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Friday, July the lltli, we went on through Chard, six 

 miles, to Crokehorn, seven miles ; thence to Evil eight 

 miles ; and to Sherborne, four miles. Here the Lord 

 Digby hath an house. The town is no inconsiderable 

 one, the church large, arched, and well carved on the top. 

 It was once an abbey chm-ch. Near the church is a 

 free-school, founded by King Edward VI, and well 

 endowed ; the stipend is sixty pounds per annum. The 

 castle is now ruined, but never was very great or strong. 



Saturday, July the 12th, we set out from Sherborne to 

 Salisbury, thirty-four miles, and passed through Shafts- 

 bury, and by the Earl of Pembroke's seat at Wilton 

 (about two miles from Sarum,) where is a park encom- 

 passed with a stone wall. Salisbury hath in it four parish 

 churches, besides the cathedral. It hath water running 

 through all the principal streets, which are straight and 

 broad : it hath a fair and large market-place, and is 

 governed by a mayor and twenty-four aldermen. The 

 buildings are but low. The height of the cathedral 

 steeple was lately found to be 135 yards, whereas before 

 it was supposed to be 148, that is, equal to the length of 

 the church ; an octagonal stone upon the top of the spire 

 twelve feet round. There are many monuments in this 

 church, to wit. Bishop Poore's, who first began the 

 building of the church, and continued it eleven years ; 

 Bishop Bingham's, the second founder's, Avho carried it 

 on twenty years ; Bishop York's the last, who finished it 

 in eleven years more. A brass plate in the wall for 

 Dean Gourclon, a Scot ; Bishop Audley's tomb ; Bishop 

 Salcot's ; Bishop Bridport's ; l)r. Bennet's, who is re- 

 ported, in imitation of our Saviour, to have endeavoured 

 to have fasted forty days, but expired at seventeen days 

 end; Dr. Sidenham's. A fair well- wrought free-stone 

 monument for Sir Thomas Gorges and his lady. This 

 monument is adorned with figures of the regular solids. 

 A tomb for the Lord Hungerford, who was hanged and 

 degraded, and had a toad put into his coat of arms ; an 

 iron twisted wire hangs up near his tomb, signifying an 



