and knitting amongst y^e ordinary people. I went thence to Wansford and passed by M^{rs} S^t Johns house w^{ch} stands on a hill a mile from y^e town in a fine parke. There was no gate to Peterborough town and as I pass’d y^e Road I saw upon y^e walls of y^e ordinary peoples houses and walls of their out houses, y^e Cow dung plaister’d up to drie in Cakes w^{ch} they use for fireing, its a very offensive fewell, but y^e Country people use Little Else in these parts. Wansford is 5 mile from Peterborough, where I passed over the Bridge w^{ch} Entred me into Northhamptonshire, the town being part in that shire w^{ch} is towards London, y^e other in Lincolnshire w^{ch} a mile or two farther joyns w^{th} Rutlandshire at Stamford, w^{ch} town stands in y^e 3 Countyes, where I Lay at “y^e Swan in Wansford in England,” being a jest on a man makeing hay fell a sleep on a heap of it, and a great storme washed y^e Hay and man into y^e River and Carry’d him to y^e Bridge, where he awoke and knew not where he was, Called to y^e people in y^e grounds and told them he liv’d in a place Called Wansford in England w^{ch} goes for a jest on y^e men of Wansford to this Day. Thence I went to Durant 5 miles and passed over a very good stone bridge. Here we are neare y^e quarry’s of stone, and all y^e houses and walls are built of stone as in Glocestershire. This River and bridge Enter’d me into Leicestershire w^{ch} is a very Rich Country—Red land, good Corne of all sorts and grass, both fields and jnclosures. You see a great way upon their hills y^e bottoms full of Enclosures, woods and different sort of manureing and Herbage, amongst w^{ch} are placed many little towns w^{ch} gives great pleasure of y^e travellers to view. Y^e miles are long but hither its pretty hard good way; to Coppingham 5 mile more w^{ch} is a neate market town. Satturday is their market w^{ch} is very good affording great quantetyes of Corn, Leather garne and Cattle; such a Concourse of people y^t my Landlord told me he used to have 100 horse set up at his jnn, and there were many publick houses. Here you see very Large fine sheep and very good land, but very deep bad roads. From hence to Leister w^{ch} they Call but 13 miles, but y^e longest 13 I ever went and y^e most tiresome being full of sloughs, y^t I was near 11 hours going but 25 mile, as they Reckon it, between Wansford and Leicester town—a footman Could have gone much faster than I Could Ride. Their fewell here is as I said but Cowdung or Coale w^{ch} they are supplyed with out of Warwickshire. Leicester town stands on the Side of a little riseing Ground, tho’ at a distance from y^e adjacent hills it Looks Low, but its a good prospect. It has 4 gates, y^e streetes are pretty Large and well pitch’d, there are five parishes; the Market place is a Large space very handsome w^{th} a good Market Cross and town hall. Y^e river Sow w^{ch} runs into y^e river Reeke and both Empts themselves into y^e Trent.