Thence to Comblefford over steep hills 9 mile more, some of this way was over Commons of Black moorish Ground full of Sloughs. The Lanes are deffended w^{th} bancks wherein are stones, some Great rocks, others slaty stones, such as they use for tileing. Comblefford was a Little market town but it was very indifferent accomodations, but the raines y^t night and next morning made me take up there till about 10 oClock in the morning; it then made a shew of Cleering up made me willing to seek a better Lodging. 2 mile from this place is a Large standing water Called Dosenmere poole in a Black moorish Ground and is fed by no rivers except the Little rivulets from some high hills yet seemes allwayes full w^{th} out Diminution and flows w^{th} y^e wind and is stored with good ffish, and people Living near it take y^e pleasure in a boate to goe about it. There is alsoe good wildfowle about it; it seemes so be such a water as the mer at Whitlesome in Huntingtonshire by Stilton its fresh water and what supply it has must be the rivulets y^e must Come from y^e south sea being that wayward towards Plymouth. As I travelled I Came in sight of a great mountaine esteemed the second highest hill in England supposeing y^e account Black Combe in Cumberland y^e first, but really I have seen soe many Great and high hills I Cannot attribute preeminence to Either of these tho’ this did Look very Great and tall, but I thinke its better said the highest hill in each County. I travelled 4 pretty Long miles much in Lanes and then Came into a Common where I Cross’d the Great roads w^{ch} on the Right hand Leads a way to Plymouth and the south sea, the Left hand to Bastable and the north sea, w^{ch} Conveys the stone or rather marble w^{ch} they take from hence at Bole, remarkable Quarrys for a Black stone, Exceeding hard and Glossy Like marble, very Dureable for pavements. This they send to all parts in tyme of peace and London takes off much of it.