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dry ; of which it is easy to render a probable reason. 

 Sterhng bridge is considerable for nothing, but that it is 

 a pass. The river here, Mseander like, takes circuits, and 

 almost meets itself again, and that for a considerable 

 space, both on the one and the other side of the bridge ; 

 so that what is by land four miles, is by water twenty- 

 four. 



From Sterling we went, August the 2 2d, to Glascow, 

 which is the second city in Scotland, fair, large, and well 

 built, cross-wise, somewhat like unto Oxford, the streets 

 very broad and pleasant. There is a cathedral church 

 built by Bishop Law ; they call it now the High Kirk, 

 and have made in it two preaching places, one in the 

 choir, and the other in the body of the church ; besides, 

 there is a church under the choir, like St. Faith's under 

 Paul's, London ; the walls of the churchyard round 

 about are adorned with many monuments, and the church- 

 yard itself almost covered with gravestones ; and this we 

 observed to be the fashion in all the considerable towns 

 we came into in Scotland. The bishop's palace, a goodly 

 building, near to the church, is still preserved. Other 

 things memorable in this town are — 1. The college, a 

 pretty stone building, and not inferior to Wadham and 

 All Souls colleges in Oxon. The premier, Mr. Gelaspy, 

 was removed by the parliament there. Here are. (as they 

 told us) most commonly about forty students of the first 

 year, which they caU obedients ; near so many of the 

 second, which they call semies ; and so proportionably of 

 the third, which they call baccalors ; and the fourth, 

 whom they call laureat or magisters. It being the time 

 of vacancy, we saw not the habits which the students 

 use. — 2. A tall building at the corner, by the market- 

 place, of five stories, where courts are kept, and the 

 sessions held, and prisoners, &c. ; upon the door whereof 

 is this distich: — 



" Haec domus odit, amat, punit, conservat honora, 

 Nequitiam, pacem, crimina, jura, probos." 



3. Several fair hospitals, and well endowed ; one of the 



