Another wonder is that of Pooles hole, thats just at y^e towns End, a Large Cavity under ground of a Great Length. Just at the Entrance you must Creep, but presently you stand upright, its Roofe being very Lofty all arched in the Rocks and sound with a great Ecchoe. Y^e Rocks are Continually droping water all about, you pass over Loose stones and Craggy Rocks. The dripping of the water wears impression on y^e Stones that forms them into Severall Shapes, there is one Looks Like a Lyon w^{th} a Crown on his head, y^e water trickling on it weares it into so many shapes; another place Lookes just Like y^e shape of a Large organ w^{th} ye severall Keys and pipes one above another as you see in a great Cathedrall; there is also a Stone w^{ch} Looks white and in shape Like a salted flitch of Bacon w^{ch} hangs down from the Roofe of y^e Arch w^{ch} is very Lofty in this place. There is another Rock Looks like a Chaire of State w^{th} y^e Canopy and all glistring like diamonds or starrs; thus does all y^e sides of the Rock all shine Like Diamonds. Y^e Rocks are very Large and Craggy and Indented, some Looks like y^e outsides of Cockle shells, others are smooth all Caused I believe from y^e dripping of y^e Water. I was as farre as y^e Queen of Scotts pillar, w^{ch} is a Large white stone, and y^e top hangs over your head Like a Cannopy all great white Stones and in spires or Large jceickles and glistring as the other. They may go farther but I had no such Curiosity, I had y^e Light Carry’d that shewed me to S^t Anns Needle after w^{ch} is only sand. This white stone is very Like Chrystall of w^{ch} there is a stone Like a Bason or Large ffont wherein drops Continually y^e water w^{ch} runns over and trickling down does as it were Candy in jceickles and points, under w^{ch} is a pillar of this white stone. We had some broken off which Looks like y^e jnsides of oyster-shells or mother of pearle, some Looks like alabaster. As I went I Clamber’d over the top of all y^e stones and as I Came back I pass’d under severall of y^e arches Like bridges; they are both wayes full of Loose stones and the water dropping makes them slippery, it being also very uneven by reason of y^e Craggs. How it should Come none Can give any good accō; its Call’d Pooles hole from a man of that name that was a Robber and use to secure himself in y^t place like a house, and so y^e Country people imagined he made it, but some think it was dug to find mines or marble or Chrystal because y^e mettle mines are full of stone as I s^d before; only this Enters in y^e side whereas the mines they make now are as a well perpendicular for severall yards before it spreads, and y^t not till they Come to find metal, but y^e difficulty appears as to this hole how so large a Cavity should be Left, as in some places y^e Roofe is as lofty as you can see and all stone; now how it should be fixt so as not to tumble in by y^e weight of y^e Earth or stone on y^e top: as to y^e