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the diocefe of SaUibury, with a fmall part from thofe of 
Wells and Worcefter. It contains molt of the city of 
Briftol, and all the county of Dorfet, in which ar.e 236 
p.irifhes, of which fixty-four are impropriated. It hath 
only one archdeaconry, viz. of Dorfet; is valued in the 
king’s books 3381. 8s. 4.d. and is computed to be annually 
Widrth 1500I. including its commcndams. The tenths of the 
clergy, 3.53I. 18s. o|d. This lee hath added to the (late 
one lord privy feal. The revenues of the abbey of St. 
AUguftinin Briftol, was valued at the dilFolution at 670I. 
13 s. 1 id. wlien it was ere died into a cathedral by Henry 
VIII. by the name of the cathedral church of' the Holy 
Trinity. To this cathedral belong a billiop, a dean, an 
archdeacon, a chancellor, fix prebendaries, and other in¬ 
ferior officers. The church is in length 175 feet, the 
height of.the tower 130, which is fquare, bulky, well or¬ 
namented, has four ftnall pinnacles, and is a conliderable 
objedl in and about the city. Behind the church is a 
cloifter, in which are the entrances to the library and hi- 
(hop’si palace. The church of St. Mark, oppolite the ca¬ 
thedral, was anciently a collegiate church, founded by the 
Gaunts, vvhofe tombs are to be feen in the aide. 
Among the parifb-churches, we may notice that of St. 
Mary Redclitf, which Camden efteems, on all accounts, 
the fined ftrudture of the kind in this kingdom. It has a 
grand afcent by ftone fteps ; is a large and (lately edifice, 
and executed in the very perfection of Gothic architecture. 
It has a noble tower or fteeple, near 200 feet to the cock, 
which is very large; has a fonorous peal of eight bells, 
the heavielt in Briftol. The tenor is between fifty and 
fixty hundred weight. In this church is the celebrated 
altar-piece, painted by Hogarth ; and many curious mo¬ 
numents, particularly one for the founder, William Can¬ 
nings, merchant, and five times mayor of Briftol; and 
another for Sir William Penn, knight, vice-admiral of 
England, tl>* father of William Penn the quaker, who 
was a native of Briftol. Temple-church, in.Temple- 
ftreet, is remarkable for its leaning tower, which, when 
the bells, which are eight, ring, moves, as Camden ex- 
preftes it, “ hue & Uluc." St. Nicholas church, at the 
bridge, is one of the fined modern rooms that can be feen, 
Of one hundred feet long, fifty-five broad, and without a 
pillar, (hi the tower is a beautiful fpire 202 feet high. 
All-Saints church is remarkable for its elegant ftone dome, 
or lanthorn, and the monument of Edward Colfton, Efq. 
Chrift-church, for its lofty fpire, mufical peal of ten bells, 
and for the two ftatues of men in armour, on the fouth 
fide of the church, who ftrike the quarters on bells. St. 
Stephen’s in Clare-ftreet, for its curious Gothic tower and 
pinnacles, of 150 feet high ; and for having its furniture, 
pew’s, pulpit, altar-piece, and even doors, of mahogany. 
The churches in Briftol are remarkable for handfome mo¬ 
numents, and good bells and organs. In the city are fe- 
venteen paridies, eighteen churches, and five chapels; and 
in the fuburbs, two churches, and one chapel, of the efta- 
blitired religion, in all twenty-fix ; and fifteen meeting- 
houfes and chapels for diftenters, including lady Hunting¬ 
don’s chapel. The new church of St. Paul is an elegant 
building, adjoining to a new magnificent fquare,1 which is 
named after the duke of Portland. 
The hofpitals and charitable foundations in this city 
are fo numerous, that we can only notice the molt mate¬ 
rial. 1. St. Peter’s hofpital in Peter-ftreet, is a very ex- 
tenfive charity, for fuperannuatfed perfons, orphans, and 
lunatics ; daily makes more than 400 beds, and is fup- 
ported by a tax on the inhabitants. 2. The Briftol infir¬ 
mary in Earl-ftreet, St. James’s, an extenfive ftone build¬ 
ing, with wings, and a fpacious court before it. It is an 
unlimited charity, fupported by donations and annual fub- 
feriptions. 3. Colfton’s holpital in St. Auguftin’s Back, 
for maintaining and educating one hundred boys, and ap¬ 
prenticing them with rol. each. This charity coft the 
founder 50,000k 4. The city free grammar-fehool in Or- 
chard-flreet, for inftruding citizens’ Ions in Latin and 
Creek, founded by Robert Thorne ; has two fellowftiips 
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in St. John’s college, Oxford, and five exhibitions. It is 
largely endowed, and is now' perhaps the fir ft fchool in 
the weft of England. 5. Another free grammar-fehool, 
over the bridge, in Redcliff-church. 6. Colllon’s alms* 
houfe, on St. Michael’s hill, for twelve men and twelve 
women. The front and fides are of free-ftone ; it has a 
neat chapel, and a chaplain who reads prayers twice a- 
dav. This charity coft the founder 25,0001. 7'. Queen 
Elizabeth’s, or the city-hofpital, for clothing, maintain¬ 
ing, and educating, fifty boys. S. Fofter’s alms-houfes, 
and chapel, in Steep-ftreet, for fourteen men and women. 
9. The prelbyterian alms-houfe and charity-fchool in 
Stokes-croft, for clothing and educating thirty boys, and 
for twelve old women ; it is a very good building. 10. 
The merchants’ hofpital in King-ftreet, for feanven and 
feamen’s widows. 11. Merchant-taylors’ hofpital in Mer- 
chant-ftreet. 12. Ridley’s hofpital in Milk-ltreet, for old 
bachelors and maids ; it is a ftone building, well endowed. 
13. The red maids’ fchool, for forty girls, in College- 
green. 14. Colfton’s charity-lehool in Temple-ftreet, for 
inltrucling and clothing forty boys. 15. Eldridge’s cha¬ 
rity-fchool in St. Michael’s hill, for boys and girls. 16. 
Quakers work-houfe and fchool. 17. Dr. White’s hof¬ 
pital in Temple-ftreet, for old men. 18. Trinity-hofpital 
in the Old-market; which, with the other fchools, hofpi¬ 
tals, and charitable inftitutions, amount to fifty-two. Here 
is diftributed annually among the poor upwards of 20,000k 
There are about 1500 perfons in the city and fuburbs en¬ 
tirely fupported by public charity ; befides above 6000 
others, who are partially maintained and allifted with mo¬ 
ney and medicines. 
There are two fairs ufually held in Briftol; the one on 
the firft of March, in Temple-ftreet; the other on the 
firft of September, in St. James’s church-yard, &c. at this 
lad there is generally a large number of horfes of all kinds 
for fale, which leldom continues more than two or three 
days; at prefent, the principal traders who frequent thefe 
fairs are the clothiers, either to (ell or receive orders for 
their goods; alCo dealers in tanned leather, there being 
more of this article fold during thofe periods, at the Black¬ 
ball, than at any other fair in'England ; and of ticking for 
bed-cafes there is likewife a confiderable quantity vended. 
There are alfo two principal markets, for butchers’ meat, 
and all kinds of provifions, held on Wednefdays and 
Saturdays. 
Briftol gives the title of earl to lord Hervey ; and fends 
two members to parliament. It is the capital key and 
great mart of the weftern parts; after our aiigiift metro¬ 
polis, it is the larged, moll populous, and flourilhing, place 
in the illand, and one of the principal cities of Europe. 
There are many capital manufactories carried on in this 
neighbourhood. The brafs-works at Baptift-mills, at the 
diftance of about one mile to the north-eall of the city, 
(ituate on the river Frome, deferve attention: the quan¬ 
tity of brafs made here is prodigious ; it is drawn into 
wire, or formed into what they call battery , for the Guinea 
trade and other purpofes, from whence it is lent to Lon¬ 
don, Liverpool, and other parts of the kingdom. There 
are likewife feveral large works for fmelting copper, at 
Crewe’s-hole, and other places on the banks of the Avon, 
between Briftol and Bath ; and fome others in Kingfwood. 
There are alfo three iron-founderies in the parifh of St. 
Philip and Jacob, where cannon; &c. are caft, and where 
is a lleam-engine for boring them, when run in the folid. 
In the fame parifh are likewife very conliderable lead- 
works, where the lead is fmelted from the ore, and wrought 
into milled lead,or caft into fheets, &c. and adjoining there¬ 
to, the fame proprietors have ereCled a white-lead-houfe, 
of great extent, w here they make large quantities, as alfo 
of red-lead ; and here it may not be amifs to remark, that 
Briftol is famous for making fmall leaden (hot, of which 1 ' 
vail quantities are exported to America. 
The returns made here in the glafs-manufaflory are 
prodigious ; great numbers of bottles are ufed for fend¬ 
ing the water of St. Vincent’s rock to all parts of the 
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