Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and Mary — John Shaqi
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
A mile thence was one of his sisters marry’d to a Parson M^r Browne that
has a very neate and Convenient Little house and Gardens. A mile from
thence is a very high hill from whence I Could see a great
distance—Warwick and Coventry and a large tract of Land all round. Att
the foote of this hill Lyes Camden Town w^{ch} I went through, its built
all of stone as is the Church w^{th} the Effigie of the Little
Viscountess Camden that lived to a great age and was Mother to the Earle
of Gainsborough; its Cut out in white Marble and stands in an arch in
the wall, w^{th} two Leav’d doores to it, to keep it from y^e dust—there
were severall little Monuments besides in the Church. From thence to
Brailes and thence to Broughton 19 miles to my Brother Say, w^{ch} is 50
miles from London; I went by Alsbury 20 thence 30 to London.
A journey I went into the New fforest in Hampshire to Ffarnum 38 mile,
there we go by Aberstone the Duke of Boltons house, stands on y^e Side
of a hill where are ffine Gardens and much ffruite. From Ffernum you see
the Castle w^{ch} is y^e Bishops of Winchesters house, its a large
building; thence you go to Alton 7 mile, thence to Alsford 7 mile more,
you go along on the hills in sight of the River all w^{ch} gives name to
those places, its a good Chaulkey way. Thence to Winchester 7 mile—in
one mile off the town is Woolsey y^t was formerly y^e Bishops house, a
large Rambling building like a little town, this is on Maudline hill
whereon a Considerable ffaire is kept neare Michelmas, y^e Traffique
mostly hopps which y^t Country produceth good and Cheese—its noted for a
vast many of Waines from Severall parts especially from the West
Country.
Winchester is a large town was once y^e metropolis, there is a wall
Encompassing it with severall Gates; the streetes are pretty good, Large
and long, y^e buildings but Low and old, only some few in the Close
w^{ch} are new built of the Doctors houses by y^e Colledge and the
Church. Y^e Deans house is a good old house, timber buildings; there are
some of the roomes Lofty and large, a dineing, drawing room and bed
Chamber very good; a long Gallery runns through the house and opens into
the Garden by a Descent of Severall Stone stepps. Y^e Garden is but
small—there are Green and gravel walkes higher and Lower, but its all in
an old fashion’d form but neately kept and severall Curiosityes in potts
of flowers and greens. The Bishops palace stands in a Low Ground or
Watry Meadow, its a timber building but so unpleasant that the Bishop
lives not at it but at Ffarly Castle about 20 mile off.
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