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
pillars as dayes, as many windows as houres, as many partitions in the
windows as minutes in the year. The roofe of the Church is very lofty
and exactly neate in all things though not so large as some other
Cathedralls—the top of the Qoire is exactly painted and it lookes as
fresh as if but new done though of 300 yeares standing—there is a very
good organ and a deske for the reader raised so high even with the organ
for y^e advantage of the voice to be heard, yet y^e Church is so lofty
y^t y^e Eccos drowns y^e Intelligableness of the voice. The Comunion
table, hangings and y^e booses are all of crimson velvet with gold
fringe, 2 large Candlestickes gilt w^{th} great white tapers in them, a
large gilt bason to receive y^e offerings in—there is many good
monuments there, also there are ye Statues of the 3 bishops that built
the Church cut in stone—there are two large fine monuments above y^e
Rest—one all free stone for the lord George, his Effiges and ladyes att
length on a bed in their Robes and ruffs on pillows, and y^e four
pillars are twisted, and over it Angels, figures of birds, beasts,
flowers and leaves very fine, there sits Justice w^{th} y^e ballance in
her hand, one scale laying over y^e other twisted lookes very natural
and well, with y^e wreathed work all in free stone with their Armes cut
about in Escutheons all about it; the other is a monument for the Duke
of Summerset all in marble, a large bed his Effigee in garment and ruff
all in Coullours, his lady the same only she is laid one step above him
because she was Daughter to the Dowager of ffrance and sister to Henry
y^e 7^{th} of England by her second husband Charles brandon Duke of
Suffolk.
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