a town of Somersetshire, 166 miles from London. It is an ancient borough, with a harbour in the Bristol channel, near Dunster castle, much frequented by passengers to and from Ireland. It was incorporated by Queen Elizabeth, with great privileges, on condition the corporation should keep the quay in repair; but its trade falling off, the quay was neglected, and they lost their privileges. A statute was obtained in the reign of King William, for recovering the port, and keeping it in repair, by which they were to have the profits of the quay and pier for 36 years, which have been computed at about 200l a-year; and they were at the expense of new-building the quay. In pursuance of another act, confirming the former; a new head has been built to the quay, the beach cleared, &c., so that the biggest ship may enter, and ride safe in the harbour. The town contains about 500 houses, and 2000 souls. It was formerly governed by a portreeve, and now by two constables chosen yearly at a court leet held by the lord of the manor. Its chief trade is with Ireland, from whence about 40 vessels used to come hither in a year with wool; and about 400 chaldrons of coals are yearly imported at this place, Watchet, and Porlock, from South Wales, which lies directly opposite to it about seven leagues over, the common breadth of this channel all the way from Holmes to the Land's End. Here are several rich merchants, who have some trade also to Virginia and the West Indies; and they correspond much with the merchants of Barnstaple and Bristol in their foreign commerce. Three or four thousand barrels of herrings, which come up the Severn in great shoals about Michaelmas, are caught, cured, and shipped off here every year, for the Mediterranean, &c. The market here is on Wednesday, and fair on Whit-fun-Wednesday.