Barnes—some have them daub’d w^{th} mud-wall—others drye walls. Carlisle stands in view at Least 4 mile distant, y^e town is walled in and all built of stone. The Cathedrall stands high and very Eminent to be seen above y^e town. You Enter over the Bridge and Double gates w^{ch} are jron grates and Lined w^{th} a Case of doores of thick timber, there are 3 gates to the town, one Called the English gate at which I entred. The other the jrish w^{ch} Leads on to Whitehaven and Cockermouth, the other y^e Scottish gate through which I went into Scotland. The walls of the town and Battlements and towers are in very good Repaire and Looks well. Y^e Cathedrall all built of stone which Looked stately but nothing Curious; there was some few houses as y^e Deans and treasurer and some of y^e Doctors houses walled in with Little gardens, their fronts Looked Gracefully; Else I saw no house Except the present Majors house of brick and stone, and one house which was y^e Chancellors built of stone very Lofty, 5 good sarshe windows in y^e front, and this within a Stone wall’d Garden well kept, and Iron gates to discover it to view with stone Pillars. Ye streetes are very broad and handsome well Pitched. I walked round the walls and saw the River w^{ch} twists and turns itself round the grounds, Called the Emount, w^{ch} at 3 or 4 miles off is flow’d by the sea. The other River is the Essex w^{ch} is very broad and Ebbs and flows about a mile or two off. There Remaines only some of the walls and ruines of y^e Castle, w^{ch} does shew it to have been a very strong town formerly. The walls are of a prodigious thickness and vast great stones, its moated round and with draw bridges. There is a Large Market place w^{th} a good Cross and hall, and is well supply’d as I am Inform’d w^{th} provision at Easye rate, but my Landlady notwithstanding ran me up the Largest Reckoning for allmost nothing, it was y^e dearest Lodging I met with and she pretended she Could get me nothing else; so for 2 joynts of mutton and a pinte of wine and bread and beer I had a 12 shilling Reckoning, but since I find tho’ I was in the biggest house in town I was in the worst accomodation, and so found it, and a young giddy Landlady y^t Could only Dress fine and Entertain the soldiers. From hence I tooke a guide the next day and so went for Scotland and Rode 3 or 4 mile by y^e side of this River Emount w^{ch} is full of very good ffish. I Rode sometymes on a high Ridge over a hill, sometymes on the sands, it turning and winding about that I went almost all the way by it and saw them with boates fishing for Salmon and troute, w^{ch} made my journey very pleasant. Leaving this River I Came to the Essex w^{ch} is very broad and hazardous to Crosse Even when the tyde is out, by which it leaves a broad sand on Each side, which in some places is unsafe, made me take a good guide which Carry’d me aboute and a Crosse some part of it here, and some part in another place, it being