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Gates in the Towne namid as be sette by Est, West, North and 
South. The Waulles of the Stone Houses of the Toune be yn 
steede of the Towne Waulles. I rode from the South Gate yn a 
praty Streate a while, and then I turnid by Est and came to the 
Market Place.” ‘The Castelle,” says Leland, “sumty me a 
right fair and strong Peace of Worke, but now al goyng to mere 
Ruine, standith harde bynethe the Bridge of the West side of the 
Haven.” At the suggestion of the Vicar, Mr. Major was called 
upon, at his office on the Quay, and he very kindly pointed out 
portions of the old castle upon his premises ; strong-rooms had 
been “dug out” of the walls, which were 11 feet in thickness, 
and the entrance to a passage said to lead under the river Parrett; 
was pointed out. The castle was built by Walter Briwere in the 
reign of King John. 
The two crosses formerly at Bridgwater have disappeared. At 
the Market Cross the Mayor proclaimed the Duke of Monmouth 
King of England. On one of the pillars of this cross was engraved 
“Mind your own Business.” The other was called the Pig 
Cross, probably a corruption of Pignes, an ancient manor of 
Bridgwater, on the boundaries of which it is known that a cross 
stood. : 
After luncheon at the Royal Clarence Hotel, near which is the 
statue of Admiral Blake, whose birth-place still stands in Blake 
Street, the party left in a well-horsed break for Chedzoy, the 
intelligent driver pointing out objects of interest by the way, the 
Bussex “rhine” or ditch, which proved so fatal to Monmouth, the 
place where many of the victims of the “last great battle on 
English soil” were buried, &c. Chedzoy Church has a handsome 
tower, and its porch is covered with roses. There are some good 
bench-ends, and a brass of a mailed figure, name unknown. In 
a carved chest is a fine old Bible of 1617, but all in pieces. 
Could not the rector have it decently repaired and. cared for ? 
Over the porch are the letters H.P. and a bird, the initials, and 
probably the rebus of a former rector, and Abbot Beere’s 
