. A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial .. . fituated at the mouth of Falmouth haven, is apeninfula of a mile and an half in compafs, on which Henry theEighth erected a caftle, oppofite to that of St. Maws, which healfo built. It was fortified by Queen Elizabeth, and ferved thenfor the Governors houfe. It is one of the largeft caftles in thekingdom, and is built upon a high rock. It held on for KingCharles the firft in the civi
. A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial .. . fituated at the mouth of Falmouth haven, is apeninfula of a mile and an half in compafs, on which Henry theEighth erected a caftle, oppofite to that of St. Maws, which healfo built. It was fortified by Queen Elizabeth, and ferved thenfor the Governors houfe. It is one of the largeft caftles in thekingdom, and is built upon a high rock. It held on for KingCharles the firft in the civil wars, till the garrifon was almoftdeftroyed, and then was forced to furrender to the parliamentforces under Colonel Fortefcue. It is ftronger by land than , being regularly fortified, and having good outworks. This county fends no lefs tlnn forty-two members to parlia-ment, viz,, two knights of the (hire for the county, and twoburgefles for each of the following boroughs; Bodmyn, Boffiney,Camelford, Eaft Loo, Weft Loo, Fowey, St. Germans, Grarn-ponr, Helfton, St. Ives, Kellington, Launcefton, Lefkeard,Leftwithiel, St. Maws, St. Michael, Newport, Ptnryn, Saltafh,Tregany, and Truro. §EAT&.
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