III Knole in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth 28
VII Knole in the Early Eighteenth Century 152
VIII Knole at the End of the Eighteenth Century 176
_The dome of Knole, by fame enrolled, The Church of Canterbury, The hops, the beer, the cherries there, Would fill a noble story._
JOHN FREDERICK SACKVILLE, 3RD DUKE OF DORSET. _From the portrait at Knole by_ GAINSBOROUGH _Frontispiece_
NORTH-EAST VIEW OF KNOLE. _From the drawing by_ T. BRIDGEMAN _To face page_ 2
THE STONE COURT, BOURCHIER’S GATEHOUSE 10
A CONFERENCE OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH PLENIPOTENTIARIES AT SOMERSET HOUSE IN 1604. _From the painting by_ MARC GHEERHARDTS _in the National Portrait Gallery_ 32
LEAD PIPE-HEADS. _Put Up by_ THOMAS SACKVILLE _in 1605_ 38
THE GREAT STAIRCASE (UPPER FLIGHT). _Built by_ THOMAS SACKVILLE 1604–8 46
RICHARD SACKVILLE, 3RD EARL OF DORSET, K.G. _From the miniature by_ ISAAC OLIVER _in the Victoria and Albert Museum_ 52
LADY ANNE CLIFFORD, _wife of_ RICHARD SACKVILLE, _3rd Earl of Dorset. From the portrait at Knole by_ MYTENS 56
LADY MARGARET SACKVILLE, _daughter to_ RICHARD SACKVILLE, _3rd Earl of Dorset, and_ LADY ANNE CLIFFORD: “The Child.” _From the portrait at Knole by_ MYTENS 68
EDWARD SACKVILLE, 4TH EARL OF DORSET, K.G. _From the portrait at Knole by_ VANDYCK 84
THE TWO SONS OF EDWARD, 4TH EARL OF DORSET: RICHARD, LORD BUCKHURST _and_ THE HON. EDWARD SACKVILLE. _From the portrait at Knole by_ CORNELIUS NUIE 106
CHARLES SACKVILLE, 6TH EARL OF DORSET, K.G. _From the portrait by Sir_ GODFREY KNELLER _in the Poets’ Parlour at Knole_ 116
THE BROWN GALLERY. _Built by_ ARCHBISHOP BOURCHIER _in 1460_ 148
LADY BETTY GERMAINE. _From the portrait at Knole by_ C. PHILLIPS _To face page_ 168
LADY BETTY GERMAINE’S BEDROOM AT KNOLE 172
HWANG-A-TUNG, A CHINESE BOY, page to the 3rd Duke of Dorset. _From the portrait at Knole by Sir_ JOSHUA REYNOLDS 192
JOHN FREDERICK SACKVILLE, 3RD EARL OF DORSET; ARABELLA DIANA, 3RD DUCHESS OF DORSET; THE EARL OF MIDDLESEX; LADY ELIZABETH SACKVILLE, _and_ LADY MARY SACKVILLE. _From a silhouette by_ A. T. TERSTAN 1797. _The property of_ LADY SACKVILLE 196
GEORGE JOHN FREDERICK SACKVILLE, 4TH EARL OF DORSET; LADY MARY SACKVILLE, _and_ LADY ELIZABETH SACKVILLE. _From the portrait at Knole by_ HOPPNER 204