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
alsoe a silver Rod by another Lord, w^{ch} when she returns she holds in
one hand and the Little scepter. Her traine is bore up by y^e first
Duchess of y^e Realme assisted by 4 maiden Daughters of Earles and her
Robes ought to be only Crimson velvet, but King James’s Queen would have
purple, but never Changes them as doth a Queen that is Regent in her
self y^e Principal, as Queen Ann and her sister Queen Mary joinct in y^e
throne w^{th} King William. All w^{ch} in some things makes a Difference
as shall show, for y^e Queen Consort as King James’s queen was not
anoynted nor sworne unless as a subject to y^e King and walked thus
before him, after which y^e King Came under another Cannopy of gold
tissue supported by 8 more of y^e Barrons of the Cinque-ports; he leaned
on two Bishops, his traine borne up by the Lord w^{ch} is Master of his
robes assisted by four Lords sonns. These Cannopyes have silver staves
for Each person to hold them up by. In y^e Case of King William and
Queen Mary that were set joynctly on the throne anoynted both and sworne
by y^e Coronation oath, they Likewise walked both under one of these
Canopyes made very Large supported by y^e 16 Barrons, and on y^e outside
of Each went a Bishop on whome they Leaned, Leading Each other; and
their traines were bore, the Kings by y^e Lord w^{ch} is master of y^e
Robes, the Queen by y^e first Dutchess and young Ladies. And soe their
throne was Entire two seates and their Cannopyes one at y^e table, but
now as in Case of our present Majesty Queen Ann I saw her thus; her
Cannopy was Large bore by y^e sixteen, and she because of Lameness of
y^e Gout had an Elbow Chaire of Crimson velvet w^{th} a Low back, by
w^{ch} meanes her mantle and Robe was Cast over it and bore by the Lord
Master of y^e Robes and y^e first Dutchess, w^{th} 4 maiden Ladies,
Earles Daughters on Each side Richly Dress’d in Cloth of Gold or Silver,
Laced, w^{th} Long traines, Richly Dressed in fine Linnen, and jewells
in their hair, and Embroider’d on their Gowns. The Queens traine was 6
yards Long, the Mantle suitable of Crimson velvet with Earmine as y^e
other of y^e nobility, only the rowes of powdering Exceeded, being six
rowes of powdering. Her Robe under was of Gold tissue, very Rich
Embroydery of jewellry about it, her peticoate the same of Gold tissue
w^{th} gold and silver lace, between Rowes of Diamonds Embroyder’d, her
Linnen fine. The Queen being principall of the order of y^e Garter had a
row of Gold S S about her shoulders, y^e Georges w^{ch} are allwayes set
with Diamonds and tyed with a blew Ribon. Her head was well dress’d
w^{th} Diamonds mixed in y^e haire w^{ch} at y^e Least motion Brill’d
and flamed. She wore a Crimson velvet Cap with Earmine under y^e
Circlet, w^{ch} was set with Diamonds, and on the middle a sprig of
Diamonds drops transparent hung in form of a plume of feathers, for this
Cap is y^e Prince of Wales’s Cap w^{ch} till after y^e Coronation that
makes them Legall king and queen—they weare.
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