you see many good woods and pretty houses w^{th} Rows of trees. The Castle at Dover is discover’d five mile off standing on the Edge of a very steep hill on w^{ch} you ascend up to y^e tower 120 steps up, whence you discover Callice in Ffrance. I saw the Clifts and hills plaine, but in some Cleer dayes towards the Evening you may see the towers and buildings of Callice, you likewise see a vast way on all sides sea ward and to y^e Land. The Castle is Left much to decay and ruinated only a small appartment for the Governour of three or four Roomes, Else y^e whole is spoyl’d the floores taken up and wanscoate pulled down. I was in the roome Queen Elizabeth was kept prisoner in till the death of queen Mary, the balcony just by in w^{ch} she saw the messenger Coming which she supposed was of Death to take off her head, but proved the Messenger that brought y^e news of the Crown and Kingdom falling to her by the death of her sister. She afterwards repaired the Chapple but now its quite out of use, the Roofe and side being Mouldred down in many places. There is a fine dry well in y^e Castle walled Curiously of a vast depth, the use of it was to Discover the work of the miners in tyme of a siege whereabout they were at worke, going down into this well discovered y^e working by y^e shakeing y^e Earth at what side they were at worke, and so might defeate them by a Countermine. There is also a great well of 60 ffathom deep, the water is drawn up by a great wheele with a horse, notwithstanding its so deep yet its also wide and Exactly down Right, that I could see the water at the top, and when I flung a stone w^{ch} was a pretty while descending I saw when it plashed into y^e water. There is on y^e Plattform guns mounted w^{ch} being so high Commands the Road so as no ship Durst saile under it. Its a mighty steep Clift at the poynt which makes ones head Giddy to Look down to the sea. There is one Gun of Cast Brass of a Great Length finely Carv’d and adorn’d with ffigures, this Carrys a Ball a great way tho’ y^e bore or muzzle of y^e Gun be not bigger than my fist, so the Ball its Charged with Cannot be very bigg but it will do Execution a great way off; this was made at Utriche in Holland and presented to Queen Elizabeth; its worth a great sum of money for its Curiosity. There is a Little Cannon of y^e same worke w^{ch} I have seen in y^e Tower at London, there is a great Inscription on it. There are Gunns also planted in a Little ffort at y^e ffoote of this steepe Clift to secure y^e Road from Pirates, for as to Dover town it Looks like a place of no deffence, its a Little place, y^e houses are Little and looks thrust together, there is a market house and town hall, its well enough for the accomodation of the seamen and to Supply the shipps w^{th} anything, it seems where the town stands the sea formerly Came in and was Cover’d under water severall fathom deep so as the shipps Ride there in harbour. The town was only