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1、TourthroughtheEasternCountiesofEnglandTourthroughtheEasternCountiesofEngland1TourthroughtheEasternCountiesofEnglandTourthroughtheEasternCountiesofEnglandIbeganmytravelswhereIpurposetoendthem,viz.,attheCityofLondon,andthereforemyaccountofthecityitselfwillcomelast,thatistosay,atthelatterendofmysou
2、thernprogress;andasinthecourseofthisjourneyIshallhavemanyoccasionstocallitacircuit,ifnotacircle,soIchosetogiveitthetitleofcircuitsintheplural,becauseIdonotpretendtohavetravelleditallinonejourney,butinmany,andsomeofthemmanytimesover;thebettertoinformmyselfofeverythingIcouldfindworthtakingnoticeof
3、.IhopeitwillappearthatIamnottheless,butthemorecapableofgivingafullaccountofthings,byhowmuchthemoredeliberationIhavetakenintheviewofthem,andbyhowmuchtheoftenerIhavehadopportunitytoseethem.Isetoutthe3rdofApril,1722,goingfirsteastward,andtookwhatIthinkImayveryhonestlycallacircuitintheveryletterofit
4、;forIwentdownbythecoastoftheThamesthroughtheMarshesorHundredsonthesouthsideofthecountyofEssex,tillIcametoMalden,Colchester,andHarwich,thencecontinuingonthecoastofSuffolktoYarmouth;thenceroundbytheedgeofthesea,onthenorthandwestsideofNorfolk,toLynn,Wisbech,andtheWash;thencebackagain,onthenorthside
5、ofSuffolkandEssex,tothewest,endingitinMiddlesex,neartheplacewhereIbeganit,reservingthemiddleorcentreoftheseveralcountiestosomelittleexcursions,whichImadebythemselves.PassingBowBridge,wherethecountyofEssexbegins,thefirstobservationImadewas,thatallthevillageswhichmaybecalledtheneighbourhoodoftheci
6、tyofLondononthis,aswellasontheothersidesthereof,whichIshallspeaktointheirorder;Isay,allthosevillagesareincreasedinbuildingstoastrangedegree,withinthecompassofabouttwentyorthirtyyearspastatthemost.ThevillageofStratford,thefirstinthiscountyfromLondon,isnot2TourthroughtheEasternCountiesofEnglandonl
7、yincreased,but,Ibelieve,morethandoubledinthattime;everyvacancyfilledupwithnewhouses,andtwolittletownsorhamlets,astheymaybecalled,ontheforestsideofthetownentirelynew,namelyMarylandPointandtheGravelPits,onefacingtheroadtoWoodf