Britannia, volume the first, or, An illustration of the Kingdom of England and dominion of Wales by a geographical and historical description of the principal roads thereof, actually admeasured and delineated in a century of whole-sheet copper-sculps : accomodated with the ichnography of the several cities and capital towns, and compleated by an accurate account of the more remarkable passages of antiquity : together with a novel discourse of the present state / by John Ogilby ...

In the Branch to Sandwich, Deal and Dover.

BEginning at the City of CANTERBURY, you first pass through a Wood, and at 4’7. through a small Vill. and crossing a Rivulet, are convey'd at 6’3. through Gamlyn Street, and a Mile farther to Wingham a Village of 3 Furl. extent and some Enter∣tainment; then at 10’5. you pass through Ash a Village of the same Extent and Acco∣modation, and arrive at Sandwich at 13’2. which extends 6 Furlongs on the Road; It is one of the Cinque-Ports, Fortify'd with Walls, Ditches and Rampiers; yet the Discom∣modiousness of the Harbor is a great occasion of it's not being well-frequented; It en∣joys several Immunities, as sending Burgesses to Parliament, &c. and hath 2 Markets week∣ly, on Wednsdays and Saturdays, and is of Note for being the Place where Ethelstone younger Son to King Egber, gave the Danes an Overthrow.

From Sandwich little occurs, but passing by a Wind-mill, and Sandown Castle on the L. till at 18’3. you enter Deal which extends 4 Furl. on the Road; is a Town of good Strength and of Note for being the Place where JULIUS CAESAR first Landed, and is a Member of the Port of Sandwich; whence you pass by Deal and Walmer Castle on the Left, and through Walmer a Village of 3 Furl. extent, and after by Ringsole on the Right, and St. Mar∣garet's on the Left, a straight Road conveys you to Dover, the Account of which you have in LONDON to Dover, pag. 35.

Backward Turnings to be avoided between Deal and CANTERBURY.

• 1. 6 Furl. short of Ash the Right to Brook.
• 2. 5 Furl. beyond Brook the R. to Stourmouth.

Between Gravesend and Chelmsford.

• 1. 1’6. Beyond Tilbury Fort the L. forward.
• 2. At the entring Stock the L. to Ingatstone.

Between Raleigh and Chelmsford.

• 1. 1’7. Beyond Raleigh the L. to Billerecay.
• 2. A Mile beyond that, the L. to Rawreth.

Between Malden and Chelmsford.

• 1. A Furl. beyond Malden the Left to Wood∣ham Mortimer.
• 2. 4 Furlongs short of Chelmsford the Left forward.

Notes

• CANTERBƲRY, S.E. [1’6. E. by S.] Gramlyn Street, 6’3. E. by N. Wingahm, 7’3. Ash, 10’5. Sandwich, 13’5.
• [16 Miles E. S. E.] Deal, 18’5. S.W.
• Walmer, 20’3.
• Dover, 27 Miles.