21st We took coach & rode to we had
a plain view of the Old Dudly Castle which
is on a hill North of Dudley the age of it no
man knoweth but it is partly in ruins
We rode to & spent several hours
in this city. We visited the Ancient noted splended
which surpasses any thing for spel
splender & architecture mine eyes ever beheld
it was about 400 feet in length 800 or 900
years of age it contained many Monuments or
portraits of persons which were graven out of marble
& lade over the tombs or vaults of Ancient Bishops,
Lords, & Princis, some of which had lane there for
7 or 800 years. It is said that some of these mon
uments with their winding st[r]eets which are carved
out of fine marble is as neatly executed as
any thing found in . almost evry thing about
this cathedral from top to bottom is carved out of
solid marble the whole pulpit is carved out of
one solid stone. There was a large organ
in the building. The Church of England still
worship in this building, they hold a time of
worship twice each day in a year, we stayed th[rou]gh
one service. The whole concern is superior
to the architecture of the present generation.
from we rode to & on the
ride we passed through the Town of on
the most Noted Hills in in
consequence of they being the highest & the
most splended prospect of all the surrounging
country for 30 miles, & on some of the highest
peaks are large intrenchments whare men
retreated to in the time of the roman war.
The buildings in the village of are
splendid standing on the side of these .
It has long been a place of retreat for
the Kings Queens princis Lords & Noblemen
of & other parts of to visit
in the summer season. We had a view
of eastner castle as we past along. We spent
the night at Mr in 51 m[iles]
