to son. We next visited the splended Monument erected
in memory of George Granvill the late Duke father of the
present Duke of Southerland. It stands erect upon a hill
built of hewn stone, the foundation is square 160 ^feet^ round
it, each laying of stone is drawn into a narrow compase
about 3 feet each laying untill about 12 feet high then the
monument is round for about 60 feet, then the Image
of the Duke stands on the top being about 10 feet in hight
with a roll of paper in his left hand (he was a memder
of parliment) facing his splended mansion house in the vale
north of the monument. the whole monument about 80
feet in hight [FIGURE] A person at this monument has a fine view
of the mansion house which is an expensive & splended build-
ing it covers about 4 acres, built of hewn stone, having
much carved work of Lions & other Images, their were
365 windows in it before the repairs or additions which the
present Duke is making which it is supposed will take 7
years to accomplish. Their are some hundreds of acres of
wood land & firm paches all of which are enclosed with
a fence of 4 & 5 feet high the whole of the fence composed
of solid Iron their are miles of Iron railing in this park
The Duke Has vast quantities of game, fish & fowl in his
Park, such as Deer, Hares, Rabits, Pheasants, Ducks, Geese
Swan, Trout & many other kinds of fish. The Deer are
as tame as sheep we saw about 300 in one drove. there
are game keepers to see that no person trespasses upon
the park, the river Trent runs through the park the
Duke has converted the whole of it for a distance into
a fish pool. I visited the burying ground which was
coverd with many kinds of evergreen, the publick road
running through the park is betwen two stone walls
about 10 feet thick, 4 to 6 high coverd with turf & green grass
This DUKE of Southerland has two other Parks of
as much value as the one above named, as to his wealth
he nor no man knoweth. But as JESUS said concer
ning the stones of the Temple, [Matthew 24:2] [Luke 21:5-6] it will in like manner be with
the monuments & pride of this generation, they will spedily
be lade low in the Dust together.
I walked from Stoke to Hanly then to Burslem atten
ded meeting at Deacon Bradburies Elder Cordon
preached I spent the night at Elder Cordons. Elder
Cordon Baptized one at Lane End Monday night 17th
I recieved a Letter of Wm Clayton
to Son. We next visited the splended Monument erected in memory of George Granvill the late Duke father of the present Duke of Southerland. It stands erect upon a hill built of hewn stone, the foundation is square 160 feet round it, each laying of stone is drawn into a narrow Compase about 3 feet each laying untill about 12 feet high then the monument is round for about 60 feet, then the Image of the Duke stands on the top being about 10 feet in hight with a roll of paper in his left hand (he was a memder of parliment) facing his splended mansion house in the vale north of the monument. the whole monument about 80 feet in hight [FIGURE] A person at this monument has a fine view of the mansion house which is an expensive & splended build ing it covers about 4 acres built of hewn stone, having much carved work of Lions & other Images, their were 365 windows in it before the repairs or additions which the present Duke is making which it is supposed will take 7 years to accomplish. Their are some hundreds of acres of wood land & firm paches all of which are enclosed with a fence of 4 & 5 feet high the whole of the fence composed of Solid Iron their are miles of Iron railing in this park The Duke Has vast quantities of game, fish & fowl in his Park, such as Deer, Hares, Rabits, Pheasants, Ducks, Geese Swan, Trout & many other kinds of fish. The Deer are as tame as Sheep we saw about 300 in one drove. there are game keepers to see that no person trespasses upon the park, the river Trent runs through the park the Duke has converted the whole of it for a distance into a fish pool. I visited the burying ground which was coverd with many kinds of evergreen, the publick road running through the park is betwen two stone walls about 10 feet thick, 4 to 6 high coverd with turf & green grass This DUKE of Southerland has two other Parks of as much value as the one above named, as to his wealth he nor no man knoweth. But as JESUS said concer ning the Stones of the Temple, it will in like manner be with the monuments & pride of this generation, they will spedily be lade low in the Dust together.
I walked from Stoke to Hanly then to Burslem atten ded meeting at Deacon Bradburies Elder Cordon preached I spent the night at Elder Cordons. Elder Cordon Baptized one at Lane End Monday night 17th [FIGURE] I recieved a Letter of Wm Clayton
