Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and MaryFiennes, Celia
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Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and Mary
Fiennes, Celia
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
house where you Enter a porch w^{th} Pillars of Lime stone, but y^e
house is y^e Red sort of stone of y^e Country. Below staires you Enter a
space that Leads severall wayes to all the offices, and on one side is a
Large parlour w^{ch} Lookes out on these green plotts w^{th} images. The
staircase very well wanscoated and Carv’d, at y^e top you are Landed
into a noble hall very Lofty, the top and sides are exquisitely painted
by y^e best hand in England which did the painting at Windsor. The Top
is the Gods and goddesses that are sitting at some great feast and a
great tribunal before y^m; Each Corner is the seasons of the yeare
w^{th} the variety of weather Raines and rainbows, stormy winds, sun
shine, snow and frost with multitudes of other fancys and varietyes in
painting and Looks very natural—it Cost 500^£ that roome alone. Thence
into a Dineing room and drawing roome well wanscoated of oake, Large
pannells plaine, no frettwork nor Carvings or Glass worke, only in
Chimney pieces. 3 handsome Chambers, one scarlet Cloth strip’d and very
fashionably made up, the hangings the same, another flower’d Damaske
Lined with fine jndian Embroidery, the third Roome had a blew satten bed
Embroider’d. In this Roome was very fine orris hangings in w^{ch} was
much silk and gold and silver; a Little Roome by in w^{ch} was a green
and white Damaske Canopy bed w^{ch} was hung w^{th} some of the same
hangings being made for y^e Duke of Lortherdale and had his armes in
many places—by his Dying were sold to Lord Landsdon.
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