The antiquities of England and Wales . ificence and littlenefs jthe rooms numerous, acceflible by fixteen ftair-cafes, with moftfrequent and fudden afcents defcents into the bargain. The great hall is twenty-five paces long, by nine and a halfbroad; of a good height; has a gallery at one end, adorned with,four vaft crefts carved in wood, viz. a griffin and dolphin, with thefcollops i an unicorn, and an ox with a coronet round his neck. In fjont is a figure in wood of an armed man ; two others^,perhaps vaflals, in fhort jackets, and caps ; a pouch pendantbehind, and the mutilated remains o
The antiquities of England and Wales . ificence and littlenefs jthe rooms numerous, acceflible by fixteen ftair-cafes, with moftfrequent and fudden afcents defcents into the bargain. The great hall is twenty-five paces long, by nine and a halfbroad; of a good height; has a gallery at one end, adorned with,four vaft crefts carved in wood, viz. a griffin and dolphin, with thefcollops i an unicorn, and an ox with a coronet round his neck. In fjont is a figure in wood of an armed man ; two others^,perhaps vaflals, in fhort jackets, and caps ; a pouch pendantbehind, and the mutilated remains of Priapus to each; one haswooden ihoes. Thefe feem the ludibrium aulse in thofe grofsdays. The top and upper end of the room is painted in fquares, tothe number of one hundred and feven, reprefenting the Saxonkings and heroes. The chimney here is five yards and a halfbroad. Within this is another apartment, hung with old tapeftry,a head of Anne of Cleeves ; on one fide of her a fmall pidure ofa lady full length, 6cc. and many CUMBERLAND. $7 A LONG narrow gallery. Lord William Howards bed-room, arms, and motto, over thechimney; his library, a fmall room in a very fecret place, highup in one of the towers, well fecured by doors and narrowflair-cafe; not a book has been added (ince his days, i. e. lincethofe of Queen Elizabeth. In it is a vaft cafe, three feet high,which opens into three leaves, having fix great pages parted in,eing an account of St. Jofeph of Arimathea, and his twelvedifciples, who founded Glaflonbury; and at the end, a longhiftory of faints,- with the number of years or days for which -eachcould grant indulgences. The roof is coarfely carved; the windows are high, and arcto be alcended by three ftone fteps ; fuch was the caution of thetimes. It is laid. Lord William was very ftudious, and wrotemuch ; that once, when he was thus employed, a fervant cameto tell him that a prifoner was then juft brought in, and defiredto know what Ihould be done with him
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