Title-page, with View of the Upper Part of the Tower of Sutton Benger Church.
DEDICATION to G. P. SCROPE, Esq. M.P.
The EDITOR’S PREFACE; with Historical and Descriptive Particulars of Aubrey’s Manuscripts
Title-page to the Original Manuscript
DEDICATION, by Aubrey, to THOMAS, EARL of PEMBROKE
The AUTHOR’S Original PREFACE.
Letter from John Ray to Aubrey, with Comments on the Writings of the latter.
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. CHOROGRAPHIA:—Geological Remarks, Local Influences
List of “THE CHAPTERS”
PART I.
CHAP. I. AIR:—Winds, Mists, Storms, Meteors, Echos, Sounds
CHAP. II. SPRINGS MEDICINAL:—At Chippenham, Kington St. Michael, Draycot, Seend, Epsom, Melksham, Dundery-hill, Lavington, Devizes, Minety, Wotton Bassett, &c.; Sir W. Petty’s “Queries for the Tryall of Minerall Waters”
CHAP. III. RIVERS:—Wily, North Avon, Upper Avon, Nadder, Stour, Deverill, Kennet, Marden, Thames, &c.; Proposal for a Canal to connect the Thames and North Avon.
CHAP. IV. SOILS:—Clay, Marl, Fuller’s Earth, Chalk, Gravel, Sand; Downs, Fairy-rings, Becket’s Path at Winterbourn, Peat, Spontaneous Vegetation, Hills
CHAP. V. MINERALS AND FOSSILS:—Iron, Silver, Copperas, Umber, Spar, Lead, Coal.
CHAP. VI. STONES:—Of Haselbury, Chilmark, and Swindon; Lime, Chalk, Pebbles, Flints; the Grey Wethers
CHAP. VII. FORMED STONES:—Belemnites, Madrepores, Oysters, Astroites, Cornua Ammonia, Echini, &c.
CHAP. VIII. AN HYPOTHESIS OF THE TERRAQUEOUS GLOBE:—Learned Speculations on the structure of the Earth.
CHAP. IX. PLANTS:—Herbs, Orcheston Knot-grass, Alhanna, Tobacco, Oak, Elm, Beech, Hazel, Yew, Box, Holly, Osiers, Elders, Ash, Glastonbury Thorn, &c.
CHAP. X. BEASTS:—Deer, Hares, Rabbits, Dogs, Cattle
CHAP. XI. FISHES:—Trout, Eels, Umbers or Grayling, Carp, Tench, Salmon; Fish-ponds, &c.
CHAP. XII. BIRDS:—Larks, Woodpeckers, Bustards, Crows, Pheasants, Hawks, Sea-gulls, &c.
CHAP. XIII. REPTILES AND INSECTS:—Snakes, Adders, Toads, Snails, Bees; Recipe to make Metheglyn
CHAP. XIV. MEN AND WOMEN:—Longevity, Remarkable Births, &c..
CHAP. XV. DISEASES AND CURES:—Leprosy, the Plague, Gout, Ricketts, Pin-and-Web, &c.
CHAP. XVI. OBSERVATIONS ON PARISH REGISTERS:—Population, Poor Rates, Periodical Diseases
PART II.
CHAP. I. WORTHIES:—Princes, Saints, Prelates, Statesmen, Writers, Musicians; John Aubrey, Captain Thomas Stump
CHAP. II. THE GRANDEUR OF THE HERBERTS, EARLS OF PEMBROKE:—Description of Wilton. House; Pictures, Library, Armoury, Gardens, Stables; the Earl’s Hounds and Hawks, Tilting at Wilton, &c.
CHAP. III. LEARNED MEN WHO HAD PENSIONS GRANTED TO THEM BY THE EARLS OF PEMBROKE:—With Notices of Mary, Countess of Pembroke, Dr. Mouffet, William Browne, Philip Massinger, J. Donne, &c.
CHAP. IV. GARDENS:—At Lavington, Chelsea, Wilton, Longleat
CHAP. V. ARTS, LIBERAL AND MECHANICAL:—Learning, Colleges; Trades, Inventions, Machinery
CHAP. VI. ARCHITECTURE:—Stonehenge, Avebury, Old Sarum, Salisbury Cathedral, Wardour Castle, Calne Church, Painted Glass, Bradenstoke Priory, Market Crosses, Paving Tiles, Old Mansions, Church Bells
CHAP. VII. AGRICULTURE:—Manures, Water Meadows, Butter and Cheese, Malting and Brewing
CHAP. VIII. THE DOWNES:—Pastoral Life, Sydney’s Arcadia; Sheep, Shepherds, Pastoral Poetry
CHAP. IX. WOOL:—Qualities of Wool; its Growth, and Manufacture
CHAP. X. FALLING OF RENTS in Wiltshire attributed to the reduced price of Wool
CHAP. XI. HISTORY OF THE CLOTHING TRADE:—Merchants of the Staple; Introduction of the Cloth Manufacture
CHAP. XII. EMINENT CLOTHIERS or WILTSHIRE:—John Hall, of Salisbury; William Stump, of Malmsbury; Paul Methuen, of Bradford, &c.
CHAP. XIII. FAIRS AND MARKETS:—At Castle-Combe, Wilton, Chilmark, Salisbury, Devizes, Warminster, Marlborough, Lavington, Highworth, Swindon
CHAP. XIV. HAWKS AND HAWKING:—Extraordinary Flight, Historical Details
CHAP. XV. THE RACE:—Salisbury Races, Famous Race Horses, Stobball-play
CHAP. XVI. NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS IN WILTSHIRE:—Increase of Attorneys the Cause of Litigation
CHAP. XVII. FATALITIES OF FAMILIES AND PLACES:—Norrington, Castle-Combe, Stanton St. Quintin, Easton Piers
CHAP. XVIII. ACCIDENTS, OR REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES:—Destruction of Marlborough by Fire; Cure of the King’s Evil, Pretended Witchcraft, Mysterious Knockings at North Tidworth, Witches Executed at Salisbury, Phantoms
CHAP. XIX. SEATS:—Merton, Ivy-church, Littlecot, Longleat, Tottenham Park, Wardour Castle
CHAP. XX. DRAUGHTS OF THE SEATS AND PROSPECTS:—Aubrey’s Instructions to the Artists for a Map of the County, with Engravings of the Principal Buildings and Views