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( Fortif.) See HERSE. Hers'man's, in Illinois, a post-village of Brown co. Hers'tal, Her'istal, a town of Belgium, prov. of Liege, on the Meuse, 3 m. N.E. of Liege. Manuf. Iron and steel goods. It was in ancient times a fortre , and from it Pepin d'Héristal, progenitor of Charlemagne, took his title. Pop. 6,600. Hertford, or Herts, ( hart'ford ,) a county of England, bounded N. by Cambridge and Bedford, E. by E ex, S. by Middle sex, and W. by Bucking ham and Bedford; area , 611 sq. m. Manuf . Straw-plaiting and paper-making. Prod. Wheat, barley, oats, turnips, hay for the London market, and the county carries on a large trade in malt. The chief rivers are the Ouse, Lea, Maran, Beane, Rib, Stort, Colne, Ver, and New River. By diligent manuring, for which the proximity of London affords abundant facilities, the soil of H. , though not naturally fertile, has been brought to a considerable degree of productivene . Pop . (1881) 202,990. HERTFORD, a town of England, cap. of above co., on the Lea, 21 m. N. of London. Manuf. Flour and malt. The castle served as a place of imprisonment for David, king of Scotland, and John the Good, king of France. Pop . 1,265. Hertford, in North Carolina , a N.E. co., adjoining Virginia; area , about 320 sq. m. Rivers. Blackwater and Meherrin rivers, which unite in this co. to form the Chowan River. Surface , generally level; soil , fertile. Cap. Winton. -A post-village, cap. of Perquimans co., on the Perquimans River, abt. 12 m. from its mouth, and abt. 154 m. E. of Raleigh.