*GRIMSBY, (Lincolnshire) half a m. from the Humber, 124 cm. 158 mm. from London, is said to be the second, if not the
first, corp. in England. It had anciently 3 convents and a castle. 'Tis governed by a mayor, high-steward, recorder, 12
ald. 12 C.C. 2 bailiffs, 2 coroners, a town-clerk, and 3 serjeants at mace. The mayor holds a court here on Tu. and the
bailiff's is on F. Here are several streets of good houses, and a Ch. that looks like a cathedral; and it was a place of
very good trade, before its harbour was choaked up, yet the road before it is a good station for ships, that wait for a
wind to get out to sea. Its chief trade is in coals and salt brought by the Humber. The Mts. are on W. and S. the Fairs
May 6 and Aug. 24. K. Hen. VIII. gave the lands, bel. to the convents here, to Trinity-Coll. Cambridge.