S^t Winfreds Well is built over w^{th} stone on Pillars Like a Tryumphall arch or tower on y^e gates of a Church, there is a pavem^t of stone w^{th} in—round 3 sides of y^e well w^{ch} is joyn’d on y^e fourth side by a great arch of stone w^{ch} Lies over y^e water y^t runs of from y^e well; its many springs w^{ch} bubbles up very fast and Lookes Cleane in a Compass w^{ch} is 8 square walled in w^{th} stone. In y^e bottom w^{ch} you see as Clear as Chrystall are 9 stones Layd in an oval on w^{ch} are dropps of Red Coullour some almost quite Covering the top of y^e stone, w^{ch} is pretended to be y^e blood of this holy saint whose head was struck off here and so where her body Laid this spring burst forth and remaines till now a very Rapid Current, w^{ch} runs off from this well under a barre by w^{ch} there are stone stepps for y^e persons to descend w^{ch} will bathe themselves in the well, and so they walke along y^e Streame to the other End and then come out, but there is nothing to Shelter them but are Exposed to all the Company that are walking about y^e well and to y^e Little houses and part of y^e Streete w^{ch} runs along by it but y^e Religeuse are not to mind it, it seemes the saint they do honour to in this place must beare them out in all things. They tell of many lameness’s and aches and distempers w^{ch} are Cured by it, its a Cold water and Cleare and runs off very quick so y^t it would be a pleasant refreshm^t in y^e sumer to washe ones self in it, but its shallow not up to y^e Waste so its not Easye to Dive and washe in, but I thinke I Could not have been persuaded to have gone in unless I might have had Curtains to have drawn about some part of it to have shelter’d from y^e Streete, for y^e wett garments are no Covering to y^e body; but there I saw abundance of y^e devout papists on their Knees all round a well. Poor people are deluded into an jgnorant blind zeale and to be pity’d by us y^t have the advantage of knowing better and ought to be better. There is some stones of a Reddish Coullour in y^e well s^d to be some of S^t Winifred’s blood also, w^{ch} y^e poore people take out and bring to y^e strangers for Curiosity and Relicts, and also moss about y^e bancks full of great virtue for Every thing. But its a Certaine gaine to y^e poore people—every one gives them something for bringing them moss and y^e stones, but lest they should in length of tyme be quite gather’d up they take Care to replenish it dayly from some mossy hill and so stick it along y^e sides of y^e well—there is good streames runs from it and by meanes of steepe descent runs down and turns mills. They come also to drinke of y^e water w^{ch} they take up in y^e first square w^{ch} is walled round and where the springs Rise and they say its of wonder full operation. Y^e taste to me was but like good spring water w^{ch} w^{th} wine and sugar and Lemons might make a pleasant Draught after walking amongst those shady trees of w^{ch} there