In one of these Gardens just the side of y^e house into w^{ch} it opens w^{th} glass doors and just over against it is a Large Avery of birds w^{th} branches of trees stuck into the Ground; by it is a Little Summer house neately painted, beyond this is another Garden w^{th} a broad Gravel walke quite round. In the middle is a Long as well as Large ffountaine or pond w^{ch} is Called a sheete of water, at y^e four Corners are seates shelter’d behind and on y^e top and sides w^{th} boards painted, on w^{ch} you sit secured from the weather, and Looks on the water w^{ch} has 348 Lead pipes at y^e brims of it w^{ch} takes in the sides and End and w^{th} the turning a sluce they streame at once into the fountaine w^{ch} Looks well and makes a pleaseing sound. If those pipes were but turned in a bow it would Cast the water in an arch and so would augment the Beauty of y^e prospect. There are 2 Large Images stands in the Midst y^t Cast out water and 4 sea horses all Casting out water. In the other Gardens there were Little figures w^{ch} bedewed the borders w^{th} their showers. This Large pond I spoke of before is very deep and good ffish Encreasing in it. There is another great pond in a ground beyond, w^{ch} Lyes to view thro’ those green pallasadoes and is stored w^{th} much good ffish. Thence I went to Aubery 2 miles, a Little Market town, thence to Pauckeridge and passed through some parcks w^{ch} belongs to some Gentlemens seate. I went by one M^r Peirpoynts, and S^r Walter Rochlys house, w^{ch} stands on a hill in a thicket of trees, and soe Came againe to the Whatling-street way and soe over Kankewood to Woolsly—in all 14 mile ffarther. From Woolsly to Haywood parke 2 mile, and home againe 2 mile, from Woolsley to Kanktown 6 mile, thence to Woolverhampton 6 mile. I went more in sight of S^r Walter Rochly w^{ch} stands very finely on a hill and woods by it—Lookes very stately. These miles are very Long thro’ Lanes. I passed by a fine house Prestwitch M^r Philip Ffolies, a pretty seate in a parke, a mile beyond there is another house of y^e same Gentlemans. Here we had y^e Inconveniency of meeteing the Sherriffs of Staffordshire Just going to provide for y^e Reception of y^e Judges and officers of y^e Assizes, whose Coaches and Retinue Meeteing our Company w^{ch} was encreased w^{th} Cosen Ffiennes’ Coach and horsemen, w^{ch} made us difficult to pass Each other in the hollow wayes and Lanes. Thence to the Seven Starres where we baited, thence 2 miles ffarther we Entred out of Staffordshire into Worcestershire to Broad water, a place where are severall ffullers and Dyers mills. Thence on y^e Right hand are fforging mills for jron works w^{ch} belong to M^r Tho: Ffolie, there is a Rocky hill in w^{ch} is a Roome Cut out in the Rocks.