NewCastle is a town and County of itself standing part in Northumberland part in y^e Bishoprick of Durham, the river Tyne being y^e division. Its a noble town tho’ in a bottom, it most resembles London of any place in England, its buildings Lofty and Large, of brick mostly or stone. The streetes are very broad and handsome and very well pitch’d, and many of them w^{th} very ffine Cunduits of water in Each allwayes running into a Large stone Cistern for Every bodyes use. There is one great streete where in y^e Market Crosse, there was one great Cunduit with two spouts w^{ch} falls into a Large ffountaine paved w^{th} stone which held at Least 2 or 3 hodsheads for the jnhabitants. There are 4 gates w^{ch} are all Double gates with a sort of Bridge between Each. The west gate w^{ch} I entred I came by a Large building of bricke within bricke walls, which is the hall for the assizes and sessions for the shire of Northumberland. This is NewCastle on y^e Tyne and is a town and County. There is a noble Building in the middle of the town all of stone for an Exchange on stone pillars severall rows. On the top is a building of a very Large hall for the judges to keep the assizes for the town; there is another roome for y^e Major and Councill and another for the jury out of the Large roome w^{ch} is the hall, and opens into a Balcony w^{ch} Looks out on y^e River and y^e Key. Its a Lofty good building of stone, very uniforme on all sides w^{th} stone pillars in the ffronts both to the streete and market place and to the waterside. There is a ffine Clock on the top just as y^e Royal Exchange has. The Key is a very ffine place and Lookes itself Like an Exchange being very broad and soe full of merchants walking to and againe, and it runs off a great Length w^{th} a great many steps down to y^e water for the Conveniency of Landing or boateing their goods, and is full of Cellars or ware houses. Ye harbour is full of shipps but none that is above 2 or 300 tun Can Come up quite to the Key: its a town of greate trade. There is one Large Church built of stone w^{th} a very high tower finely Carv’d full of spires and severall devises in the Carving—all stone. The Quire is neate as is the whole Church and Curious Carving in wood on each side the quire, and over the ffront is a great Piramidy of wood ffinely Carv’d full of spires. There was a Castle in this town but now there is noe remaines of it but some of y^e walls w^{ch} are built up in houses and soe only appears as a great hill or ascent, w^{ch} in some places is 30 or 40 steps advance to the streetes that are built on y^e higher ground where the Castle was. There was one place soe Like Snow Hill in London w^{th} a fine Conduite. Their shops are good and are of Distinct trades, not selling many things in one shop as is y^e Custom in most Country towns and Cittys; here is one market for Corne, another for Hay, besides all other things w^{ch} takes up two or three streetes. Satturday was