 English fashion, strewed with rushes, through which the queen commonly passes in her way to chapel ; at the door stood a gentleman dressed in velvet, with a gold chain, whose office was to introduce to the queen any person of distinction that came to...  The Monthly magazine - Page 562de Monthly literary register - 1807Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Agnes Strickland - 1924 - 746 pages
...Chamberlain's order, which his English friend had procured, he first describes the presence-chamber, " hung with rich tapestry, and the floor, after the English fashion, strewed with hay,1 through which the queen commonly passes in her way to chapel. At the door stood a gentleman,... | |
 | Tony D. Triggs - 1995 - 54 pages
...Paul Hentzner described a ceremony at Elizabeth's court: We were admitted into the Presence Chamber, hung with rich tapestry, and the floor, after the English fashion, strewed with hay. lt was Sunday when there is usually a crowd of nobles ... They were waiting for the Queen to go... | |
 | Ernest F. Henderson - 2004 - 468 pages
...admitted by an Order Mr. Rogers had procured from the Lord Chamberlain, into the Presence-Chamber, hung with rich Tapestry, and the Floor after the English Fashion, strewed with Hay,* through which the Queen commonly passes in her way to Chapel : At the Door stood a Gentleman... | |
 | Peter C. Mancall - 2006 - 431 pages
...which Mr. Rogers (Daniel Rogerius) had procured from the Lord Chamberlain, into the Presence-Chamber hung with rich tapestry, and the floor, after the English fashion, strewed with hay, through which the Queen commonly passes in her way to chapel. At the door stood a gentleman dressed... | |
 | Kathryn Hinds - 2008 - 94 pages
...Hentzner was privileged to witness in 1598: We were admitted . . . into the Presence Chamber . . . through which the Queen commonly passes in her way...the door stood a Gentleman dressed in velvet, with a gold chain, whose office was to introduce to the Queen any person of distinction that came to wait... | |
 | 1965 - 192 pages
...dismayed by her actions, was returned a thousandfold. We were admitted into the presence-chamber, 6 hung with rich tapestry, and the floor, after the English fashion, strewed with hay, through which the Queen commonly passes in her way to chapel. At the door stood a gentleman dressed... | |
 | Edited by W. Turner - 2010 - 328 pages
...rushes; the royal presence-chamber in which the king received his courtiers. Strew'd — ie, with rushes (hung with rich tapestry, and the floor, after the English fashion, strewed with hay). 29 1 .Measure — a slow, stately dance. 292.G/wr//M£-snarling. 294 — 9. This passage was... | |
 | John Dover Wilson - 1913 - 334 pages
...admitted by an order, which Mr Rogers had procured from the Lord Chamberlain, into the presence-chamber hung with rich tapestry, and the floor, after the English fashion, strewed with hay, through which the Queen commonly passes in her way to chapel. At the door stood a gentleman dressed... | |
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