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Befides what has been already mentioned, there are worthy of Notice here two Bathing-rooms, cieled and wainfected with Looking-glafs; the Chamber in which Henry VI. was born; Queen Elizabeth's Bed-chamber, where is a Table of red Marble with white Streaks Gallery every where ornamented with Emblems and Figures; a Chamber in which are the royal Beds of Henry VII. and his Queen, of Edward VI. of Henry VIII. and of Anne Bullen all of them eleven Feet fquare, and covered with Quilts fhining with Gold and Silver Queen Elizne beth's Bed, with curious Coverings of Embroidery, but not quite fo Tong or large as the others a Piece of Tapestry, in, which is reprefented Clovis, King of France, with an Angel prefenting to him the Fleurs de lis, to be borne in his Armsad for before this Time the Kings of France bore three Toads in their Shield, inftead of which they afterwards placed three Fleurs de lis on a blue Field; this antique

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Hampton-Court, a Royal Palace, magnificently built with Brick by Cardinal Wolfey in Oftentation of his Wealth, where he enclofed five very ample Courts, confifting of noble Edifices, in very beautiful Work Over the Gate in the fecond Area is the Queen's Device, a golden Rofe, with this Motto, DIEU ET MON DROIT: On the inward Side of this Gate are the Effigies of the twelve Roman Emperors in Plaifter. The chief Area is paved with fquare Stone, in its Center is a Fountain that throws up Water, covered with a gilt Crown, on the Top of which is a Statue of Juftice, fupported by Columns of black and white Marble, The Chapel of this Palace is moft fplendid, in which the Queen's Clofet is quite tranfparent, having its Windows of Chrytal. We were led into two Chambers, called the

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Prefence, or Chambers of Audience, which fhone with Tapestry of Gold and Silver and Silk of different Colours: under the Canopy of State are thefe Words embroidered in Pearl, Vivat Henricus Octavus. Here is befides a small Chapel richly hung with Tapestry, where the Queen performs her devotions. In her Bed-chamber the Bed was covered with very coftly Coverlids, of Silk: At no great Distance from this Room we were fhewn a Bed, the Tefter of which was worked by Anne Bullen, and prefented by her to her Husband Henry VIII. All the other Rooms, being very numerous, are adorned with Tapestry of Gold, Silver, and Velvet, in fome of which were woven History Pieces; in others, Turkish and American Dreffes, all extremely natural 12215

ylinssingIn the Hall are thefe Curiofities to very clear Looking-glafs, ornamented with Columns and little Images of Alabaster; la Portrait of Edward VI. Brother to Queen Elizabeth; the true Portrait of Lucretia; a Picture of the Battle of Pavia, the Hiftory of Chrift's Paffion, carved in Mother of Pearl; the Portraits of Mary Queen of Stots, who was beheaded, and her Daughter; the Picture of Ferdinand Prince of Spain, and of Philip his Son, that of Henry VIII. under it was placed the Bible curiously written upon Parchment; an artificial Sphere; feveral mufical Inftruments in the Tapestry are reprefented Negroes riding upon Elephants. The Bed in which Edward VI. is faid to have been -Vid to ewobarW en gazed Jaerzalaent

born, and where his Mother Jane Seymour died inChildbed; in one Chamber, were feveral excessively rich Tapestries, which are hung up when the Queen gives Audience to foreign Ambafladors; there were Numbers of Guthions, ornamented with Gold and Silver many Counterpanes and Coverlis of Beds lined with Ermino in fhort, all the Walls of the Palace fine with Gold and Silver. Here is befides a certain Cabinet called Paradifa, where befides that every thing glitters fo with Silver, Gold and Jewels, as to dazzle one's Eyes, there is a mufical Inftrument made all of Glafs, except the Strings. Afterwards we were led into the Gardens, which are most pleasant, here we faw Rofemary fo planted and nailed to the Walls✅ as to cover them entirely, which is a Methode ceeding conimon in England. 15.3 to 300 191

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