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 Hisotry 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 Berk shire, 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's" Fartingdon 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. 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."

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BUCKING

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

"The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred, and Deanery
of Buckingham;" by Browne Willis. 4to. 1755.

"The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough,
&c." by Thomas Langley. 4to. 1797.

Accounts of a few Places in Bucks are contained in Kennet's Pa-
rochial Antiquities, 4to. Oxon. 1695.

"An Impartial Account of John Mason, of Water Stratford, and his
Sentiments;" by H. Maurice. London, 4to. 1695. The Year before
this, "Some remarkable Passages in his Life and Death," &c. were
published by "A Reverend Divine, to prevent false Reports." 4to.

Some Particulars of Buckingham, Stowe, Aylesbury, &c. are con-
tained in Shaw's Tour, 1789: of the same Places, with Newport Pag-
nell, in Bray's Tour, 1783; and of Gothurst, Stony and Fenny Strat-
ford, Blecheley, and Newport Pagnell, in Pennant's Tour from Ches-

ter to London. 1782.

In the Gentleman's Magazine for October, 1758, is an Account of
some Antiquities near Hitchenden.

Various Descriptions of Stowe have been published both in Verse
and Prose. The best is that by Seeley of Buckingham, with Views
of the principal Buildings, by Medland. 8vo. 1800.

A Map of Bucks was published by E. Bower, in 1756; and ano-
ther in 1770, by T. Jeffereys, "In Four Sheets, on a Scale of One
Inch to a Mile." This is reduced, and much improved, in Smith's
English Atlas. 1800.

A View of Buckingham from Maids-Moreton Hill was engraved by
G. Bickham and a
:
"North Prospect of St. Peter and Paul's
Church, as its stood before the fall of the Spire;" by F. Perry. Among
Loggan's Cambridge Views, is one of Eton College: another was en-
graved by J. Price, and published by W. Collier. "A General Plan
of the Woods, Park, and Gardens, of Stowe," with Eight large per-
spective Views of the Gardens, were engraved from Drawings by
Chatelain, by Rigaud and Baron; 1739. Four Views of Lord De
Spencer's House and Gardens at West Wycombe, and Two of Mr.
Waller's at Hall Barn, were engraved by Woollett. Waller's Monu-
ment at Beaconsfield was engraved by Vertue, and is in the 4to. Edition
of the Poet's Works. A South-east View of Harley-Ford was painted
by Zuccarelli, and engraved by T. Major. In the Vitruvius Britanni-
cus, Vol. II. are the North and West Fronts of Cliefden House. A
View of Stukeley Church, by Godfrey, from a Drawing by Bishop
Lyttleton, is in Grose's Antiquities. An East View of Nutley Abbey,
and a View of Burnham Priory, were engraved by Buck; 1730.
Among Angus's Select Views is one of Chalsont House: and in the
Copper-Plate Magazine are Engravings by Heath, Fittler, Middiman,
Ellis, and Walker, of Cliefden. House; Gregories, (now Butler's
Court;) West Wycombe Park, Hartwell House, Bulstrode, Langley
Park, and Marlow Bridge, from Drawings by Corbould, Metz, and
Girtin.

INDEX.

The MARKET TOWNS are distinguished by small Capitals;
the Villages by Italicks.

the town, formerly collegiate, 8;
St. John's Hospital, charitable
foundations, 9; singular charity of
the Harpur estate in London, 10;
its appropriation, school, reflections
on public charities, 11.
Bedford, Barony of, its history, 12;
its Barons hereditary almoners at
the coronation, made a dukedom,
history of its ancient dukes, Jasper
de Hatfield, George Nevil, and
John Plantagenet, 14.

278; agriculture, rivers, 279; go-
vernment, &c. 280.
BUCKINGHAM, a town of considerable
antiquity, 280; history of, its in-
portance increased under Edward
III. decline of its trade under Hen-
ry VIII. dreadful fire, 281; resto-
red to its trade in a small degree by
Lord Cobham; church its principal
ornament, 282; town hall, lace ma-
nufacture, 283; corporation, free-
school, extent of the parish, 284.

Portland, history, park, 392; views,
pictures, 393; chapel, 394.
Bunyan, John, anecdotes of, 15; his
Pilgrim's Progress written in gaol,

16.

Burke, Edmund, Esq. his epitaph,

Benham House, Berks, the seat of Bulstrode, the seat of the Duke of
Lord Craven, 123.
BERKSHIRE, general description,
history, topography, and local
beauties of, 83 to 275; its ancient
inhabitants, 83; shape, boundaries,
and soil, 84, manufactures, rivers,
government, 85; miscellanies con-
cerning, 274.
BIGGLESWADE, Bedfordshire, 71; a
large and increasing town, its
church, formerly collegiate, chari-
table foundations, the King lord of
the manor, 75. Stratton Manor,
coins found here, 76.
Binfield, Berks, the residence of Mr.

Pope in his youth, 179; here he
began his "Windsor Forest," 180.
Bisham, Berks, abbey, history of,

192; church, Sir George Yonge's
seat, White Place, 193.
Bittlesdon, Bucks, 523; history of its
abbey, 324.

Blagrave, J. Esq. description of his

seat near Reading, 107.
Blecheley, Bucks, church, curious mo-

numents; manor, account of, 338.
Bockhampton, Berks, singular tenure
at, 274.

Borstal Horn, account of the, 351.
Eray, Berks, story of one of its vicars,
195; supposed anciently to belong
to the Bibroci, part of the honor of
Windsor, Goddard's Hospital, Fil-
berts, 196.

Bray-Wick Lodge, Berks, the seat of
Thomas Slack, Esq. 196.
Brill, Bucks, formerly the residence
of Edward the Confessor, 351.
Brown, Launcelot anecdotes of, 287.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, general
description, history, topography,
local beauties of, 276 to 400; its
ancient inhabitants and boundaries,
276; face of the country, Vale of
Aylesbury, its soil, various applica-
tions, and extraordinary fertility,

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389; anecdotes of, 391.
Burnham, Bucks, abbey, 397.
BUSTS, with Characters. Alfred the

Great, 292. Bacon, Lord Verulam,
292. Barnard, Sir John, 293.
Bonaparte, 57. Digby, Lady Ve-
netia, 331 Drake, Sir Francis, 293.
Edward the Black Prince, 292.
Elizabeth, Queen, 292. Gresham,
Sir Thomas, 292. Hampden, 293.
Jones, Ignatius, 292. Locke, 292.
Milton, 292. Newton, 292. Pope,
292. Raleigh, Sir Walter, 293.
Shakespeare, 292.
William the
Third, 293.
Butler's Court, Bucks, the seat of
Mrs. Burke, 391.

Butler, Joseph, Bishop of Durham,
anecdotes concerning him, 149.

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Cesar's Camp, Berks, a Roman for-
tification near Oakingham, 179.
Cannon Hill, Berks, near Bray, the
seat of James Law, Esq. 197.
Castell, Dr. Edmund, some account
of him, 71.

Caversfield, a village belonging to
Buckinghamshire, though situated
in Oxfordshire, 350.
Caversham, Berks, the seat of
Marsac, Esq. 107.

Chace, Thomas, of Amersham, his
cruel murder, 386.

Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, rendered
memorable by the residence of
Milton, anecdote of him, 359; a
seat of Mr. Hibbert, ib.

Charities,