The Library farre exceeds that of Oxford, the Staires are Wanscoated and very large and Easye ascent, all of Cedar wood, y^e room spacious and Lofty paved w^{th} black and white marble, y^e sides are wanscoated and decked with all Curious books off Learning, their Catalogue and their Benefactors. There is two Large Globes at each End w^{th} teliscopes and microscopes and y^e finest Carving in wood, in flowers, birds, Leaves, ffigures of all sorts as I ever saw. There is a large Balcony opens at the End, very large, all finely painted all over y^e history of the New Testament. Its a hundred and twenty steps to y^e roofe and supported by noe pillars all Arch of Stone: You walke on y^e Arch or Cradle as its term’d. There is 32 Little windows Cut in Stone just as you ascend to y^e Cradle or Arch w^{ch} runns on Either side, and a p^r of Staires of 8 stepps to every 3 windows w^{ch} Lead up to the Arch; thence you ascend the Leads over all w^{ch} are fine, secured by battlements round, there are 4 large Spires: at each corner one. On these Leads you May see a vast Country round. You see Ely-minster and y^e towers; this is a noble building and Stands on so advantagious a ground, and so Lofty built y^t its perspicious above y^e town; this is in Lieu of y^e Theatre at Oxford there being none here. St Johns College Garden is very pleasant for y^e fine walks both Close Shady walks and open Rows of trees and quickset hedges. There is a pretty bowling green with Cut arbours in the hedges. Queens Colledge is old but a stately and Lofty building. Claire Hall is very Little but most Exactly neate in all parts, they have walks w^{th} Rows of trees, and bridges over the river and fine painted Gates into y^e ffields. Katherine Hall is new built, the Chapple was not Quite ffinished; the apartments for y^e fellows and Gentlemen Commoners are very ffine, a Large dineing roome, a good Chamber and good Studdy and this for 8£ a year.