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the many wooden bridges made of lingle 

 planks, which are thrown athwart the feveral 

 windings of the ftream. 



Leaving thefe fcenes behind us, we entered 

 the lanes of Roydon, broad, winding, and 

 adorned in one part with an open grove, in 

 others, with an intermixture of beech, and 

 oak ; which ftretching aerofs, form a canopy 

 above the head. Thefe lanes open upon a 

 heath, called Sandy- down, which is fuppofed 

 to enjoy the beft air in it's neighbourhood. 

 Here the woods, which had before fkreened 

 our front, now winding round, appear with 

 equal magnificence on the left. The fummit 

 is crowned with Boldre-church, which dif- 

 covering only it's imbattled tower among the 

 trees, takes the form of a lofty caftle. 



Having crofled the river near the ruins of 

 Haywood-houfe, once a manfion of confide- 

 rable note, we mounted the hill to the church, 

 from whence we had beautiful views, on the 

 north to the foreft, and on the fouth, to- 

 wards the white cliffs of the ifle of Wight, 



which are fet off by intermediate woods. 



Indeed all the churches of the foreft are loftily 

 feated. For when the whole country was 

 covered with woods, and before roads were 



cut 



