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
variety—some Lands Clothed w^{th} trees, others with grass and flowers,
gardens orchards w^{th} all sorts of Herbage and tillage, w^{th} y^e
severall Little towns all by y^e river Eariff, Leigh, Woolwich &c, quite
up to London, Greenwitch, Deadford, Blackwall—the Thames twisting and
turning itself up and down bearing severall vessells and men of warre on
it, and some under saile. On this part of the River I have seen 100
saile of shipps pass by in a morning which is one of the finest sights
that is; added to this you view all Blackheath, the kings parke att
Greenwitch, and a vast Country on y^t side, besides y^e places whence I
came by: turning about I Could view at Least 20 mile. This is Esteemed
as a noted Robbing place; on this hill are severall springs of water
w^{ch} Comes from Allum which are very quick purges much Like Epsome and
Dullage, but I thinke farre Exceeds Either in strength and opperation.
Thence to Greenwitch 2 mile where I ferry’d over, and observ’d one
Little shipp passed by me w^{ch} I observ’d was farr behind me in y^e
morning at Gravesend and sailed along in sight all the tyme and was
gotten before me. I fferry’d to Popler and Stepney, so to Hackney 3
mile, thence to Tatnum 2 mile, thence to Endfield 5 miles, w^{ch} is all
in Middlesex Ever since I fferryed over out of Kent. Thence to
Amwellbery 10 mile in Hartfordshire w^{ch} I Compleated in 5 days, and
went 184 miles, w^{ch} added to severall journeys I went in
Hartfordshire and twice to Amwell and to London againe w^{ch} is 76 mile
done, and y^e severall journeys at London and in Hartfordshire, Comes to
150 more miles besides the Little Rideings to take y^e aire at the parke
or Else, w^{ch} were severall miles more if added together w^{ch} I have
gone this year: but w^{th}out that it is 226 miles, so add these to my
Northern journey this yeare makes about 1045 miles of which I did not go
above a hundred in the Coach.
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