Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-10

the days of james l.. but some parts OF
the building antedate that period.
Notable among these ola parts Of Hat
field Is the palace" which was the
HON" Of Princess Elizabeth in the
reign Of her sister. Queen Mary. The
estate lies i'm the county Of Hartford
about twenty miles from London. 1t
belonged ia the Saxon kings until il
was given by King Edgar To the mon
astery 81 ST Ethelrida. at Ely The
manor house became the residence Of
the prelates. and was occasionally used
as a royal residence until the reign Of
Henry VIII. when it was decided to
the Crown. Prince Edward. afterward
Edward MI. lived at the palace. and it
is said that he was there when the
news nf his fathers death reached
him. and that his accession 70 the
crown took place at the stately hall.
\ few years after he became king the
young monarch conveyed Hatfield 10
his sister. the Princess Eliza beth. af-
terWard Queen Elizabeth and there
she lived under surveillance through
the greater Part Of Queen Mary's
reign
/; was at Hatfield that Elizabeth re-
ceived the news NJ Marys death and
the place is still shown where she fell
upon her knees and exclaimed: 1t is
the Lords doing, and il is marvellous
in our eyes" The Latin phrase. "A
DONNA factum est istud. ct est
mirabile oculis nostris' was adopted
by Elizabeth as q motto for her gold
coins. and thus the place became
identified with ha If MS
realm. on the day following the Death
of Mary several members of the
queens council waited on her AT Hat
field. She received them kindly. and
was especially gracious to Sir William
Cecil. who became Lord Burleigh
whom she appointed on that day secrc-
tary Of state. 1t was a Hatfield, also.
that Elizabeth received the proposal Of
marriage from the king of Sweden for
his son Eric
In the third year Of the reign Of
James u, he exchanged Hatfield for
the house. manor and park Of Theo-
holds with his minister. Sir Robert
Cecil. afterWard Earl of Salisbury.
whose descendant. the present Marquis
OF Salisbury. now owns the estate.
The Hatfield house of today is a
brick structure, vast in extent 1t WAS
built between the years 1905 and 1911
by Robert Cecil. first Earl Of Salisbury.
1t was allowed later 10 suffer from
neglect. but was restored and beauti-
fed in the middle Of the last century
by the sixth earl. In 1888, a great part
Of the west wing was destroyed by
fire. in which the Dowaser Mar
choness of Salisbury lost her life
Shortly after the fire a general rcsora-
ton of the building took place.
The house forms three sides of =
square. the hollow part turned toward
he south. The centre is looked upon |
as fine specimen of the Palladian |
style and. although Of mixed archi !
lecture. is highly pleasing to the eye. |
rhe wings are massive and compare !
lively plain, supported at each corner |
~ square turrets sevect. feet high. |
There is central tower over the grand |
which is seventy feet high. |
The third story Of the central tower |
contains a clock and the armorial |
bearings Of the founder, with the date
GIL. in which year the present house
vas finished The southern front is
w iftL ltHS anu llt ttiillt II lfv -ttA+
The wings are so feet wide. and pro-
ect 100 feet from the centre
The hall is spacious and lofty. II
eads to the gallery, in which many in
eresting relics Of former days are pre-
erved. including the saddle cloths
lsed by Queen Bess' and by Sir
Robert Cecil. the first Earl of Sails
Jury. One Of the most notable parts
# the palatial house is the grand
staircase. 1t occupies a space OF 80