a town in Cornwall, seated in a level, is a corporation, and sends two members to parliament. It had formerly a castle, now in ruins. It is one of the largest and best built towns in Cornwall, with the greatest market. It was first incorporated by Edward earl of Cornwall, afterwards by King John's son, Richard king of the Romans, and had privileges from Edward the Black Prince. Queen Elizabeth granted it a charter; by which it was to have a mayor and burgesses, who should have a perpetual succession, purchase lands, &c. Here is a handsome town-hall built on stone pillars, with a turret on it, and a noble clock with four dials that cost near 200l. Here are a large church, a meeting-house, an eminent free-school, and a curious conduit; and on the adjacent commons, which feed multitudes of sheep, there have been frequent horse-races. It has a market on Saturday, and seven fairs in the year. The list of its parliament men begins the 23d of Edward I. Here is a very great trade in all manufactures of leather; and some spinning is set up here lately, encouraged by the clergymen of Devonshire. On the hills of North Lefkard, and in the way from hence to Launceston, are many mines of tin, which is cast at the blowing houses into blocks, that are sent hither to be coined.