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
Winsor town Lookes well, the streetes Large, the Market Cross on stone
pillars and a Large hall on the top; from thence the streete runs along
to y^e Bridge over the Thames and there you Enter Buckinghamshire and a
quarter of a mile off, tho’ jndeed there is building all along. There is
Eaton Colledge a good stone building Carved on y^e outside, its round a
square. There is at the ffront a Large schoole roome—400 schollars and 8
fellows w^{ch} have 400 a piece yearely. Y^e master has 1000^£, he payes
all the ushers, in number seven; there is alsoe an under master for the
Little schollars, this was ffounded by King Edward the Confessour and
Endowed so richly by him, and on the same ffoundation is the revenues of
y^e Cathedrall and y^e poore knights w^{ch} goe in a peculiar black gown
like fryers. All their salleryes and y^e repaire of the Cathedrall is
taken Care of by y^e same ffoundation, w^{th} y^e Colledge, not but
there is a Little Chappel to y^e Colledge w^{th} in itself for Every
dayes prayers. The Chappel and schoole room takes up two sides of the
square, the two others is the Lodging for y^e ffellows and for y^e
schollars; then y^e middle there is an arch w^{ch} Leads to y^e Cloyster
and soe into their kitchen and Cellars which are very Convenient and
high but pretty old. Just by is the great Hall in w^{ch} they eate, the
schollars and fellows and masters should eate with them. This is the
same ffoundation as Kings Colledge in Cambridge so y^t those schollers
that are fitt to be removed to y^e University at y^e Election are sped
to Kings Colledge in Cambridge and so are advanced as they Can get
friends into ffellowshipps to Either. Ffrom Windsor I went to y^e fferry
3 mile and Rode in sight of y^e Castle on this side w^{ch} is all y^e K:
and Q: appartments and Lookes very noble, y^e walls round w^{th} y^e
battlements, and Gilt balls and other adornments. Here I fferry over y^e
Thames and so went a nearer way which is a private road Made for y^e
kings Coaches and so to Colebrooke 3 mile more. Thence to
Houndslow-heath and so to London 12 mile more, then I went to
Bednallgreen 4 miles and home againe 4 mile more, and here ends my Long
journey this summer in w^{ch} I had but 3 dayes of wet except some
refreshing showers sometymes, and I thinke y^t was not above 4 in all
the way and it was in all above 1551 miles and many of them Long miles,
in all which way and tyme I desire w^{th} thankfullness to own y^e good
providence of God protecting me from all hazard or dangerous accident.
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