In the next Chap.our Author treates cf the moft curioui 
things relating to Arts in this County, fuc'has in Water- 
after the manner of an Overfliott MillSo in Agriculture he 
examines all forts of Compoft, wherewith they emprove 
their Ground, as Maries, Lime-ftones, Effe or Turf burnt 
to Afhes, and Turfes and Dung. He fliewes what Land 
requires any Particular Compoft; and whatincreafe, when 
well manured, they ufually produce. From Husbandry 
he paffes to Buildings, where he defcribes the Cathedral at 
Litchfield, and upon account of its declination from Eaft. to- 
wards N. he difcourfes of the reafons that enduced Pagxns 
and Chrifiians to build their Temples E.&W. He curioufly 
deforibes the ftairecale to the fteeple of the Collegiate-Chur- 
ch d.tTamworrh, which is made with two Cochlea s wind- 
ing one within the other round the fame Cylinder ^ fo that one 
may afoend in one Cochleaj and arfother in the other, unfeen 
by each other: One Cochlea qpening to the Church-yard and 
the other in tire Church. He then tells of thofe curious Iron 
Works, Locks, Boxes, Spurs &c. for whidiWoherhafftp-- 
in particular, and this whole County in General isfo 
much admired by ftrangers. Amongft other things he de- 
fcribes that remarkable Bridle for iW^j ufed infome parts 
ef the County, which put into their mouths hinders their 
fpeakeing, and elFeftually fliames them, whilft the) are car- 
ryed over the whole Town where they Uve, thus Gagged. 
Cap, 
The Antiquities in this County are either Britiflj^ Roman^ 
SaxoH^ Dmifh ovNorman. Near Wrottefiej there is a Ditch 
4 Miles in Circumference, crofs which there are to be leen 
Remainders of Streets, and here and there Foundations that 
feem to hoof Britijh Original ; as alfo thofe Inftruments of 
Stone like Darts and Arrow Heads, ufed by th^ BnLvfs^which 
are here foftietimes leen up and down. The Principal Romm 
Monuments 2LXQ^Watrmg-[lreety and Icknild-Jlreety which croft 
each other in this County, on which were the Stages where 
Workes is the Jack turned 
