6th I wrote 2 letters one to Mrs Woodruff
one to Br Ward. I walked with Br Speakman to Stoneyhurst and visited each
Appartment of the JesuitsCollege
which was the ownly collage of the
kind in England. We visited each
appartment of the Paintings of Christ upon
the cross & under various circumstances in
life & the Virgin Mary & many Saints which
were splended paintsings the Apostles &c we
visited each Appartment of their library which
was vary extensive, many vary ancient writings
& parchment's we saw Queen Marys Prayer
Book & A copy of St Pauls Epistles 1000 years old
we visited their Museum, studies lodgings
chapels &c, containings many curiosities, man[y]
figurdes of Christ on the cross sculptured out
of fine marble some not more than 5 inches
in length cost £700 or $3,500 dollars
we visited the chapel for the boys that
they were educating, & also the main chapel
one window in it containing the paintings
on it of the Twelve Apostles cost £2000
or $10,000 dollars. The candlesticks, crosses,
organ, & all furniture were vary rich.
we visited each appartment of the garden
which was splendid all divided into various
appartments by walls formed entirely of
the Ewetree about 4 feet thick 12 feet high,
& from 40 to 200 feet long as the case required
in the appartments & as strait & smooth as a plastered
wall. After visting each appartment of
this noted collage we walked to Waddington
I here visited the Hospitol or Alms houses built
and dedicated by Sir Robert Parker in 1700
it was built in AD 1000 distance of the day 12 m
~ Tuesday
6th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters one to Mrs Woodruff
one to Br Ward. I walked with Br Speakman
[FIGURE] to Stoneyhurst and visited each
Appartment of the JesuitsCollege
which was the ownly collage of the
kind in England. We visited each
appartment of the Paintings of Christ upon
the cross & under various circumstances in
life & the Virgin Mary & many Saints which
were splended paintings of the Apostles &c we
visited each Appartment of their library which
was vary extensive, many vary ancient writings
& parchment's we saw Queen Marys Prayer
Book & A copy of St Pauls Epistles 1000 years old
we visited their Museum, studies lodgings
chapels &c, containings many curiosities, many
figures of Christ on the cross sculptured out
of fine marble some not more than 5 inches
in length cost £700, or $3,500 dollars
we visited the chapel for the boys that
they were educating, & also the main Chapel
one window in it containing the paintings
on it of the Twelve Apostles cost £2000,
or $10,000 dollars. The candle sticks, crosses,
organ & all furniture were vary rich.
we visited each appartment of the garden
which was splendid all divided into various
appartments by walls formed entirely of
the Ewetree about 4 feet thick 12 feet high,
& from 40 to 200 feet long as the case required
in the appartments & as strait & smooth as a plastered
wall. After visting each appartment of
this noted Collage we walked to Waddington
I here visited the Hospitol or Alms houses built
and dedicated by Sir Robert Parker in 1700
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," May 5, 1845 - May 6, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qr0