the　cries　of　the　poor　began　to　be　very　loud；　when　the　wearing　of
  painted　calicoes　was　grown　to　such　a　height　in　England；　as　was　seen
  about　two　or　three　years　ago；　but　an　Act　of　Parliament　having　been
  obtained；　though　not　without　great　struggle；　in　the　years　1720　and
  1721；　for　prohibiting　the　use　and　wearing　of　calicoes；　the　stuff
  trade　revived　incredibly；　and　as　I　passed　this　part　of　the　country
  in　the　year　1723；　the　manufacturers　assured　me　that　there　was　not；
  in　all　the　eastern　and　middle　part　of　Norfolk；　any　hand　unemployed；
  if　they　would　work；　and　that　the　very　children；　after　four　or　five
  years　of　age；　could　every　one　earn　their　own　bread。　　But　I　return
  to　speak　of　the　villages　and　towns　in　the　rest　of　the　county；　I
  shall　come　to　the　city　of　Norwich　by　itself。
  This　throng　of　villages　continues　through　all　the　east　part　of　the
  country；　which　is　of　the　greatest　extent；　and　where　the　manufacture
  is　chiefly　carried　on。　　If　any　part　of　it　be　waste　and　thin　of
  inhabitants；　it　is　the　west　part；　drawing　a　line　from　about　Brand；
  or　Brandon；　south；　to　Walsinghan；　north。　　This　part　of　the　country
  indeed　is　full　of　open　plains；　and　somewhat　sandy　and　barren；　and
  feeds　great　flocks　of　good　sheep；　but　put　it　all　together；　the
  county　of　Norfolk　has　the　most　people　in　the　least　tract　of　land　of
  any　county　in　England；　except　about　London；　and　Exon；　and　the　West
  Riding　of　Yorkshire；　as　above。
  Add　to　this；　that　there　is　no　single　county　in　England；　except　as
  above；　that　can　boast　of　three　towns　so　populous；　so　rich；　and　so
  famous　for　trade　and　navigation；　as　in　this　county。　　By　these　three
  towns；　I　mean　the　city　of　Norwich；　the　towns　of　Yarmouth　and　Lynn。
  Besides　that；　it　has　several　other　seaports　of　very　good　trade；　as
  Wisbech；　Wells；　Burnham；　Clye；　etc。
  Norwich　is　the　capital　of　all　the　county；　and　the　centre　of　all　the
  trade　and　manufactures　which　I　have　just　mentioned；　an　ancient；
  large；　rich；　and　populous　city。　　If　a　stranger　was　only　to　ride
  through　or　view　the　city　of　Norwich　for　a　day；　he　would　have　much
  more　reason　to　think　there　was　a　town　without　inhabitants；　than
  there　is　really　to　say　so　of　Ipswich；　but　on　the　contrary　if　he　was
  to　view　the　city；　either　on　a　Sabbath…day；　or　on　any　public
  occasion；　he　would　wonder　where　all　the　people　could　dwell；　the
  multitude　is　so　great。　　But　the　case　is　this：　the　inhabitants　being
  all　busy　at　their　manufactures；　dwell　in　their　garrets　at　their
  looms；　and　in　their　combing　shops　（so　they　call　them）；　twisting…
  mills；　and　other　work…houses；　almost　all　the　works　they　are
  employed　in　being　done　within　doors。　　There　are　in　this　city
  thirty…two　parishes　besides　the　cathedral；　and　a　great　many
  meeting…houses　of　Dissenters　of　all　denominations。　　The　public
  edifices　are　chiefly　the　castle；　ancient　and　decayed；　and　now　for
  many　years　past　made　use　of　for　a　gaol。　　The　Duke　of　Norfolk's
  house　was　formerly　kept　well；　and　the　gardens　preserved　for　the
  pleasure　and　diversion　of　the　citizens；　but　since　feeling　too
  sensibly　the　sinking　circumstances　of　that　once　glorious　family；
  who　were　the　first　peers　and　hereditary　earl…marshals　of　England。
  The　walls　of　this　city　are　reckoned　three　miles　in　circumference；
  taking　in　more　ground　than　the　City　of　London；　but　much　of　that
  ground　lying　open　in　pasture…fields　and　gardens；　nor　does　it　seem
  to　be；　like　some　ancient　places；　a　decayed；　declining　town；　and
  that　the　walls　mark　out　its　ancient　dimensions；　for　we　do　not　see
  room　to　suppose　that　it　was　ever　larger　or　more　populous　than　it　is
  now。　　But　the　walls　seem　to　be　placed　as　if　they　expected　that　the
  city　would　in　time　increase　sufficiently　to　fill　them　up　with
  buildings。
  The　cathedral　of　this　city　is　a　fine　fabric；　and　the　spire　steeple
  very　high　and　beautiful。　　It　is　not　ancient；　the　bishop's　see
  having　been　first　at　Thetford；　from　whence　it　was　not　translated
  hither　till　the　twelfth　century。　　Yet　the　church　has　so　many
  antiquities　in　it；　that　our　late　great　scholar　and　physician；　Sir
  Thomas　Brown；　thought　it　worth　his　while　to　write　a　whole　book　to
  collect　the　monuments　and　inscriptions　in　this　church；　to　which　I
  refer　the　reader。
  The　River　Yare　runs　through　this　city；　and　is　navigable　thus　far
  without　the　help　of　any　art　（that　is　to　say；　without　locks　or
  stops）；　and　being　increased　by　other　waters；　passes　afterwards
  through　a　long　tract　of　the　richest　meadows；　and　the　largest；　take
  them　all　together；　that　are　anywhere　in　England；　lying　for　thirty
  miles　in　length；　from　this　city　to　Yarmouth；　including　the　return
  of　the　said　meadows　on　the　bank　of　the　Waveney　south；　and　on　the
  River　Thyrn　north。
  Here　is　one　thing　indeed　strange　in　itself；　and　more　so；　in　that
  history　seems　to　be　quite　ignorant　of　the　occasion　of　it。　　The
  River　Waveney　is　a　considerable　river；　and　of　a　deep　and　full
  channel；　navigable　for　large　barges　as　high　as　Beccles；　it　runs　for
  a　course　of　about　fifty　miles；　between　the　two　counties　of　Suffolk
  and　Norfolk；　as　a　boundary　to　both；　and　pushing　on；　though　with　a
  gentle　stream；　towards　the　sea；　no　one　would　doubt；　but；　that　when
  they　see　the　river　growing　broader　and　deeper；　and　going　directly
  towards　the　sea；　even　to　the　edge　of　the　beach　…　that　is　to　say；
  within　a　mile　of　the　main　ocean　…　no　stranger；　I　say；　but　would
  expect　to　see　its　entrance　into　the　sea　at　that　place；　and　a　noble
  harbour　for　ships　at　the　mouth　of　it；　when　on　a　sudden；　the　land
  rising　high　by　the　seaside；　crosses　the　head　of　the　river；　like　a
  dam；　checks　the　whole　course　of　it；　and　it　returns；　bending　its
  course　west；　for　two　miles；　or　thereabouts；　and　then　turning　north；
  through　another　long　course　of　meadows　（joining　to　those　just　now
  mentioned）　seeks　out　the　River　Yare；　that　it　may　join　its　water
  with　hers；　and　find　their　way　to　the　sea　together
  Some　of　our　historians　tell　a　long；　fabulous　story　of　this　river
  being　once　open；　and　a　famous　harbour　for　ships　belonging　to　a　town
  of　Lowestoft　adjoining；　but　that　the　town　of　Yarmouth　envying　the
  prosperity　of　the　said　town　of　Lowestoft；　made　war　upon　them；　and
  that　after　many　bloody　battles；　as　well　by　sea　as　by　land；　they
  came　at　last　to　a　decisive　action　at　sea　with　their　respective
  fleets；　and　the　victory　fell　to　the　Yarmouth　men；　the　Lowestoft
  fleet　being　overthrown　and　utterly　destroyed；　and　that　upon　this
  victory；　the　Yarmouth　men　either　actually　did　stop　up　the　mouth　of
  the　said　river；　or　obliged　the　vanquished　Lowestoft　men　to　do　it
  themselves；　and　bound　them　never　to　attempt　to　open　it　again。
  I　believe　my　share　of　this　story；　and　I　recommend　no　more　of　it　to
  the　reader；　adding；　that　I　see　no　authority　for　the　relation；
  neither　do　the　relators　agree　either　in　the　time　of　it；　or　in　the
  particulars　of　the　fact；　that　is　to　say；　in　whose　reign；　or　under
  what　government　all　this　happened；　in　what　year；　and　the　like；　so　I
  satisfy　myself　with　transcribing　the　matter　of　fact；　and　then　leave
  it　as　I　find　it。
  In　this　vast　tract　of　meadows　are　fed　a　prodigious　number　of　black
  cattle　which　are　said　to　be　fed　up　for　the　fattest　beef；　though　not
  the　largest　in　England；　and　the　quantity　is　so　great；　as　that　they
  not　only　supply　the　city　of　Norwich；　the　town　of　Yarmouth；　and
  county　adjacent；　but　send　great　quantities　of　them　weekly　in　all
  the　winter　season　to　London。
  And　this　in　particular　is　worthy　remark；　that　the　gross　of　all　the
  Scots　cattle　which　come　yearly　into　England　are　brought　hither；
  being　brought　to　a　small　village　lying　north　of　the　city　of
  Norwich；　called　St。　Faith's；　where　the　Norfolk　graziers　go　and　buy
  them。
  These　Scots　runts；　so　they　call　them；　coming　out　of　the　cold　and
  barren　mountains　of　the　Highlands　in　Scotland；　feed　so　eagerly　on
  the　rich　pasture　in　these　marshes；　that　they　thrive　in　an　unusual
  manner；　and　grow　monstrously　fat；　and　the　beef　is　so　delicious　for
  taste；　that　the　inhabitants　prefer　them　to　the　English　cattle；
  which　are　much　larger　and　fairer　to　look　at；　and　they　may　very　well
  do　so。　　Some　have　told　me；　and　I　believe　with　good　judgment；　that
  there　are　above　forty　thousand　of　these　Scots　cattle　fed　in　this
  county　every　year；　and　most　of　them　in　the　said　marshes　between
  Norwich；　Beccles；　and　Yarmouth。
  Yarmouth　is　an　ancient　town；　much　older　than　Norwich；　and　at
  present；　though　not　standing　on　so　much　ground；　yet　better　built；
  much　more　complete；　for　number　of　inhabitants；　not　much　inferior；
  and　for　wealth；　trade；　and　advantage　of　its　situation；　infinitely
  superior　to　Norwich。
  It　is　placed　on　a　peninsula　between　the　River　Yare　and　the　sea；　the
  two　last　lying　parallel　to　one　another；　and　the　town　in　the　middle。
  The　river　lies　on　the　west　side　of　the　town；　and　being　grown　very
  large　and　deep；　by　a　conflux　of　all　the　rivers　on　this　side　the
  county；　forms　the　haven；　and　the　town　facing　to　the　west　also；　and
  open　to　the　river；　makes　the　finest　quay　in　England；　if　not　in
  Europe；　not　inferior　ev