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
Thence we Went to Andlyend 10 miles, a house of y^e Earle of Sussex
w^{ch} makes a Noble appearance Like a town, so many towers and
buildings off stone within a parke w^{ch} is walled round. A good River
runs through it, we pass over the bridge. Its built round 3 Courts,
there are 30 great and Little towers on the top, and a great Cupilow in
the Middle. The roomes are Large and Lofty with good Rich old ffurniture
tapistry, but Noe beds in y^t part we saw. There are 750 (150?) Roomes
in the house.
The Cannall in the Midst of the parke Look’d very fine, its altogether a
Stately palace and was built for one of y^e Kings. Thence to
Little-berry one Mile, where is a house with abundance of Curiosityes
all performed by Clock work and Such like, w^{ch} appears very Strange
to the beholders, but the master was not at home so I saw no more than
the Chaire they Set in when they are Carry’d about. All the Country is
pleasant; between this and Cambridge you go in sight of so many neate
villages w^{th} Rows of trees about them and very neate built
Churches—Sometimes 5 or 6 of these are in view together in 3 or four
mile of Each other—Y^e Churches are stone-work. We went to Babaram where
was a house of S^r Rich^d Bennets in a pleasant parke prettyly situated,
only it is in a Low ground, but y^e fine Rows of trees in the severall
avenues Came just down to the Road: thence to Bornbridge 5 mile, thence
to Hodmogoge hills 3 miles, w^{ch} looks at a distance Like a long Barn,
but when you approach Near you see it a Great fortification or Ruines of
a Castle, with great trenches one within another, and all y^e
buildings—there is only a long string of Stables to keep y^e Kings
hunting horses. The hill is of a great height from whence you have a
great prospect of y^e whole Country and of Cambridge w^{ch} is 3 mile
off. The town Lyes in a bottom and Marshy Ground all about it severall
miles w^{ch} is Garnish’d with willows; y^e buildings are old and
Indifferent. the Streetes mostly narrow, (except near the Market place),
w^{ch} is pretty spacious—there stands the University Church. Trinity
Colledg is the ffinest, yet not so Large as Christchurch College in
oxford. In the first Court there is a very ffine ffountaine in the
Middle of y^e Quadrangle w^{th} a Carved top and Dials round—there are
Large Cloysters. The Library runns all y^e rang of building at y^e End
and stands on 3 rows of stone pillars; it opens into the Gardens and
walk w^{th} 3 Large Gates or doores of Iron Carv’d very ffine w^{th}
fflowers and Leaves. The river runs at y^e back side of most of y^e
Colleges; they have fine stone bridges over it and gates that Lead to
fine walks; Y^e rivers name is Cam.
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