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<heading:edcomment:PART_III>

<heading>

" MY GREAT JOURNEY TO NEWCASTLE AND TO CORNWALL " (FIENNES-E3-H,141.4)

<paren> 1698 </paren> (FIENNES-E3-H,141.5)

1 . (FIENNES-E3-H,141.6)

FROM LONDON THROUGH EAST ANGLIA TO ELY (FIENNES-E3-H,141.7)

My Great Journey to Newcastle and to Cornwall , the account of many
journeys into most parts of England what observation and distance of
one place to another in my travels . (FIENNES-E3-H,141.8)

From London to Albins in Essex 17 mile , (FIENNES-E3-H,141.9)

Sir Robert Abdys , whose house stands very pleasantly in a park full of
deer ; (FIENNES-E3-H,141.10)

the house on an advanced ground appeares to view at the entrance ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,141.11)

but $it $'s {TEXT:its} old building large roomes ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,141.12)

some rows of trees lead up to it ; (FIENNES-E3-H,141.13)

thence I return'd home 17 mile more ; (FIENNES-E3-H,141.14)

from London to Bednal-green twice and back again 16 mile ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,141.15)

from London to Highgate 4 miles to Mr. Thomas's house , where is a most
exact garden , with all sorts of greens and flowers and fishponds
(FIENNES-E3-H,141.16)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} all but little ; (FIENNES-E3-H,141.17)

there my Nephew Fiennes Harrison with Mr. Showers went to fish with me
, (FIENNES-E3-H,141.18)

thence we went to Hampstead (FIENNES-E3-H,141.19)

so made it 5 mile home againe ; (FIENNES-E3-H,141.20)

I went from London <P_142> twice and back againe from Kensingston , in
all 8 mile - (FIENNES-E3-H,142.21)

this I put in only to know the number of miles that I went in one yeare
. (FIENNES-E3-H,142.22)

From London to Amwell bery which is in Hartfordshire 19 mile , where I
staid a day or two , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.23)

thence to Bishopstafford in Essex 13 mile , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.24)

thence to Dunmew 8 long miles thro' severall little villages ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,142.25)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} very deep way especially after raines ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,142.26)

this is a little Market town , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.27)

they are altogether taken up about the spinning and prepareing for the
Bayes : (FIENNES-E3-H,142.28)

all along between that and Colchester you pass but halfe a mile ere one
comes to two or 3 houses all along the road , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.29)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} from Dunmow to Collchester 22 miles , and mostly
clay deep way . (FIENNES-E3-H,142.30)

Colchester is a large town (FIENNES-E3-H,142.31)

in the compass of ground , formerly there was 16 Churches tho' now much
of it is ruinated ; (FIENNES-E3-H,142.32)

a mile before you come to the new town one enters a little village
which still is in the limits of the Citty and Majors jurisdiction ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,142.33)

there is a pretty good house of the Lord Lucas : (FIENNES-E3-H,142.34)

you enter the town by a gate (FIENNES-E3-H,142.35)

there are 4 in all , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.36)

there is a large streete which runs a great length down to the bridge
near a mile long , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.37)

about the middle of it runs another broad streete and near its length ,
in which is the Market Cross and Town Hall and a long building like
stalls on purpose to lay their Bayes when exposed to saile ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,142.38)

great quantetyes are made here and sent in Bales to London that is 44
miles distant , (FIENNES-E3-H,142.39)

the whole town is employ'd in spinning weaveing washing drying and
dressing their Bayes , in which they seeme very industrious ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,142.40)

there I saw the Card they use to comb and dress the Bayes , which they
call them testles which are a kind of rush tops or something like them
which they put in frames or laths of wood ; (FIENNES-E3-H,142.41)

the town looks like a thriveing place by the substantiall houses , well
pitched streetes which are broad enough for two Coaches to go a breast
, besides a pitch'd walke on either side by the houses , secured by
stumps of wood and is <P_143> convenient for 3 to walke together ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.42)

their buildings are of timber of loame and lathes and much tileing ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.43)

the fashion of the Country runs much in long roofes and great
cantilivers and peakes ; (FIENNES-E3-H,143.44)

out of these great streetes runs many little streetes but not very
narrow , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.45)

mostly old buildings except a few houses builded by some Quakers that
are brick and of the London mode ; (FIENNES-E3-H,143.46)

the town did extend it self to the sea (FIENNES-E3-H,143.47)

but now its ruines sets it 3 mile off ; (FIENNES-E3-H,143.48)

the low grounds all about the town are used for the whitening their
Bayes for which this town is remarkable , and also for exceeding good
oysters , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.49)

but $it $'s {TEXT:its} a dear place (FIENNES-E3-H,143.50)

and to grattifye my curiosity to eate them on the place I paid dear ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.51)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} a town full of Dessenters (FIENNES-E3-H,143.52)

2 meeteings very full besides Anabaptists and Quakers ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.53)

formerly the famous Mr. Stockton was minister there till he dyed .
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.54)

From Colchester to Ipswitch is 18 mile and thence to Dedom 9 miles ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.55)

the way pretty good except 4 or 5 miles they call the Severalls , a
sort of deep moore ground and woody ; (FIENNES-E3-H,143.56)

at this place I passed over a wooden bridge pretty large with timber
railes of which make they build their bridges in these parts ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.57)

and now I go into Suffolk which is not so rich land as that part of
Essex I passed through which was meadows and grounds with great burdens
of grass and corn . (FIENNES-E3-H,143.58)

So I went to Ipswitch 9 mile more , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.59)

this is a very clean town and much bigger than Colchester is now ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.60)

Ipswitch has 12 Churches , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.61)

their streetes of a good size well pitch'd with small stones ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.62)

a good Market Cross railed in , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.63)

I was there on Satturday which is their market day
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.64)

and saw they sold their butter by the pinte , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.65)

ounces for 6 pence , and often for 5d. or 4d. (FIENNES-E3-H,143.66)

they make it up in a mold just in the shape of a pinte pot
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.67)

and so sell it ; (FIENNES-E3-H,143.68)

their Market Cross has good carving , the figure of Justice carv'd and
gilt , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.69)

there is but 3 or 4 good houses in the town , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.70)

the rest is much like the Colchester buildings but it seems more
shatter'd (FIENNES-E3-H,143.71)

and indeed the town looks a little disregarded , (FIENNES-E3-H,143.72)

and by enquiry found it to be thro' pride and sloth ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,143.73)

for tho' the sea would bear a ship of tun up quite <P_144> to the key
and the ships of the first rate can ride within two mile of the town ,
yet they make no advantage thereof by any sort of manufacture , which
they might do as well as Colchester and Norwitch , so that the shipps
that brings their coales goes light away ; (FIENNES-E3-H,144.74)

neither do they adress themselves to victual or provide for shipps ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.75)

they have a little dock where formerly they built ships of 2 or tun
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.76)

but now little or nothing is minded save a little fishing for the
supply of the town . (FIENNES-E3-H,144.77)

There is one pretty good house of the Earle of Herriford that marry'd
one of Mr. Norborns Daughters that was killed by Sir Thomas Montgomery
; (FIENNES-E3-H,144.78)

you enter thro' two Courts walled and divided by a breast wall on which
are iron spikes pallasadoes , (FIENNES-E3-H,144.79)

the middle is a broad gravell walke fenced in with stone balls on each
side , (FIENNES-E3-H,144.80)

3 or 4 steps up into the other Court , (FIENNES-E3-H,144.81)

and so many steps more thro' an arch into a third Court ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.82)

this arch joyns a low building which are the offices and leaded on the
top and rail'd round , (FIENNES-E3-H,144.83)

and each end enters into chambers joyning to the house that is built
round this last Court , from whence you enter the porch ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.84)

the house is handsome (FIENNES-E3-H,144.85)

all brick worke and brick pillars , a good hall parlour and drawing
roome and large closet , 2 or 3 other roomes left answereing it and a
Billyard Roome above with as many roomes of State all furnish'd with
good old things ; (FIENNES-E3-H,144.86)

a pretty staircase (FIENNES-E3-H,144.87)

but $it $'s {TEXT:its} all little ; (FIENNES-E3-H,144.88)

there are 3 gardens on the one side with grass and gravell walks all
kept neate and good fruite ; (FIENNES-E3-H,144.89)

on the other side is one large garden with a sum~er house in which
stands a large statue , black of a gigantick form and proportion ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.90)

this answeres the fine green house on the other side ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.91)

this town has many Dessenters in it . (FIENNES-E3-H,144.92)

Thence I went to Woodbridge 7 mile , mostly lanes enclosed countrys ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,144.93)

this is a little Market town (FIENNES-E3-H,144.94)

but has a great meeting for the Dessenters ; (FIENNES-E3-H,144.95)

thence to Wickham 5 mile more - (FIENNES-E3-H,144.96)

but these are all very Long miles . (FIENNES-E3-H,144.97)

<P_145>

Thence to Saxmunday 8 miles more , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.99)

this is a pretty bigg market town , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.100)

the wayes are pretty deep , mostly lanes very little commons ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,145.101)

I pass'd by severall Gentlemens seates - (FIENNES-E3-H,145.102)

one Mr. Dormers which stands in a fine parke (FIENNES-E3-H,145.103)

the entrance from the Road thro' rows of trees discovered the front and
building very finely to view , being built with stone and brick and
many sashes (FIENNES-E3-H,145.104)

lookes like a new house , with the open iron barr gates between pillars
of stone the breadth of the house ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.105)

so to Bathfort 8 miles where is the remaines of the walls of an Abby
(FIENNES-E3-H,145.106)

and there is still a very fine Church , all carv'd in stone hollow work
one tire above another to the tower that ascends not very high but
finely carv'd also ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.107)

hence I descended into lower grounds banck'd on each side with a brick
wall but low , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.108)

and so a walk on it for foote people and severall arches here and there
to draine off the water , so that those bancks are to secure the Road
from the marshy fenny water that oft a great extent on both sides is
subject to ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.109)

thence I passed by some woods and little villages of a few scattered
houses , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.110)

and generally the people here are able to give so bad a direction that
passengers are at a loss what aime to take , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.111)

they know scarce 3 mile from their home , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.112)

and meete them where you will , enquire how farre to such a place ,
they mind not where they are then (FIENNES-E3-H,145.113)

but tell you so farre which is the distance from their own houses to
that place ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.114)

I saw at a distance as I descended some of their hills a large place
that look'd nobly and stood very high like a large town ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,145.115)

they told me it was called either Stowle or Nole I $can $not
{TEXT:cannot} tell which . (FIENNES-E3-H,145.116)

I rode in sight of St. Georges Channell in the way from Colchester and
Ipswitch and so to Norwich , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.117)

sometymes it was in view then lost againe ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.118)

to Beckle is 8 mile more which in all was 36 miles from Ipswitch - but
exceeding long miles - (FIENNES-E3-H,145.119)

they do own they are 41 measured miles ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.120)

this is a little market town (FIENNES-E3-H,145.121)

but $it $'s {TEXT:its} the third biggest town in the County of Suffolke
, Ipswitch , Berry and this ; (FIENNES-E3-H,145.122)

here was a good big Meeting place (FIENNES-E3-H,145.123)

at least hearers (FIENNES-E3-H,145.124)

and they have a very good Minister one Mr. Killinghall ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,145.125)

he is but a young man (FIENNES-E3-H,145.126)

but seemed very serious , (FIENNES-E3-H,145.127)

I was there the <P_146> Lords day ; (FIENNES-E3-H,146.128)

Sir Robert Rich is a great supporter of them (FIENNES-E3-H,146.129)

and contributed to the building the Meeting place , which is very neate
, (FIENNES-E3-H,146.130)

he has a good house at the end of the town with fine gardens ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.131)

there are no good buildings the town being old timber and plaister-work
except his and one or two more , (FIENNES-E3-H,146.132)

there is a pretty bigg Market Cross and a great market kept ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.133)

there is a handsome stone built Church and a very good publick Minister
whose name is Armstrong he preaches very well ; (FIENNES-E3-H,146.134)

they say notwithstanding the town is a sad Jacobitish town ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.135)

this chooses no parliament men . (FIENNES-E3-H,146.136)

At the towns end one passes over the River Waveny on a wooden bridg
railed with timber (FIENNES-E3-H,146.137)

and so you enter into Norfolk , (FIENNES-E3-H,146.138)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} a low flatt ground all here about so that the least
raines they are overflowed by the River and lye under water , as they
did when I was there , so that the roade lay under water which is very
unsafe for strangers to pass , by reason of the holes and quick sands
and loose bottom ; (FIENNES-E3-H,146.139)

the ordinary people both-1 in Suffolk and Norfolk knitt much
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.140)

and spin , some with the rock and fusoe as the French does , others at
their wheeles out in the streete and lanes as one passes ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.141)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} from this town to Norwitch 12 miles
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.142)

and $it $'s {TEXT:its} to Yarmouth , where they built some small shipps
and is a harbour for them , and where they victual them , also Harwitch
about 12 or 14 miles also , (FIENNES-E3-H,146.143)

but the miles are here as long again as about London ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.144)

and pretty deep way especially after raines , (FIENNES-E3-H,146.145)

these miles are much longer than most miles in Yorkshire .
(FIENNES-E3-H,146.146)

Norwitch opens to view a mile distance by the help of a hill whereon is
a little village , (FIENNES-E3-H,146.147)

as I observe most of the great towns and cittys have about them little
villages as attendants or appendix's to them which are a sort of
subburbs , there being stragling houses for the most part all the way
between that and the gates ; (FIENNES-E3-H,146.148)

you pass over a high bridge that leads on <P_147> over a high Causey of
a pretty length which lookes somewhat dangerous , being fenced with
trenches from its bancks pretty deep $that $'s {TEXT:thats} on both
sides to secure it from the water , (FIENNES-E3-H,147.149)

and these trenches runns in many places round the low grounds to drain
them , which are employ'd to whiten and bleach their woollen stuff the
manufacture of the place ; (FIENNES-E3-H,147.150)

this long Causey brings you to the large stone bridge over the river
into which those trenches empty themselves . (FIENNES-E3-H,147.151)

Then you proceed to the Citty which is walled round full of towers ,
except on the river side which serves for the wall ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.152)

they seeme the best in repaire of any walled citty I know , tho' in
some places there are little breaches , (FIENNES-E3-H,147.153)

but the carving and battlements and towers looks well ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.154)

I enter'd the West gate , (FIENNES-E3-H,147.155)

there are 12 gates in all and 36 Churches which is to be seen in a
clear day altogether , (FIENNES-E3-H,147.156)

on the Castle walls I told myself ; (FIENNES-E3-H,147.157)

there they are built all of flints well headed or cut which makes them
look blackish and shineing ; (FIENNES-E3-H,147.158)

the streetes are all well pitch'd with small stones and very clean
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.159)

and many very broad streetes ; (FIENNES-E3-H,147.160)

that I entred in first was very broad for 2 Coaches or Carts to pass on
either side (FIENNES-E3-H,147.161)

and in the middle was a great Well house with a wheele to wind up the
water for the good of the publick ; (FIENNES-E3-H,147.162)

a little farther is a large pond walled up with brick a mans height
with an entrance on one end , (FIENNES-E3-H,147.163)

a little farther was a building on which they were at work design'd for
a Water house to supply the town by pipes into their houses with water
, (FIENNES-E3-H,147.164)

at a little distance was another such a pond walled in , as I described
before ; (FIENNES-E3-H,147.165)

these things fill up the middle of this spacious streete which is for
use and also ornament , the spaces each side being so broad ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.166)

this brings you into a broad space called the Hay market which is on a
hill a very steep descent all well pitch'd as before ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.167)

this comes to another space for a market to sell hoggs in
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.168)

and opens farther into divisions of buildings that begins severall
streetes that runs off good lengths and are of a tollerable size ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,147.169)

one runs along behind , which is all for stalls for the Country
butchers that bring their meate for the supply of the town , which pay
such a rent for them to the town , (FIENNES-E3-H,147.170)

on the other side are houses of the Town butchers the <P_148>
Inhabitants , (FIENNES-E3-H,148.171)

by it is a large market for fish which are all at a little distance
from the heart of the Citty so is not annoy'd with them ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,148.172)

there is a very large Market place and Hall and Cross for fruite and
little things every day , and also a place under pillars for the Corn
market . (FIENNES-E3-H,148.173)

The building round here is esteemed the best (FIENNES-E3-H,148.174)

and here is the Town Hall (FIENNES-E3-H,148.175)

but all their buildings are of an old form , mostly in deep poynts and
much tileing as has been observ'd before , (FIENNES-E3-H,148.176)

and their building timber (FIENNES-E3-H,148.177)

and they playster on laths which they strike out into squares like
broad free stone on the outside , which makes their fronts look pretty
well , (FIENNES-E3-H,148.178)

and some they build high (FIENNES-E3-H,148.179)

and contract the roofes resembling the London houses , but none of
brick except some few beyond the river which are built of some of the
rich factors like the London buildings ; (FIENNES-E3-H,148.180)

there is in the middle of the town the Duke of Norfolks house of brick
and stone with severall towers and turrets and balls that looks well ,
with large gardens (FIENNES-E3-H,148.181)

but the inside is all demolish'd , (FIENNES-E3-H,148.182)

only the walls stand and a few roomes for offices , but nothing of
state or tollerable for use . (FIENNES-E3-H,148.183)

On the Castle hill you see the whole Citty at once , being built round
it , (FIENNES-E3-H,148.184)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} a vast place (FIENNES-E3-H,148.185)

and takes up a large tract of ground (FIENNES-E3-H,148.186)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} 6 miles in compass ; (FIENNES-E3-H,148.187)

here is the County hall and Goale where the asizes are held and the
sessions ; (FIENNES-E3-H,148.188)

nothing of the Castle remaines but a green space (FIENNES-E3-H,148.189)

and under it is also a large space for the beast market
(FIENNES-E3-H,148.190)

and 3 tymes in the year is there very great faires kept , to which
resort a vaste concourse of people and wares a full trade ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,148.191)

the whole Citty lookes like what it is , a rich thriveing industrious
place ; (FIENNES-E3-H,148.192)

Satturday is their great market day ; (FIENNES-E3-H,148.193)

they have beside the Town hall a hall distinct which is the Sealeing
hall where their stuffs are all measured , (FIENNES-E3-H,148.194)

and if they hold their breadth and lengths they are sealed ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,148.195)

but if they are deffective there is a fine layd on the owner and a
private marke on the stuff which shews its defficiency .
(FIENNES-E3-H,148.196)

<P_149>

Here was also the Mint which they coyn'd at , (FIENNES-E3-H,149.198)

but since the old money is all new coyn'd into mill'd money , that
ceases : (FIENNES-E3-H,149.199)

here there is a fine large Cathedrall and very lofty but nothing
remarkable of monuments or else ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.200)

by it is 3 Hospitalls for boys girls and old people who spinn yarne ,
as does all the town besides for the Crapes Callimanco and Damaskes
which is the whole business of the place ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.201)

indeed they are arrived to a great perfection in their worke so fine
and thinn and glossy (FIENNES-E3-H,149.202)

their pieces are 27 yards in length (FIENNES-E3-H,149.203)

and their price is from shillings to 3 pound as they are in fineness ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,149.204)

a man can weave 13 yards a day , (FIENNES-E3-H,149.205)

I saw some weaveing ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.206)

they are all employ'd in spinning knitting weaveing drying scouring
fulling or bleaching their stuffs ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.207)

their hospitalls are well provided for (FIENNES-E3-H,149.208)

there are 32 women in one as many men in the other ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,149.209)

there is also a good free schoole ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.210)

there is a great many Cerimonyes in the choice and swearing their major
(FIENNES-E3-H,149.211)

they elect him the first of May (FIENNES-E3-H,149.212)

and then prepare for his being sworne on Holly Thursday ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,149.213)

they new washe and plaister their houses within and without which they
strike out in squares like free stone ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.214)

all the streete in which this major elects house is very exact in
beautifying themselves and hanging up flaggs the coullours of their
Companyes and dress up pageants (FIENNES-E3-H,149.215)

and there are playes and all sorts of shows that day , in little what
is done at the Lord Major of London show ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.216)

then they have a great feast with fine flaggs and scenes hung out ,
musick and danceing ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.217)

I was in the hall they keep their feast in (FIENNES-E3-H,149.218)

and saw some of their preparations for that day being about a fortnight
to it . (FIENNES-E3-H,149.219)

The town is a mile and a halfe from the North to the South gate ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,149.220)

just by one of the Churches there is a wall made of flints that are
headed very finely and cut so exactly square and even , to shutt in one
to another , that the whole wall is made without cement at all they say
, (FIENNES-E3-H,149.221)

but it appears to be very little if any morter , (FIENNES-E3-H,149.222)

it looks well very smooth shineing and black ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.223)

a great many Descenters are in this Citty ; (FIENNES-E3-H,149.224)

the Gentlewoman that was my acquaintance there dyed dayes before I came
thither so I made no great stay there but <P_150> to see about the town
; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.225)

there are besides severall common cunduits . (FIENNES-E3-H,150.226)

Thence I went to Windham a little market town 5 miles , mostly on a
Causey the country being low and moorish (FIENNES-E3-H,150.227)

and the road on the Causey was in many places full of holes , tho' $it
$'s {TEXT:its} secured by a barr at which passengers pay a penny a
horse in order to the mending the way , (FIENNES-E3-H,150.228)

for all about is not to be rode on unless $it $'s {TEXT:its} a very dry
summer ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.229)

thence we went mostly through lanes where you meete the ordinary people
knitting 4 or 5 in company under the hedges ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.230)

to Attleborough 5 mile more which is such another little market town ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,150.231)

then over an open down like Salisbery Plaine 4 mile more to a little
village , still finding the country full of spinners and knitters ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,150.232)

thence to Thetford 6 miles more , which was formerly a large place but
now much decay'd (FIENNES-E3-H,150.233)

and the ruines only shews its dimentions ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.234)

there is a very high hill quite round stands up on one side of it and
can scarcely be ascended so steepe ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.235)

here I lay which is still in Norfolk . (FIENNES-E3-H,150.236)

Next day I went to Euston Hall which was the Lord Arlingtons and by his
only daughters marriage with the Duke of Grafton is his sons by her ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,150.237)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} two mile from Thetford ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.238)

it stands in a large parke 6 miles about , (FIENNES-E3-H,150.239)

the house is a Roman H of brick , 4 towers with balls on them ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,150.240)

the windows are low and not sarshes (FIENNES-E3-H,150.241)

else the roomes are of a good size and height ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.242)

a good staircase full of good pictures , (FIENNES-E3-H,150.243)

a long gallery hung with pictures at length - (FIENNES-E3-H,150.244)

on the one side the Royal family from K. Henry the 7th by the Scottish
race his eldest daughter down to the present King William and his Queen
Mary , (FIENNES-E3-H,150.245)

the other side are forreign princes from the Emperour of Moroccoe the
Northern and Southern princes and Emperour of Germany ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,150.246)

there is a square in the middle where stands a billiard table hung with
outlandish pictures of Heroes , (FIENNES-E3-H,150.247)

there is Count Egminton Horn etc. , (FIENNES-E3-H,150.248)

at the end of the roome is the Duke and Dutchess of Graftons pictures
at length also ; (FIENNES-E3-H,150.249)

thence I enterd into dineing and drawing roome and bed chambers of a
very good size and good fretwork on the cieling ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,150.250)

in one of the roomes was the Dutchess of Cleavelands picture in a
<P_151> Sultaness dress - the Duke of Grafton being King Charles the
Second base son by her - (FIENNES-E3-H,151.251)

there was also another picture of the Royal family King Charles the
$First $s {TEXT:Firsts} 5 Children altogether , (FIENNES-E3-H,151.252)

I have often seen 3 which was King Charles the Second King James and
the Princess of Orange , (FIENNES-E3-H,151.253)

but here was also the Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of Glocester a little
Infant on a pillow ; (FIENNES-E3-H,151.254)

in another place there is the Queen Mothers picture and Lady Heneretta
drawn large ; (FIENNES-E3-H,151.255)

there is a fine hall and parlour below pav'd with free stone ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.256)

there are good gardens with fountaines and some stone statues , a
Cannall by the side , a large Court at the entrance with 3 iron barr
gates which open to the front divided with stone pillars and balls ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.257)

the Court without is walled round (FIENNES-E3-H,151.258)

and the wall is carry'd a great length round the back yards ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.259)

within this is another Court with iron spike pallasadoes divided every
2 or 3 yards by little stone pillars with balls ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.260)

there are severall rows of trees runs of a great length thro' the parke
a visto to the front of the house , which lookes nobly tho' not just of
the new modell'd way of building ; (FIENNES-E3-H,151.261)

at the back gate I crossed over the river Waveny which is the division
of the two County's (FIENNES-E3-H,151.262)

and enter'd Suffolk , (FIENNES-E3-H,151.263)

and pass'd over perfect downs champion country just like Salisbery
Plaine , (FIENNES-E3-H,151.264)

and the winds have a pretty power here (FIENNES-E3-H,151.265)

and blows strongly in the winter not well to be endured .
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.266)

So to St. Edmunds-bury 8 mile - (FIENNES-E3-H,151.267)

but as has been often observ'd before the miles are very long -
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.268)

I pass'd by two or 3 little villages and about 2 mile off there is the
town of St. Edmunds Bury which appeares standing on a great hill ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.269)

the towers and buildings look so compact and well together with the
trees and gardens thick about it the prospect was wonderfully pleasant
; (FIENNES-E3-H,151.270)

a mile off by a little village I descended a hill which made the
prospect of the town still in view and much to advantage ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.271)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} but two parishes ; (FIENNES-E3-H,151.272)

the Market Cross has a dyal and lanthorn on the top ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,151.273)

and there being another house pretty close to it high built with such a
tower and lanthorn also , with the two churches towers and some other
buildings pretty good made it appear nobly at a <P_152> distance ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.274)

this high house is an apothecarys , at least stepps up from the ground
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.275)

and gives a pleaseing prospect of the whole town , that is compact
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.276)

severall streetes but no good buildings ; (FIENNES-E3-H,152.277)

except this the rest are great old houses of timber and mostly in the
old forme of the country which are long peaked roofes of tileing ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.278)

this house is the new mode of building , (FIENNES-E3-H,152.279)

4 roomes of a floore pretty sizeable and high , well furnish'd , a
drawing roome and chamber full of China and a Damaske bed embroyder'd ,
2 other roomes , Camlet and Mohaire beds , a pretty deale of plaite in
his wives chamber , parlours below and a large shop ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.280)

he is esteem'd a very rich man ; (FIENNES-E3-H,152.281)

he shewed me a Curiosity of an Herball all written out with every sort
of tree and herb dryed and cut out and pasted on the leaves -
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.282)

it was a Doctor of Physicks work that left it him as Legacy at his
death , (FIENNES-E3-H,152.283)

it was a fine thing (FIENNES-E3-H,152.284)

and would have delighted me severall dayes (FIENNES-E3-H,152.285)

but I was passant ; (FIENNES-E3-H,152.286)

there was two streets were broad and very long out of which run a cross
5 or 6 streetes more , which are as good as in most country towns ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.287)

they were well pitch'd with small stones ; (FIENNES-E3-H,152.288)

there are many Descenters in the town (FIENNES-E3-H,152.289)

4 Meeting places with the Quakers and Anabaptists ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.290)

there is only the ruines of the Abby walls and the fine gate at the
entrance that remaines stone well carv'd ; (FIENNES-E3-H,152.291)

it seemes to be a thriveing industrious town 4 gates in it .
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.292)

There are a great deale of Gentry which lives in town tho' there are no
good houses but what are old rambling ones , (FIENNES-E3-H,152.293)

there are in that they call the Green , a space by the Churches which
are pretty near together , (FIENNES-E3-H,152.294)

they are pretty large (FIENNES-E3-H,152.295)

but nothing curious in them , (FIENNES-E3-H,152.296)

stone buildings (FIENNES-E3-H,152.297)

no monuments worth notice ; (FIENNES-E3-H,152.298)

they keep them very clean and neate (FIENNES-E3-H,152.299)

and have a moveable scaffold to clean the roofe and windows and walls ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.300)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} a very dear place (FIENNES-E3-H,152.301)

so much Company living in the town makes provision scarce and dear ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,152.302)

however $it $'s {TEXT:its} a good excuse to raise the reckoning on
strangers . (FIENNES-E3-H,152.303)

<P_153>

Thence I went to Admiral Russells who is now Lord Orford ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.305)

a long mile (FIENNES-E3-H,153.306)

and loseing my way made it 12 mile , (FIENNES-E3-H,153.307)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} pretty good way ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.308)

I passed by a village or two (FIENNES-E3-H,153.309)

and in a mile of Lord Orffords house I enter Cambridgeshire ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.310)

it stands 3 mile from New Market (FIENNES-E3-H,153.311)

you ride in sight of New Market Heath where the races are ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.312)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} good road ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.313)

here are severall good gardens well kept good gravell and green walks
with fine greens and flowers walled in and all the outhouses very
handsome ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.314)

a coach yard and stables in the middle of which is a large gate into
the ground and built over with a high lanthorn where hangs the clock
and bell , (FIENNES-E3-H,153.315)

this stands higher than the house like a tower , the house being a flat
roofe leaded and railed round full of chimneys , (FIENNES-E3-H,153.316)

but this tower I saw mile off ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.317)

all the out offices built round a court very handsome ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.318)

the hall is very noble paved with freestone a squaire of black marble
at each corner of the freestone ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.319)

there are two fine white marble tables veined with blew ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.320)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} wanscoated with Wallnut tree the pannells and rims
round with Mulbery tree that is a lemon coullour (FIENNES-E3-H,153.321)

and the moldings beyond it round are of a sweete outlandish wood not
much differing from Cedar but of a finer graine ,
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.322)

the chaires are all the same ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.323)

$it $'s {TEXT:its} hung with pictures att full proportion of the Royal
family ; all in their coronation robes from Charles the First to his
Majesty with the Queen also , (FIENNES-E3-H,153.324)

and at the end is Prince George and Princess Ann , in their robes of
crimson velvet and Dukel coronet as Duke and Dutchess of Cumberland ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.325)

the whole house is finely furnish'd with differing coulloured damask
and velvets some figured and others plaine , at least 6 or 7 in all
richly made up after a new mode ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.326)

in the best drawing roome was a very rich hanging gold and silver and a
little scarlet , mostly tissue and brocade of gold and silver and
border of green damaske round it ; (FIENNES-E3-H,153.327)

the window curtain the same green damaske and doore curtaines ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,153.328)

there was no looking-glass (FIENNES-E3-H,153.329)

but on the <P_154> chimney-piece and just opposite in the place a
looking glass used to be was 4 pannells of glass in length and 3 in
breadth set together in the wanscoate ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.330)

the same was in another drawing roome which was for my Lord ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,154.331)

the dineing roome had this looking glass on the two peers between the
three windows (FIENNES-E3-H,154.332)

it was from the top to the bottom 2 pannells in breadth and 7 in length
, so it shews one from top to toe ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.333)

the roomes were all well wanscoated and hung (FIENNES-E3-H,154.334)

and there was the finest carv'd wood in fruitages herbages gemms beasts
fowles , etc. , very thinn and fine all in white wood without paint or
varnish , (FIENNES-E3-H,154.335)

the severall sorts of things thus carv'd were exceeding naturall all
round ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.336)

the chimney pieces and the sconces stand on each side the chimneys and
the glasses in those chambers where were loose looking-glasses , which
were with fine carv'd head and frames some of the naturall wood others
gilt , (FIENNES-E3-H,154.337)

but they were the largest looking-glasses I ever saw ;
(FIENNES-E3-H,154.338)

there was a great flower pott gilt each side the chimney in the dineing
roome for to sett trees in ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.339)

the great curiosity of this wood carving about the doores chimneys and
sconces together with the great looking glass pannells is much talked
off (FIENNES-E3-H,154.340)

and is the finest and most in quantety and numbers $that $'s
{TEXT:thats} to be seen any where ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.341)

there is very fine China and silver things andirons and jarrs and
perfume pots of silver ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.342)

the common roomes are all new convenient and neate with double doores
lined to prevent noises ; (FIENNES-E3-H,154.343)

the staircase is wanscoated , (FIENNES-E3-H,154.344)

very noble fine pictures , (FIENNES-E3-H,154.345)

there is the battle at La Hogue a large sea piece with an inscription
of the Admiralls valour when the great ship the Gunn was burnt ,
mightily valued by the French King . (FIENNES-E3-H,154.346)