Excerpt from A True Account of the Siege of London-Derry HE Form of the Town comes somewhat near an Oblong or long Square; and its Situation lengthways, is N. W. And S. E. Or a Diagonal drawn from the Church through the Market-house, to the Magazine, is near upon a N. And S. Line. The Length of the Town through the mid dle from Ship-key gate to Bish s-gote, is about 300 Paces, or 1500 Feet. This Wall on the W. Side the Town 320 Paces; the Wall on the E. About 380. The Breadth at the IV. W. End 140 at the se. End 120; from Butchers-gate to Ferry key-gate, where the Town is Broadest, 180 Paces. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Siege and History Londonderry In December, Mr. Mackenzie first saw Dr. Walker' S account, and, in the following year, published his Narrative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.