APPENDIX, NO. IV. 



COMMERClJ 



few veffL-ls belonging to it arc employed in carryiiag 

 away the articles made here, and in. bringing the 

 raw materials. 



Prosperous, (Kild. 1.) a new village on the 

 great canal, raifed by tlie fpirited exertions of Cap- 

 tain Brooke, has a confider-aLk rinanufaftm'c of cot- 

 Ion. 



PuLEURCH, {■'ii'//'. E^ an inland town on the 

 River Arun, which brings vr-fiels up to it, whcreb; 

 it has fome trade with the adjacf-.it country. 



PuLHELLY, {Corn. IV.) a little town on an in- 

 let of the fea, which niakes a harbour for fmall vef- 

 fcls. 



QuEENBL'RGK, (;Kenf. E.) a decayed town in 

 the ifland of .Shepey, the chief trade of which is 

 in oyfters. 



QuEENSFERRY, [Lin/. S.) a town on the fonth 

 fiiore of the Forth with a tide harbour, which for- 

 merly had feveral vefTels. but now lias none, except 

 the failing 'boats employed at the ferry here, which 

 is one of the moft frequented paffages in Scotland. 

 A mantifafture of f )ap is the only one in the place. 

 R.IMSAY, [Mann) a town with a harbour for 

 fmall veGels at the head of a bay, which affords 

 good anchorage in foutherly and wefterly winds. 

 It is the fecond town in the ifland, in rtfpeft to the 

 quantity of (liipping. 



Ramsgate, ( Kent, E.) z large town in the ifland 

 of Thanet, with a harbour protefted by a Hone 

 pier at a gi'eat expenfe, has fome trade to the 

 Bidtic. 



Rathdrum, (W/rL% /.) a village, in and around 

 which linens and coarfe woolen goods are made 



Ravenglas, {Cumb. £. ) a neat town, lying be- 

 tween the mouths of the Eflc and the Irt, with a 

 good harbour and fome trade, and alfo fome bufi- 

 ucfs in fliipbuilding and fifliing. 



Reading, (Berk. E.) a large and populous town, 

 fituated at the jundl'on of the Kennet with the 

 Thames, fends great quantities of corn, malt, and 

 timber, down to London. Its manufactures are 

 fail-cloth, facking, blankets, ribands, gauze, white 

 thread, and pins. 



Reculuer, (Kent, E.) on the weil fide of the 

 River Yenlade, which is reckoned the boundary of 

 the lord mayor's jiirifdit^tion upon the Thames, is 

 an antient town, reduced by the e!«:roachments of 

 the fea to a fmall village, the chief bufinefs of 

 ■which confifta in ftipplying London with oyfters. 



Redbridge, {Hamp. E.) a village at the head 

 of Southampton water, inhabited by fliipbuildcrs. 



Redbrook, [G/oi/c. £. ) a village in the forefl. 

 of Dean, with irou-woiks, and a rolling mill for 

 making iron plates. 



Renfrew, the capital of the fliire of the fame 

 name, a fmall town near the foutli fide of the 

 Clyde, has msinufaftures of m.uflins and otlier cot- 

 ton goods, and fome filk goods. There art alfo 

 mills for thread, a bleachfield, &c. All thefe man. 

 ufaftures are of recent ere£lion, the fpirit of induf- 

 try having been heretofore baniflted by cleftion po- 

 lities. Veflels of pretty good burthen ccme clofe 



to the toWn by a canal, formed iu a defcrted chan- 

 nel of the river. 



Renton, [DriKh. S.) a regular and handfom.e 

 village on the weft bank of the Leven, created by 

 the adjacent print-fields of Da'quluirn and Coidale, 

 which arc the moft extenfive in Scotland, and ir.- 

 habitid by about l,7 00 people. 



Retford, or East Retford, (iW/. £.) is a 

 noted market for hops, barky, and malt. 



Richmond, {York, N. R.) a handfome town, 

 furrounded by mines of coal and had, has rnani';- 

 fadfures of knitted ftocklngs and caps. 



RiKGwooD, (Hf,m/>. E.) a confidtrable town, 

 with a good deal of trade, and noted for its malt 

 liquor, much of which is exported. 



RirpoN, [I'ori, IV. R.) a handfome town on 

 the River Ure, formerly a lent of the woolen man- 

 ufaclnre, and now a great m.arket for wool. 



Robin Hood's bay, [Tork, N. R.) a village, 

 the inhabitants of which follow fifliing in all its 

 branches, and curing fiih by drying, &c. 



Rochdale, {Lon. E.) a confiderable town, fit- 

 uated on the confines of the woolen and cottoji 

 manufaftures, and having a fiiare of both. The 

 woolen goods are m.oftly plain white cloths. 



RoCHESTfR, (Kent, £.) a fmall epifcopal city 

 on the Medway. clofe to Chatham, has a little 

 coafting trade. The magiftrates are by law the 

 directors and confervators of the oyfter fifliery in 

 the river and its creeks, which appears to be the 

 chief bufinefs of the place. 



Ross, [Heref. E.) a good town on the Wye, 

 has fome ii-on-works, and is a great market for 

 wool and cider, for both which Hereford-ftiire has 

 long been famous. 



RoTHERHAM, [York, W. R.) a handfome town 

 at the confluence of the Rother with the Don, has 

 had an iron m.anufafture at leaft as early as the 

 reign of Jienry VIII. It has at prefent veiy ex- 

 tcnfive ones condufted in the maimer of thofe at 

 Canon, at which the capital iron bridge at Sunder- 

 land was made. - 



Rothsay, a thriung little town, the capital of 

 the ifland and ihire of Bute, has a cotton mill (the 

 fecond ettablilhed in Scotland, the firft being at 

 Peivycuick) which employs about 300 pevfons, 

 young and old. The herring fifliery is carried on 

 with great fpirit ; and the Ihipping of the port is 

 much improved and increracd within thefe 30 or 

 40 years. 



RowBARROW, (Som. E.) a village fiipported by 

 abundant mines of lapis calaminaris, for which the 

 great brafs-works in Briftol make a briik and con- 

 ilant demand. 



Rudoeley, ( ?'/<7^. E.) a neat town on the 

 fouth bank of die Trent, has the benefit of canal 

 navigation, and a confiderable manufafture of hats. 

 RvMNEY, [Ktnl, E.) one of the Cinque ports ; 

 but its harbour having been deferted by the fea, 

 the inhabitants have little or no trade, and are 

 chiefly employed in grafing cattle on the adjacent 

 fertile marfli. 



