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
Chichester is 50 mile from London y^e Direct way by Guildford, but I
went through more of Sussex w^{ch} is much in blind dark Lanes and up
and down Steepe hills, to Billinghurst and passed through Arundell parke
belonging to y^e Duke of Norfolke, this was 18 mile, from whence I went
to Dorken in Surry 15 mile, where are y^e best trouts in y^e river
w^{ch} runns by Box hill a Remarkable diversion to people that go to
Epsum. The hill is full of box w^{ch} is Cutt out in severall walks
shady and pleasant to walk in tho’ the Smell is not very agreeable; the
brow of the hill being Such a height gives a Large prospect of a
ffruitfull vale full of inclosures and woods, and this River Runns
twining itself about and is called y^e Swallow, and Just about Dorken
and Leatherhead 4 mile thence it sinkes away in many places w^{ch} they
call Swallow holes, this Must be some quicksand, but y^e Report of it is
it sincks here and runnes und^r ground a Mile or two and rises about
Moles and Runs againe. Camden does credit this and repeates a tryal one
made of forceing a Duck into one of those falls w^{ch} Came out at y^e
other side by Moles w^{th} its ffeathers allmost all Rubbed off w^{ch}
supposses y^e passage to be streight, but how they Could force y^e Duck
into so difficult a way or whither anything of this is more than
Conjecture must be Left to every ones Liberty to judge. From Dorken its
10 mile to Kingsston, a Chalky hard Road w^{ch} is in Surrey, this
stands on the Thames, its a great Market for Corne; I was there on
Satturday and saw great quantity’s of Corn and Mault sold; thence I
passed by Richmond park wall a good way and Came in sight of Hampton
Court w^{ch} is a Noble Building, had the good queen Mary Lived to have
ffinished it, it would have been y^e noblest palace in y^e Kingdom. I
passed the end of Wanstead and Clapham and part of Lambeth having
Chealsey College in view and y^e whole Cittys of Westminster and London
so thro’ Southwarke over London bridge into Middlesex 10 mile in all
from Kingston—this Little journey was 220 mile.
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