Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With divers remarks upon the ancient state thereof / By John Chamberlayne.

Edward Chamberlayne

Date:: 1708

Credit: Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great Britain. With divers remarks upon the ancient state thereof / By John Chamberlayne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$w: 31 Part L which has one of the fine# Cathedral Churches In the World, Founded by Richard Poor Bimop of' Sarum in the Year 1216. Ic has as many Doors as Months, Windows as Days, and Pillars as Honrs in the Year: Its Steeple is the higheft Spire of England: moil; of the Streets of this City have Rivulets running all along through them. Near it is the fam’d Wonder of Stonehenge; the firange Caves between Luckington and Bddmington, are fuppofed to have been the Tombs of fome great Warriors. Hendon and Chippenham have great Markets. Its chief Seats are Marlborovo- Houle arid AUington-Houfe, Duke of Sotnerjet's'y Eddington, Duke of Bolt on s ; Wilton and Fa (ft on or Fader [down, Earl of Pembroke's ; Charlton, Earl of Berks's3 Longleet, Lord Vifcount Weymouth's ; War* dour-Cafttc, Lord Arundel of War dour's > Damerham, Duke of New* caftle's. ^tozcetfergfitrff, ' Is in Wore eft er Diocefe, 130 Miles in circumference; contains about 540000 Acres, and 20634 Houfes. The Air fweet, the Soil rich for Tillage and Pafturage, efpecially the Vale of Evejbam,. Its Rivers, Severnt Avon, Team, &c- Its Commodities, Lampreys, Cheefe, Cyder, Ferry, Cherries, Salt. Here are 352 Parifties, and 11 Towns, the chief is the City of IVorcefter, 86 Miles from London, a Sifiiop’s See ; has a fine Cathedral Church, and great Cloth Trade. Sturbridge is noted for its Free-Schoo] and Library, and Kidderminfter for Stuffs. Chief Seats are Grajtont Duke of Shrewsbury's; Lepchwick, Lord Craven's; Grombe-Court, Ales borough, S'evern-Stoke, and Feckenham Lodge, Earl of Coventry's ; WeBvcood, Sir John Pacing ton's 3 Withy-Court, —— Foley's? EPqj Ragley-Hatl, Sir Ch. Littleton's. • # ' ; ffo$&£lnre. Is in Tork Diocefe, 3 20 Miles in circuit; contains about 3770000 Acres, and 106151 Houfes. The Air diverfe, the Soil generally rich. ’Tis divided into three Divifions anciently called Trithingsy (/. e. third parts) now corruptly Ridings, Eaft, North, and Weft, which is the largeft. Its Rivers, Humber ( the Conflux of the fol¬ lowing, Are, Caldor, Dun, Derwent, Hide, Oufe, Sivad, Toure, Warf), and Tees, Its Commodities, Corn, Cattle, fine Horfes, Allom, Jett, Lime, Fifli, Herrings near Scarborough 5 Iron about Sheffield5 Goats at Sureby. Its Manufactures, Cloth, Stockings, Knives, and , Spurs. In the North Riding is a TraCt of Land called Richmond- {hire* whole Hills afford Lead, Copper, and Pit-Coal. Its chief Town Richmond. Here is in all 563 Parifh-Churches, with many Chapels of Eafe, and 49 Towns. The Shire-Town Tork, 150 Miles from London, is reputed to be the fecond City of England9 large and beautiful; hath in the middle of if a noble Stone»bridge over the River O«/*, confiding principally of one huge Arch: ’Tis enclofed with a ftrong Wall5 contains 32 Churches and Chapels, whereof 28 are ftill in ufe. Has a magnificent Cathedral Church, and is an Archbiftio^’s See, This City is govern’d by a Mayor, 1 •- ■' ■ ! N *' wh«*$