Trent to y^e Bow Bridge w^{ch} is one arch over into y^e Priory, w^{ch} King Rich^d y^e third pass’d over out of y^e Priory when he went to fight in Bosworth field w^{th} King Henry the seventh, but the stone he struck his heele at and against, w^{th} w^{ch} his head was struck at his return when brought athwart the horse Dead, I Could not see it, being removed, but I saw a piece of his tombstone he Lay in, w^{ch} was Cut out in exact form for his body to Lye in; y^t remains to be seen at y^e Greyhound in Leaster but is partly broken. There I saw a piece of y^e jury wall as its Called being in arches and was a place where the Jews burnt their sacrifices. There are two Hospitalls, one for old men y^e other women 24 in number; they are allowed 2^s : 8^d p^r weeke, Candle, fewell oatmeale, butter and salt. I saw the Library w^{ch} is pretty large, there was two Large Divinity Books the arch-Bishop gave them lately, and the names of all their Benefactors; there was one book all written hand by a scribe before printing was found out, it was a fine vellum; and there was another Book of y^e New Testament in Chineaze Language and Characteur. Y^e town is old timber building Except one or two of Brick. There is Indeed that they Call y^e Newark w^{ch} is Encompass’d w^{th} a wall of a good thickness and two great gates w^{th} towers as the town gates are, in w^{ch} they keep their arms and amunition. Y^e walls now are only to secure gardens that are made of y^e ruin’d places that were buildings of strength. In this Newark w^{ch} is a large space of ground are severall good houses some of stone and Brick In which some Lawyers Live ffrank; there is also a new pile of Building all of Brick w^{ch} is the Guild Hall where y^e assizes are kept twice in y^e yeare and y^e session quarterly. S^t Martins Church w^{ch} is one of y^e biggest—there is none very big and none fine—but here I saw Hyricks tomb who was major of y^e town and was married to one wife 52 years in all, w^{ch} tyme he buried neither man woman or Child tho’ most tymes he had 20 in his family, his age was 79 and his widdow 97 at her death, she saw 142 of her posterity together. They have a water-house and a water mill to turn y^e water in deep Leaden tubbs or Cisterns for their use: there are wells in some streetes to draw water by a hand wheele for y^e Common use of the town.