Lord Paget’s house is old Brick built, y^e ffront is uniforme and very handsome with towers, but there is no good roome but a Long gallery thats worth seeing: its a fine parke; just by it is a high hill on w^{ch} is the remaines of an old ffortification, they Call it the Castle wall, its of very great antiquity but now grown over w^{th} grass; from thence the prospect of the Country is great. The parke is of Large Extent and some of those pitts are in it—y^e Channell Coales, but y^e water has over flow’d some of them and spoyl’d their digging; thence I went home againe 4 miles—Another day I went to Panckeridge race over y^e Kankwood 7 mile, where were most of y^e Gentlemen and Ladies of the Country, severall Coaches and six horses, Indeed y^e miles are Long and y^e wayes bad in the winter that obliges them to drive more horses; these were persons of good Estates also. There appear’d only one horse to run for y^e plaite which was a salver; thence to Woolesley again 7 mile more. Its a fine Country here about for Rideing one has a pleaseing prospect Every way Especially on any advanc’d ground. I went to Brinsy Coppice w^{ch} was 4 mile, thence Could see towards Shrewsbury and y^e high hill the Reekee, and in a Cleare day Could see something of Chester, and so home againe 4 mile more. Another day I went upon Jtching hill 1 mile w^{ch} is a sort of Rock, but y^e stone is of a Red Coullour and looks Like a sandy stone by its Moldring, but they tell me when its wrought in a wall and have been season’d w^{th} y^e weather it grows very hard and serviceable in building. From thence I went a Compass round to Heywood parke 4 mile off and y^n home againe 2 miles; and another day I went the same tour about to Heywood parke and back w^{ch} was 6 mile more. While I stay’d at Woolsley I went directly to Heywood parke above what I mentioned before and returned home w^{ch} was in all 8 miles, and another day I went to a poole in the Kanckwood 3 mile to ffish and from thence to Heywood parke thro’ a very fine Coppice of trees on a hanging brow of a hill w^{ch} Look’d very fine, and so home 2 mile more. I name y^e number of miles I went only to see y^e whole accō of miles I travell’d this yeare. These Coppices there are many of them w^{ch} is a good shelter for y^e Cattle. Another journey to Darby town from Woolsley by Colton and Blithbery 3 mile, thence to Yoxwell 3 mile over Nedwood forest of y^e King, w^{ch} is 40 mile in Extent, all y^e way you have a fine prospect of y^e Country, Enclosed good lands, admirable Corne of all sorts, good grass: I went in sight of Tetbery Castle w^{ch} is y^e Kings—a great ffortification, but all decay’d—here 4 mile more and there it was that I pass y^e river Dove on a stone Bridge Called Dovebridge w^{ch} Enters me into Darbyshire and thence its 8 mile more to Darby town.