Natural history -- England -- Wiltshire; Wiltshire (England) -- History
Wardour Castle, the seate of the Lord Arundell, was kept by Col.
Ludlow: a part of it was blown up by Sir F. Dodington in 1644 or 1645.
Here was a red-deer parke and a fallow-deer parke. [Some of the ruins
of the old castle still remain. The present mansion, belonging to the
Arundell family of Wardour, was erected about seventy years ago.-J. B.]
Knighton Wood, the Earle of Pembroke’s, is an exceeding pleasant place,
both for the variety of high wood and lawnes, as well as deer, as also
the prospect over the New Forest to the sea, and the whole length of
the Isle of Wight It is a desk-like elevation, and faces the south, and
in my conceit it would be the noblest situation for a grand building
that this countrey doth afford.
CHAPTER XX.
DRAUGHTS OF THE SEATES AND PROSPECTS.
[I HAVE thought it desirable to print the concluding Chapter of
Aubrey’s work verbatim. It is merely a list of remarkable buildings and
views, which he wished to be drawn and engraved, for the illustration
of his work. The names attached to each subject are those of persons
whom he thought likely to incur the expence of the plates, for
publication; and his own name being affixed to two of them shews that
he was willing to contribute. It is impossible not to concur in his
closing observations on this subject, or to avoid an expression of
regret that he was not enabled to publish such a “glorious volume” of
engravings as would have been formed by those here enumerated.—J. B.]
MY WISH.—AN APPENDIX.
“Multorum manibus grande levatur onus.”-Ovid.
ADVICE TO THE PAINTER OR GRAVER.
1. Our Ladies Church at Salisbury; the view without, and in perspective
within: and a mappe of the city.—Bishop Ward. And of Old Sarum from
Harnham hill.(Sir Hugh Speke gave to the Monasticon Angliæ the prospect
of Salisbury Church, excellently well done by Mr. Hollar. Quaere, who
hath the plate? I doe believe, my Lady Speke.)
2. Prospect of Malmesbury Abbey; and also (3) of the Town, and (4) a
Mappe of the Town.—Mr. Wharton, &c.—Sir James Long. (Take the true
latitude and longitude of Malmesbury.)
5. And also King Athelston’s tombe. [See ante, p. 116.]
6. Prospect of the borough of Chippenham.—Duke of Somerset.
7. The Castle at Marleborough, and the prospect of the
8. Town.—D. of Somerset.
9. The Ruines of Lurgershall Castle.—Sir George Brown.
10. Bradstock Priorie.—James, Earle of Abingdon.
11. Wardour Castle.—The Lord Arundel of Wardour.
12. Lacock Abbey.—Sir Jo. Talbot.
13. Priory St. Maries, juxta Kington St. Michael.
14. Ivy Church.
15. Sturton House.—The Lord Sturton.
16. Wilton House, and (17) Garden: sc. from the House and from
Rowlingdon Parke. The garden was heretofore drawn by Mr. Solomon de
Caus, the architect, that was the surveyor of it, and engraved [ante,
p. 86]; but the plates were burnt in the Fire of London.—E. of Pembrok
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