There is a Great ascent up into the Castle w^{ch} Looks very Great and in good repaire the walls and towers round it, its true there is but a part of it remaines, the round tower or fort being still standing and makes a good appearance. The town is Encompass’d w^{th} walls and gates, its’ pretty Large tho’ you Cannot discover the whole town, being up and down in so many hills. The streetes themselves are very steep unless it be at the market place where is a Long and handsome space set on stone pillars w^{th} the town hall on the top, w^{ch} has a Large Lanthorne or Cupilo in the middle, where hangs a bell for a Clock with a Dyal to the streete. There is in this place 2 or 3 good houses built after the London form by some Lawyers, Else the whole town is old houses of timber work. At a Little distance from the town on a high hill I Looked back and had the full prospect of the whole town which was of a pretty Large extent. A mile beyond I crossed on a stone bridge over a river and Entred into Devonshire againe, and pass’d through mostly Lanes w^{ch} were stony and dirty by reason of y^e raines y^t ffell the night before, and this day, which was the wettest day I had in all my summers travells, hitherto having had noe more than a shower in a day and that not above 3 tymes in all except when I Came to Exeter. As I Came down from Taunton there was small raine most of the afternoon but this day was much worse, so that by that tyme I Came through Lanes and some Commons to Oakingham w^{ch} was 15 mile I was very wet. This was a Little market town and I met with a very good Inn and accomodation, very good Chamber and bed and Came in by 5 of the Clock, so had good tyme to take off my wet Cloathes and be well dryed and warme to eate my supper, and rested very well without sustaining y^e Least damage by the wet. I should have Remark’d that these roads were much up and down hill thro’ enclosed Lands and woods in y^e same manner the other part of Cornwall and Devonshire was, gaineing by degrees the upper Grounds by one hill to another and soe descending them in Like manner. These raines fully Convinced me of y^e need of so many Great stone Bridges whose arches were soe high that I have wonder’d at it because the waters seemed shallow streames, but they were so swelled by one night and dayes raine y^t they Came up pretty near the arches and ran in most places w^{th} such rapidity and Look’d so thick and troubled as if they would Clear all before them. This Causes Great floods, and the Lower Grounds are overwhelm’d for a season after such raines, so that had I not put on and gotten beyond Lanston that day there would have been noe moveing for me till the flouds w^{ch} hourly encreased were run off.