Having thus entered Gloucestershire, he came through Worcester and Lichfield, and so re-entered Warwickshire from the north, and found—“Colishull to Meriden 4 m. by enclosed ground having some corne, wood and pasture. 3 miles by like ground to Coventry” (190 a). To Southam was “4 m. good corne and pasture in Champion,” thence to Banbury in Oxfordshire “10 m. by champaine, noe wood but exceedinge good Pasture and corne.”
Buckingham.
From Dunstable to “Mergate,” as we have seen, was “al by Chaumpaine a vj miles” (vol. 1, fol. 120). But “thens by Chiltern Hilles and woods and baren woody and ferne ground vij miles to Barkhanstede” (in Herts, near the Buckingham boundary, fol. 121). “Thens I passid by Hilly, Woody, and much baren ground to Cheynes (in Bucks) a v miles ... v miles good Pasture and Corne, v miles mory Ground, and 3 m. by sum enclosid and Woddy ground to Windelsore. From Windelsore by a 3 miles most be wood and enclosid, and 2 m. in faire open and levelle medow ... to Tamise ... Half a mile to Stanes Bridge” (fol. 122).
On a later journey he came from Oxford, and entered Bucks at Thame “by some Hilly and after great Pasture Groundes, fruitfull of beanes a 10 m. to Querendon in the Vale of Alesbury. Thens 5 m. to Alesbury all champaine” (Vol. IV. 191 b). But from Hagmondesham (Amersham) to Uxbridge was “9 miles by goodly enclosid grounds.”
Oxfordshire.
He came from Reading and crossed the river to Caushem (Caversham). “Thens I rode a v miles and more all by great Woddes. And thens by Chaumpaine hilly ground a 4 m. to Ewelm” (Vol. II. fol. 5). “From Ewelm to Haseley a v m. by Chaumpaine Ground somewhat plentiful of corn, but most layid to Pasturage” (fol. 7). “From Haseley to Chisilhampton by plaine ground fruteful of corne and Grasse, but baren of wood as al that Angle of Oxfordshire is, 3 miles. Thens to Drayton Village. Thens a mile to Dorchester” (fol. 10). “To Walingford 1½ m. by mervelus fair Champain” (fol. 12). Here he again crossed the Thames into Berkshire; but later he entered the north west of the county, and found the district from Sutton to Banbury “all by champaine barren of wood” (Vol. IV., fol. 162 b), and the first 12 miles of the road from Banbury to Warwick “by Champaine Groundes, fruitful of Corne and Grasse” (163 a). Similarly from Southam (in Warwickshire) to Banbury was “10 m. by champaine, noe wood but exceedinge good Pasture and corne,” and from Banbury to Bercester (Bicester) was 10 or 11 miles of “champaine.”
Lincoln.
“From Coly Weston to Grimesthorpe about an 8 Miles or 9, most by playn Ground, good of corne and pasture, but little wood” (Vol. I. fol. 26). “From Grimesthorpe to Corby about a 3 Miles by Champayne Ground.... Thens to Boutheby a 3 Miles, and thereaboute is meately store of Wodde scaterid” (fol. 27). “From Boutheby to Hayder al by Champaine ground, fertile of corne and grasse, 4 Miles. From Hayder to Sleford a vj Miles al by Champaine grounde (fol. 29). From Sleforde to Ancaster a 4 Miles by Chaumpaine (fol. 30). Ancaster to Temple Bruern al by Champaine of Ancaster Heth a 4 Miles.... From Temple Bruern to Lincoln 10 Miles by Champaine” (fol. 32). “Lincoln to Torkesey parte by Marsh Ground, and part by other, but very little wood, a 7 Miles. Torkesy to Marton Village about a mile by plaine sandy ground” (fol. 35).
Yorkshire, East Riding.
“From York to Kexby Bridge by Champaine v miles” (Vol. I. fol. 49). Thence he went to Leckenfield, a village a little to the north of Beverley, “And al this way betwixt York and the Parke of Lekenfeld is meately fruteful of Corn and Grass, but it hath little wood” (fol. 49). He then went south to Hull and returned to Beverley: “From Kingeston to Beverle a vj Miles, a v by low pasture and Marsch Ground, and a Mile by enclosid and sumwhat woddy ground” (fol. 57). Starting from Beverley again towards Goole he has “Beverle to Walkington Village a 2 Mile, one by enclosid, and another by chaumpaine good corne land. Walkington to North Cave Village 5 Miles by fair champain corn ground. Northcave to Scalby a 3 Miles al by low Marsch and Medow Ground” (fol. 57).