This is y^e pitt Coale, y^{ts} Cloven and burns Like a Candle, and makes white ashes Like y^e Scotch-Coale. Y^e same sort is in Nottinghamshire. From hence we went to Litchfield 7 mile, a sandy Road full of fine pebbles; Litchfield stands Low, there is a greate standing water as I have seen just by y^e town, w^{ch} does often flow y^e grounds after Raines, so the Road is secured w^{th} a banck and a breast wall of a good Length into y^e town—as a Long Causy or bridge y^e Road is, and there are some few Arches here and there to Carry off y^e water. Y^e water has very good ffish in it but it must be muddy; its the privilege of y^e Magistrates only to have fishing or to go about it w^{th} a little boate. The town has good houses, y^e Close has y^e Bishops and Deanes and prebends houses w^{ch} are good; the streetes are very neate and handsome, y^e Breadth and length very well and the building handsome. The minster is a stately structure but old, y^e outside has been finely Carv’d and full of Images as appears by the nitches and pedistalls w^{ch} remaine very Close all over the walls, and still just at ye front remaines some Statues of y^e Kings of Jerusalem and some angels and Cherubims. At y^e door is a Large statue of King Charles y^e Second, and all about y^e door is fine Carving of flowers Leaves, birds and beasts and some saints and apostles statues. The Inside of y^e Church is very neate being new but there is but Little painting; there are two Quires, one old one w^{th} organs and seates, y^e other new w^{ch} is very Large w^{th} Organs and fine Carving in y^e wood; here are 2 organs. There is a painting over the Communion table of peach Collour satten Like a Cannopy w^{th} gold fringe, and its drawn so well that it lookes like a Reall Cannopy. There is some remaines of a Castle, y^e walls and some of the towers remaine. The wall that Encompasses y^e town is what Encompasses the Church and goes from thence. We went thence to Colehill 12 mile, and pass’d by severall good houses. Here I saw y^e way of makeing Runnet as they do in Cheshire—they take y^e Reed bag and Curd and haveing washed it Clean, salt it and breake y^e Curd small about y^e bag, so drye them, being stretch’d out with sticks like a glove, and so hang them in a Chimney till you need it, then Cut a piece off this as big as halfe a Crown and boyle it in a little water w^{ch} water will turn y^e milke better than any made runnet and its freshe. This is a pretty little market town and stands on a hill.