Beaudesert
near Longdon, Staffordshire - Marquis of Anglesey
"Beaudesert in former times belonged to the Bishops of Lichfield,
but was granted by King Edward the Sixth to Wir William Paget, ancestor, in the
female line, of the present family.
The mansion is finely placed on the side of an eminence, well sheltered by rising grounds,
and environed by woods and timber. It is of brick and stone, with two projecting wings.
It was erected in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, but has since had many alterations and additions.
The family of Paget, which descended from William Paget, one of the Sergeants at Mace of the
City of London, but is now extinct in the male line, is derived paternally from the
Right Reverend Lewis Bayley, Bishop of Bangor, tutor to King Charles the First,
and Chaplain to his brother Henry Prince of Wales, son of King James the First."
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Bonded onto a rigid card support, with a conservation grade wash-lined mount.
With a conservation grade wash-lined mount, framed in a dark walnut and gold frame.