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which Lathkin is, by many degrees, the purest and 

 most transparent stream that I ever yet saw ? either at 

 home or abroad ; andbreeds, it is said, the reddest, and 

 the best Trouts in England: but neither of these are 

 to be reputed rivers, being no better than great springs. 

 The river Wye^ then, has its source near unto Buxton, 

 a town some ten miles from hence, famous for a warm 

 bath, and which you are to ride through in your way to 

 Manchester : a black water, too, at the fountain, but, 

 by the same reason with. Dove, becomes very soon a 

 ino^t delicate clear river : and breeds admirable Trout 

 and Grayling, reputed by those, who, by living upon 

 its banks are partial to it, the best of any : And this 

 running down by Ashford, Bakeweli, and Hadden 

 at a town a little lower, called Rowsly, falls into Der- 

 went ; and, there, loses its name*. The next in order 

 is Derwent ; a black water too, and that not only from 

 its fountain, but quite through its progress, not having 

 these crystal springs to wash and cleanse it which the 

 two fore-mentioned have ; but abounds with Trout and 

 Grayling, such as they are, towards its source, and 

 with Salmon, below. And this river, from the upper, 

 and utmost, part of this county, where it springs, tak- 

 ing its course by Chatsworth, Darley, Matlock, Derby^ 

 Burrow-Ash, and Awberson, falls into Trent, at a place 

 called Wildon ; and there loses its name. The cast 

 side of this county of Derby, is bounded by little inconr 



* By this it appears, that there are two rivers in England that bear 

 the name of lVye,\ the former Wye, occasionally mentioned, p. 203, n. 209, 

 212, n. and elsewhere in this work, has, as well as the"5^wr, its head in 

 the Plinlimmon hill, on the borders of Montgomery and Cardiganshire ; 

 from whence, as its Latin name, Vaga^ imports, wandering through part 

 of Brecknockshire, it, near the Hay y enters Herefordshire; and at Mordi- 

 ford, within four miles of Hereford, receives the Lug ; from thence, pass- 

 ing on to Ross, it enters Monmouthshire, and falls into the Severn below 

 Chepstow. 



It abounds with that small species of fish called Last-sprmgs ; (for 

 which see page 212, n.) and also, with Grayling. 



And here it may be necessary to remark, that the names of Avon, Oust, 

 Stoure, and some others are common to many rivws in England, as that 

 of Dulas is to numbers in Wales, See Notu on the Polyolbion % song the 

 sixth. 



