A Tour from Alston-Moor to Harrowgate, and Brimham Crags (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804. Excerpt: ... I his estate. The truth may be, the estate was convenient to his lordship, and poor Mr. Musgraves crime of no very deep dye; as it is well known that Lord William, Warden of the East Marches in the time of Elizabeth was a most summary performer of justice. An Earl of Rutland, in a green coat. Sir William Walsh, Knt. in white, with a great ruff, and Sir William Walsh. gold-chain; a head: 1583, aet. 25. His Lady, in white, worked with black; quilled ruff, a rich gold chain, her cap very elegant, adorned with a round plate, big as a milling, hanging on one side of her head. Edward third Lord Herbert, of Cherbury, in armour, Edward, 30 with a long wig: distinguished in 1659, by rising in Shrop-0RD her /hire, to promote the attempt of Sir George Booth, towards the restoration of Charles II. He suffered imprisonment on the miscarriage, was speedily released, and died in 1678. Sir Richard Graham left in the house several portraits of BERT, OF Cherbury. of illustrious foreigners, which he purchased in one of hh Spanish joi nics, Charles V. Charts V, and his ambitious son Philip II. appear m one piece: in his countenance are wholly omitted the expressions that might describe the great events of his busy. life. I would paint Charles the moment after his resignation of the empire of the world to his ungrateful son; when-ease and iatisfaction stiould appear in Iris fece on quitting the mighty burthen. I would express the sigh.he uttered, and the reflection that he made, in his retirement (when in vain atAEempfciing to oring a number of. clocks to strike at the fame instafnt). He.owned his own folly, that, in fulness of power, he should think of introducing an uniformity of opinion, in religious matters, among mankind, and could not succeed even in adjust.