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
Y^e other is all fflatts, stands one above another like Salvers so the
water rebounds one from another 5 or 6 one above the Other. There is
another green walke and about y^e Middle of it by y^e Grove stands a
fine Willow tree, the Leaves, Barke and all looks very naturall, y^e
roote is full of rubbish or great stones to appearance and all on a
Sudden by turning a sluce it raines from Each Leafe and from the
branches like a shower, it being made of Brass and pipes to Each Leafe,
but in appearance is Exactly like any Willow. Beyond this is a bason in
w^{ch} are y^e branches of two Artichock Leaves w^{ch} weeps at y^e End
of Each Leafe into the bason w^{ch} is placed at y^e foote of Lead steps
30 in number. The Lowest step is very deep, and between Every 4 stepps
is a half pace all made of Lead and are broad on Each side. On a little
banck stands blew balls 10 on a side, and between Each ball are 4 pipes
w^{ch} by a sluce spouts out water aCross y^e stepps to Each other like
an arbour or arch. While you are thus amused suddenly there runs down a
torrent of water out of 2 pitchers in y^e hands of two Large nimphs Cut
in stone that Lyes in the upper step w^{ch} makes a pleaseing prospect.
This is designed to be Enlarged and Steps made up to y^e top of y^e hill
w^{ch} is a vast ascent, but ffrom y^e top of it now they are Supply’d
w^{th} water for all their pipes so it will be the Easyer to have such a
fall of water Even from y^e top w^{ch} will add to the Curiositye. The
house is built all of Stone y^t is dugg out of the hills, its like free
stone—a flatt Roofe w^{th} Barristers and flower potts. In the ffront is
7 large windows, the glass is diamond Cutt and all off large Looking
glass, y^e panes bigg 4 in a breadth 7 in height, to the Garden ward was
12 windows of y^e same glass 4 panes broad 8 long, y^e Lowest windows
are made w^{th} Grates before them and are for birds—an Averye—and so
looking glass behind. Y^e stepps out of y^e Garden are on Either side 20
steps and Iron barrs painted blew and tipt w^{th} gold. Y^e steps meete
on y^e top in a halfe pace railed y^e same, but y^e front entrance is
not finished; there is a large Court w^{ch} is to be pas’d and so stepps
on Each side of stone w^{th} half paces up to a tarrass walke. Y^e large
gates of jron barrs are 3 at y^e Court and from this tarress you Enter.
The ffront is w^{th} Severall Large stone pillars Carv’d, at y^e
Entrance into another Court w^{ch} y^e house is built about, and here
are peaso’s supported w^{th} stone pillars, under w^{ch} you pass from
one place to another. Out of it is y^e Chappel w^{ch} is a very lofty
building and supported by 4 large pillars of black marble, two at y^e
alter, 2 just at y^e bottom to support y^e gallery for y^e Duke and
Dutches to sitt in. Y^e pillars are 14 foote, and so bigg that I could
not Compass one w^{th} my arms. These 4 and 2 stepps by y^e alter was
made out of one stone Cut out of y^e hill just by, so is all y^e marble
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