Where they, whose sight such dreary dreams engross,
With their own visions oft astonish'd droop,
When o'er the watery strath, or quaggy moss,
They see the gliding ghosts embodied troop:
Or if in sports, or on the festive green,
Their destin'd glance some fated youth descry,
Who now, perhaps, in lusty vigour seen,
And rosy health, shall soon lamented die.
For them the viewless forms of air obey,
Their bidding heed, and at their beck repair;
They know what spirit brews the stormful day,
And heartless, oft like moody madness, stare
To see the phantom train their secret work prepare,
The original Account of the Witches of Warboys, was published in 8vo. Black Letter, with this Title, "A True and Particular Obserzation of a notable Piece of Witchcraft, practised by John Samuell, the Father, Alice Samuell, the Mother, and Agnes Samuell, their Daughter, of Warboise, in the Countie of Huntingdon, upon five Daughters of Robert Throckmorton, of the same Towne and Countie, Esq. and certaine other Maide-Servants, to the Number of Twelve in the whole, all of them being of one House; November, 1589."
This was reprinted in 4to. 1693. Lond. under the new Title of, "The most strunge and admirable Discoverie of the Three Witches of Warboys, arraigned, convicted, and executed at the last Assizes at Huntingdon, for the bewitching of the five Daughters of Robert Throckmorton, Esq. and divers other Persons, with sundry devillish and grievous Torments; and also for the bewitching to Death of the Lady Cromwell: the like hath not been heard of in this Age," 4to. 1693. Lond.
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A 66 more tragical Story," says Mr. Gough, we have in The whole Trial and Examination of Mrs. Mary Hickes, and her Daughter Elizabeth, but of Nine Years of Age, who were condemned the last Assizes held at Huntingdon, for Witchcraft, and there executed on Saturday, the 28th of July, 1716, with an Account of the most surprizing Pieces of Witchcraft they played whilst under their diabolical Compact; the like never heard of before; their behaviour with several Divines who came to converse with 'em whilst under sentence of Death; and their last dying Speeches and Confession at the Place of Execution.' Lond. 12mo. eight pages. A substantial Farmer apprehends his Wife and favourite Child; the latter for some silly Illusions practised on his Weakness, the former for the anti quated Folly of killing her Neighbours in Effigy and Judge Wilmot suffers them to be hanged upon their own Confession, four years after his wiser Brother (Judge Powell) had ventured his own Life to save that of an old Woman at Hertford *."
Some "Account of a Family," says the same Gentleman †, "that made much noise at the beginning of the Civil Wars, and was objected to Laud, as an instance of his affection to Popery, may be seen in The Arminian Nunnery at Little Gidding, in HuntingdonQq 2* shire,
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Brit. Top. Vol. I. p. 439.
shire, humbly recommended to the wise Consideration of the present Parliament. The Foundation is by a Company of Farrars at Gidding." Lond. 1641. 4to. Reprinted by Hearne at the end of Langtoft's Chronicle. 1725. p. cxxiv. No. X." This was printed, but with unwarrantable Alterations, from a Letter written by Edward Linton to Sir Thomas Hedley, Knight, Serjeant at Law, in answer to his request to Linton, to certifie as he found concerning the reputed Nunnerie at Gidding.' The best and truest Account of the Ferrars, and their singular Establishment, was published in 8vo. Camb. 1790. by Dr. Peckard, under the Title of," Memoirs of the Life of Mr. Nicholas Ferrar."
Some Account of Somersham Spaw, was published by Dr. D. P. Layard, in 8vo. 1759, and 1767; and his and Dr. Morris's Experiments on the Water are inserted in the Philosophical Transactions, Vol. LIV. Art. 3.
Bishop Kennet's traditional Account of the ancient Monument of a Knight, cross-legged, at Overton Longueville, was printed by Peck, in his Desiderata Curiosa, Vol. I. B. vi. No. xix. and the Monument itself has been engraved from a Drawing by Carter, in the Gentleman's Magazine, for July, 1807.
The great Hurricane which passed through this County, September 8, 1741, was described by Stephen Fuller, Fellow of Trin. Coll. Camb. in the Philosophical Trans. No. 461, p. 851.
A Poem, intituled, "Kimbolton Park," was printed in 4to. about 1766, and reprinted in Pearch's Poems, Vol. IV. p. 65.
Another Poem, called, "The Stilton Hero." Lond. 1745, was written on the celebrated Cooper Thornhill, of equestrian Celebrity; but still more famed through the Destruction of his large Corn-rick by Rats and Mice.
A geometrical Elevation of the W. Front of St. Neot's Church was engraved by P. S. Lamborn, in 1764. Hinchingbrook Friory, N. E. and W. View of the Palace at Buckden, were published by Buck, 1730. Bluntisham Church was engraved by Vertue, from a Drawing made in 1738, by Jos. Eayre, "a Huntingdon Man, who had a very mechanical Genius, and was the Inventor of the Weighing Engine for Waggons; and, after raising an easy Fortune by his Ingenuity, died under Intamy in advanced Life”*.
This County is included in Saxton's Map of Northampton, and other Shires, 1576, but wants the Hundreds, which are supplied in Speed's Map, 1610, in which also are Plans of Huntingdon and Ely. In the years 1730 and 1731, "An Actual Survey of the County of Huntingdon, after a new Method, was made by W. Gorden, and afterwards engraved by Em. Bowen; who likewise engraved a second Map of this County, in concentric Circles. In 1770, a new Map was published by T. Jeffereys, on a Scale of Two Inches to a Mile, taken from his own Survey in six Sheets.
• Gough's Brit. Top. Vol. I. p. 440.
TO THE SEVENTH VOLUME OF THE
BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES:
The principal Abbies, Castles, Churches, Encampments, Monu
ments, Pictures, Portraits, Priories, Roman Stations and Anti-
quities, described in this Volume, will be found referred to under
those heads.
The MARKET TOWNS are distinguished by small Capitals; the Villages
by Italics.
ABBEY, St. Albans, 22-95; Ab-
bots Langley, formerly belonged
to St. Alban's Abbey, church, mon.
to Dame Ann Raymond, 285; Ni-
cholas de Breakspear, ib.
ST. ALBANS, the site of the mar-
tyrdom of Albanus, or St. Alban,
21-27; miracles attending his
death, 27, 28; the abbey founded
by King Offa, 20-31; growth of
the town of, 33; materials col-
lected for rebuilding the abbey
church, 34-36; singular account
of St. Alban's relics, 36, 37 (note);
heroism of Abbot Frederic, 38;
abbey lands seized, and
church built, 39; town plundered,
46; fortified in the Barons' wars,
48; townsmen besiege the abbey,
and demand privileges, 49, 50;
more disorders, and punishment of
the towns-people by Richard II.
52, 53; battles of St. Albans, 57-
60; the art of printing established
here, 64; dissolution of the abbey,
65-67; description of the abbey
church, 67-89; abbey buildings,
90-93; St. Michael's church, 93-
96; St. Peter's church, 96-103;
charitable foundations, 103, 104;
schools, 105; corporation, town
hall, 106; market and clock
house, 107; improvements, popu-
lation, silk mills, ib.; Holywell
House, 108; eminent natives, 109.
ST. ALBANS ABBEY CHURCH:
its general architectural character,
external appearance, tower, 67;
arches, buttresses, porch, 68; in-
terior, successive styles of build-
ing. 69; nave, columns, and arches,
70-73; St. Cuthbert's screen, 73;
choir, 74; altar screen, 75; pres-
bytery, 76; transept, 77; ailes,
78; piscina, 79; cielings, 80; cha-
pel of the Virgin, 81; dimensions
of the church and chapel, 82; se-
pulchral monuments and inscrip-
tions of Humphrey Duke of Glo-
cester, 82, 83; of Abbot Whe-
thamsted, 84; of Abbot Ramryge,
85; of Abbot De la Mare, of
Robert Beamier, a monk, 86; of
Sir Anthony Grey, Thomas Rut-
lond, the Maynard family, Sir John
Mandeville, 87; of Christopher
Rawlinson, Esq. 88; eminent per-
sons buried here, ib.; font, 89;
library, scriptorium, 90; monastic
buildings, 91; Gate-house, Monk's
Holes, 92, 93.
ST. ALBANS, ABBOTS of, with in-
teresting historical, biographical,
and literary notices, 24-67: Wille-
god, 32; Vulsig, addicted to in-
temperance, and wore silken vest-
ments, 33; Vulnoth, Edfrid, Ul-
sinus, ib.; Elfric composes a
Saxon grammar, 34; Ealdred col-
lects materials at Verulam for
building the abbey church, 24-34,
35; Eadmer follows the plan of his
predecessors, his discoveries, 35;
Leofric, his beneficence, 36; Fre-
theric, his heroism, 38; Paul re-
builds the church, 39; Richard de
Albany, 40; Geoffrey de Gorham
prepares a sumptuous shrine for
the relics of St. Alban, 41; Ralph,
42; Robert de Gorham procures
distinguished privileges for the ab-
bey, 42, 43; Symond, his learning,
43, 44; Warren, ib.; John of the
Cell rebuilds the west front of the
church, 45, 46; William de Trum-
pington completes the building,
&c. 47; John of Hertford en-
larges the abbey, 47, 48; Robert
de Norton, ib.; John of Berk-
hamsted, 49; Hugo de Eversden
besieged in his abbey, ib.; Robert
de Wallingford makes a very cu-
rious clock, 50, 51; Michael de
Mentmore dies of the great plague,
32; Thomas de la Mare erects a
wall round the abbey, and adorns
the church, 53; John de la Motte
makes great additions to the build-
ings, 54; dispute between Abbots
of St. Albans and Westminster
about uppermost seat in parlia-
ment, 54, &c. (note); Williamı de
Heywood, 54; John of Whetham-
sted makes great improvements in
the abbey, 55; a pardon obtained
by him, 56; John de Stoke, 57;
William Alban, 63; William Wal-
lingford introduces printing into
the abbey, ib.; Thomas Ramryge,
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, 64;
Robert Catton refuses to surren-
der the abbey to the King, 65;
Richard de Stevanache, or Bore-
man, appointed for the purpose
of a formal surrender, 66.
Albanus, or St. Alban, a citizen of
Verulam, 21; his martyrdom, ib.;
his history in the British language,
found at Verulam, 25, 26; miracles
attending his execution, 28; a
church built on the spot where he
suffered, 29; translation of his re-
mains into it, 30; curious parti-
culars concerning his relics, 36, 37
(note); opening of his tomb, 41;
his shrine described, 41, 42 (notes).
Albury, manor of, 208; church and
monuments, 209.
Aldbury, village, descent, church,
Amphibalus, some particulars of, 27,
Amwell, pleasing scenery here, poeti-
cally described, 245; plague here,
246; fortification here, ib.
ANECDOTES of Alexander Necham,
Sir John Mandeville, Sir John
King, Sir Francis Pemberton, 109;
Lord Bacon, 94, 118, 123; Ed-
ward Grimston, Esq. 119; Sir
Harbottle Grimston, 120, 121;
Sir Samuel Grimston, 122; George
Lord Baltimore, 124; Earl of
Portland, 125; Earl of Worcester,
Earl of Pembroke, 126; Sir Ni-
cholas Bacon, 129; O Piers
Shoukes, 189; Judge Powel, 201;
Lord Hansdon, 219 (note); Rich-
ard Cromwell, 235 (note); Mr.
Charles Blount, 282 (note); Arch
bishop Neville, 308, 309 (note).
Anstey, or Anstie, site of a castle,
descent of manors, 186, 187; ar-
tificial mount, church, 187.
Apricots, Moor Park, why so called,
Arbury Banks, an ancient camp, 177,
Ashwell, of Roman origin, 176; Ar-
bury Banks, an ancient fortifica-
tion, 177; descent of manor,
church described, ib.; monu-
ments, 178.
Aspenden, manor, church, and mo-
numents, 194, 195.
Aston, a seat, 202.
Ayot St. Lawrence, manor, new
church, 145; inscription, old
church, 155; monuments, ancient
sculpture, 156.
Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam, sta-
tue of, 94, 95; death of, 94 (note);
memoirs of, 118-123.
BALDOCK, the manor and parish co-
extensive, 173; formerly belonged
to the Knights Templars, descent
of, 174; church, monuments, 175;
population, 176.
BARNET, a busy town, church, 317;
monuments, alms houses,
ground, mineral spring, 318, 319;
battle of Barnet, 3.9-324.
Barkway, anciently a market town,
descent of the manor, 185; church,
painted glass, 186.
Barrows, long, near Ravensbury,
164; on Royston Downs, 178;
near Stevenage, 202; at Haven
End, and Widford, 213.
Battle, direful one near Barnet de-
scribed, 319.
Battle of St. Albans, first, 57; second
battle, 59.
Bayford, a manor, and Bayford-bury,
a seat, 267; monument, ib.
Bearne River, its course, 18.
Beechwood, seat; nunnery, mansion,
park, 148, 149.
Bennington, a great council held here,
descent of the manor, 195-198; the
site of a castle, 198; church and
monuments of the Cæsars.
BERKHAMSTED, 133; ancient his-
tory of the castle and honor, with
the successive possessors, 133-136;
castle described, 137; church,
monuments, 138-140; free school,
140, 141; buildings, 142.
Berkhamstead Place, seat, Herts.
Berkhamstead, assembly here in the
time of the Conqueror, 38.
Biggin Priory, 168.
BISHOPS STORTFORD, made a bo-
rough town, 213; castle, church,
and monuments, 214; canal, gram-
mar-school, population, 215.
Blakesware, a seat, 218.
Boleyns, family of, 161.
Book, curious, in the British lan-
guage, found at Verulam, descri-
bed, 25, 26.
BRASSES, sepulchral; of Abbot de
Ja Mare, and Robert Beamier, a
monk, 86; of Sir Anthony Grey,
87; in St. Peter's church at St.
Albans, 100, 101; at Harden, 152;
at Hitchin, 168; Water Somoner,
178;
Rob. White, 183; at For-
neux Pelham, 190; Dame Mar-
garet Southwell, 193; of the Bo-
telers and Bardolfs, 204; of a
Huntsman, 221; of a priest, 228;
at Broxbourn, 227-229; at Worm-
ley, 231; Nicholas Dixon, 233;
Johanne Clay, ib.; Will Dyke, Eliz.
Garnett, 234; John Hunger, 264;
John Perient, and Lady, 273; John
Carter, and others, 289; Thomas
Day and his wives, 307.
Brantfield, manor of, 268.
Braughing, manor and church, 207;
the supposed Cæsaromagus, en-
campment here, 208.
Breakspear, Nicholas de, some ac-
count of, 285.
Brocket Hall, seat, house and grounds
described, 275.
Brookmans, a seat, 281.
Broxbourn, manor and church, 226;
chapel and monuments of the Says,
227, 228; brasses, 229; monu-
ments, ib. 250.
Broxbourn Bury, a seat, 230.
Brickendenbury, a seat, 266.
BUNTING FORD, chapel, almshouse;
Bishop Seth Ward born here, 192.
Bushey, a manor, $15; church, &c.
ib. 316.
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