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The volume should contain a portrait of Elias Ashmole, by Vdr Gucht, to front the title; also a Map of Berkshire, folded-E. Bowen, fec.-to face p. 1 of the Antiquities. Volume II. Title-page, the Antiquities continued, beginning with "Shrivenham Hundred " (pp. 195-554), and Index of Names of Places and Persons (pp. 555-580), Errata, 2 pages. Volume III.-Title-page; the Antiquities continued, beginning with "Bray Hundred," 214 pages, title-page-" Catalogus Decanorum, necnon Canonicorum Liberæ Capellæ Regiæ Sti. Georgii, infra Castrum de Windesore, in ordinem redactus, etc." Londini, MDCCXVIII. Catalogus Custodum sive Decanorum, etc. (pp. 217-284); an appendix, giving some Account of several of the most antient and noted Families of this county, etc. (pp. 285-407); an Index of the Names of Places and Persons mentioned in this volume, pp. 408-428. The volume should contain a plate of Antiquities to face p. 210, and the armorial bearings of John Latton on the letter-press of p. 331. Pages 303-322, containing Genealogical Tables, are folded, as are pages 361 and 362. Some copies of this work have the title-page-" London: Printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple Bar, and J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce, against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet Street. MDCCXXIII. A few copies were printed on large paper. ASHMOLE (ELIAS). The History and Antiquities of Berkshire, with a large Appendix of many valuable original Papers, Pedigrees of the most considerable Families in the said County, and a particular Account of the Castle, College, and Town of Windsor. . . . To which will be added the Life of the Author. Reading: Printed by William Carnan, in the Market Place, MDCCXXXVI. Small folio. Contains memoirs of the life of Ashmole, 8 pages, an Account of Mr. John Blagrave, I page, an Introduction (pp. iii.-xvii.), the History and Antiquities, 340 pages, and 2 pages of Index. There JULY, 1886. 5 |