It is, however, possible that Blakesware is meant, since Mary Lamb speaks of the grandmother: Mrs. Bruton of Mackery End was her great aunt.

My grandmother was a Bruton, married to a Field.

It was the youngest of the Gladmans; who, by marriage with a Bruton, had become mistress of the old mansion.

But this adopted Bruton, in my mind, was better than they allmore comely.

When I get out, you will carry the other gentleman to Watier's Club, in Bruton Street.'

In addition to huts, cages, &c. for the reception of living animals, it is said that a building will be erected in the new garden for the whole or part of the Society's Museum, now deposited in Bruton Street.

As acceptable information, we subjoin the regulations for the admission of members and visiters to the Gardens in the Regent's Park, and the Museum, in Bruton-street; to the latter we shall allude at an early opportunity: Every member shall have personal admission to the gardens and museum, with two companions.

The station next to Wincanton is Cole, within easy reach of the old towns of Castle Cary and Bruton.

The situation of Bruton, in the picturesque valley of the Brue between Creech and Redlynch Hills, is extremely pleasant.

[Illustration: BRUTON BOW.] Close by Bruton Bow, an extremely picturesque medieval bridge over the Brue, is the school founded by Fitz-James, Bishop of London.

[Illustration: BRUTON BOW.] Close by Bruton Bow, an extremely picturesque medieval bridge over the Brue, is the school founded by Fitz-James, Bishop of London.

The Sexey Hospital was established by a native of Bruton who was penniless when he left the town and rose to be Auditor of the Household to Queen Elizabeth and James I. The beautiful Hall-chapel is panelled in black oak, and the buildings make a quaint and pleasing picture.

The Bruton-Wincanton road is even more interesting, as it passes within a short distance of Stavordale Priory.

" Mrs. Mary Field, née Bruton, Lamb's maternal grandmother, was housekeeper at Blakesware house, near Widford, the seat of the Plumer family for very many years, during the latter part of her life being left in sole charge, for William Plumer had moved to his other seat, Gilston, a few miles distant (see "Blakesmoor in H shire," and notes, Vol. II).

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By Paul W. Bruton.

By Paul W. Bruton.

By Lester Bruton Sands.

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Pitcombe, a parish 1-1/4 m. S. of Bruton.

Redlynch, a small hamlet 1-1/2 m. S.E. from Bruton.

[Illustration: SHEPTON MALLET CROSS] Shepton Montague, a village 2 m. S. from Bruton.

Note (1) the four aislesan unusual arrangement, occurring also at Manchester Cathedral and St Michael's, Coventry; (2) the E.E. piers to N. aisle; (3) the fine oak roof of nave; (4) canopied figure (modern) of St Mary Magdalene on one of the nave piers; (5) monument of Robert Gray, with a laudatory and rhyming epitaph in N. wall; (6) figures of apostles between clerestory lights (cp. Bruton).

At the entrance of the S. chapel is a chained copy of Erasmus' Paraphrase of the Gospels, 1522 (cp. Bruton).

Wyke Champflower (or Wyke Chapel), a hamlet 1-1/2 m. W. of Bruton.