. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . Chapel at Rufford, to CharlesStuart, younger brother of Darnley, the father of James I., whilehe was on a visit there with his mother, the Countess of Lennox ;the ill-fated Arabella Stuart was the result of this union. Anamusing letter on the subject written by Lord Shrewsbury toLord Burghley shows that he was very nervous as to the mannerin which this act of his matchmaking and scheming wife wouldbe viewed by his sovereign ; his fears were not unfounded, forthe mothers of both bride and bridegroom paid a short visit tothe Tower. Meanwhi
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . Chapel at Rufford, to CharlesStuart, younger brother of Darnley, the father of James I., whilehe was on a visit there with his mother, the Countess of Lennox ;the ill-fated Arabella Stuart was the result of this union. Anamusing letter on the subject written by Lord Shrewsbury toLord Burghley shows that he was very nervous as to the mannerin which this act of his matchmaking and scheming wife wouldbe viewed by his sovereign ; his fears were not unfounded, forthe mothers of both bride and bridegroom paid a short visit tothe Tower. Meanwhile Bess had married her step-daughter,Lady Mary Talbot, to Sir George Savile of Thornhill, Lupset, andWakefield, and the Rufford estate was made over to him. Hewas created a baronet June 29, 1611. Their son, likewise Sir George, married Anne, daughter ofSir W. Wentworth, and sister of Thomas Wentworth, the greatEarl of Strafford, of whom a splendid portrait by Van Dyck hangsin the Billiard-room. Strafford was often the guest of his brother-in-law, Sir. THE BRICK HALL, RUFFORD ABBEYTHE ANCIENT BANQUETING HALL 237 238 •Ruffort) Bbbep George. There are many interesting letters from him in the pos-session of the writer, among others one dated from DublinCastle, December, 1633, addressed to his young nephew, towhom he gives, at considerable length, advice as to the manage-ment of his large estates ; laying down many rules for his guid-ance through life generally, and warning him especially againstmaking too early an appearance at Court, before he should becapable of contending with the dangers that would surely therebeset him. In the Strafford papers he relates a curious anecdoteof James 1. when hunting with his Court at Rufford. The lossof the stag, and the hounds hunting foxes instead of deer, put theking into a marvellous chaff, accompanied with those ordinarysymptoms better known to you courtiers, I conceive, than to usrural swains: in the height whereof comes a clown gallopin
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