In the first place, the author wishes he had, at page 137, somewhat enlarged the memoir of that eminent president of the R. S. _Martin Folkes Esq_; the maternal grandfather of Martin Folkes Rishton Esq; of this town; and especially that he had more particularly noticed that ingenious, elaborate, and masterly publication of his, the _Tables_ “of the _English Silver-coins_, from the Norman conquest to the present time;” and “of the _English Gold Coins_ from the 18th. of Edward III, when gold was first coined in England, to the present time.” The work is comprised in one volume quarto, and was printed in 1745, for the society of Antiquaries. It is a work of the highest authority, and of the greatest use and importance to those who wish to be thoroughly acquainted with the subject there treated of; and might, perhaps, he consulted with no small advantage by our senators and others in the present precarious state of our currency. At page 961, the author now finds that he was mistaken in saying that _both the old members_ were returned at the contested election 1784. _Walpole_ indeed was returned with Molineux, yet not the old member of that name, but a relation of his, who for a long while after continued to be one of our representatives; to what benefit or advantage to the town or nation, the present writer is not able to say.—The author has been blamed for passing over in silence the _Ball and Supper_ given at our Town-Hall in _commemoration of the Revolution_, on the 14th. of November 1788, pronounced, as it is said, by both Mr. and Mrs Coke to have been “_equal in Splendor_ and _more comfortable than that given at Holkham_.” The fact is, the author had quite forgotten it; and as it was kept so much _out of time_, he is still inclined to think that it was given more out of vain parade, than, out of real gratitude for that great and interesting event.—Another omission the author has been reminded of is, “that in April 1797, _prince William_ (now duke) of _Gloucester_ visited Lynn, and after reviewing the Volunteers, and dining with the mayor, was presented with the freedom of this ancient borough.”—The execution of _Peter Donahue_, serjeant in the 30th. regiment of foot, for forgery at Lynn in 1801 is another omission suggested to the author; and also the condemnation of _Robert Nichols_, the year after, for sheep stealing: to which might have been added the fatal disaster of the Ferry-boat, this present year, by which ten persons at least perished.—It will be the author’s endeavour to set all these matters right in a Table of remarkable events at the end of the work. CHAP. VII. Impartial view of the _present state_ of the town and its vicinity: containing introductory observations, brief account of churches, chapels, almshouses, workhouses, charitable and social institutions, religious sects and confraternities, the corporation, the shipping, trade and commerce, exports and imports, population, &c. &c.