["They draw all their heavy goods here on sleds, or sledges, which they call ‘gee hoes,’ without wheels, which kills a multitude of horses.”  Another writer says, “They suffer no carts to be used in the city, lest, as some say, the shake occasioned by them on the pavement should affect the Bristol milk (the sherry) in the vaults, which is certainly had here in the greatest perfection.”  An order of Common Council occurs in 1651 to prohibit the use of carts and waggons-only suffering drays.  “Camden in giving our city credit for its cleanliness in forming ‘goutes,’ says they use sledges here instead of carts, lest they destroy the arches beneath which are the goutes.”—­Chilcott’s New Guide to Bristol, &c.,]

So to the Three ..Crowns Tavern I was directed; but, when I come in, the master told me that he had newly given over the selling of wine; it seems, grown rich; and so went to the Sun; and there Deb. going with W. Hewer and Betty Turner to see her uncle [Butts], and leaving my wife with the mistress of the house, I to see the quay, which is a most large and noble Vlace; and to see the new ship building by Bally, neither he nor Furzer being in town.  It will be a fine ship.  Spoke with the foreman, and did give the boys that kept the cabin 2s.  Walked back to the Sun, where I find Deb. come back, and with her, her uncle, a sober merchant, very good company, and so like one of our sober, wealthy, London merchants, as pleased me mightily.  Here we dined, and much good talk with him, 7s. 6d.:  a messenger to Sir John Knight, who was not at home, 6d.  Then walked with him [Butts] and my wife and company round the quay, and to the ship; and he shewed me the Custom-house, and made me understand many things of the place, and led us through Marsh Street, where our girl was born.  But, Lord! the joy that was among the old poor people of the place, to see Mrs. Willet’s daughter, it seems her mother being a brave woman and mightily beloved!  And so brought us a back way by surprize to his house, where a substantial good house, and well furnished; and did give us good entertainment of strawberries, a whole venison-pasty, cold, and plenty of brave wine, and above all Bristoll milk,

[A sort of rum punch (milk punch), which, and turtle, were products
of the trade of Bristol with the West Indies.  So Byron says in the
first edition of his “English Bards and Scotch Reviewers”

“Too much in turtle Bristol’s sons delight,
Too much oer bowls of rack prolong the night.”

These lines will not be found in the modern editions; but the
following are substituted: 

“Four turtle feeder’s verse must needs he flat,
Though Bristol bloat him with the verdant fat.”