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Addrefs himfelf who will to the purfuit 

 Of honours, or emoluments, or fame; 

 I mall not add myfelf to fuch a chafe, 

 Thwart his attempts, or envy his fucccfs. 



On a hill not far from the caftle, is a 

 ilupendous Britifh poft. The approach 

 guarded by four ditches, with two or three 

 entrances towards the main work, where 

 fome fofies run acrofs the hill -, the end of 

 which is fufficiently -guarded by the fteep- 

 nefs.* 



The town was formerly defended all 

 round by walls ftrengthened with towers. 

 Leland -j- thus defcribes it in his time : 

 <f It flandithe a mile from Severne banke, 

 ** and is ferved with fmall rills coming 

 " from the hills hard by. The foyle of 

 ** the ground of the towne is on mayne 

 " ilaty roke, and efpecially the parte of 

 " the towne hillinge toward the caftell, 



* Pennant's Tour, II. 372. t Itin. VII. 16. 



" now* 



