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the 17th of Oflober,) which is called the cheefe-fair, and 
is kept in Cbequer-ftreet; the other on February 14, which 
is called the mart, and proclaimed for fix days, is kept in 
theTuefday market-place, and is much reforted to by gen¬ 
teel company from molt parts of the country ; it generally 
holds a fortnight. 
About half way betwixt'the fouth and eaft gates {land 
the remains of an ancient oratory, an odd fort of building, 
with feveral vaults and cavities underground, over which 
are fome dark cells for the priefts to take confefiions in ; 
and above them is a fmall chapel in the figure of a crofs, 
arched above, and enriched with carvings; it is dedicated 
to the Bleffed Virgin, and commonly called the Lady’s or 
Red Mount, whither the Romifh penitents, in their pil¬ 
grimage through this town to the holy wells and monaf- 
tery of Our Lady at Walfingham, ufed to refort and per¬ 
form their devotions. In this town there have been fe¬ 
veral priories, oratories, and religious houfes, which are 
now demolifbed, except a hexagon-fteeple of the Grey 
Friars, near the workhoufe, Hill remaining, and ferving 
as a land-mark to veffels entering the harbour. The litua- 
tion of this town, near the fall of the Oufe into the fea, 
gives it an opportunity of extending its trade into eight 
different counties; fo that it fupplies many confiderable 
cities and towns with heavy goods, not only of our own 
produce, but fuch as are imported from abroad. Its trade 
in wine and coals is fuch, that from 90,000 to 100,000 
chaldrons of coals are brought annually into this port; 
and the annual importation of wine is more than two 
thouland pipes. It appeared, by the report made by the 
commifiioners for auditing the public accounts in the year 
1784, that the whole annual receipt of the duties at this 
port were greater than thofe at any other port in the king¬ 
dom, except London, Briftol, Liverpool, and Hull. The 
trade in corn is extremely large; and in iron, deals, tim¬ 
ber, and other kinds of mercliandife, very confiderable. 
Its foreign trade is alfo confiderable, el'pecially to Holland, 
Norway, the Baltic, Spain, and Portugal; and formerly 
they drove a good trade to France, till it was turned off, 
by treaties on one hand, and by prohibitions, high duties, 
&c. on the other, to Spain and Portugal. The king’s 
Ilaith-yard, or quay, where the greateft part of the im¬ 
ported wines is landed, and put into large vaults, is a 
handfome fquare, with brick buildings, in the centre 
whereof is a llatue of king James I. People pafs from 
hence in boats into the fen-country, and over the famous 
wathes into Lincolnthire in boats, which are often loft by 
venturing out at an improper feafon, and without guides. 
In the year 1643, the parliamentary forces belieged the 
town; the fiege began on the a8th of Auguft, and conti¬ 
nued till the 16th of September, when it was furrendered ; 
and, to preferve it from plunder, was obliged to pay to 
every foot-foldier of the befieging army under the com¬ 
mand of the earl of Manchefter ten {hillings, and to every 
foot-officer, under the rank of captain, a fortnight’s pay, 
amounting in all to the fum of 3200I. after which it was 
made a garrifon-toivn for the parliament. Preparatory to 
tb.e reftoration of Charles II. it was fortified afrefh by fir 
Horatio Townffiend, anceftor to the prefent marquis 
Townfhend, who was created a baron by king Charles II. 
for his loyal fervices, by the ftyle and title of JLordTawnl- 
liend, of King’s Lynn. 
Every nrft Monday in the month, the mayor, aldermen, 
clergymen, &c. meet to hear and determine all contro- 
veriies amicably, for preventing law-fuits. This was firlt 
eftahlifhed anno 1588, and is called the Feaft of Reconci¬ 
liation.—There are more gentry, and confequently more 
gaiety, in this town than in Yarmouth, or even Norwich ; 
here being fuch plenty of eatables and drinkables, that 
Spelman {ays Ceres and Bacchus feem to have eftahlifhed 
their magazines here; the eaft fide of the town abounding 
with corn, ffieep, rabbits, hares, &c. the weft fide with 
chcefe, butter, black-cattle, fwans > and the wild-fowl 
common to marfties, befides the abundance of fea and ri- 
ver-;fifh; fo that he thinks there is no place in Gjeat Bri- 
Vql. XHt. No. 94S, 
tarn, it in Europe, has fuch a variety in fo fmall a com. 
pafs of ground. 
North Lynn, near King’s Lynn, is a little village'at the 
mouth ot the Oufe, open to the fea ; it had a church called 
St. Edmond’s, long ago entirely fwallowed lip by the tides. 
Old or Weft Lynn is fo called from its fituation on the 
weft fide of the river over againft it, in the diftrift called 
Marfliland, which isainarfhy peninfula, oppofite to King’s 
Lynn, almoft f'urrounded with the Oufe and other navi¬ 
gable rivers, and an arm of the fea. It feems formerly to 
have been recovered out of the ocean, from whofe inun¬ 
dations it could never be altogether defended ; and in fir 
Henry Spelman’s time it fuffered two general ones, viz. 
one from the falt-water, the other from the frelhes; by 
the laft of which the inhabitants fuftered 42,000k damage* 
It contains about 30,000 acres, which turn to more profit 
by grazing than ploughing. It is about 10 miles in the 
wideft place, and has no lefs than 111 brick bridges. The^ 
commonage of it belongs to feven villages thatVurround 
if* The air is fo unhealthy, that an ague is commonly- 
called the Marjklancl bailiff. 
LYNN'FIELD, a townfliip of North America, in Effex 
county, Maflachufetts, north-eaft of Salem, and fifteen 
miles from Bofton ; incorporated in, 1782, and containing* 
468 inhabitants. * 
LYN'STOCK, a village in Cumberland, on the river 
Eden, north-eaft of Carlifte; with a caftle. 
LYN'THORP, a village in the north riding of York« 
Jii ire, weft of Brad worth. 
LYN'TON, a village in the eaft riding of Yorkffiire ; 
north of the wolds.—A village in the north riding, on the 
Oufe; fouth-eaft of Boroughbridge.—A village in the 
weft riding. See Linton. 
LYN'TON, a village in Northumberland, north-eaft of 
Morpeth. 
LYN'TON ( Weft), a village of Cumberland, on the ri¬ 
ver Leven, weft of Brampton. 
LYN'WOOD, a village in the New Foreft, Hants. 
LYNX, f. [Latin.] A fpotted beaft, remarkable for* 
fpeed and iharp fight. See the article Felis, vok vii. p. 
299.—He that has an idea of a beaft with fpots, has but a 
confufed idea of a leopard, it not being thereby Suffici¬ 
ently diftinguiftied from a lynx. Locke. 
What modes of fight betwixt each wide extreme. 
The mole’s dim curtain, and the lynx's beam. Pope . 
LY'OE, a fmall iftand of Denmark, near the fouth 
coaft of Fyen. Lat. 55. 3. N. Ion. 10. 10. E. 
LYCE'NA, a town of Algiers, whither the independent; 
Arabians bring their riches as a place of fecurity, bein^ 
defended by a warlike tribe, who have withftood the power 
of the Turks. It is 106 miles fouth of Conftantina. 
LY'OM, a village in Northumberland, north-eaft of 
Waller. 
LY'ON, a town of North Carolina, on Cape Fear River; 
four miles toutb-eafl of Fayetteville. 
LY'ON, a river of Scotland, which rifes in Loch Lyon, 
and runs into the Tay two miles eaft-north-eaft of Ken- 
more. 
LY'ON (William), a ftrolling player, who fometimes 
ufed to perform at the theatre in Edinburgh, in which city 
he died about the year 1748. He was conlidered as very 
excellent in the character of Gibby ; but the moft remark¬ 
able quality which he poffeffed, and which has occafioned 
us to notice him in this work, was an uncommonly reten¬ 
tive memoiy, of which the following inftance may be 
given as a proof. When he was one evening over his bot¬ 
tle, in company with fome of his brethren of the theatre, 
he wagered a crown bowl of bunch, a liquor of which he 
vvas veiy fond, that next morning at the rehearfal, he 
would repeat a Daily Advertifer from beginning to end. 
The player, who confidered this boaft as words of conrfe 
only, paid no great regard to them ; but, as Lyon was po- 
fitive, he laid the wager. Next morning at ihe rehearfal, 
he put Lyon in nnoii or his wager, imagining, as he was 
9 X. drunk 
