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 a long Cannall runs from the ffront a great way, and a Large
ffounttaine next the house in the first garden, w^{th} a broad Gravell
and a Cross. till I came almost to Windsor—I drove by some of the
fforest and the parke and came in another way into town by y^e Castle
across K: Charles’s Walk. jn the Castle yard is a Little box the queen
has bought of Lord Godolphin. The garden joyns to the Duke of S^t Albans
for a little retreate out of y^e Palace. You Enter a Brick Court, on the
Left is a Little Guard roome, on y^e Right a Row of roomes w^{th}
Chambers over them for the Kitchen and Pastry and Butteryes, and a
Little garden pailed in. Then you go on, and on the Left hand Enter the
house into an Entry: on the Left is a little parlour for y^e Ladies of
honour to dine in, beyond that Back Staires Pantry and a Cistern or
Place to Wash things in; by that is the guard roome, under it the
Cellars.
On the Right hand is a Large Antyroome for persons to wait, where are
Marble tables in y^e Peeres between the windows; white damaske window
curtaines and cane chaires. Next it is the Dineing roome some stepps
down, where was red silk Curtaines Chaires and stooles, and Benches
round the roome all red silk, w^{th} same coull^d orrice Lace; here was
a white marble table behind the doore as a sideboard, and a Clap table
under y^e Large Looking Glass between the windows. Next this was a
drawing roome; both these roomes were hung w^{th} small Jmage tapistry
very Lively and ffresh, here was Crimson Damaske window Curtaines,
Chaires and stooles. The next was what was Prince George’s dressing
roome, hung, and window Curtaines Chaires and stooles, all w^{th} yellow
damaske, w^{th} marble Chimney pieces as all y^e Roomes have of
Differing Coull^{rs} black white, grey, rance &c &c. Large
Looking-glasses; all the roomes in all y^e house is plaine unvarnished
oake Wanscoate which Lookes very neate. W^{th}in the dressing roome is a
Closet on one hand, the other side is a Closet y^t Leads to a little
place w^{th} a seate of Easement of Marble w^{th} sluces of water to
wash all down. There is a back doore in y^e dressing roome, to a little
anty roome with presses, a little Wanscoate table for tea, cards or
writeing, so to a back staires;—the Queen’s appartment is over it. From
y^e Greate Staire at the Entrance of the house Lands you in a passage
that Enters—the anty roome is Crimson damaske curtains. Great chaire and
Stooles and Benches; the same next it. The presence roome here is
ffigured Crimson Velvet window Curtaines, Chaires and stooles; here is
the Q. A Wife to K. James the First at Length in her Rideing habit, by
her horse and three or four Couple of hounds—these were hung w^{th}
ffine tapistry as the two below.
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