There is a little river and large ponds—it gives you a good sight of the Country about, w^{ch} is pretty much inclosed and woods a rich deep Country and so the roads bad. There are severall high hills that I was on that gave a large prospect to y^e eye. I saw some of this land improved in the produce of woods w^{ch} y^e dyers use—its ordered in this manner, all the Summer season if drie for 4 or 5 months they sow it or plant it, but I thinke its sown—then its very Clean wedd when grown up a little out of y^e ground, for it rises no higher then Lettice and Much in such tuffts; y^e Coullour off y^e Leafe is much like Scabins and the shape Resembling that: this they Cutt of Close to y^e ground and soe out of y^e same roofe Springs the Leafe againe, this they do 4 tymes, then in a Mill w^{th} a horse they Grind the Leaves into a paste, so make it up in balls and drye them in a Penthouse to secure it from raine—only the wind dryes it. This plantation of about 12 acres would Employ 2 or 3 ffamilyes Men, Women and Children, and so they Generally Come and Make little hutts for themselves for y^e Season to tend it. Here I saw flax In the growth. The smell of the Woode is so strong and offencive you can scarce beare it at y^e Mill: I could not fforse my horse neare it. ffrom thence I returned. Backe by a place where is a stone stands to Divide ffour shires—Worcester, Oxford Glocester and Warwickshire—so I ascended there a high hill and travaill’d all on y^e top of y^e hills a pleasant and a good Roade. I came to Rowle Stone where are many such greate stones as is at Stonidge, one stands uppright, a broad Stone Called the King’s Stone, being the place a Saxon King was secured against his enemies; thence to Broughton in all 26 miles. Thence I went to Astrop where is a Steele water Much ffrequented by y^e Gentry, it has some Mixture of Allum so is not so strong as Tunbridge. There is a ffine Gravell Walke that is between 2 high Cutt hedges where is a Roome for the Musick and a Roome for y^e Company besides y^e Private walkes. The well runnes very quick, they are not Curious in keepeing it, neither is there any bason for the spring to run out off only a dirty well full of Moss’s which is all Changed yellow by the water. There are Lodgings about for y^e Company and a little place Called Sutton. this is four mile, thence to Oxfford 14 mile all in a very good Road and an exceeding pleasant Country. You pass by many ffine seates, Park’s, woods, the Land in Most part of this County is Rich Red Mould and deepe so as they are forced to Plough their Ground 2 or 3 tymes for wheate and Cannot use Wheeles to their Ploughs, its rich Land and produces plenty of all things.