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
agree and seeme to Love one another w^{ch} was no small sattisfaction to
me, Charity and Love to y^e brethren being y^e Characteristicall marke
of Christs true Disciples.
Coventry has one thing remains Remarkable not to be omitted, the statue
of a man Looking out of a window w^{th} his Eyes out, and is a monument
as history tells us of some priviledges obtein’d by a Lady wife, to the
nobleman who was lord of y^e town, and she was to purchase them by
passing on horse back through y^e town naked w^{ch} he thought she would
not do, but out of zeale to relieve y^e town from some hard bondage she
did, and Commanded all windows and doores to be shutt and none to appear
in the streete on pain of death w^{ch} was obey’d by all; but one man
would open a window and Looke out and for his impudence had this
judgment on him to be struck blind; this statute is his resemblance and
one day in a year they Remember y^e good Lady by some rejoyceing. There
are severall good walks about y^e town, and a large parke above y^e town
w^{ch} most people walk in: thence we went to Warwick. Coventry is
joyn’d to Litchfield under one Bishop and y^t w^{ch} I wonder at that
the Bishop and most of y^e dignatorys and abundance of Gentry Rather
Chooses to Live at and near all about Litchfield tho’ it stands so low
and waterish, than at Coventry w^{ch} is a pleasanter scituation and
better buildings. There is S^r Tho: Nortons house at y^e end of y^e town
and a large parke. From Coventry to Warwick going about to see an
acquaintance of our Company we made it 10 mile, and went in sight of y^e
Lord Liegh on y^e Left hand, w^{ch} Lay all along by y^e River Aven; it
stands Low very well wooded.
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