1673.] THE TOWN AND MARKET. 317 



his Palace, and doth often honour this Toivn with his royal 

 Presence for his divertisement, which adds no small advantage 

 to it. The Market is kept here on Tuesdays, which is not 

 very considerable, by reason of its vicinity to Cambridge, 

 Bury, and other considerable places." 



In his description of Suffolk he says ; " Neiv-market, 

 composed of a well built street, seated upon the great Road, 

 full of Inns, the Toivnsinen living chiefly upon Passengers, and 

 the advantage of the Court when his Ulaj'esty is pleased for 

 his divertisement in Hunting and Horse-races to lodge there, 

 for which purpose there is a house built on Cambridge side for 

 his reception. The Toivn stands in such a plain, that it 

 hath a prospect three quarters of the Compass, almost to 

 the bounds of the Horiaoii ; to the South-East it is more 

 rising ground, ending in Woodland. It consists of two 

 Parishes, one in Suffolk, the other in Cambridgshire, but their 

 Market-place and the whole street is in Suffolk, which occa- 

 sions those that live on the South-side to hang all their Sign- 

 posts on hinges, so that when the fancy takes them, they may 

 draw them to the sides of the Wall, and consequently into 

 their own County. Their Market is on Tuesdays, having 

 choise wares, and being well frequented and served with fish 

 and a'//^/-fowl from the fenny County, and Pigeons from the 

 fielding. And here the luomen imploy themselves in spinning 

 White-ivork." * 



The only reference to the spring meeting" at New- 

 market in 167^, which we have been able to Charles 11. 

 discover, occurs in the Cofferer's Accounts for Newmarket, 

 that year, viz. " Expenss Dom. Re. Itinere March, 

 vsq. Audley ende et Newmarkett mense M'ij 167I ilij" 

 xiiij' vj ob.'' f According to this entry it is evident 

 the royal journey was made before the 25th of March ; 



* Ibid., p. 210. 



t Series ii. Rot. s.d.j and in series i. a further charge of ^33 \gs. A,d. 

 is made for the same journey, which cost the royal exchequer altogether 

 l\Z\ \y. lod. 



