Within this is another Court w^{th} Iron spike pallasadoes divided Every 2 or 3 yards by little stone pillars with balls. There are severall Rows of trees runs of a great length thro’ the parke a visto to y^e front of y^e house, w^{ch} lookes nobly tho’ not just of y^e new modell’d way of building. At y^e back gate I crossed over y^e river Waveney w^{ch} is y^e division of y^e two County’s and enter’d Suffolk and pass’d over perfect downs, Champion Country just like Salisbery plaine; and y^e winds have a pretty power here and blows strongly in y^e winter not well to be Endured. So to S^t Edmundsbery 8 mile, but as has been often observ’d before, the miles are very long. I pass’d by two or 3 Little villages, and about 2 mile off there is y^e town of St Edm^{ds} Bury w^{ch} appeares standing on a great hill, y^e towers and buildings Look so Compact and well together w^{th} the trees and gardens thick about it y^e prospect was wonderfully pleasant. A mile off by a little village I descended a hill which made y^e prospect of y^e town still in view and much to advantage, its but two parishes. Y^e market Cross has a dyal and Lanthorn on y^e top, and there being another house pretty Close to it high built w^{th} such a tower and lanthorn also, w^{th} y^e two Churches towers and some other buildings pretty good, made it appear nobly at a distance. This high house is an apothecarys—at least 60 stepps up from y^e ground and gives a pleaseing prospect of ye whole town. Severall streetes but no good buildings Except this, the rest are great old houses of timber and mostly of y^e old forme of y^e Country w^{ch} are long peaked roofes of tileing. This house is the new mode of building; 4 roomes of a floore pretty sizeable and high, well furnish’d, a drawing roome and Chamber full of China and a damaske bed Embroyder’d: 2 other Roomes, Camlet and Mohaire beds; a pretty deale of plaite in his wives Chambers and parlours below, and a large shop. He is esteem’d a very Rich man. He shewed me a Curiosity of an Herball all written out w^{th} Every sort of tree and herb dryed and Cut out and pasted on the Leaves; it was a doctor of Physicks work that left it him a Legacy at his Death, it was a fine thing and would have delighted me severall dayes but I was passant. There was two streetes were broad and very Long, out of w^{ch} ran a Cross 5 or 6 streetes more w^{ch} are as good as in most Country towns—they are well pitch’d w^{th} small stones. There are many descenters in y^e town—4 meeteing places w^{th} y^e Quakers and anabaptists. There is only the ruines of y^e abby walls and the fine gate at the Entrance that remaines—stone, well Carv’d. It seemes to be a thriveing Industrious town; 4 gates in it.