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  • Transcription: Mrs Lloyd was so obliging to give us an early supper, and regaled us amongst many other good things with Grouse, which we never tasted before, being so soon tainted, that it is difficult to bring them even off the Hills, where they are shot; consequently are rarely able to send them to London but potted:- It was a high feast to us, and we prefer them to a Pheasant, which they something resemble, tho' finer in flavour, and also at the size of a Partridge. The next Morning about eleven, pursued our Journey to Mr Wynne's at Garthewin, with four Horses on account of the Hills beyond Denbigh. We had a most delightful ride all through the fine vale of Clwyd, which varied its prospect and beauties, every Mile; and gave us a view of the fine charm of the Hills, and the side on which we stood, being now on the opposite side, and we found that equally worthy our attention. The Town of Denbigh has fine open streets...
A Tour in North Wales by Jinny Jenks, 1772, page 10
  • Transcription: ...but the passenger is fully rewarded for this delay and fatiegue[sic.] (especially if he goes for pleasure) by having his attention kept continually awake by a perpetual change and transition from one delightful scene to another, as you pass from Hill to hill, from the tops of which you look down (alternately) on the most beautiful little cultivated Vales or Landscapes in Minature, and then up to the finest inclosed[sic.] Hills, with hanging woods or grassy slopes, with flocks and herds on them, and which are often intersected with a piece of a field or the size of a whole one, which the Husbandman has found too rocky to admit of cultivation, and which the stones laying above the ground in grotesque shapes, add additional beauty to the rest, by their rude contrast, particularly when the whole top or side of one hill out of ten happens to be so. We arrived at Mr Wynnes at Garthewen about five o'clock (tho' but twenty miles). Mrs Wynne is a very pretty delicate Woman, and they are as agreeable as we have allways[sic.] heard them...
A Tour in North Wales by Jinny Jenks, 1772, page 15
  • Transcription: ...said to be. Have a fortune of near Six Thousand a year; and only one little Boy about eight years old, they live in the Original Hospitable stile[sic.], and as they are extremely agreeable, no one that has the least knowledge of them comes within ten Miles of them, without taking a Breakfast, Dinner or Bed, with their Horses and Servants, or any friend that is with them, by which means their House is a general resort for Company, and a continual variety, and seldom alone. Miss Leech who is a very polite and agreeable Woman, and an excellent Horsewoman and Fox huntress, spends most of her time with them, and adds great Life to their family, as well as a very agreeable Companion to Mrs Wynne. The House is a very handsome one, New built, and a brick front, with Nine Sash Windows in front, and three in height, it has two very good parlours and a Hall and everything answerable, and well furnish'd particularly a very elegant Tea-room over the Hall, hung with fine India paper, gold papier machee' Beads, gilt Ga[randoles]...
A Tour in North Wales by Jinny Jenks, 1772, page 16
  • Transcription: ..[break]fast, were in raptures with the beauties of this place and country, and hospitable house, and our Gentlemen and Miss Leech being ready equiped for a ride, set them into their right road again. We amused ourselves this Morning (by Mrs Wynne's kind indulgence to our curiosity) by looking over and viewing all out-houses, dairy, and stables; which in these great families, are well worthy observation, and with her assistence enumberated us well as we cou'd the family and living Creatures, w[hi]ch being quite a New scene to us afforded us much entertainment and I shall therefore here repeat the particulars as briefly as I can. Fifteen servants Men and Maids, which are in the house and which Mr Wynne gave Mourning to last year on his Fathers death, about forty hind, (that is workmen and labourers) as near as she cou'd recollect them, to whom in Wales you find diet as well as daily pay on account of their distant abodes, for what reason Mr Wynne builds little Cottages round him, and gives to many of his workmen in order to keep them and their families near him. Besides Sawers, Ma[sons]...
A Tour in North Wales by Jinny Jenks, 1772, page 24
  • Transcription: ...[Ma]sons, Carpenters etc. etc. in abundance, having continual employ for them on some part of his Estate, and now building New offices, and when not wanted 'tis common for Gentlemen to borrow and lend hands, ( besides Husbandmen, Huntsmen, Carters, Gamekeepers, Steward etc. etc.) They have two Teams of eight Oxen w[hi]ch fetch stones from their Quarry, and is a Noble sight, eight or twelve cart Horses for Ploughing, drawing Timber, etc. etc. four Coach Horses, and sixteen others including those for their own riding, Hack Horses for their servants, and Mules besides for going errands and some few training up for runners, never fewer than fourteen Milch [Milk] Cows at a time if they can avoid it besides fifteen or twenty young Cattle; Shilling Beef, sheep, and hogs, a pack of fifty dogs, and ten common dogs of various sorts, they use twenty six hundred of Butter, of their own and bought from May to May, In the House they make twenty Beds and Cradles, Notwithstanding the size of this family, I never saw greater regularity and order, or sedater Servant - so that let who will come there is no con[fusion]...
A Tour in North Wales by Jinny Jenks, 1772, page 25