a town in the hundred of Thredling, in Suffolk, eighty-two miles from London and twelve from Ipswich. The population amounted in 1801 to 1215, in 1811 to 1224, in 1821 to 1535, and in 1831 to 1629.

DEBVENTURE, a term of trade used at the custom-house for a kind of certificate signed by the officers of the customs, which entitles a merchant exporting goods to the receipt of a bounty or drawback.