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At last the Emperess arrived into the Blazing World,
and coming to her Imperial Palace, you may sooner
imagine than expect that I should express the joy
which the Emperor had at her safe return; for he loved
her beyond his Soul; and there was no love
lost, for the Emperess equal'd his Affection with no
less love to him. After the time of rejoicing with
each other, the Duchess's Soul begg'd leave to return
to her Noble Lord; but the Emperor desir'd, That
before she departed, she would see how he had employed
his time in the Emperess's absence; for he had
built Stables and Riding-Houses, and desired to
have Horses of Manage, such as, according to the
Emperess's Relation, the Duke of Newcastle had:
The Emperor enquired of the Duchess, the Form and
Structure of her Lord and Husbands Stables and Riding-House.
The Duchess answer'd his Majesty, That
they were but plain and ordinary; but said she, had
my Lord Wealth, I am sure he would not spare it,
in rendering his Buildings as Noble as could be made.
Hereupon the Emperor shew'd the Duchess the Stables
he had built, which were most stately and magnificent;
among the rest there was one double Stable
that held a hundred Horses on a side, the main
Building was of Gold, lined with several sorts of
precious Materials; the roof was Arched with Agats,
the sides of the Walls were lined with Cornelian,
the Floor was paved with Amber, the Mangers
were Mother of Pearl, the Pillars, as also the middle
Isle or Walk of the Stables, were of Crystal; the
Front and Gate was of Turquois, most neatly cut
and carved. The riding-house was lined with Saphirs,
Topases, and the like; the Floor was all of
Golden-sand, so finely sifted, that it was extreamly
soft, and not in the least hurtful to the Horses feet, and
the Door and Frontispiece was of Emeralds, curiously
carved.
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| And if any should like the world I have made,
and be willing to be my subjects, they may imagine themselves such, and they are such—I mean
in their minds, fancies or imaginations. But if they cannot endure to be subjects, they may
create worlds of their own and govern themselves as they please.
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| © 2021 by Sarah Reitmeier, except text from The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World, published 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.
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