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on to Carlow, where we drank. It is five miles forth from 

 Laughton Bridge : it is a very handsome place, and one of 

 the fairest towns we passed through. But it being too soon 

 to bait, we passed on three miles farther to Castle-Derman, 

 where we baited at a pleasant inn ; and afterwards passed 

 on to Kilcullen Bridge, eleven miles farther, where we 

 lodged that night, well accommodated in an inn that pro- 

 mised not much at first sight. 



Hence next morning (Sept. 15) we hasted indifferent early 

 for Dublin. At Kilcullen there was nothing observable, 

 but that it consisted most of Irish houses and buildings. 

 The bridge is a long mile nearer Dublin than the town, and 

 is better accommodated with inns, by reason (I suppose) 

 the river is only passable at that place. From Kilcullen to 

 Racoole (the next place we came to of note, and where we 

 baited) is twelve miles : we alighted at the sign of the Post- 

 boy, and had good accommodation for the time we stayed ; 

 and after dinner we passed from it. It is a small town ; 

 the buildings seem ancient ; here many Irish inhabit, and 

 it is a dirty place. But leaving it at that time, we came to 

 Dublin, six miles farther, soon enough to make an ill market 

 afore bed- time; which, for the tediousness of the story, I 

 shall not relate. 



We lodged at our former inn, and stayed here from Friday 

 night, Sept. 15, till Tuesday the 19th of Sept. When, in 

 the morning about nine o'clock, we went down to King's 

 End to take shipping, in the Martin, of Liverpool, to re- 

 turn ; and quickly came aboard our vessel, which was none 

 of the best, and we had a sufiicient number of our company. 

 But before we left the city, we had returned Mr. Mabbot 

 his horse, which he lent us, with thanks for so obliging a 

 courtesy, which we could not have merited or expected 

 from any one. He lent us 40^. at our departure, which we 

 returned him by Mr. Arthur Bulkeley, who was the occa- 

 sion of our bad bargain ; and criminal, I fear too, other- 

 ways towards us, by whom he made his own markets : but 

 I shall forbear him, because time may afford me satisfaction 

 from him. 



Tuesday, in the afternoon, near three o'clock, we set sail; 

 but because we had delayed time too much, we were forced 

 to borrow help to haul over the bar. We sailed that night. 



