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
There are abundance of houses built of brick, with fine gardens and
Courts, w^{th} open gates and railes to view, w^{ch} are used as
Lodgings for the Company; and now the wells are built about, and a Large
Light roome to walk in brick’d, and a pump put on the well. A Coffee
house and two roomes for gameing, and shops for sweetmeates and fruite.
Monday morning is their day, the Company meete and then they have some
Little diversion, as raceing of boys or Rabbets or Piggs. In the Evening
the company meete in the Greenes, first in the upper Green many steps
up, where are Gentlemen Bowling, Ladyes walking. There are Little Shopps
and a gameing or danceing roome, the same man at the wells keepes it,
sells Coffee there also. The Lower green is not farr off—just in the
heart of the town: its a much neater green and warmer. The whole side of
this is a very Large roome w^{th} Large sashe windows to the green,
w^{th} Cusheons in the windows and seates all along. There are two
hazard boards; at the End is a Milliner and China Shop, this is
belonging to the Great tavern or Eateing house, and all the Length of
this roome to the street ward is a Piaza wall, and a row of trees Cutt
and platted together as the ffashion of the place, w^{th} tops running
up a top with heads. The Crosse in the Streete has a Good Clock.
On the hill where is the race posts they have made a ring as in Hide
Parke, and they Come in Coaches and drive round, but it is only Lords
day nights and some nights. There has been 40 Coaches and six which are
the Gentlemen in the County round, and 20 and 2 horses. The Company in
y^e town Epshum shall be Clutter’d w^{th} Company from Satturday to
Tuesday and then they many times goe, being so neare London, so come
againe on more Satturdays.
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