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curious than I can defcribe, and are daily im- 

 proving. 



The market near the above mentioned fea 

 gate, as well as a lireet on the right hand of 

 it along the high walk, are always well pro- 

 vided with victuals in bags, &c. and every 

 perfon cries what he has to fell ; thus, one 

 cries Caftanas calieritas y cocidas, boiled warm 

 chefnuts ; another has a mug of water upon 

 his back and a glafs in his hand, and cries 

 Agua del Puerto, v water from Port St. Mary. 



Fish, in particular faked fea-fifh, were fold 

 in vail quantities in this market ; and I heard 

 them cry more than thirty different forts. 



The houfes, as well private as public, are 

 built of the above mentioned Hone (Tophus), 

 and fometimes of limeftone. They are gene- 

 rally two or three ftories high, and have bal- 

 conies which have no windows, except in the 

 houfes of people of quality, and are provided, 

 inflead of them, with two mutters, which are 

 opened when you want to let in the day-light, 

 or to look at the great crowd of people pafTing 

 by. On thefe balconies they put their ftone 



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