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This Jgra is noe Cittye but a Towne, 

 yet the biggeft that ever I faw. The fairefte 

 thing in yt is the Caftle, wherin the Kinge 

 (when hee is in jlgrd) keepeth his Court. 

 The Wall of this Caftle is fome i Courfes in 

 Compafe, and the fayreft and heighefte that 

 ever I fawe, and within well repleniftied 

 with Ordinants \ one of the which beeinge 

 of Braffe, is far bigger then ever I fawe anye 

 in England. The reft of this Towne^ (ex- 

 cepte fome Noblemens Howfes which are 

 verye fayer, and for the mofte parte feared 

 by the River-fyde) is very ruinous. The 

 auncient Seate of the Kings of this Countrye, 

 where they keepe theire Courts, was in 

 Fettepoore y 12 Courfes from jigra, and is 

 a verye ftronge Cittye, fuuate uppon a 

 mayne Ouarrye of Rccke. But fince the 

 Caftle of yfgra was builte, this Cittye hath 

 gone much to decaye, and is nowe verye 

 my nous. Between Fettipoore and jlgra is 

 the Sepulcher of this King's Father, which 

 is a wonderful rich and curious Buildinge, 

 and to my Judgment the fairefte that ever I 

 fawe in Chriflendo?ne, or eife where. And 

 yet the Churche of Fettipoore cometh verye 

 neare y t, and is like wife builte by Geometric 



