The Suffolk traveller . RiVer Larl, whichis now made navigable from Lyftn to Fornha?h., about aMile North of this Town. It has a moft beautiful in-clofed Countfy oh the Soidh and South-Wcji, and on theNorth and Nonh-JPcJl the moft delicious ChampaignFields, extending themfelves to Lymi, and that Part cfthe County of Norfolk. The Country on the Eaji ispartly open, and partly inclofed. Stovj tells us, That** in the Year 1608 Jprll 11, being Monday, the Quarter-** Seffions was held at St. Edihundjhury, and by Negli- gente an Out-Malthoufe was fet on Fire ; from whence* in moft ftrange and fudden
The Suffolk traveller . RiVer Larl, whichis now made navigable from Lyftn to Fornha?h., about aMile North of this Town. It has a moft beautiful in-clofed Countfy oh the Soidh and South-Wcji, and on theNorth and Nonh-JPcJl the moft delicious ChampaignFields, extending themfelves to Lymi, and that Part cfthe County of Norfolk. The Country on the Eaji ispartly open, and partly inclofed. Stovj tells us, That** in the Year 1608 Jprll 11, being Monday, the Quarter-** Seffions was held at St. Edihundjhury, and by Negli- gente an Out-Malthoufe was fet on Fire ; from whence* in moft ftrange and fudden Manner, through fierce< Winds, the Fire came to the fartheft Side of the Tov/n,• and as it went, left fome Streets and Houfes fafe and untouched. The Flame flew clean over many Houfes near it, and did great Spoil t^ many fair Buildings far-* theft ofF; and ceafed not till it had confumed One hun-* drcd and fixty Dwelling-Houfes, befides others; and*• in Damage of Waies and Houfliold-ftuff to the fullP 2 Value J I. [ 2li ] Hundred of Thingoe,hi the Franchije of St. Edmund. THIS Hundred abutteth Eo^ft on the Hundred ofThedwa/ire j Southy on Babergh and Rljhrldge;Wejly on Rijhridge and Lackford y and Norths on thdHundred of Btackbourn. We begin with this Hundred, becaufe Bury St. Ed-mtndsy the Metropolis of this Part of the County, is coni-tained in it. Had it been in our Power, we fiiould havebeen glad to have been more particular in our Accountof this beautiful Town. It is fituated on the IFe/i-Me of the Riv^er Lark, whichis now made navigable from Lynn to Fornhatfi-, about aMile North of this Town. It has a moft beautiful in-clofed Countfy on the South and Soiith-Wcji, and on theNorth and North-Wcji the moft delicious ChampaignFields, extending themfelves to Lynn, and that Part c*fthe County of Norfolk. The Country on the Eaji ispartly open, and partly inclofed. Stow tells us, That* in the Year 1608 Jpril 11, being Monday, the Quarter- Scfiions was held at St. Ediiiundfi
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