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REPLY1850

Travelling in England

By DAVID STEVENS.

I forward you a note on this subject, extracted, some years ago, from a very quaintly-written *History of England*, without title-page, but apparently written in the early part of the reign of George the First. It is among the remarkable events of the reign of James the First:— "A. D. 1621, July the 17th, Bernart Calvart of Andover, rode from Saint George's Church in Southwark to Dover, from thence passed by Barge to Callais in France, and from thence returned back to Saint George's Church the same day. This his journey he performed betwixt the hours of three in the morning and eight in the af…

Topics: Travelling, Historical Events

Locations: Andover, Saint George's Church, Southwark, Dover, Callais, France