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 to Canterbery ten mile most thro’ Lanes. We come by my Lord
Winchelseas house, garden and parke. Y^e house is an old building—and so
I Entered Canterbery another way through another gate and observ’d all
wayes to y^e town—being from hills gives the prospect of y^e town very
finely to the Eye and Indeed it Lookes like a good Citty altogether
which way Ever you Looke on it in the approach. From thence to Maidstone
I went 9 mile back the way I Came, and on the hill 6 mile off w^{ch}
gave me so fine a sight of Canterbery as I came, did Likewise present a
pleaseing prospect as I returned; it being a very high hill Commands the
view of the Country a vast way and w^{th} such variety of woods rivers
and Inclosures and buildings that was very delicate and diverting. When
I turned off the road to Maidstone I travell’d through Lanes and woods
w^{ch} were very ffine but hid y^e sight of the Country about being so
Close; y^t it was y^e privatest Road I have travell’d. About 10 mile
short of Maidstone you ascend a very steep hill w^{ch} discovers the
whole Country at one view 40 mile off backward from whence we Came; and
a few paces on the top of y^e hill the descent of the hill on that other
side is so great a fall that gives you as full a discovery of the
Country all forward, both w^{ch} shew the variety of grounds intermixt
w^{th} Each other, and Lesser hills and plaines and Rivers w^{ch} such
advanced grounds present y^e travellers at one view; this is Called
Boxlye hills and is part of the same Ridge of hills w^{ch} runs along by
Epsome.
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