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.
Draughtsof 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.]
Mywish. — An appendix.
“Multorum
manibus grande levatur onus."-Ovid.
Adviceto 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
18. Longleate House and Garden. — I have
seen a print of the house: it was engraved after
Mr. Dankertz’ painting. Quære, Mr. Thompson,
the printseller, for it? Perhaps he hath the
plates. — Lord Weymouth. (Desire Mr. Beech,
the Lord Weymouth’s steward, to enquire what
is become of the copper plate that was engraved after
Mr. Dankertz’ painting of this house; also enquire
of Mr. Rose, my Lord’s surveyor, for it).
