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would be done unto, and extends to all God's crea-
tures; for
 He liveth best who loveth best
 All things both great and small;
 For the great God, who loveth us,
 He made and loveth all."-CorLEIDRE.

 Although it was the Old Manor House garden
about which I had so much to say, I must again glance
back at the ancient possessions of the former Barons of
Brampton to show what miles of ground the estate
formerly covered before the days of the old Cavalier
knight, Sir Baldwin, for the struggles of the Common-
wealth were modern in comparison to those remote
times when the first Barons of Brampton were estab-
lished among the Roses.
 I have seen a great portion of our beautiful sea-
girt island in my time, but never so many pleasant
footpaths as spread every way around Brampton, and
the curate told me that this was owing to the many
outlying villages, manor-houses, granges, and places
now in ruins, or long since ploughed over and culti-
vated, that formerly sent their knights, squires, and
yeomen, to do suit and service to the ancient lords of
Brampton long before the time of Sir Baldwin. This
was shown in the county history, for barons and their
retainers had dwelt in the Manor House, of which
scarcely any remains were left beyond the ruins, the old
garden, the picturesque church, and the name, which
was more renowned during the Wars of the Roses than
it was in Charles's time. Many then came for miles
around to do suit and service to the ancient Barons of
Brampton, of whom but very little was known beyond
a few brasses in the church, the letters of which could
scarcely be deciphered. There was no record of any
church having ever stood within many miles of
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