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LAYSTOFF

Volume 9 · 104 words · 1797 Edition

or LOWESTOFF, a town of Suffolk 117 miles from London, seems to hang over the sea, and its chief business is fishing for cod in the north sea, and for herrings, mackerel, and sprats, at home. The church being three furlongs off, there is a chapel in the place. Having been a part of the ancient demesnes of the crown, this town has a charter and a seal, by the former of which the inhabitants are exempted from serving on juries. Here is a market on Wednesday, and two fairs in the year. Some take this to be the most eastern part of Britain.