CELIA FIENNES IN CORNWALL. 203 



This was formerly a great tradeing town and flourislied in 

 all things, but now, as there is in all places their rise and period, 

 soe this, w"** is become a ruinated disregarded place. 



Here is a very good meeteing but I was hindered by y' 

 raine, y^ Lord's day, else should have come to hearing, and so 

 was forced to stay, where I could hear but one sermon at y* 

 Church, but by it saw y* fashion of y*" country, being obliged to 

 go a mile to y* Parish Church over some grounds w"*" are divided 

 by such stiles and bridges uncommon, and I never saw any such 

 before:— they are severali stones fixed across and so are like a 

 grate, or large steps, over a ditch that is full of Muddor Water ; 

 and over this, just in the middle, is a great stone fixed sideways, 

 w*^ is the style to be clambered over. 



These I find are the Fences and Guards of their grounds 

 one from another, and indeed they are very troublesome and 

 dangerous for strangers and children." 



From Truro she rode, through St. Columb and Wadebridge, 

 to Camelford, and so on to Launceston. 



This latter town she describes as being encompassed with 

 walls and gates : in the Market-place a long and handsome 

 space set on stone pillars with the Town Hall on the top, "which 

 has a large Lanthorne or Cupilo in the middle, where hangs a 

 bell for a clock, with a Dyal to the street. There is in this place 

 2 or 8 good houses built after the London form by some Lawyers. 

 Else the whole town is old houses of timber work." 



From Launceston, Celia Fiennes rode to Okehampton, and 

 so on to Exeter. 



