LIST OF THE Principal Books, Maps, and Views, that have been published in Illustration of the Topography and Antiquities of the Counties contained in this Volume. BEDFORDSHIRE. In the Bibliotheca Topographica are the three following Tracts relating to the History and Antiquities of Bedfordshire. « The Parishes of Puddington, Luton, and Dunstable;" 4to. 1782, with Plates. "An Historical Account of the Parish of Wimmington, by Oliver St. John Cooper;" 4to. 1785. "An Historical Account of the Parish of Odell, by Oliver St. John Cooper;" 4to. 1787. "A short yet a true and faithful Narration of the fearefull Fire that fell in the Towne of Woburne, the 13th September, 1595." London, 12mo. by Thomas Wilcocks. In the Philosophical Transactions, No. 379, is Mr. Holloway's Account of the Fuller's Earth Pits; and in No. 486, Mr. Ward's Remarks on a Roman Tessera found at Market-Street. Pennant's Tour from Chester to London contains an Account of Dunstable, Woburn, Ampthill-Park, Wrest, Luton, and a few other Places; 4to. 1782. Some Particulars of Woburn and Dunstable may also be found in Bray's Tour, 1783. An Antique Coffin and Runic Inscription, found at Woburn Abbey, are described in the Gentleman's Magazine, April, 1749. In Carter's Antiquities are some Etchings of the Architectural Ornaments, &c. of Dunstable Priory. Jeffereys published an Actual Survey of this County in Eight Sheets, on a Scale of Two Inches to a Mile. Many Errors in this Map were corrected, and several Additions made, in a New Map of the County, divided into Hundreds, and published in Smith's "New English Atlas;" January, 1801. Views of the Priories of Bedford, Dunstable, and Chicksand, of Harwood Nunnery, and Warden Monastery, have been engraved by Messrs. Bucks; the Remains of the Tower at Luton, by Rooker, from a Drawing by P. Sandby, published in the Virtuoso's Museum; a Plan of Wrest House, Gardens, &c. by J. Rocque, 1735. A View of Bedford Bridge is in the Copper-Plate Magazine, Vol. II. BERKSHIRE. "The Antiquities of Berkshire," by Elias Ashmole, Three Volumes, 8vo. London, 1719, 1723. This was reprinted at Reading, in 1736, under the Title of "The History and Antiquities of Berkshire, &c." Folio. VOL. I. Dd "Account "Account of some Antiquities between Windsor and Oxford,” by Thomas Hearne; 8vo. L. P. Oxford, 1725. "Letter to Dr. Mead concerning some Antiquities in Berkshire," by Francis Wise; 4to. Oxford, 1738. This was replied to in a Pamphlet called "The Impertinence and Imposture of modern Antiquaries displayed, &c." 4to. London, written by Mr. Asplin, Vicar of Banbury, (under the Signature of Philathes Rusticus,) who was deservedly reprehended in another Pamphlet by Mr. George North, Rector of Coddicote, Herts. in his "Answer to a scandalous Libel, entitled The Impertinence, &c." 4to. London, 1742. Mr. Wise, the same Year, published "Further Observations upon the White Horse, and other Antiquities in Berkshire, with an Account of Whiteleaf Cross, Bucks, &c." 4to. Oxford. History and Antiquities of Windsor Castle," by J. Pote. Cuts, 4to. Eton, 1749. "History of that famous Saint and Soldier of Christ Jesus, St. George of Cappadocia, &c. to which is subjoined, the Institution_of the Most Noble Order of St. George, named the Garter;" by Dr. Heylen. 4to. 1631. "The Institution, Laws, and Ceremonies, of the Most Noble Order of the Garter;" by Elias Ashmole. London, Folio, with fine Engravings by Hollar, 1672. This was abridged and republished by Walker, under the Title of "The History of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the several Orders of Knighthood extant in Europe, &c." Illustrated with Plates of the Habits. London, 8vo. 1715. "A New Historical Account of St. George, and the Order of the Garter;" by Thomas Salmon. London, 8vo. 1704. "Memoirs of St. George, the English Patron; (from Selden's Titles of Honor;)" and of the Most Noble Order of the Garter:" (abridged from Ashmole :) by Dr. Thomas Dawson. 8vo. 1714. "The Register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter," from the "Black Book," so called from its Cover of Black Velvet; "with Notes, and an Introduction:" by John Anstis. Two Volumes, Folio, 1724; Plates. "Dissertation on the Original of the Equestrian Figure of the George and of the Garter; by Dr. Pettingal. London, 1753. This was written by the late Samuel Paterson, the celebrated Bibliographer. His System was refuted by Mr. Pegge, in the Fifth Volume of the Archæologia. "The Institution of the Garter, a Dramatic Poem; by Gilbert West, Esq. 4to. 1742. This was reprinted in the Second Volume of Dodsley's Collection of Poems. "Some Account of the Antiquities of Old Windsor; by Dr. Girdler. Printed with Robert of Gloucester, by Hearne. "Windsor Castle," a Poem; by Otway. 1685. Reprinted in Dryden's Miscellanies. "The Rights of the Forest of Windsor;" by Nat. Boothe. 8vo. 1719. "A Black Scene opened; being the true State of Mr. John Kendrick's Gift to the Town of Reading, &c." by John Watts. 1749. Some Account of Reading Abbey, by Sir Henry Englefield, Bart. is contained in the Sixth Volume of the Archæologia. "The Meyrrour of the Church of St. Austyn of Abingdon, with a Petytyon of Robert Copeland, Printer; 1521." 4to. with Wooden. Cuts. "Collections towards a Parochial History of Berkshire, &c." 1783, and "Some Account of the Parish of Great Coxwell," were published in the Bibliotheca Topographica. "The History of Mr. John Winchomb, alias Jack of Newbury," was reprinted at Newbury about Twenty Years since, from an old Pamphlet. In Fuller's Worthies is an Account also of the same Person. In the Philosophical Transactions, No. 261, is some Account of the Oyster Shells near Reading, by Dr. Brewer; and in the same Work, Vol. L. Dr. Collet's Description of the Peat near Newbury. The latter is reprinted in the Bibliotheca Topographica. A brief Description of the Towns, Villages, and Scenery of Berkshire, bordering on the Thames, has been given in Boydell's and in Ireland's Account of that River. The Third Volume of the Archæologia contains an Engraving of the Pusey Horn, with some Particulars concerning it; and some further Particulars, by the Earl of Radnor, are inserted in the Twelfth Volume. Several Poems, descriptive of different Parts of the County, have been published. The most eminent are Pope's "Windsor Forest,' Pye'sFaringdon Hill," Sir John Denham's " Cooper's Hill," and St. Leonard's Hill," by Robert Morris. A small Map of the County was engraved by Hollar, in 1670; and "A Topographical Survey of Berks, in 18 Sheets, on a Scale of 2 Inches to a Mile," was published by John Rocque, in 1761. A Map of the County 10 Miles round Newbury, with a Plan of the Town and Speenham Land, was made and printed by John Willis, 1768. VIEWS of the Town of Reading, Windsor Castle and Palace, and Donnington Castle, North-east, have been engraved by Buck. A View of the latter Castle has also been published by Hearne and Byrne, and a Plan of it, in its original State, in Grose's Antiquities. In the Brauni Civitates Orbis, 1572," is a View of Windsor Castle, by Hoefnagle, probably the oldest existing. The Ceilings of the Apartments in the Castle, painted by Verrio, were engraved by P. Vanderbank. Four Elevations and a Plan of the Castle were drawn and engraved by B. and T. Langley, 1743. Eight Views in the Green Park, by T. Sandby, were engraved by Mason, P. Sandby, W. Austin, Canot, Vivares, and Rooker. Eight Views of Reading Abbey, by Charles Tomkins, were published in 1791; and Views of Basildon House and Pelling Place, by Angus, in his Select Views, 1800. In the Copper-Plate Magazine, Vol. I. are Views of Bisham Abbey and Windsor. Vol. II. of Basildon Park. Vol. III. of Bear Place. Vol. V. of Benham House, and Abingdon Market-house; drawn by Dayes, Girtin, Corbould, &c. and engraved by Ellis and Walker. |