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Description of WINCHESTER. 
To travel through a city of fuch renown as winchester, and 
fay nothing of it, would not be confident with my duty as a 
journalid, nor with my inclination in point of curiofity. — This 
ancient city dands on the river itchin, which receives here 
other rivulets, and runs through the town almod from north to 
fouth, till it empties itfelf into Southampton water, it is built 
on the declivity of a hill, on the north and northwed fide, and 
is bounded on the ead by a chalky did, from whence the antient 
britons called it the white city. Its walls feem to be fome- 
what lefs than two miles in circumference. To trace this city up 
to its origin, is beyond my reading ; but we find that con- 
stance the fon of Constantine the great, made it his refi- 
dence. In the great dreet there are feveral houfes which make 
a good appearance ; and in the clofe, which almod furrounds 
the cathedral, are many comfortable habitations, tho’ not of 
the modern kind ; thefe belong chiedy to the prebends and 
canons. This part is alfo well planted ; and whild it affords 
a pleafing fhade, adds to the folemn grandeur of the church. 
No manufa&ures are made here ; but the fchool and the 
clergy, together with a fertile and delicious country round it, 
ferve to fupport the inhabitants above indigence, tho’ not in 
fplendor. I am yours, &c. 
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