HARBORBOROUGH, (Leicestershire) 66 cm. 84 mm. from London, is a great thoroughfare in the road to Derby, near the source
of the r. Welland; and was famous, in Camden's time, for its Beast-Fair, where the best horses and colts are still sold.
'Tis observed of this T. that there are no lands bel. to it; so that they have a proverb here, " That a goose will " eat
up all the grass in Harborough; " and children are threatened with " being thrown into Harborough-Field." For this,
reason, their Fair, which is held on the 9th of Oct. for cattle, is kept in the next p. The Mt. is on Tu. It gives title
of E. to Philip Ld. Sherrard; has a good fr. sc. and a fair chapel of ease to Great-Bowden its p.