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Magnæ Britanniæ notitia or, the present state of Great Britain; With divers remarks upon The Antient State thereof. By John Chamberlayne, Esq; and more correct and larger Additions in the List of the Officers, &c. than in any former Impression; together with the Prince's Houshold, never before printed. With His Majesty's Royal Privilege.
Chamberlayne, John 1666-1723.Date: 1723- E-books
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The complete English traveller or, a new survey and description of England and Wales. Containing A full Account of whatever is Curious and Entertaining In The Several Counties of England and Wales, The Isles of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, And other Islands adjoining to, and dependant on the Crown of Great Britain; Under the following Heads; I. The Ancient and Present State of each County with respect to Agriculture, Manufactures, Trade and Commerce, &c. II. Account of the Air, Soil, Rivers, Lakes, and Mineral Waters. III. A particular Description of all that is curious in the Cities, Corporations, Towns and Villages; with the various Fairs, Markets, and Distances from London. IV. Account of the Cathedrals, Collegiate, and Parish Churches; together with the Remains of Abbys, Priories, Nunneries, and other Religious Houses. V. Description of the Palaces, Houses, Gardens and Parks, belonging to several of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. VI. Account of all the remarkable Battles, Sieges, Castles and Forts, whether Roman, Saxon, Danish, or Norman. Vii. Account of all the Ancient Monuments, with the Reasons for which they were first erected. Viii. Descriptions of every natural Curiosity, whether Mines, Rocks, Caves, Caverns, Grottos, or Fossils. IX. Abstract of the Lives of such Persons, as have done Honour to the Counties where they were born, whether Kings, Princes, Peers, Generals, Admirals, Divines, Lawyers, Physicians, Philosophers, Poets, Historians, &c. To which is added, a concise and accurate description of that part of Great Britain called Scotland; Ancient and Present State, Antiquities and Natural Curiosities: To Gether With The Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, &c. By Nathaniel Spencer, Esq;.
Sanders, Robert 1727-1783.Date: 1771- E-books
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Itineraria Symonis Simeonis et Willelmi de Worcestre . Quibus accedit tractatus de metro, in quo traduntur regul� a scriptoribus medii �vi in versibus Leoninis observat�. E codicibus Mss. in Bibliotheca Coll. Corp. Christi Cantab. asservatis primus eruit ediditque, Jacobus Nasmith A.M. S.A.S. ejusdemque Collegii nuper Socius.
Date: 1778- E-books
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A new survey of England Wherein the defects of Camden are supplied, and the errors of his followers remarked: The Opinions of our Antiquaries compared: The Roman Military Ways traced; And, The Stations settled according to the Itinerary, without altering the Figures. With some Natural History of each County. By N. Salmon, LL. B. In two volumes. ... Comprehending, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire. To which is added, An Examination of the British Coins produced in Camden's Britannia; with the Foundation of a Conjecture, that they are not British, but brought in by the Romans and the Saxons.
Salmon, N (Nathaniel), 1675-1742.Date: 1731- E-books
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A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain, divided into circuits or journies . Giving a particular and entertaining account of whatever is curious, and worth observation; viz. I. A description of the principal cities and towns, their situation, government, and commerce. II. The customs, manners, exercises, divertions, and employment of the people. III. The produce and improvement of the lands, the trade, and manufactures. IV. The sea ports and fortifications the course of rivers, and the inland navigation. V. The public edicices, seats, and palaces of the nobility and gentry. Interspersed with useful observations. Particularly fitted for the perusal of such as desire to travel over the island. In three volumes. By a Gentleman.
Defoe, Daniel 1661?-1731.Date: 1724