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" W(^ passed tJic place," says Swiri, '' heiiii;' a 

 lilile oiH (»r the way, by flie (Jiiide's kiiaNcry, wlio 

 had IK) iiiiiid to slay. I was now so weary with 

 ridiiii;' that I was forced to stop at Lan^aieveny 

 ( Lhiiii^'eriii), 7 miles IVoiii the l^'erry, and rest two 

 hours, 'i'hen I went on \ery weary, hut in a. I'ew 

 miles more Watt's horse lost his two fore-shoes. 

 So the lloi-se was forced to limp after ns. The 

 (Jnide was less concerned than I. In a few miles 

 more my Horse lost a fore-shoe and eonid not i^o 

 on the ro(d\ \ wa\s. I walked al)o\e two miles, 

 to spare him. It was Siniday, and no Smith to 

 he L;'ot . .\t last there was a Smith in the way: 

 we left the (Inide to shoe the horses and walked 

 to a, hedi^'c Inn W miles from Holyhead. There 

 I stayed an lionr with no ale to l)e drunk. .V 

 l)oat olVered, and I went hy sea and sayled in it 

 to Holyhead. The (Jnide came ahoui \\w same 

 time. I dined with an old I nn keeper, Mrs. Welch, 

 al)oiit I>, oil a. Loyue of mutt(tii \v\-\ i^ood, l)ut the 

 worst ale in the world, and no wine, foi- the day 

 hefore I came here a vast nnmherwent to Ircdaiid 

 afticr haviiii;- drunk out all the wine. There was 

 stale l)e(M*, and I t r \ ed a rtn-eit of Oyster sludls 

 whiidi I i^ot |)owdered on |)iii-pose ; hut it was 

 i;'oo(l for nothiiii;'. I walked on ihe rocd^s in the 

 cvenini;-, and then went to hed and dreamt I 

 liad i»-ot 20 falls from m\ Horse. 



'* Momlaij, S,'/)/. L>:.. The ('ai)taiii talks of 

 sailini;- at ll*. The talk i;'oes olV, the wind is fair, 

 hut he sa\s it is too tierce. I h(die\e he wants 

 more Companx. 1 had a raw Chicken for 



