There are a great deale of Gentry w^{ch} Lives in y^e town, tho’ there are no good houses but w^{ch} are old and rambling ones. They are in that they Call the green, a space by y^e Churches w^{ch} are pretty near together. They are pretty Large but nothing Curious in them—stone buildings—no monuments worth notice. They keep them very Clean and neate and have a moveable scaffold to Clean the roofe and windows and walls. Its a very dear place, so much Company Living in the town makes provision scarce and dear: however its a good Excuse to raise the Reckoning on strangers. Thence I went to admiral Russells who is now Lord orfford, a long 10 mile, and Loseing my way made it 12 mile; its pretty good way. I passed by a village or two, and in a mile of Lord orffords house I Enter Cambridgeshire, w^{ch} stands 3 mile from New market. You Ride in sight of New market heath where the Races are—its good Road; here are severall good gardens well kept good gravell and green walks w^{th} fine greens and flowers, walled in and all the outhouses very handsome. A Coach yard and stables in the middle of w^{ch} is a Large gate into y^e ground, and built over w^{th} a high lanthorn where hangs the Clock and bell: this stands higher than y^e house like a tower; y^e house being a flatt Roofe leaded and railed round full of Chimneys, but this tower I saw 10 mile off. All y^e out offices built round a Court very handsome. The hall is very noble paved w^{th} free stone, a squaire of black marble at Each Corner of y^e freestone: there are two fine white marble tables veined w^{th} bleu; its wanscoated w^{th} wall nut tree, the pannells and Rims round w^{th} mulbery tree y^t is a Lemon Coullour, and y^e moldings beyond it round are of a sweete outlandish wood not much differing from Cedar but of a finer Graine, the Chaires are all the same: its hung w^{th} pictures att full proportion of y^e Royal family all in their Coronation Robes, from Charles the first to his Majesty w^{th} y^e Queen also, and at the End is Prince George and Princess Ann in their Robes of Crimson velvet and Dukes Coronet as Duke and Dutchess of Cumberland. The whole house is finely furnish’d w^{th} differing Coull^d Damaske and velvets, some ffigured and others plaine, at Least 6 or 7 in all Richly made up after a new mode. In y^e best drawing roome was a very Rich hanging gold and silver and a Little scarlet, mostly tissue and brocade of gold and silver and border of green damaske round it; y^e window Curtain y^e same green damaske round it y^e window Curtain y^e same green damaske, and doore Curtains. There was no Looking-glass but on y^e Chimney piece and just opposite in y^e place a Looking glass used to be was 4 pannells of glass in Length and 3 in breadth set together in y^e wanscoate. Y^e same was in another drawing roome w^{ch} was for my Lord. The dining roome had this Looking glass on y^e top peers between the three windows; it was from y^e top to y^e bottom 2 pannells in breadth