In this parke is severall ponds w^{ch} affords good ffish, as does y^e moate and y^e Trent as trout, Eeles, tench, perch &c, the Largest perch I ever saw just Caught and dress’d immediately w^{ch} Eates in perfection. Y^e hill in y^e parck Called Hartshill is so high that from y^e top of it you see near 20 miles round, and shews all y^e Country w^{ch} in this part of Staffordshire is full of woods and jnclosures and good land, Except y^e Kanck-wood w^{ch} is but a barren heath ground, but good wood—its fine for Hawking in y^e heath. Its full of little Brookes and Rivulets w^{ch} abounds with Crawfish and they were the sweetest and Largest I have seen any where. From hence to Stafford town is 5 mile—you go by y^e banck of y^e Trent most of y^e way and passing over two Rivers on stone bridges, Called y^e Sore and the Pink w^{ch} both Empt themselves into y^e Trent and so Enter y^e town through a gate. Its an old built town, timber and plaister pretty much, in Long peaked Rooffes of tileing; 3 gates to the town—there was another w^{ch} Leads to the Castle w^{ch} now is ruinated, and only remaines on a hill the fortification trenches y^t are grown over w^{th} green. Y^e streetes are pretty Large and well pitched; a broad space for y^e market place Wherein is a good Market house on stone pillars w^{th} a handsome town hall over it—some of the houses are pretty good. This Country is much for Entertainments, in every house you must Eate and drinke. From thence back to Woolsley againe 5 miles, from thence to Heywood parke w^{ch} was 2 mile where Lived a Daughter of my aunt Woolsley—marryed M^r Hedgewood—a little neate box they Live in. From thence back againe 2 miles. To the Kank wood is pleasant Rideing, its 20 mile long belongs to y^e Lord Paget, there are 4 lodges; in it a great deale of wood and deer and goates. I went to Ffurnes Coppice w^{ch} is 4 mile—on it a fine Covert of tall trees on a hill and a mile farther was a fine wood Called Hedgford; Poole a quarter of a mile long full of good fish; thence home 5 mile. Another day I went to Stiles Coppice 3 mile off w^{ch} is on a high hill and a fine tufft of trees, it Looks but Little at a distance but is a fine Covert for y^e sheep and Cattle: I went quite round it from whence Could see y^e Country a good distance and see into 7 Countys together, Warwickshire, Leicestershire Glocestershire Derbyshire Staffordshire Shropshire and Cheshire; so home againe by Ridgly a mile aboute so it was 4 mile. Another day I went to Boudezworth the Lord Pagets house 4 mile off, and passed by y^e Coale pitts where they were digging: they draw up the Coale in baskets with a Little wheele or Windlass like a well—its very good.