I being in Kent this year shall Insert something of Tunbridge. The waters I have dranke many years w^{th} great advantage—they are from the Steele and Iron mines, very quick springs Especially one well. There are two w^{th} Large basons of stone fixt in y^e Earth w^{th} severall holes in the bottom by w^{ch} the springs bubble up and fill it so as it alwayes runns over, notwithstanding the quantety dipp’d up in a morning which is the usual tyme the Company Comes, and the nearer they drink it the spring y^e better, it being a spiriteous water that is ready to Evaporate if Carry’d any way, as has been try’d by weighing the water by the well and Carrying them but to y^e middle of the walks, it has Lost of y^e weight, and much more the End of the whole walke: notwithstanding many has it brought to their Lodgings a mile or two off and drink them in their beds, nay, some have them brought to London w^{ch} is near 40 miles. They have the bottles filled and corked in the well under the Water and so seale down the Corks w^{ch} they say preserves it. They have made the wells very Comodious by the many good buildings all about it and 2 or 3 mile round which are Lodgings for the Company that drinke ye waters, and they have Encreased their buildings so much that makes them very Cheape. All people buy their own provision at y^e market w^{ch} is just by y^e wells and furnish’d w^{th} great plenty of all sorts. Flesh, fowle and fish and in great plenty is brought from Rhye and Deale &c, this being y^e road to London, so all the season the water is drank they stop here w^{ch} makes it very Cheape, as also the Country people Come w^{th} all their backyard and barne door affords to supply them with, and their gardens and orchards, w^{ch} makes y^e markets well stored and provision Cheape, w^{ch} the Gentry takes as a diversion while drinking the waters to go and buy their dinners; it being Every day’s market and runns the whole Length of y^e walke, w^{ch} is between high trees on the market side for shade, and secured w^{th} a Row of buildings on y^e Right side, w^{ch} are shopps full of all sorts of toys, silver China, milliners and all sorts of Curious wooden ware w^{ch} this place is noted for, (the delicate neate and thin ware of wood both white and Lignum vitæ wood): besides w^{ch} there are two Large Coffee houses for tea, Chocolate &c, and two Roomes for y^e Lottery and hazard board. These are all built w^{th} an arch or pent house beyond y^e shops, some of w^{ch} are supported by pillars like a peason, w^{ch} is paved w^{th} brick and stone for y^e drye walking of ye Company in raine; Else they walke w^{th} out w^{ch} is a Clay and sand mixt together. They have been intending to make it gravell w^{ch} would be much better. All those Conveniency’s are added by y^e Companyes Contributions Every year—what has been and so what will be. There is at y^e Lower End of the walke, w^{ch} is a broad space before you Come to