Old Hampshire Mapped
Leland's Hampshire 1635-43
Transcription (32)Portsmouth
town wall
town gate
cannon
fortification
The towne of Portesmuth is murid from the est tour a forowgh length with a mudde waulle armid with tymbre, wher on be great peaces both of yren and brasen ordinauns, and this peace of the waulle having a diche without it rennith so far flat south south est, and is the place most apte to defende the town ther open on the haven.
Then rennith a diche almost flat est for a space: and withyn it is a waulle of mudde lyke to the other: and so thens goith round aboute the toun to the circuite of a myle.
There is a gate of tymbre at the north est ende of the town: and by it is cast up an hille of erth dichid; wherin be gunnes to defende entre into the toun by land.
There is much vacant ground within the toun waulle.
There is one fair streate in the toun from west to north est.
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