The Bishops Seate was 4 or 5 mile out of town on the River Ouise. Ffrom thence we went over a marshy Comon to the Spaw at Marsborough 12 mile; the town is a pretty stone building, in it a large Market place; there is a River, the water Looks black, I ffancy it runns off from the Iron and sulpher mines which Changes the Coull^r;—We pass it over on a large bridge, tho’ in some places they may ford it, its all on a Rock and the Sides of the hill by y^e River is all rock and the Little houses are all built in the Rocks, there is a little Chapple cut out of the Rock and arch’d and Carved w^{th} ffigures of Saints, I suppose its Called S^r Robert Chapple he was Esteemed a very devout man, his Effigee is Carv’d at the Entrance, there is an alter y^t was deck’d w^{th} flowers and the Ground w^{th} Rushes for y^e devout that did frequent it. Severall Papists there about and many that Came to y^e Spaw and S^t Mongers well did say their prayers there. There was a Manuscript w^{th} a long story of this S^r Robert. There is also the ruines of an abbey where there has been many bones taken up and some preserv’d as Reliques—there was a papist Lady Lodg’d where we did and our Land Lady at y^e Inn where we were treated Civily she told us she went with this Lady among these ruines where the Lady would say her prayers, and one day some had been digging and brought up y^e bone of a mans arme and hand and y^e Ligature of y^e Elbow held y^e bones together w^{ch} by Strikeing Came asunder, and in y^e hollow part of y^e joynt was a jelly like blood that was moist, this Lady dipp’d y^e End of her handkerchief in it and so Cut it off and put it up as a Relique. There are y^e ruinated walls of the Castle remaines but of no use, but some part is made a prison and some vaults made Cellars. I dranke very Strong Clear ale in one of those Cellars. We were in a very pretty Garden of a Gentlemans of our LandLady Mason’s acquaintance where was all manner of Curiosityes of fflowers and Greens—Great variety—there is also a Cherry Garden with Green walkes for y^e Company to walk in and a Great Seate in a high tree that gives a pleasant prospect.