The Bridge is a stately building all stone w^{th} 18 arches most of them bigg Enough to admit a Large Barge to pass, its so broade that two Coaches drives a breast, and there is on Each side houses and shopps just Like any Large streete in y^e Citty, of w^{ch} there are many and well built, Even and Lofty, most has 5 if not 6 degrees. Most of y^e Halls belonging to Each Company are Large and Magnificent buildings, as alsoe y^e Churches very fine and Lofty of stone work. Ye Greate Cathedrall is S^t Pauls w^{ch} was a vast building but burnt by fire, has since by y^e Citty been built up, or rather a tax on Coales w^{ch} brings all to pay for it in London. It now is almost ffinish’d and very magnificent, the Quire w^{th} Curious Carved work in wood, y^e arch Bishops seate and y^e Bishop of Londons and Lord Majors is very finely Carv’d and adorned, y^e alter alsoe with velvet and gold; on y^e Right side is placed a Large Crimson velvet Elbow chaire w^{ch} is for the Dean. This is all finished (w^{th} a sweet organ) but y^e body of y^e Church w^{ch} is to be Closed on y^e top w^{th} a Large Cupilo is not quite done. There was formerly in y^e Citty severall houses of y^e Noblemens w^{th} Large gardens and out houses and Great attendances, but of Late are pulled down and built into streetes and squares and Called by y^e names of y^e noblemen, and this is the practise by almost all even just to y^e Court Excepting one or two. Northumberland and Bedford house, and Lord Mountagues house indeed has been new built and is very fine, one roome in y^e middle of y^e building is of a surpriseing height Curiously painted and very Large, yet soe Contrived y^t speake very Low to y^e wall or wanscoate in one Corner and it should be heard w^{th} advantage in y^e very opposite Corner aCross—this I heard Myself. And this Leads me to y^e Citty of Westminster in w^{ch} are many of these noblemens houses built into very fine squares. Y^e kings pallace was a most magnificent building all of freestone, w^{th} appartments suiteable to y^e Court of a King, in w^{ch} was a Large roome Called the Banqueting-roome w^{ch} was fitted for and used in all Publick solemnityes and audiences of ambassadours &c. This is y^e only thing Left of y^e vast building which by accident or Carelessness, if not designe, has Laid it in ashes together w^{th} Exceeding Rich furniture of antiquity, as alsoe y^e greate and good Queen Mary’s Closet and Curious treasures. This has all along y^e prospect of y^e Thames on one side and a Large parke on y^e other, walled in, which is full of very fine walkes and rowes of trees, ponds and Curious birds Deer, and some fine Cows. In this parke stands another pallace S^t James, w^{ch} is very well and was built for some of y^e Royal Familly as y^e Duke of Yorke or Prince of Wales. There is at Whitehall in y^e privy Garden a Large pond w^{th} a spout of water of a vast height. This of S^t James is Little but daily building adding may make it greate.