From this ridge you see all y^e Island over, which lookes very fruitfull, good lands, Meadows, woods and jnclosures—there are many quarys in these hills of y^t w^{ch} is called the free stone from hence they digg it—the shores are very Rocky all about y^e Island. We went 3 miles off to Sonidge a sea faire place not very big—there is a flatt sand by y^e sea a little way: they take up stones by y^e shores y^t are so oyly, as y^e poor burn it for ffire, and its so light a ffire it Serves for Candle too, but it has a strong offensive smell. At a place 4 mile off called Sea Cume the Rockes are so Craggy and y^e Creekes of land so many y^t y^e sea is very turbulent—I pick’d shells and it being a spring tide I saw y^e sea beat upon y^e Rockes at least 20 yards with Such a ffoame or ffroth—and at another place the rockes had so large a Cavity and Hollow y^t when y^e Sea flowed in, it runne almost round and Sounded like some hall or high arch. In this Island are severall pretty good houses though not very large. Att Kingston, S^r William Muese has a pretty house, and att Income M^r Coliffords—Doonshay, M^r Dollings and 7 mile off Quare. Att Finnum, lady Larences, there is a pretty large house but very old timber built: there I eate y^e best Lobsters and Crabs, being boyled in y^e Sea water and scarce Cold—very large and Sweet. Most of the houses in y^e Island are built of stone—this is Just by the great Cliffts w^{ch} are a vast height from y^e sea—here is plenty of provision of all sorts especially of fish. ffrom Finnum we ascend a high hill of a great length till you are out of y^e Island which does hardly appeare to be now an Isle, the tide having left it on this side that you passe only a little Brooke. There is another Castle called Brindon, but y^t lyes low and appears not much—thence we came to Piddle 6 or 7 miles off where was a relation—Mr Oxenbridg; an old house w^{ch} formerly was an abby—thence to Dorchester town 5 miles—it stands on y^e side of a Hill the river runnes below it—the town lookes Compact and the streetes are very neately pitch’d and of a good breadth—The Market-place is spaceious—The Church very handsome and full of galleries.