*MONMOUTH, (Monmouthshire) 99 cm. 127 mm. from London, bet. the rs. Minny and Wye, over each of which it has a bridge, and
a third over the Frothy, which comes in just below the others It is a large handsome T. and has been of note ever since
the conquest; when the castle, now in ruins, was a stately edifice, and the remains of its fortification shew it was very
strong. K. Hen. III. granted it large privileges; after whom it passed to the House of Lancaster, and Hen. V. was born
here; from whence he was stiled Henry of Monmouth. It was incorporated by Charles I. and is governed by 2 bailiffs, 15
C.C. and a town-clerk. Its chief trade is with Bristol, by the Wye that runs into the Severn. It formerly gave title of E.
to the family of Gary; afterwards of D. to James natural son to K. Ch. II. who was beheaded by K. Ja. II. And it has since
given title of E. to the Mordaunts jointly with Peterborough. It also boasts of being the birth-place of Jeffery the
famous British historian. It has a good corn-Mt. on S. Fairs every M. in Lent, Whit-Tu. Trinity M. Aug. 24, Novem. 11, 18,
and 22.