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manner, that they could be walked upon, 

 having a baluftrade round them. Many of 

 the upper (lories had balconies before them, 

 from whence the people had a profpect in- 

 to the ftreet. The windows, even thofe in 

 the third ftory, had fhutters. Each houfe 

 had a fine garden. The town had three 

 churches, one for the lutherans, another 

 for the reformed proteftants, and the third 

 for the quakers. The inhabitants were fo 

 numerous, that the ftreet was always full. 

 The baptifts have likewife a meeting-houfe. 



September the 2 2d. After I had been at 

 church, I employed the remainder of the 

 day in converting with the moft confidera- 

 ble people in town, who had lived here for 

 a long while, and I enquired into the curi- 

 ofities hereabouts. 



Mr. Cock had a fine fpring near his 

 country feat ; it came from a fandy hill, 

 and afforded water enough conftantly to fill 

 a little brook. Juft above this fpring Mr. 

 Cock had erected a building from thofe 

 above-mentioned glittering ftones, into 

 which were put many jugs, and other ear- 

 then veffels full of milk ; for it kept very 

 well in cold water during the great heat 

 with which the fummer is attended here. 



I afterwards met with many houfes 

 which were fituated like this on fprings, 



and 



