hampton-Court , but which are now at 
 Buckingham-Hoiife . His death, which happened in 
 the year 1520, and 37th of his age, was occafioned 
 by a malignant dilorder, which his innate modefty, 
 ftrengthened by his hopes of obtaining a cardinal's 
 cap, prevented him from difclofing to his phyficians. 
 
 REMBRANT, ( Van Rein ) of a village near 
 Leyden, born in 1606, was a difciple of Lafman . He dr& 
 not attach himfelf to the correftnefs of defign, or the 
 tafte of the antique, but wholly to the force and imi- 
 tation of nature, fo that he excelled moft in portraits. 
 Rcmbrant was alfo an eminent engraver, and his 
 prints, as well as pictures, are numerous and uni- 
 verfally admired. His claro-oblcuro is peculiarly ju- 
 dicious. He died at Amflerdamva 16S8. 
 
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 R O M A N E L L 1, ( Gin Trancefco ) born 
 Viterbo, in 1617, ".’ as a pupil of Pictra da Carfova. 
 A He was a fkilfiil defigner, and a gondcolorift, and died 
 i#t the place of his nativity, in 1662. 
 
 ROMAN 0,( JJu/io ) the greatefl artift, and 
 Tnoft univerial painter ot all the cliiciplcs of Rafaeile, 
 was born at Rome , in the year 1492. Rafaeite not 
 oply admired but efteemed him, and left him a con- 
 siderable legacy, upon condition that he ftould aditt 
 in hnifhing luch things as he left imperfedl. Romano 
 continued feveral years at Rome, after the death of 
 his matter; and by the dire&ions of Pope Clemen /VII, 
 painted feveral admirable pieces in the Hall of Con - 
 fiantine, and other public places. His principal per- 
 formances are at Mantua , where lie was lent for by the 
 marqpis irederico Gonzaga ; and where a magnificent 
 palace was ere<tted, and ornamented after his deligns* 
 by which he rendered his name eminently illuftrious 
 as an architect, and immortal as a painter. He died 
 at Mantua, .in the year 1546? and 54th of his age. 
 His molt dittinguifhed dilciples were Primattce , who 
 went to France ; and Rinaldi , who died young. 
 
 RICCI, ( Marco and Sebajlian ) Marco who was 
 excellent in land ttorrps and ruins, difagreeing 
 with Pelegrt?ii , while he refideil here, went to 
 Venice^ and perfuaded his uncle Sebajlian , who had 
 been Pelegr ini's matter, to come over to England, 
 where he was foon preferred to the difciple. Ricci's 
 works are ftill admired, though there is little excel* 
 fence in them ; his coloring is chalky and without 
 force. He painted the chapel at Bulftrode, at Bur * 
 iington-Houfe the hall and fome ceilings are by him. 
 Ricci, and Cafsini, another painter here at that time, 
 patted olf feveral of their own compofitions as the 
 \yorks of greater Sebajlian painted the altar 
 
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Most EMINENT PAINTERS. 21 
 
 piece in the chapel of Chelfea college; but left Eng- 
 land, on finding it was determined that Sir James 
 Thornhill fhould paint the cupola of St. Pauls. 
 Marco Ricci died at Venice in 1730, 
 
 ROUSSEAU, ( Jacques ) of Paris , ftudied 
 firft under Swanevelt, and then improved himfelf by a 
 journey to Italy . On his return home he was em- 
 ployed at Marly , but being a proteftant he quitted his 
 work on the perfecution of his brethren, and retired 
 to Switzerland, and from thence to Holland . He 
 was invited into Englandby Ralph, d uke of Montague 9 
 to adorn his new houfe in Blootnfbury , where he 
 painted much, and had the fupervifal of the building, 
 for which he was allowed an annuity of 200I, He 
 received it but two years, dying at the age of 68* in 
 the year 1694. 
 
 R U B £ N S, ( Sir Peter Paul} who perhaps is 
 the only artift that attrafted the fuffrages of every 
 rank, and whofe pifhires were equally adapted to 
 pleaie the ignorant and connoifleurs, was born at Co- 
 logne, in 1577. Great care was taken of his educa- 
 tion, he learned and fpoke latin in perfection. - The 
 countefs of Lalain took him for her page, but he had 
 too elevated a difpofmonto throwaway his talents on 
 fndifsipated-a way of life. He quitted that fervice, 
 and his father being dead, his mother conferred to 
 let him purfue his palfion for painting. Toby Verhaeft^ 
 jidam Van Oort, and Otlio Venius-, were his firii mat- 
 ters. M the age of twenty -three, Rubens let out for 
 Italy, wad entered into the iervice of the duke of 
 Mantua, who lent him to Rome, to copy the works 
 of the great mailers. The reputation o f Titiafi* 
 and Paul Vcronefe, d rew Rubens to Venice ; there lie 
 was in his element, in the empire of colours. The 
 confummate abilities of Rubens could not fail to create 
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 23. 
 
 many enemies, and vaunting competitoi s.~ Abraham 
 JanJJefts challenged him to a trial of their art ; Rubens 
 replied, he would engage with him, when JanJfens 
 had proved himfelf worthy to be his competitor. A 
 more friendly offer was rejefted by him with equal 
 wit* A chymift tendered him a (hare of his labo-- 
 ratory, and of his hopes of the philofophcr’s ilone. 
 Rubens carried the vifionary into his painting room, 
 and told him his offer was dated twenty years too 
 late, " for fo long it is, (aid he, fince I found the art 
 of making gold with my palate and pencil”, Rubens 
 not only Hood unrival’das a painter, but was equal- 
 ly eminent as a ftatefman and fcholar. At Antwerp , 
 his various talents were fo confpicuous, that he was 
 pitched upon to negotiate a treaty of peace between 
 Spain and England , in which he had the honour of 
 fucceeding. Neither Charles nor Rubens overlooked, 
 in the Ambaffador^ the talents of the painter. His 
 principal performances are in the Banquetting-Houje 
 at White-hall , the Ejcurial in Spain , and the Luxc?n* 
 burg Galleries at Paris , where he was employed by 
 Queen Mary of Medkis . At each of thole three 
 courts he had the honour of knighthood conferred- 
 upon him, befides feveral magnificent prelents, in 
 teftimony of his extraordinary merits. He died of? 
 the gout in his own country in 1 640, and in the 63d 
 year of h is age. 
 
 R U S S E L, ( Theodore ) was born in 1614. He 
 lived nine years with his uncle Cornelius Jdnfcn, and * 
 afterwards with Vandyck % whofe pi<ftures he copied 
 very tolerably in (mail panels. He was chiefly em- 
 ployed in the country, in the families of the earls of 
 Ejjex and Holland ; and was a lover of Iiis eafe and 
 his bottle# 
 
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most EMINENT PAINTERS- 
 
 SCHIAVONE, ( Andrea ) of Sebenigcr,born 
 ittl $*2, was endowed with great natural abilities* but 
 unfortunately his parents were not in circumftances to 
 afford him a mailer, therefore being obliged to work 
 for his daily fubfiflance, he could not fpare time to* 
 perfect himfelf in defign ; but that defeffc was fowell* 
 covered with the Angular beauty and fweetnefs of his 
 colors, that Titian employed him in the Library of 
 St: Mark , at Venice. He did marry excellent pi&ures,. 
 and fucceeded mod: in women, old men’s heads, dra- 
 peries, &c.-He died at Venice in 1 5 S 2 , 
 
 STEEN WYCK, ( Htnry ) was fon of the fa- 
 mous painter of architecture, and learned that man«- 
 ner of his father. * At what time lie came to England^ 
 or when he died, we have no account. It is certain 
 he worked for King Charles, \ as appears by his name “ 
 and date on the picture of Frobenius , which he 
 altered.- 
 
 STONE, ( Henry } generally called Old Stons, 
 to diftinguifh him from his brother John, was fon of 
 the moft eminent fhtuary in the reign of James l* 
 After the death of his father, he carried on, in con- 
 j unction with hi s b roth er John, the bufineis of f la t u- — 
 ary ; but addicted himfelf chiefly to painting, having 
 fpent the early pait of his life in Italy y m fludying 
 the Italian mailers, of whom he w^s an excellent 
 copyift, as alfo of Vandyck . He died Auguil 24, ... 
 J063, and was buried in St. Martin's , where a monu- 
 ment was erected by his brother. 
 
 TE NIERS, ( David ) name of two famous 
 paintersof Antwerp. The one died in 1649,, and the 
 other in 1664 ; the former was called old, the latter 
 young, to diflinguifhthemfromeachother. Old Teniers 
 <at firft painted after the manner of Rubens^ which he 
 
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24 
 
 LIVES OF T&E 
 
 learnt during his travels in Italy; but on his return 
 to Flanders, he painted drunkards, chymifts, peafants, 
 &c. which he performed with great force and truth* 
 Young Teniers painted alfo in the fame ftyie. Lewis 
 XIY r . who was accuftomed to have the mod capital 
 paintings, would not fuffer their pictures to be in his 
 apartments. 
 
 TH ORNHILL, (Sir James ) who fucceeded 
 Vtrrio in the decorations of our palaces and public 
 buildings, was born at Weymouth, in Dorfetjhire ; wa$ - 
 knighted by King George 1 . and was eddied torepre-* 
 lent his native town in parliament. Bis chief works 
 were, the dome of St. Paul's , an ’apartment at Hamp - - 
 tcn-Court, the altar piece of the chapel of All Souls , 
 at Oxford , another for Weymouth, of which he made 
 them a prefent, the hall of Blenheim , the chapel &t 
 lord Oxford's, at IV imp ole, in Cambridgeshire, the fa- 
 loon and other things for Mr. Styles, at More-Park > 
 and the great hall at Greenwich hofpital. By the fa- • 
 vor of t*he earl of Halifax , Sir Janus was allowed to 
 copy the cartoons, then at Hampton -Court, and which "* 
 are now at Buck in ^ ham - HouJ e, on thefe he employed ■ 
 three years. He executed a (mailer fet, of one . 
 fourth part of the dimenfions. The larger fet fold for - 
 200I. and the fmaller for feventy-five guineas, and 
 were pur chafed by the duke of Bedford, Sir James 
 being atfiifted with the gout, and his legs fweiling, 
 fet out for his feat at Thornhills near Weymouth, where 
 four days after his arrival he expired in his chair, . 
 May 4, 1734, aged fifty feven, leaving one fon named X 
 James, who was appointed ierjeant painter, and < 
 painter to the navy ; and ode daughter, married to 
 that original genius, William Hogarth . 
 
 TIN T ORE T, ( Giacomo Rnbufii ) was befrn 
 at Venice, in 1512, and called Tin tor et becaufe the fon 
 
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MOST EMINENT PAINTERS* 23 
 
 ©f a dyer. He was a clifciple of Titian who being 
 jealous of the brilliant genius of his pupil, dilmifled 
 him from his family left he fhould become his rival. 
 Tintoret however ftill followed Titian's manner of 1 
 coloring as the moft natural; and ftudied Michael 
 Angelo's tafte of defign, as the moft correct. He fuc- 
 ceeded in both ; and by the prodigious number of his 
 performances, acquired a great reputation through- 
 out Europe . He died at Venice in 1394, in the 82& 
 year of his age, leaving one fon named Dominico y wha 
 profefledthe art of painting, and died in 1637. 
 
 TITIAN, a decendant from the ancient family 
 of the Vicelliy was born at Cadore y in the Venetian 
 Territories in the year J477. He was a pupil of 
 Gio. Bellino , at the fame time that Giorgione y was un- 
 der his tuition, but improved himfelf more by the 
 emulation that was between him and his fellow difci- 
 ple,than by the inft ructions of his mafter. He painted 
 ieveral portraits of the Emperor Charles V. who ho- 
 noured him with knighthood, and granted him a con- 
 fiderable penfion out of the chamber of Naples ; to 
 this the Emperor added many other marks of libera- 
 lity and refpedt, that excited the jealoufy of his cour- 
 tiers, which is laid to have occafioned the following 
 retort from him, “I can always provide mylelf with, 
 courtiers, but many ages may not produce another 
 Titian \ He was efteemed the moft' univerfal genius 
 of ail the Lombard fchool, and the moft eminent for 
 hiftorical, landfcape, and portrait painting. He was 
 of fo healthy a conftitution, that he never had been 
 fick ’till he was feized with the plague, when he was 
 ninety-nine years of age, of which he died in 1576. 
 
 V A N I) E VELDE, ( William ) the name of 
 two famous painters, father and fon, the former whp- 
 is diftinguiflied by the appellation of the Qldy was 
 
 bora. 
 
26 
 
 LIVES OF THE" 
 
 ^ft rn a * Leyden in 1610, and learned to paint (hips 6y 
 a previous turn to navigation. William, the Ton, was 
 born at Amfierdam in 1633, and wanted no matter but 
 his father, ’till the latter came to England, then for a 
 fhort time he was placed with Simon de Vliegcr, an 
 admired (hip painter of that time, but whofe name is 
 only preferved now by being united to his difciple’s. 
 Charles 11. received the father and fon with great 
 marks offavour, and allowed each of them a (alary of 
 an hundred pounds per annum. William the elder 
 was employed in taking draughts of fea fights, and 
 William the younger in putting the faid draughts into 
 colors. The father, who was a very able rnafler, 
 painted chiefly in black and white. He was buried in 
 bt. James’s Church : On the grave (lone is this inferip- 
 tion ; “Mr. William V^andevelde, Senior, late painter 
 of fea-fights to their majetties king Charles II. and 
 ki fi S James, died 1693”. Wandevelde the fon having, 
 painted thejun&ion of the Englijh and French fleets 
 at the Nore , whither king Charles went to view them, 
 and where he was reprefented going on board his 
 0\vn yatch, two commiffioners of the admiralty 
 agr eed to beg it of the king, to cut it in two, and each- 
 to take a part. The painter, in whofe prefence they 
 concluded this wife treaty, took away the pidlure and 
 concealed it, ( ’till after the king’s death,) when it was 
 fold for 130 guineas. He died 1111707, aged 74, 
 univerfally allowed to have been the greatett mafter 
 that had appeared in his line of painting. William 
 the elder, had a brother named Cornelius, who like 
 him painted (hipping in black and white, was em- 
 ployed by king Charles and had a falary. The 
 younger William left a fon, a painter too of the fame 
 ilyle, and who made good copies.from his father’s 
 works, but was otherwife no confiderable performer* 
 Hq went to Holland and there died. 
 
 VANDYCK* 
 
*f ost EMINENT PAINTERS'. 
 
 V AND Y C K, (Sir Anthony ) the only fon of a 
 merchant of Antwerp, was born in that city in 1598. 
 He was firfl placed with Fan Balen , who had fludied 
 as Rome\ but the fame of Rubens , drew away to a 
 nobler fchool the young congenial artift. The pro-* 
 grefs of the difciple fpeedily raifed him to the 
 glory of afliftingin the works from which he learned. 
 Fdndyck\aA a peculiar genius for portraits, which 
 Rubens greatly encouraged, and advifed him to travel 
 into Italy . After a few years fpentat Genoa , Fenice 
 Rome, and in Sicily , he returned to Flanders, where he 
 pra&ifedboth hiftory and portraits. Hearing thefar^ 
 vour king Charles fliewed to the arts, Fandyck came 
 to England , hoping to be introduced to the king, but 
 was difappointed, and returned to Arflwerp , greatly 
 chagrined. The king foqn after learning what a 
 trcafure had been within his reach, ordered Sir 
 Ken dm Digby , who had fat to Fahdyck, to invite him 
 over. He came, and was lodged among the king’s 
 krtiils at Black-Friars , whither the king went often 
 by water, and viewed his performances with finguiar 
 delight . His majefty himlelf frequently fat to him, 
 and befpoke pictures of the queen, liis children, 
 and his courtiers. He alfo honoured him with 
 knighthood, and granted him an annuity of 200I. for 
 life. His luxurious and fedentary life brought on the 
 gout, and impaired his fortune. He fought to repair 
 it, not like his mailer, by the laboratory of his 
 painting room, but by that real folly, the purfuit of 
 the philoiopher’s (lone. Towards the end of his 
 life he married the daughter of lord Cowry ; but 
 whether he had any difgufls infufed into him by his 
 new wife, or whether ambitious of vying with the 
 glory of his mailer in the Luxemburg , Sir Anthony 
 foon after his marriage fet out for Paris , in hopes of 
 being employed in fome public work: In thefe he 
 was difappointed. On his return to England , he 
 
 propofed 
 
2§ LIVES OF TH E 
 
 proposed to the king, by Sir Kcnelm Digby , to paint 
 the walls of the B anque tti?ig-Houfe , (of which theceL- 
 ling was already adorned by Rubens ,) with the hiftory ■ 
 and proceflion of the order of the Garter . The pro- 
 pofai (truck the king’s ratte ; but as Sir Anthony's de- 
 mands of fourfcore tboufand pounds were thought 
 very unreafonable, while the king was treating with 
 him for a more moderate fum, the gout and other 
 diftempers put an end to his life, in the year 1641, 
 and 42d of his age. He was buried in 5 t. Paul's 9 
 near the tomb of John of Gaunt . 
 
 VANSOMER, ( Paul ) The only account to 
 be found of this eminent painter of portraits, is by 
 Carl Vermander , who only fays that Fanfomcr was liv- 
 ing when he wrote, and then refided with his brother 
 Bernard, at Amflerdam , and is fuppofed to have come 
 into England about the year 1606, between which 
 and 1620, he painted feveral pieces. He died about 
 the age of forty-live, and was buried at St. Marlin's 
 in the Fields, January 5, 1621. 
 
 VERONESE, ( Paolo Cali art a ) born in l$ 3 2 i 
 was a difcipie of his uncle Ant onto Badile ; and was 
 greatly admired for his copious invention, the majefty 
 and corredtnefs of his compofitions, and the beauty 
 of his draperies. He refided chiefly at Venice , 
 where he died in 1588, aged 56, leaving two fons, 
 Gabrielle and Carlo, who joined in finiihing feveral 
 pieces left imperfect by the father, and followed his 
 manner lb dole in feveral things of their own, that 
 they were not eafily diltinguiflied from thole of 
 Paolo's own hand. 
 
most EMINENT PAINTERS. 29 
 
 VERRIO, ( Antoni oj a Neapolitan . was invited into 
 England bv Charles II. to draw patterns for tapeftry, 
 the manufacture of which was intended to be re- 
 vived at Mortlake ; but the king changing his pur- 
 pofe, Verrio, was employed in painting the ciclings, 
 oic. in Wind for Cajlle , for which he was moil libe- 
 rally rewarded. Great as his majefly’s munificence 
 were, it would but barely iupport Verrio's experdive 
 manner of living ; he often preffed the king for mo- 
 ney, with a freedom which his majelly’s own frank - 
 nefs indulged. Once at Hampton-Conrt , when he had 
 but lately received an advance of a thoufand pounds, 
 he found the king in fuch a circle, that lie could not 
 approach: He called out, Sire, 1 define the favor of 
 fpeaking to your majefly. — Well, Verrio , faid die 
 king, what is your requefl? Money, Sir, I am lo 
 11 s or t in cafh, that I am hot able to pay my work- 
 men, and your majefly and l have learned by expe- 
 rience, that pedlars and painters cannot give credit 
 long. The king fmiled, and laid he had but lately- 
 ordered him 1000I. Yes, Sir, replied he, but that 
 was foon paid away, and 1 have no gold left. At 
 that rate, faid the king, you would fpend more than 
 I do, to maintain my family. True, anfwered Verrio , 
 but does your majefly keep an open table as I do ? 
 On the acceilion of James II. Verrio was again em- 
 ployed at Windfor , in Wolfey's Tomb houfe , then def- 
 ined for a Romijh chapel. The revolution was by 
 no means agreeable to Verrio' s religion or principles. 
 He quitted his place, and even refilled to work for 
 king William . From that time he was employed at 
 the lord Exeter $ at Burleigh , and afterwards, at Chatf- 
 zvorth. At lad by perluafion of lord Exeter he conde- 
 fc ended to ierve king William , and was fent to II amp - 
 ton-Court , where among other things he painted the 
 great flair-cafe, and (as Mr. Walpole obferves) as ill 
 as if he had f polled it out of principle. Elis eyes 
 failing him, queen Anne gave him a penfion of 200I. 
 
 a year 
 
LIVES OF THE 
 
 
 6 ° 
 
 a year for life, but be did not enjoy it long, dying at 
 .Hampton- Court in 1707. 
 
 VINCI, f Leonard de) one of the mod able paint- 
 ers of his time, was born of noble parents at the caftle 
 of de Vinci near Florence, in 1445. wasapupil 
 of Andrea Verocchio , under whom he made a rapid 
 progrefs in the art of painting; to which he added a 
 competent knowledge of the Belles Lettres, and the 
 Polite Arts. His principal works were at Florence* 
 and Milan ; at the lad is his celebrated piece of the 
 Lad Supper. L. de Vinci, was alfo eminently dif- 
 tinguifhed at Rome, and in France, where he died in 
 the arms of Francis I. in the year L518, and 75 of 
 hi s age. His pictures are greatly admired for the 
 expreflion of the paflions, but his colours are weak. 
 
 VOSTERMAN, (John) of Bommel, a town in 
 Dutch Guelderland, ion of a portrait painter and 
 ddciple of Sachtieven , was a neat and excellent painter 
 of fmall landlcapes in oil ; as may be feen bv two 
 views of Windfor , now in the king's dre fling- room 
 1. wre. lie came into England in the reign of Charles 
 IE for whom he painted a chimney-piece at White- 
 hall , and a few other things ; but demanding extra- 
 vagant prices, as 150 and 200I. for his pi&ures, he 
 had not many commiflions from court ; and being as- 
 vain of his expence as of his works, he grew into 
 debt, and was arreded, from which he was freed by 
 his countrymen. Fie afterwards went to Condan- 
 ti Topic, but what further became of him is not known. 
 
 WISSING, (William) wras born at Amjlerdam y and 
 \ ■: d under Dor dams , an hidoric painter of th q Hague, - 
 from whence he pafled into France , and contracted 
 the f .rbelowed dyle of that country and age, and 
 came 1 to England , and worked for Sir Peter Lely , 
 and after whole death he grew into fafhion. He drew 
 all the royal family, and particularly the duke of 
 EUmr):ea’hAc\or al times, which ingratiated him with 
 r he Icing and the ladies. Sir Godfrey Knellcr then the 
 
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 rifing genius, was a formidable rival, but death put 
 an end to the conte ft in the thirty-firft year of Wif- 
 fing’s age, who deceaied at Burleigh , the lord Exeter \ s, 
 in 1687, and was buried at the expence of that earl 
 in St. Martin s - , Stamford. 
 
 WOOTTON, ( John J fcholar of Wyck. was a very 
 capital mailer in the branch of his profeffion, which 
 was that of painting horfes and dogs, which he both 
 drew and coloured with confumate fkill, fire, and 
 truth. He was fir ft diftinguifhed by frequenting 
 Newmarket, and drawing race-horfes. The prints 
 from his hunting pieces are well known. He after- 
 wards applied to landscapes, approached towards 
 Gafper Pouffin, and fometimes imitated happily the 
 glow of Claud Lorain. In his latter pieces the leafage 
 of his trees, from the failure of his eyes, is hard and 
 too diflin&ly marked. He died in January, 1765, at 
 his houfe in Cavendifh-fquare, which he built and 
 had painted with much tafte^md judgment. 
 
 WO VERM AN, ( Philip Joi Haerlem, was uni- 
 verfallv efteemed the mofl eminent lardfcape painter 
 of the feventeeth century. He painted chiefly after 
 life, and with inch fpirit, neatnefs, and accuracy, that 
 his works, fold at great prices in his life time, but be- 
 came much more valuable after his deceafe, which 
 happened in the year 1668, and 41 of his age. 
 
 WRIGHT, ( Michael ) a native of Scotland , came to 
 London at the age of 16 or 17, and was efteemed a 
 good portrait painter. Two of his mod admired 
 works were a Highland laird, and an Irifh tory. At 
 Wind/or is his large pitlure of John Lacy, the come- 
 dian, in three different chara&crs ; Parfon Scruple , in 
 the Cheats ; Sandy , in the Taming of the Shrew ; 
 and Monjitur de Vice , in the Country Captain. He 
 att ended Roger Palmer, carl of Cafllemain, as Stew- 
 ard of his houfliold, on his embaffy to the Pope, and 
 at his return was mortified to find that Sir Godfrey 
 Knellcr had engroffed moil of his bufinefs. Wright 
 had a fine collection of gems and coins, which were 
 
 purchafed 
 
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 purchafed by Sir Hans Sloane after his death, which 
 happened about the year 1700, in St. James’s-Rreet, 
 Covent-Garden. He is buried in that church. 
 
 WYCK, ( Thomas Van ) an admired painter of fea- 
 ports, (hipping, and (mail figures, was born at 
 Haerlem in 1616. He paiTed fome years in Italy, and 
 imitated Bomboccio. His bed pieces were reprefen- 
 tations of chymiRs and their laboratories. He came 
 to England about the reRoration. and died in 1688, 
 leaving one (on named John Van, who was an excel- 
 lent painter of battles and huntings, his fmall figures, 
 and his horfes particularly, have a 1 pi ri t and neatnels 
 fcarce inferior to Wovcrman’s ; the colouring of his 
 landfcapes is warm and chearful. Sometimes he 
 painted large pieces, as of the battles of the Boyne, 
 thefiege of Namur, &c. but the imaller his pieees, 
 the greater his merit. 
 
 ZUCCHERO, ( Frederic ) was born at Vado, in 
 the duchy ofUrbino, in the year 1550. He ffudied 
 under his elder brother at Rome, where he improved 
 himfelf fo much in the fpace of fix years, that with- 
 out any aRiRance he painted a pifture of Helicon and 
 the Mufes for a Roman nobleman. While he was 
 employed by Gregory XIII. to paint the pauline 
 chapel in the Vatican, he fell out with fome of his 
 holinefs’s officers. To be revenged, he painted their 
 portraits with ears of affes, and expofed the pitture 
 publicly over the gate of St. Luke's church, on the 
 feRival of + hat faint. But for this exploit he was 
 forced to fly from Rome ; and paffing into France, 
 he was for fome time employed by the cardinal of 
 Lorraine. Thence he went into Flanders, and in the 
 year 1574 arrived in England. Here though his Ray 
 was not long, he painted many portraits and fome 
 hiRoi ic pieces. He died at Ancona in 1616, aged 
 66, leaving the remains of his fortune to his aca- 
 demy at Rome. 
 
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