JOURNAL OF JOHN ASTON, 1639 



This from Rissley is ... ... ... ... 06 miles. 



Thence with my owne company I went that night 

 to the Swanne, Mr Ro. Deanes, in Mansfield, 

 from Nottingham ... ... ... ... 12 miles. 



Aprill 2. On Tuesday I baited at Blithe and lay 

 that night at Mr Leavet's, the White Hart, 

 in Doncaster ... ... ... ... ... 20 miles. 



[April] 3. On Wednesday I baited at Ferry 

 Brigg and lay that night at Mr Taylor's, 

 poast-master, at the Swanne in Tadcaster... 19 miles. 



[April] 4. On Thursday I came to Mr Poole's 

 house in the Ould-woorke ^ streete in Yorke, 

 where I was billited my selfe and footman, 

 and the rest of my men and horses at Mr 

 Atkinson's, the Elephant and Castle at 

 Peasam Greene ... ... ... ... 08 miles. 



Totall of the miles betweene Rissley and Yorke 65 miles. 



DoNCASTAR. A very spacious faire church, but few monuments 

 or matters remarkeable in it. 



Onely this inscription I noted for the odd conceit, written 

 round about a faire plaine marble on the north side : — 



Howe, Howe, who is heere. I Robun of Doncaster. 



And Margarett my Phoere.'* That I spent, that I had. 



That T gave, that I have. That I lent, that I lost. 

 Quo'd Robertus Byrks : who in this world did 

 Reigne threescore yeares and seaven, and yet lived not one. 



Yorke. A faire lardge cittie. Twenty-six churches in it. 

 One whereof the minster is a very goodly edifice and exceeding 

 lardge, and for lightsomnesse much excells Pauls. The greatest 

 blemish of the building is that the roofe is of wood. The 



^ Aldwark is still the name of a street in York. 



■'I.e. "Margaret my fere" (companion). The tomb was totally 

 (destroyed when Doncaster Church was burn down, e;o. inf. Canon Fowler, 



