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Excerpt from A Relique of the Princess Charlotte Augusta; Or a Selection of Psalms and Hymns With the Appropriate Tunes Sir John Vauburgh, so well known by his particular style of architecture, bought some land in the parish of Esher, and built a low brick house for his own habitation. The spot he chose was in low ground, without the advantage of prospect. Thomas holles pelham, Earl of clare, bought itlof Sir John, and was created Duke of newcastle-upon-tyne, the 2d of August, 1715. He made it his habitation, and added a magnificent room for the entertainment of large companies, when he was in admlnistration. He increased the grounds by farther purchases, and by inclosing parts of the adjoining heath; and it now contains about 4-20 acres. The other part of the estate contains acres, in several farms. The Duke adorned the park by many plantations, under the direction of Kent. 011 a mount in the park he erected a building, in the shape of a castle, and called it claremont, from his own name, by which the place has been known ever since. After the death of the Duke, it was purchased by Lord Clive, the conqueror in India. When setting out on his last voyage, he gave directions to Mr. Browne, so well known for his taste in laying out grounds, but who used to consider himself as of still greater skill in architecture, to build him a house, and model the grounds, without any limitation of expence. He performed the task much to the'satisfaction of his Lordship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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