Through England on a side saddle in the time of William and Mary

THE account of the several journeys through England undertaken by my kinswoman, Celia Fiennes, in the reign of William and Mary, may prove interesting, as shewing the manners an...

Thence we went to Burport about 8 miles—The wayes are stony and very narrow—the town has a steep hill to descend through the whole place—thence to Woolfe 4 miles to a relation—M...

This is in Barkshire, thence to Lamborn w^{ch} is a woody Country 7 miles, thence to ffarington 7 mile a pretty large place but lyes very watry, and so by Radcote 5 miles, w^{ch...

New Colledge which belongs to the ffiennes’s, William of Wickam the founder, so I look’d on myself as some way a little Interested in that, here I was very handsomly Entertained...

The Masters place is worth 1000 pound a yeare—it used to be annexed to y^e Warden of the Colledges place, by their ffoundation they are to give reliefe to any Travellers that ca...

The Cannall in the Midst of the parke Look’d very fine, its altogether a Stately palace and was built for one of y^e Kings. Thence to Little-berry one Mile, where is a house wit...

Nottingham is so farre before it for its size—its true Nottingham is not a quarter so bigg, Else y^e Streetes and buildings are so Much Nobler as Can be jmagin’d; it Lookes bett...

There are 4 good monuments all of marble of y^e Wharton ffamily. In the middle of y^e Church is y^e tomb of S^t John with a brass Inscription on y^e pavement, and at a little di...

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 Mid...

Thence we went to Ashburn 16 miles where I saw some of their Copper mines where they dig them like a well, but secure y^e side w^{th} wood and turffe bound w^{th} ye wood like L...

Thence we Came to Barnet 8 mile, w^{ch} is in Middlesex and seemes to be a very sharpe aire; its a Large place and y^e houses are made Commodious to Entertain the Company y^t Co...

I being in Kent this year shall Insert something of Tunbridge. The waters I have dranke many years w^{th} great advantage—they are from the Steele and Iron mines, very quick spr...

Norwitch opens to view a mile distance by the help of a hill whereon is a little village. As I observe most of y^e great towns and Cittys have about them Little villages as atte...

There is a good palace for the Bishop built of stone, but it was unfurnished. There are two Churches; Ely minster is a Curious pile of Building all of stone, the outside full of...

I went to Brinsy Coppice w^{ch} was 4 mile, thence Could see towards Shrewsbury and y^e high hill the Reekee, and in a Cleare day Could see something of Chester, and so home aga...

S^t Winfreds Well is built over w^{th} stone on Pillars Like a Tryumphall arch or tower on y^e gates of a Church, there is a pavem^t of stone w^{th} in—round 3 sides of y^e well...

The River Can w^{ch} gives name to the town is pretty Large but full of Rocks and stones that makes shelves and falls in the water, its stor’d w^{th} plenty of good ffish and th...

I walked round the walls and saw the River w^{ch} twists and turns itself round the grounds, Called the Emount, w^{ch} at 3 or 4 miles off is flow’d by the sea. The other River...

The Castle w^{ch} is the Bishops pallace stands on a Round hill w^{ch} has severall green walks round it, w^{th} high bancks to secure them one above another, and on the top are...

Y^e town stands Low, y^e spires of 2 of y^e Churches stand high and appear Eminent above y^e town, there is y^e remaines of a Castle, y^e walls and battlements and some towers w...

There are 19 Parish Churches beside the Cathedrall, w^{ch} has nothing fine or Curious in it. The Buildings of y^e town are pretty high, most of timber work, the streetes are na...

The Cathedrall at Exetter is preserv’d in its outside adornments beyond most I have seen, there remaining more of y^e fine Carv’d worke in stone, the ffigures and nitches full a...

Thence I went over the heath to S^t Austins w^{ch} is a Little market town where I Lay, but their houses are like Barnes up to y^e top of y^e house. Here was a pretty good dinei...

Thence to Comblefford over steep hills 9 mile more, some of this way was over Commons of Black moorish Ground full of Sloughs. The Lanes are deffended w^{th} bancks wherein are...

Thence into an anti-roome through a Little Gallery or passage, thence into y^e Kings dressing roome almost all Glass; y^e Chimney piece is full of Great stone heads in nitches o...

There is alsoe one Nobleman’s house, is this Parke House w^{ch} is a very Curious Building. Just by this parke you Enter another Much Larger, Hide-parke, w^{ch} is for Rideing o...

When there is a Rideing Coronation they proceed on from y^e abbey when a king is Crowned, all on horseback thro’ y^e Citty in y^e same order as at the Entry at y^e peace, quite...

Besides this there are in most Lordships, Courts kept which are Courts Banns and was at first the only jurisdiction by Each gentleman held, all misdemeanours punished, and by th...

Next I will proceed to give some short account of tryalls on our Laws which is thus. Every free man of England being oppress’d Comes in due form of Law to demand his right, whic...

There is their Chamber, her fine Closet, a servants roome and a Large studdy for him; there is also two Large Chambers for strangers which takes the whole wing over the dineing...

Here are two very Good appartments, bed Chambers dressing-roome, Closets and presses; besides there are two other good Chambers w^{th} Closets, and one Large roome—y^e frame of...

Newtontony. Wiltshire. Nath^l Fiennes. Sarum. Ffisherton. Malbrough. Devizes. Warminster. Wilton house. Earle of Pembroke’s house. Blandford. Dorsetshire. Merly. Wimborn. Sir Wi...

● Transcriber’s Notes: ○ Some words are abbreviated by leaving letters out and/or marking them with macron, as in "accō" for "account" or raising some letters to be superscripts...