MARCH 17 ' 98 8 COUNTRY LIFE the Hall-sold to trustees. In 1699, however, a bitter election quarrel developed into
... cement an alliance with this important county family. But in county terms the Hobarts had lost a good deal of ground to their Whig neighbours and political allies, the Townshends, the Walpoles and the Cokes, who were now achieving unshakable dominance in ...