1. _What I propose to do to the highways_.—I answer first, not repair them; and yet secondly, not alter them—that is, not alter the course they run; but perfectly build them as a fabric. And, to descend to the particulars, it is first necessary to note which are the roads I mean, and their dimensions. First, the high post-roads, and they are for the county of Middlesex as follows: From London to Miles. Staines, which is 15 Colebrook is from Hounslow 5 Uxbridge 15 Bushey, the Old Street-way 10 Barnet, or near it 9 Waltham Cross, in Ware Road 11 Bow 2 67 Besides these, there, are cross-roads, bye-roads, and lanes, which must also be looked after; and that some of them may be put into condition, others may be wholly slighted and shut up, or made drift-ways, bridle-ways, or foot-ways, as may be thought convenient by the counties. The cross-roads of most repute are as follows: From To Miles. London Hackney, Old Ford, and Bow 5 Hackney Dalston and Islington 2 Ditto Hornsey, Muswell Hill, to Whetstone 8 Tottenham The Chase, Southgate, &c., called Green 6 Lanes Enfield Wash Enfield Town, Whetstone, Totteridge, to 10 Edgworth London Hampstead, Hendon, and Edgworth 8 Edgworth Stanmore, to Pinner, to Uxbridge 8 London Harrow and Pinner Green 11 Ditto Chelsea, Fulham 4 Brentford Thistleworth, Twittenham, and Kingston 6 Kingston Staines, Colebrook, and Uxbridge 17 Ditto Chertsey Bridge 5 90 Overplus miles 50 140 And because there may be many parts of the crossroads which cannot be accounted in the number abovementioned, or may slip my knowledge or memory, I allow an overplus of 50 miles, to be added to the 90 miles above, which together make the cross-roads of Middlesex to be 140 miles. For the bye-lanes such as may be slighted need nothing but to be ditched up; such as are for private use of lands, for carrying off corn, and driving cattle, are to be looked after by private hands.