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An urn is placed near the cave, whose inscription recounts the circumstance of his concealment and its ill-success:

"Anno 1784, this was placed here by Sir RICHARD HILL, bait, (eldest son of Sir Rowland Hill, bart.) one of the Knights of the Shire, as a token of affection to the memory of his much-respected ancestor, ROW- LAND HILL, of Hawkestone, esq; a gentleman re- markable for his great wisdom, piety, and charity; who, being a zealous Royalist, hid himself in this glen in the civil wars, in the time of King Charles the First; but being discovered, was imprisoned in the adjacent castle, commonly called Red-Castle, whilst his house was pillaged and ransacted by the Rebels; the castle itself was soon afterwards demolished. His son, Rowland Hill, esq; coming to his assistance, also suf- fered much in the same lovai cause.
 * The above account, taken from Kimber's Baronetage,

as also from the traditions of the family, holds forth to po=terilv the attachment of this ancient house to an unfortunate and much-injured Sovereign."

Leaving this retreat, we were conducted to another

eminence of different character from the rocky hill

we had visited. Here all was studied softness and

ornament, trim decoration, and artificial beauty.

'1 he Elys'uin-H'ril, as it is called, has to boast neat

. - _ .:, and clumps of exotics; with a menagerie

ghbourhood, and a pretty cottage at the

li'.l inhabited by the woman taking care of

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