My Journey to Canterberry and Dover in Kent the same year from Amwell in Hartfordshire. I went to Royston 1 mile, and Epin in Essex 9 mile, thence to Drumford through Lanes and much wood—that part of Essex is full of woods; y^t was 10 mile. Thence to Abnife 14 mile, thence to Tilbery 3 mile w^{ch} is a ffine ffort, a great flatt to y^e Land, full of Watry ditches and may be flooded all over. Here was the fight by y^e parliament in 1640. There are Severall Buildings by themselves of a Triangular form of Brickwork in w^{ch} y^e powder and amunition is kept. Here is a ferry over to Gravesend where we enter Kent, w^{ch} Lyes just over against it a little snugg town under a hill, the houses little and thick together fitt only for seamen and soldiers y^t are Employ’d in the water or the ffort. I saw severall Colliers pass by Laden towards London. The Thames here is very Rough and Deep so as we fferry over in a boate like a Hoy. Thence I went to Rochester 7 mile most in lanes; we Enter the town over the Medway w^{ch} is the finest River I ever saw, it runs thence to the sea and meetes y^e Thames at y^e Boy in Nore and so they fall into y^e sea together, but it Ebbs and flows up a great way above Rochester and is very salt. The Bridg at Rochester is the finest in England—nay its said to Equal any in the world—it is not built upon w^{th} houses as London Bridge but its very Long and fine, Iron spikes Like a grate is on the top of the wall w^{ch} is breast high, and these jrons on the top w^{ch} are above a yard more. Its jndented at Each arch as all bridges are, there are 9 large Arches w^{th} y^e middle one w^{ch} is to be opened by drawing up to give passage to Barges and little vessells. When y^e tyde was out I saw the worke of the arches is w^{th} wood Cutt hollow, and stands a good distance into the water to keep the water from bearing too hard against the Bridge. The town is large jncludeing the suburbs and all, for there is a large place before you pass the river w^{ch} washes quite round y^t side of y^e town to y^e Dockyards, thats a mile from it where are two large yards for building shipps.