not bridled by Gods Command. The seventh wonder is a flowing and Ebbing Well between this town and Buxton w^{ch} Ceases its miraculous motion but on Great raines which Raises the springs, and then, the man w^{ch} was w^{th} us told me he had seen it severall tymes in y^e winter when y^e springs were high to Ebb and flow severall tymes in a hour, w^{ch} appear’d by y^e Rise and fall of y^e water from y^e Edge of ye well, and the man seem’d to be a good sober man, M^r Middleton it was, so that its Likely when the springs are high the water from the sea may have a quicker flux and Reflux thro’ the Channells of y^e Earth, but this is a good distance from y^e sea or Ebbing and flowing Rivers. From Castleton to Buxton is 6 mile, but they are very long. You might go 10 of miles near London as soon as you are going halfe so many here. Thence we went to Ashburn 16 miles where I saw some of their Copper mines where they dig them like a well, but secure y^e side w^{th} wood and turffe bound w^{th} ye wood like Laths or frames aCross and long wayes to secure it. This is a pretty neate market town; thence to Uxeter 8 mile, and we Cross a River on a long Bridge and so we enter Staffordshire w^{ch} has quite a different soyle, sand and gravell and some Clay, and very pretty sort of pebbles in the ground—some of a bright green like an Emerald, others vein’d, some Clear like Christall. This Country is well wooded and full of Enclosures, good Rich Ground, is Extreamely differing from Darbyshire. Just before we Came to Uxeter we pass by a very Exact house and Gardens of one M^r Cotten a justice of peace, its Brick and Coyn’d w^{th} stone, the Gardens or Courts very Compleate, but it stands in a Low moorish ground to show this worlds good is not perfect but has its foule as well as faire Side and with all its Conveniency’s Must Labour under some difficultyes. We pass thro’ a deep and Long water just by, but y^e bottom was hard gravell, this supply’s severall mills w^{ch} are used for their prepareing y^e metal they take out of y^e mines. I had a piece of Copper given me by One of y^e managers of y^m.