The old proverb was a yeoman of Kent w^{th} one years rent Could buy out y^e Gentlemen of Wales and knight of Sscales and a Lord of y^e North Country—his Estate was so much better. All in these parts are the same Minerall waters being much on Iron mines. I returned againe to tunbridge wells the 12 mile, then I went from thence to Sumerhill about 4 or 5 mile off, thro’ much woods and lanes and some pleasant shades of Lofty trees. This is a seate of y^e last viscount Purbecks—stands on a hill in a good Large parke, built of stone and Lookes in good repaire for y^e most part, and good Large Roomes and Staircases and abundance of good sizeable Roomes Leading one out of another in visto’s thro’ the house, something Like our new way of building and Lofty Enough. Its Capable of being very fine w^{th} visto’s of walks Cut through and across a great many, which delights the Rider or walker being so shady w^{th} Lofty trees. There is remains of a bowling green w^{ch} is an advanced piece of ground above all the rest and discovers the Country a great Circuite round; then we returned to the wells againe 5 mile. Then I went from y^e wells to Rye 31 miles, by Ambursly 8 mile—this was good way being a drye summer, otherwise its deep being Clay for y^e most part. I passed much through Lanes and little villages and near Rye I went thro’ a Comon full of Bushes and ffurze and heath; its a pretty steep hill I ascended w^{ch} is Called beggars hill and being Bartholomew tide here was a faire w^{ch} was Rightly Called beggarhill faire being the saddest faire I ever saw—ragged tatter’d Booths and people—but the musick and danceing Could not be omitted. This hill on the top gave the view of y^e sea and a great tract of Land on Each side. That is Choak’d up w^{th} sand w^{ch} formerly was a good haven for shipps; the sea does still Come up to Rhye town as yet but its shallow, and y^e Castle w^{ch} stands a Little distance—a mile—is also left of the sea at least 4 mile. This is Winchelsea Castle but all between it and Winchelsea is nothing but Quagmire and marshes, drained in some places by ditches, and this is at Least 4 miles to the town. I did go to it but first fferry’d over a Little arm of the sea w^{ch} still finds a Current up to some of y^e Land between Rhye and Winchelsea, then I rode round y^e marshes on y^e side of a hill in narrow foote paths, and passed over a Bridge Cross another Little arme of y^e sea: near it is a gate on y^e Bridge and Enters you into the Libertys of y^e town w^{ch} stands on a pretty high hill. From it Lookes not of any great Circuite of ground by y^e first view, being high, but in y^e middle you see it has been a fine place for there were 36 Large Squares of building, the remaines of pieces of walls in most places you see, or else a hedge supplys that you see y^e streetes were very broad and long and divided these squares, ye Cross streetes y^e same. I rode up a middle streete and saw y^e others run aCross of Equal breadth.