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hath there a good hainfome houfe, but far fhort of both 

 my Lord Chichefter's houfes ; and this houfe is feated 

 .upon a hill, upon the fide whereof is planted a gardea 

 and orchard, and at the bottom of the hill runneth a 

 pleafant river (the Lagan), which abounds with falmon ; 

 though the land hereabouts be the pooreft and bar- 

 reneft I have yet feen, yet may it be made good land 

 with labour and chardge. From Linfley Garvin to 

 Drommoare is about feven miles ; here we lodged at 

 Mr. Haven's houfe, which is directly oppofite to the 

 Bifhop of Drommoare his houfe, which is a little tim- 

 ber houfe of no great ftate nor receipt (reception). His 

 chaplain's name is Leigh, born in Manchefter. This is 

 a very dear houfe ; %d. ordinary for ourfelves, 6d. for 

 our fervants, and we were overcharged in beere. This 

 town as itt is the feate of the bifhop of thisy^jr, fo he is 

 lord of itty and itt doth wholly belong unto him. Id 

 this diocefs, as Mr. Leigh his chaplain reported, is the 

 worft part of the kingdome, and the pooreft land and 

 ground, yet the belt church livings bee : there are no 

 impropriations. 



July 7th. Wee left Dromoare and went to the Newrif, 

 which is fixteen miles ; this is a moft difficult way for 

 a ftranger to find out ; herein wee wandered, and being 

 loft fell amongft the Irifh townes. The Irifh houfes are 

 the pooreft cabins I have feen ; erected in the middle 

 of the fields and grounds, which they farm and rent. 

 This is a wild countrie, tiott inhabited, planted, nor 



incloled, 



