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ill a little park. We here saw the loches \Cohitis 

 barhatula^ which they take and drink down quick in a 

 glass of wine. We also saw divers sorts of tobacco 

 pipes, for w^hich this town is famous. From hence we 

 pursued our journey to Stockbridge, where we lodged. 



Tuesday, July the 1 5th, we rode to Winchester, an old 

 city. In it were fourteen churches ; some of them are 

 now fallen down, and the castle is in a ruinous condition. 

 Here is one indifferent fair street. The town is governed 

 by a mayor and aldermen. The shire-hall, within the 

 castle, built like an old chapel, with a body supported by 

 stone pillars, and in it are two isles. Over the court of 

 Nisi Prius, above the judge's seat, is fixed against the 

 wall. King Arthur's Round-table, with the names of the 

 knights upon it. The cathedral is a large building, very 

 plain without, a square low tower rising out of the 

 middle of the choir. The pillars in the church are strong 

 and large, the top of the body and of the side isles an 

 arch of stone. A great ascent out of the body of the 

 church into the choir, and two ascents more to the altar. 

 The cross isles are about the middle of the choir. In 

 this church are many monuments, to wit, William Rufus, 

 his tomb-stone in the midst of the choir ; his bones are 

 in a chest of wood, which stands on the top of the 

 septum which parts the choir and the side isles. Five 

 chests more are set up in the same manner, one (as it is 

 said) of a Queen Ina, having no inscription, the other 

 four have inscriptions in ancient characters. 



I. 



Egbertus Rex obijt anno Domini 835. 

 llic Rex Egbertus pausat cum Rege Keuulplio, 

 Nobis egregia munera uterque tulit. 



II. 



Adulphus Rex obijt 859. 

 Ringilshi in cista hac simul ossa jacent et Adulplii. 

 Ipsus fundator, hie benefactor erat. 



III. 



Edredus Rex obijt 955. 

 Hoc ])ius in tumido Rex Edredus requiescit, 

 Qui has Britonum terras rexerat egregic. 



