Magnae Britanniae notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse remarks upon the ancient state thereof / by John Chamberlayne.

  • Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.
Date:
1737
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Credit: Magnae Britanniae notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With diverse remarks upon the ancient state thereof / by John Chamberlayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sir Humphry Monouxs 3 Sutton, Sir Roger Burgoigne's 3 Ickwel- bury, Mr. Harvey's * the Hajles, Mr. Kingfly's ; Stratton, Mr. Cotton's. BerfcOnre, Is in Salisbury Diocefe, 120 Miles in Circumference, con¬ tains about 527,000 Acres, and 16,900 Houfes. The Air is iweet, the Soil plentiful; Eftates in this and the neighbouring Counties felling at about 2S Years Purchafe. The whole Coun¬ ty is well ftored with Corn,Cattle, Fifh, Fowl,Wool and Wood, efpecially Oak and Beech. In this County is Chojely Farm, the larged; in England, being Let at 1000/. per Annum, all lying together: On this Eftate is a Barn, under one Roof, of 306 Toot in length, lately belonging to the Earls of Warwick, but now to Mr. Edwards, being the Son of Lady Betty Rich. Its chief Rivers are Thames and Kennet, which is now made Navi¬ gable by A£l of Parliament. It contains 14.0 Parifhes, and 12, Market Towns. The chiefin Note is Reading, 32 Miles front London, famous for Cloth and Malt, particularly for a mod no¬ ble Manufacture of Canvas, or Sail-Cloth, wherein 7 or 800 poor People were conftantly employed by the late Given Buck¬ ingham, Efq; and fuch Quantities of that Commodity made, that the Royal Navy of England, and feyeral Merchants are now wholly fupply’d with as good, or better, Sail-Cloth made at'Home, than that they ufed formerly to import from Francs at great Expence. Abingdon, a large Town, hath a Feee-Schooi well endowed 5 Hungerford for Trouts and Craw-Fifh 5 New¬ bury for Broad-Cloth; Farringdon, a Market} Wind for is famous for its Caftle, which is one of the King’s Palaces, and the Col¬ lege of the Knights of the Garter, fituated ftrongly and pleafant- ]y„curioufly adorned by King Charles II. and his Succefiors, with the Excellency of Modern Painting and Carving. It has a fine Park and Foreft belonging to it: It has feveral fine Seats, as Wythame, Earl of Abingdon's-,Bill-Hill, Lord Gower's5 Ham- ftead-Marjhal and Ajh-down Park, Lord Craven's 3 Caujham3 Lord Cadoga?i s; Aldermarfton, Lord St aw ell's 3 Radley, Sir xJohn Stonehouje's 3 Hurley, Mrs. Williams's j Bramfel, Sir 'John Cope’s^, Sunning, Lady Rich's 3 Swallowfield, Mr. Pitt's 3 Bil- lingbear, Mr. NevilCs ; Coley, Col. Thompfons. lBuctongljamfinre,’ In Lincoln Diocefe, in Circumference 1 38 Miles , contains abou, 441,000 Acres, and 18,390 Houfes : The Air good, the Soil rich; Its principal Rivers Eame,Oufe, and Colin: Its chief Commodities are Wood, Corn, Sheep and Oxen, Buckingham- (hire Bread and Beef is a Proverb for their Goodnefs. It hath 185 Parifhes, and 15 Towns 3 the moll noted are Buckingham, the Shire Town, 44 Miles from London j Aylesbury, in the Middle, of a rich Vale; Righ-Wickam for good Building 3 Newport- pagnal for Bone-Lace 3 Eton, a Village adjoining to Wind for, fiath £ College nobly endow’dj to which the Lord Chief