From this valley the ground rises gently, and the road from Devizes to Chippenham has to crest a hill or swelling ridge.

At the foot of Devizes Hill we met a coach and another vehicle, which stopped to see us mount this hill, an extremely steep one.

I went from Devizes to Highworth without breaking my fast, a distance, including my deviations, of more than thirty miles.

These he bought for 2, and sold them to a Devizes antiquary for a large sum.