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 is two broad Gravell walks runns aslaunt like two wings
from the first garden, as it were parrallel w^{th} the Cannall, and
these terminate in a wood w^{ch} has a Glide through trees Cut aslant,
agreable to the walks to give the view quite to Hampton town.
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Thence to Hampton Court by Kingston 6 mile, all by the park, the palace
Enters just by the Thames. On the gate is Lyon, Unicorn and fflower
potts, the Starre and garter and Draggon y^e thistle and rose Carv’d.
Here is a space where the Stables on one side and houses for suttlers
for to provide for the servants. The front is in a Demy Circle—At the
gates four towers of Brick. Beyond the half moone are two straite
buildings in w^{ch} are gates, at the Ends two such brick towers, soe
you Enter through those four towers. The guard Court on the Left goes to
y^e old Buildings. On the Right you enter a long paved Entry; on one
side are Lodgings, at the End are Cloysters round a Court which has a
Large ffountaine in Grass, and at Each Corner a painted post for balls
or Statues. The grass is planted round with Lawrell and yew, ffilleroy
and Cyprus, cut a round head, and a Piramid. The Cloysters Lead to the
royal Staircase which is very Lofty and spacious w^{th} arches for
seates, the steps jron railes Carv’d and gilt, the wall black and gold
painted w^{th} armory like a wanscoate. Over that is Curious paintings,
the twelve Cæsars, over that the banquet of the Gods, all at Length,
with Ceres over y^e side board w^{th} plenty. The rooffe is angells and
Cherubims, the ffront on the halfe pace is Julian and the spectre that
appear’d to him, in a tent of green, the Curtain drawn soe bold as if
real w^{th} gold ffringe. Here you Enter y^e guard Chamber adorn’d with
pikes, Halberts, Biounetts Daggers and Pistolls and gunns, w^{th}
Bandeleers or pouches for amunition, all set in workes and ffigures
about the Wanscoate, over y^e Chimney Pistolls and Daggers sett like the
starre in the garter. Thence you go into an anty room hung w^{th}
tapestry, thence into y^e Common audience roome where was a throne and
Cannopy, crimson Damaske with Gold ffringe; the form the same round the
roome. Here was King Charles y^e firsts Picture on horseback over the
mantlepiece. All the rooffes of the roomes are Curiosly painted w^{th}
different storyes. Out of this you Enter the Grand state roome which has
King Williams Picture at Length on the Mantlepiece, ffine Pictures over
all doores and Carvings in wood. The throne and Cannopy here was Scarlet
velvet with Rich Gold orrice and window Curtains. Thence into the
dineing roome where hangs in y^e middle a Chrystall Branch for Candles.
Its hung with tapistry, I think its here the Queen of Bohemias Picture
is over the Chimney piece—Sophia’s mother. The window Curtaines flower’d
Crimson Damaske w^{th} gold ffringe; thence the drawing roome w^{ch} has
a Silver branch in the middle, and sconces and Queen Marys Picture—here
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