some of which had inscriptions; also ashes, bones of sheep and oxen, many horns, a sacrificing knife, urns and other relics. Sir Richard Gipps, who resided in the manor-house in 1701, met with the head of a Roman spear, several vessels, coins, bricks, pateras, &c. This gentleman died here in 1708, and was buried in the church without any inscription.

Proceeding from Welnetham, at about a mile distance on our road, is BRADFIELD COMBUST, called also Brent or Burnt Bradfield, the most remarkable of the places of that name in this part of Suffolk, having received its surname from the destruction of Bradfield Hall in the year 1327, when it belonged to the convent of Bury. At this time, the conduct of the abbot having enraged the townsmen, headed by their alderman and others, they broke open and plundered the abbey, and completely burnt Bradfield Hall, which at that time belonged to the abbey, and was situated five miles south of that edifice.

Bradfield Combust contains the manor and seat of the celebrated Arthur Young, to whose discoveries and improvements in the art of agriculture the public are so much indebted. The manor and estate of this gentleman was purchased by one of his ancestors in the year 1620, of Sir Thomas Jermyn, of Rushbrook. It stands upon a range of high land, which runs through the whole county. Two small brooks rising in this parish take contrary directions; one passing to Bury, and proceeding to the sea at Lynn; the other running to Lavenham, and falling into the ocean at Harwich. Mr. Young's estate is beautifully wooded with many fine trees. In 1725, his father, the late Dr. Young, formed an avenue of limes, which have been remarked as extremely beautiful; but his son has planted above 40,000 larch and other trees, as nurses to oaks sown 30 years ago, so that his estate is likely to continue well wooded for many years to come. In

some of his publications Mr. Young has explained the advantages which result from these plantations, and especially from the more beautiful trees of an estate. Among his decorations of this old mansion, which contains a copious and valuable library, are the shrubberies and the water. This gentleman has since been taken out of active life by a state of blindness, nevertheless with the aid of an amanuensis he has devoted his time to the illustration of his favourite pursuit, with the unimpaired faculties of a vigorous mind.

Nearly a mile from this place, and about the same distance from each other, are BRADFIELD ST. GEORGE and BRADFIELD ST. CLARE. The church of the former stands upon such an elevated situation, that though the steeple is only 66 feet high, 60 churches may be seen in the circumjacent country, which embraces part of Essex, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire.

About a mile from Bradfield Combust, on the other side of the road, is the little village called STANNINGFIELD, five miles and a quarter from Bury.

Returning to the high road, we pass Coldham Hall, in the parish of Stanningfield, about a mile from Bradfield, which is the seat of Robert Gage Rookwood, esq.

On our left we perceive the house called Pepper, and a little beyond is Cockfield. Here are several manors which probably belonged to the abbey of Bury St. Edmund's; though Sir William Spring died seized of the former, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Earl's Hall here is so called from the De Veres, Earls of Oxford; as Robert de Vere was possessed of it in the 24th year of Edward I. These honours and estates were lost by John, Earl of Oxford, under Edward IV. but restored by Henry VII. and enjoyed till the death of Aubrey de Vere, the last earl of that family. A handsome mansion in this parish was the seat of the Herveys in 1764.

At about the same distance, but on the opposite side of the road, and nearly six miles from Bury, is LAWSHALL. This lordship was given by Alfwinus, the son of Bricius, to the abbey of Ramsey, in Huntingdonshire, in the year 1022. At the dissolution it was granted to John Rither, esq. in the 37th year of Henry VIII.

Proceeding still to the right, we pass Herbert's Green, and at about three miles from the high road arrive at BROCKLEY: this village is six miles from Lavenham; but possesses nothing particularly interesting.

SOMERTON, about a mile distant, was in the lordship of Thomas de Burgh in the year 1274; it is about eight miles and a half from Bury.

Returning towards the high road, we pass HARTEST, which belonged to the convent of Ely in King Edward the Confessor's time, but was afterwards appropriated to the bishopric, and alienated from it in the fourth year of Queen Elizabeth.

To the right we see BoxSTEAD, which in the reign of Edward I. was granted to Robert Harleston, who being attainted by the first parliament of Edward IV. it came with other manors to Richard, Duke of Gloucester. It was afterwards the seat of the Poleys.

About a mile and a half before we rejoin the high road, we pass the village of SHIMPLING; in the Conqueror's time the lordship of Odo de Campania. It afterwards descended to the Lords Fitzwalter. Here is Chadacre or Shadacre Hall, the seat of the Fiskes.

STANSTEAD, on a line with this place, is about six miles and a half from Sudbury, but contains nothing remarkable.

ALPHETON is situated seven miles and a quarter on this side Sudbury, on the high road from Bury; this was formerly the lordship of John de Welnetham, who, in the reign of Edward III., left a daughter his heir.