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at Gravesend, but for want of money are likely to 

 lose them. Heard at Otford that Mr. Pain, who once 

 lived with Lord Frederick Campbell, was alive at 

 Westerham. Went there, and found him just returned 

 from a journey out of Lancashire. Drank tea with 

 him, and viewed the church of Westerham, where we 

 saw General Wolfe's monument ; but it wants a much 

 better one for the credit of the person and town. 

 Found the road from Brasted to this place the best, 

 and the country also, it being one continuation of a 

 delightful spot. The like before I never witnessed 

 nothing but gentlemen's seats, fine farming, and de- 

 lightful shrubberies. Returned to Kingsdown. 



" Thursday, 1 Ota. Walked to South Ash, to see the 

 pinks and flowers of Mr. Hodsoll, a very ancient family 

 in the parish, who lived in a very ancient house (now 

 being modernized, with marble chimney-pieces and 

 furniture, because Mr. Hodsoll, junior, had married a 

 Miss Kettle, from Wateringbury, with a fortune) . 



1 ' Friday, llth. Tired with walking yesterday, so 

 placed my plants in paper. At a court burghmote 

 this day Mr. Matthews was chosen town clerk. Lord 

 Darnley was present, and much opposition prevailed 

 against his Lordship's interest. 



"Monday, 14ta. Walked to Southfleet, and drank 

 tea with Rev. Mr. Rashleigh, his son (Rev. Mr. Rash- 

 leigh of Horton), and his two daughters (the youngest 

 of whom is a good botanist), who gave me two speci- 

 mens of Sibthorpia Europea in bloom, brought by 

 themselves out of Cornwall. They were going to 

 visit Sir Howard Elphinstone, settled near Cox's 

 Heath, and then to Worthing. Mr. Townsend, 

 from Herald's College, called about a picture of 

 Gravesend, 1692. 



