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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 th& 

 same reason with Dove, becomes very soon a most 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, Bakewell, and 

 Hadden, at a town a little lower, called Rowesly, falls into 

 Derwent, 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 forementioned 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, taking 

 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 east side of this county of 

 Derby is bounded by little inconsiderable rivers, as Awber, 

 Eroways, and the like, scarce worth naming, but Trouty too ; 

 and farther we are not to inquire. But, sir, I have carried you, 

 as a man may say, by water, till we are now come to the 

 descent of the formidable hill I told you of, (at the foot of 

 which runs the river Dove, which I cannot but love above 

 all the rest ;) and therefore prepare yourself to be a little 

 frightened. 



Viator. Sir, I see you would fortify me, that I should not 

 shame myself ; but I dare follow where you please to lead me. 

 And I see no danger yet ; for the descent, methinks, is thus far 

 green, even, and easy. 



Piscator. You will like it worse presently, when you come 

 to the brow of the hill : and now we are there, what think 

 you? 



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

 name of Wye : the former Wye, occasionally mentioned, part i. p. 124, n. 

 127, 129, n. and elsewhere in this work, has, as well as the Severn, its head 

 in the Plynlimmon 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, enters Herefordshire, and at Mordi. 

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

 passing on to Ross, it enters Monmouthshire, and falk into the Severn 

 below Chepstow. 



It abounds with that small species of fish called Last-springs, (for which, 

 tee page 129, n.) and also with Grayling. 



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

 Stouro, and some others, are common to many rivers in England, as t'hat 

 of Dulas is to numbers in Wales. See Notes on the JPolyolbim, song the 

 sixth. 



