The third bath is called the Cross bath w^{ch} is some thing bigger then the former and not so hot; the Cross in the middle has seates round it for y^e Gentlemen to sitt, and round the walls are Arches w^{th} seates for the Ladyes, all stone and the seate is stone and if you thinke the seate is too Low they raise it with a Coushon as they call it, another Stone, but indeed the water bears you up that y^e seate seemes as easy as a down Coushon. Before the Arch the Ladyes use to have a laced toilet hung up on the top of the Arch and so to shelter their heads even to the water if they please. You Generally sit up to the Neck in water, this Cross bath is much the Coolest and is used mostly in y^e heate of summer; there are Gallery’s round y^e top that y^e Company that does not Bathe that day walkes in and lookes over into y^e bath on their acquaintance and company—there are such a number of Guides to each bath of women to waite on y^e ladyes, and of men to waite on the Gentlemen, and they keepe their due distance. There is a serjeant belonging to y^e baths that all the bathing tyme walkes in galleryes and takes notice order is observed and punishes y^e rude, and most people of fashion sends to him when they begin to bathe, then he takes particular Care of them and Complements you every morning w^{ch} deserves its reward at y^e end of the Season. When you would walk about y^e bath I use to have a woman guide or two to Lead me for the water is so strong it will quickly tumble you down, and then you have 2 of the men guides goes at a distance about y^e bath to Cleare y^e way. At y^e sides of the Arches are rings that you may hold by and so walke a little way, but y^e springs bubbles up so fast and so strong and are so hot up against ye bottoms of ones feete, Especially in that they Call y^e Kitching in the bath, which is a great Cross with seates in y^e middle and many hot springs riseth there. The Kings bath is very large, as large as the rest put together, in it is the hot pumpe that persons are pumpt at for Lameness or on their heads for palsyes. I saw one pumpt, they put on a broad brim’d hatt w^{th} the Crown Cut out so as y^e brims Cast off y^e water from y^e face; they are pumpt in y^e bath, one of y^e men Guides pumps—they have two pence I thinke for 100 pumps. The water is scallding hot out of the pump, the armes or Legs are more easyly pumped. The Ladyes goes into the bath with Garments made of a fine yellow canvas, which is stiff and made large with great sleeves like a parsons gown; the water fills it up so that its borne off that your shape is not seen, it does not cling close as other linning, which Lookes sadly in the poorer sort that go in their own linning. The Gentlemen have drawers and wastcoates of the same sort of canvas, this is the best linning, for the bath water will Change any other yellow. When you go out of the bath you go within a doore that leads to Steps which you ascend by degrees that