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There are six covered flights of steps on the principal frontage, and a gate under a keep with four towers. "Thomas Thynne, Baron Thynne of Warminster, and Viscount Weymouth, possesses Longleat, in which there are as many chimneys, cupolas, pinnacles, pepper-boxes pavilions, and turrets as at Chambord, in France, which belongs to the king.
This route passes through groves of magnificent timber and by the string of delightful ponds that give the place its name. The road that hugs the Plain on its western side goes almost directly north from Warminster and, passing Upton Scudamore, reaches Westbury in less than four miles.
As to the rest he would ever be ready to hazard life and fortune in defence of the sacred person and of the lawful rights of his gracious master. Next morning all was confusion in the royal camp. The King's friends were in dismay. His enemies could not conceal their exultation. The consternation of James was increased by news which arrived on the same day from Warminster.
"To Warminster," says Sir Christopher "What shall I bring you girls from that sleepy little town?" "Something sweet," says Dulce, going up to him, and laying her soft arms lovingly round his neck. "Like yourself," says Sir Christopher. "Now that is sarcasm," says Miss Dulce, patting his fresh old cheek very fondly. "I meant chocolates, or burnt almonds, or even everton toffy, if all things fail."
Located in a section where the Negroes had sufficient interest in education to support a number of elementary schools, this institution once had considerable influence. It was removed to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1858 and then to Warminster in the same county in 1873. Another school of this type was founded in the Northwest. This was the Union Literary Institute of Spartanburg, Indiana.
I was not contented with having attended the Common Hall, as a Liveryman of the city of London, to protest against the Bill; I was not satisfied with having blown up the cabal at Warminster, and compelled the parties to sneak off with their resolutions and petitions, to pass them and get them signed in holes and corners; but I personally procured a requisition to be signed by the freeholders of the county of Wilts, and presented it to the High Sheriff for the county, my old school-fellow, William Wyndham, Esq. of Dinton, who was then residing at Marshwood, near that place, while his house was building at Dinton.
Fenwick afterwards, he had one of the two erring children in his thoughts morning, noon, and night. "When I tell 'un of George," who was the farmer near Fordingbridge, "and of Mrs. Jay," who was the ironmonger's wife at Warminster, "he won't take any comfort in them," said Mrs. Brattle. "I don't think he cares for them, just because they can hold their own heads up."
On the next occasion, however, his attorney took care to be safe; for he brought the action in the name of one of the squire's mere vassals, a farmer of the name of Simpkins, who at that time was obliged to say or do any thing and every thing that he was ordered. I suffered judgment to go by default, and a writ of inquiry was executed at Warminster, to assess the damages.
After a great deal of squabbling with the worthy judge upon this occasion, I got the worthy witness, although he had been well drilled, to admit that he had sworn at Warminster, that there was not the thousandth part of a farthing damage done by me in walking six yards over his master's down. This, he at length admitted to be the fact, and that no damage whatever was done.
This resolution being taken, the first plan was to proceed to Warminster, but on the morning of his departure hearing, on the one hand, that the king's troops were likely to cross his march, and on the other, being informed by a quaker, before known to the duke, that there was a great club army, amounting to ten thousand men, ready to join his standard in the marshes to the westward, he altered his intention, and returned to Shipton-Mallet, where he rested that night, his army being in good quarters.
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