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
Then they have an oath Given them to
maintain the Rights and Cerimonyes of said order and soe are seated in
their seates. There are Great fees paid by each new Knight to y^e
officers to the poore Knights of Windsor, whose seates are just under
y^e Seates of the Knights of y^e Garter, 18 poore Knights of Windsor
w^{ch} have houses provided for them about the Cloyster and 48^£ p^r
annum each besides their perquisits at such tymes. There are alsoe 18
singing men and petty Cannons, those that are preachers has houses and
30^{lb} p^r annum each, but the others have but 22^{lb} each a yeare and
houses to Live in. These all have their ffees at the jnstalment of Each
Knight of the Garter and of this order are severall Princes and Great
men both here and in forreign Parts.
There is a very Large fine organ at y^e Entrance of the Quire, the alter
is Crimson velvet striped w^{th} Gold tissue, Large Candlesticks and
Basons Gilt. At the jnstallment there is a Great deale of plaite set out
w^{ch} belongs to the Chappel. Over the alter is a painting of Christ
and his twelve apostles at y^e passover supper very naturally drawn, and
over it a Large window full of fine paintings—the history of the
testaments. Y^e Quire is paved all with black and white marble under
which is a Large vault for y^e Royal family. There Lyes King Henry y^e
8^{th} and King Charles the first &c. There is in the Church a tombe and
vault of y^e Duke of Norfolks familly w^{th} steele Carvings all about
it very Curious, and to add to its variety it may be all taken piece by
piece and put up in a box, its a very Large thing and great variety of
work—this is on the Right side of the alter.
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