within the Limits of a wall w^{ch} Encompass’s y^e Castle of which small matters appears, only of a great Banck and some parts of y^e Ruines of y^e ffoundation, but y^e sea Leaving the shore so ffarre they have built this town w^{ch} has no gates. Thence we went to Deale 7 mile, all by the sea side w^{ch} is Called the Downs w^{ch} sometymes is full of shipps all along the Road, but now there were not many. The Downes seems to be so open a place and the shoar so Easye for Landing I should think it no difficulty to Land a good army of men in a little tyme, there is only 3 Little fforts, or Castles they Call them, about a miles distance one to another—Warworth at Deal, and Sandwitch which holds a few Guns, but I should think they would be of Little Effect and give the Enemy no great trouble. Deale Looks like a good thriveing place, y^e buildings new and neate Brickwork with gardens. I believe they are most masters of shipps houses and seamen or Else those that belong to y^e Cordage and Saile makeing with other Requisites to shipping. All this Country about seemes to be a very fruitfull soyle and full of woods. You see a many pretty towns altogether almost, neate Churches and towers all the way you travell from Dover to Deale on y^r Left hand, but beyond Deale you go a very deepe heavy sand for 4 mile to Sandwich. You go along by y^e Sea side in sight of the jsle of Thannet w^{ch} is just over against Sandwich and is so near it you see y^e Lands and jnclosures and woods and houses. I suppose it not a quarter of a League from Sandwich; this is a sad old town all timber building, you Enter by a gate and so you go out of it by a gate, but its run so to Decay that Except one or two good houses its just like to Drop down y^e whole town.