Laura chapel in Bath, some account of, 388.
Lansdown Hill, battle of, 343, S73, 442.
Lansdowne Hill, some account of the
situation and herbage of, 441. LANG PORT, 513; some account of the town of, 513, 514; hospital, 514.
Leversedge family and estates in Frome, 463, 464.
Lichen Marinus, or Sea-bread, 355. Liney hamlet, 610.
LITERARY and SCIENTIFIC institu- tions, at Bristol, 684. Locke, Mr. John, Memoir of him, 617; of his literary compositions, 619; suspected of high treason, ib.; restored to favour, 620; death, 621.
Long Ashton parish, 634, 635; de- scription of the village, &c. 635.
Margaret chapel in Bath, 386.
Market Cross of Shepton Mallet, 465.
Mendip Hills, soil of, 352; remarks on the richness of their mines, &c. 492; rocks and caverns of, 492; abound with lead, 493; curious mode of punishing delinquents at, ib. Merchants' Hall at Bristol, 687. MILBORNE PORT, 524; history and description of, 524, 525 ; manufac- tures, 525.
Milsom Street in Bath, some remarks on the architecture of, 390. MILVERTON, 553; situation and de- scription of, 554. MINE-HEAD, 563; its divisions, ib. aspect of the country, 564; church, 564, 565; alms-house, 565; curi- riosities of, 566, cross, 567. Minerals in Somersetshire, 753. Minerva Temple at Bath, description of the pediment of the, 363. Mohun, Sir William, obtains a con- siderable share of the honors and estates of the county of Somerset- shire as a reward for his services in the enterprize of William, 345. Mohun, Sir William, his descent, 569.
Monastery at Glastonbury, by whom constructed, 499, 500: description of the abbot's kitchen, 503. Monastery at Old Cleve, 575. Monmouth, Duke, account of his re- bellion, 345; his proclamation, 346; is presented with a pair of colours by twenty-six young ladies, 346; account of his battle with the Duke of Somerset at Sedgemoor, 347; he is taken prisoner and exe- cuted, 348; the corporation of Bath, shut the gates of the city against him, 372.
Monks of Glastonbury, account of them, 500.
Montague, Sir Henry, 374. Montfort, Hugh de, 458. Monuments-in the abbey church of Bath, 379; of Bishop Mon- tague, ib. of Beau Nash, 380; of Colonel Ambrose Norton, 381; of Lady Miller, ib.; of Thomas Lich- field, and Margaret, his wife, 382; to the memory of Lady Jane
Waller, 382; Colonel Alexander Champion, 383; Lady Caldwell; Dr. Camplin, Mrs. Frazer Hen- rietta Charlotte Byron; Sir Wil- liam Draper and Joseph Gwent, b.; Colonel Walch, ib.; Sir Bevil Grenvill's, near Lands- down Hill, 442; account of one in Farley Chapel, of Thomas and Johanna Hungerford, 459; of Ed- ward Hungerford, 460; of Mrs. Mary Shaa, ib.; Edward and Lady Margaret Hungerford, 461; of Simon Brown at Shepton Mallet, 471, 472; Abbot Gilbert and Cap- tain Berkley in the Abbey of Black Canons, 473; of Lady Magdalene Hastings, 476; of Ina, in the ca- thedral at Wells, 486; of King Ar- thur, 503, 504; tor, or tower of St. Michael, 504; of Henry Field- ing, 512; John Lane and Joan Eveleigh at Chard church, 531; of Nicholas and Elizabeth Wad- ham, at Ilminister, 533; of the Wadham family, 534; Richard Huish, and Robert Gray, at Taun- ton, 543; Sir Johu Popham, 552; Milverton, 554; of Nathaniel Arundel, 562; Mohun and Lutrell families at Dunster, 569; Sir John and Lady Windham, at St. De- cuman's, 579; Wyndham family, 580; Sir George Sydenham and his two wives at Stogumber, 582; John St. Albin at Strington, 584; of John Vernai at Stokecourcy, 586; Rev. Sir John Tynte, 594; Prowse family, and Mary Hixes at Axbridge, 615; Henry Water- land at Wrington, 617; at Fairy Field in the parish of Nemnet, 627; Sir John de Loe and his lady, and Sir John Hautvil at Chew, 628; curious, at Stanton Drew, 628; of Henry and Thomas Bridges at Keynsham, 633; of Anna Leman, 634; Mrs. Draper, Mrs. Mason, Mr. William Powell, Dr.Nathaniel Forster and the New- ton family in Bristol cathedral, 666, 667, 668; of Sir William Peuri, &c. in St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, 672; Edward Colston, All Saints at Bristol, 627.
Nailor, James, his manner of enter- ing Bristol, 656; he is accused and punished for blasphemy, 657. Nash, Richard, first suggested the plan of instituting the general hos- pital at Bath, 397; the founder of the amusement of Bath, 410, 411; some account of his birth and pa- rentage, 411; enters the army, but is soon disgusted with it, 412; en- ters himself a student of the Mid- dle Temple, ib. ; curious anecdote concerning him, ib. ; is appointed to the office of the master of the ceremonies at Bath, 413.; how he conducts himself in his new situa- tion, 414; his death, 415; cha- racter, 415, 416; on the rules and regulations drawn up by him,
Paul's meeting at Taunton. 544. Penny Pound, where General Fairfax drew up his army after the battle of Langport, &c. 610. PENSFORD, situation, &c. of the town,
Pictures in Hinton Charter house, mansion of Henry VIII. and Ed- ward VI, Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Keeper Guildford, Lord Strafford and his secretary, Archbi shop Robinson and Charles James Fox, 456.
of the Resurrection in Farley chapel, 461; of the Hungerford family in the vault under Farley chapel; ib.; of Sir John and Lady Wyndham at St. Decuman's, 579 Pope, Alexander, his conduct towards
Mr. Allen treated on, 440, 441. Popham, Sir John, some account of him, 553.
PORLOCK, or PORTLOCK, 539; its situation, scenery, &c. ib. ; history 560, 561.
Portbury parish, a place of note m the time of the Romans, 624; cell of Augustine monks, ib. Portishead, some account of the pa- rish, 625.
Portraitures of Sir John and Lady
Wyndham at St. Decuman's, 579; of Sir Robert Chedder, at Chedder church, 516. Pouldon-hill, 352.
Presbyterian chapel at Bristol, 679. Prior Park, the seat of Ralph Allen, Esq. 438.
Prynne, William, brief memoir of him, 570, 571. Public buildings at Bristol, 686. Puerperal, or Child-bed charity in Bath, some account of, 406. Pulteney, Right Hon. William, laid the first stone of the General Hos- pital in Bath, 398. Pump room of Bath, description of, 591, 392.
Pyramids in the abbey church-yard at Glastonbury, 507.
Quakers' chapel at Taunton, 545. Quakers, account of their first intro- duction at bristol, 656.
Queen Camel parish, some account of,
Queen-Square Chapel in Bath, 386. Queen's Bath described, 394. Queensbury, Duchess, anecdote con- cerning, 413.
Rana-hill, some account of, 327. Rauzzini, Signior Venanzio, his musi- cal talents contributed much to the amusements of Bath, 425; some account of him, ib. ; he is en- gaged as a singer at the Opera at Vienna, 425; becomes the con- ductor of the public concerts at Bath, 426; his talents as a scien- tific musician, ib.; his private cha- racter, ib.; his death, 427. Robinson, Mr. Walter, put an end to the abuses practised by the corpo- ration of Bath relative to the gram- mar-school, 406.
Robinson, Mrs. Mary, memoir of her,
nufacture of, 467; antient history, St. Catherine's Hospital at Bath, sonie
Shockerwich hamlet, 437. Skime, Mr. his seat at Warley. See Warley.
SOMERSETSHIRE, by whom it is said to have been first inhabited, 339; the district of in early times inhabited by the Belgæ, ib. ; formed part of the province of Britannia Prima during the dominion of the Romans in, 340; college built at Wells in, by King Ina, 341; ab- bey built by King Kenulph at Glastonbury in, 341; on the incur- sions of the Danes in, ib. ; conjec- tures concerning the derivation of the name of, 342; its situation at the time of the Norman Conquest, 343; on the dissension and calami- ties in during the civils wars in the reign of Charles I. 343; the prin- cipal theatre of the Duke of Mon- mouth's rebellion, ib.; its situa- tion and boundaries, 351; descrip- tion of its sea-coast, ib.; account of the hills in the county of, 352; mountains, ib.; climate 352, 355; fertility of the county of, 353, 355; ancient forests, ri- vers, 334; Ecclesiastical division of, 356; hundreds, ib. ; liberties, 357; church history of, 357, 358; political economy of, 358; state of the parliamentary representation,
SOMERTON, 512; situation and de- scription of, ib.; account of the church, 513.
South Brent, short account of, 613. Southey, Mr. 710.
Spring, account of a famous one near Tor-bill, 506.
Stanton Drew parish, 628; ancient monument, 629; conjectures re- specting its origin, ib.
Stanton Prior, derivation of the name
&c. 650; relic of antiquity in, ib. Staverdale Priory, short account of,
STOGUMBER town, its situation and extent, 582.
STOKECOURCY town, short account of
it, 584; priory belonging to the parish of, 585. Strington parish, 583; cross in the church-yard, 584.
St. Decuman's parish, why so called, 577; manor of, ib.
St. John's Gate at Bristol, 687. St. Joseph's Chapel at Glastonbury described, 502.
Sunday Schools established at Bath by Henry Southby, 408. Sydney-Garden, Vauxhall, at Bath, some account of, 429. St. Vincent's rocks, description of, 695.
TAUNTON, 535; its ancient name, ib.; history, 535, 536; Dr. Thomas Amory's poetical description of, 534, 535; a place of great anti- quity, 537; Roman coins, &c. found there, ib.; Castle, description of, 538; descriptions and arms, 589; exchequer-room, ib. ; assize-room, ib.; market-house, 540; free gram- mar-school, ib. ; alms-houses, 540, ; 541; hospital, ib.; bridewell, 541, 542, religious institutions, 542— 545; monuments, 543. Tickenham, parish of, 626; account of the mansion, ib. Tor-hill, 506.
Trendle Castle, remains of, 583. Trevor, Sir John, his decree concern- ing the premises belonging to St.
John's Hospital at Bath, 401. Turks' Castle, some account of, 583. Twyniho, Ankerette, accused of poi- soning Isabel, wife of George Duke of Clarence, 466.
Vallis-house, the seat of the Lever- sedges, 464.
Valls Florida, 376.
Vicar's, college of, at Wells, 487. Villula, John de, restores the city of Bath after being plundered and burnt during the insurrection of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, 369.
Wachet borough and sea-port town, 577; harbour, 578. Walton in Gordana, description of the
the scenery, &c. 623; ruins, ib. ; manor, 624.
Castle described, 623, Wandsdike, some account of its ori- gin, and the course which it takes, $30.
Warburton, Bishop, to whom he was indebted for his preferment to that title, 441, 442. Warley, the seat of Mr. Skrine, a Roman pillar of curious workman- ship found there, 437. Weary-all-hill, description of, 505; tradition respecting Joseph's staff, 505, 506. WELLINGTON, 551; description and history of, 551, 552; trade, 552. WELLS, 482; situation of the city of, 482, 483; monastery founded there, ib.; to what it owes its ex- istence, 482, 483; ancient appella- tions of, ib.; market-place, 483, 484; conduit erected by Bishop Becket, 484; college, ib.; cathe- dral, 485, 486; chapter-house, ib.; college of Vicars, 487; history of 488-491.
Wesley's meeting-house at Taunton, 544; to what its origin may be traced, ib.
Weston Zoyland, some account of,
town of, 480; extent and popula- tion of, ib.; a place of great anti- quity, 481. WIVELISCOMBE, 554; its antiquity, ib; trade, 555.
Castle, some account
of, 554. Wokey-hole, some account of, 492. Wood, Mr. built at St. John's Hospi- tal at Bath, 400.
John, Esq. his talents as an architect, 438. Woodlands, West, 464. Worgan, James Dawes, brief memoir of him, 706, 707. WRINGTON, 617; some account of the town, &c. ib. Wulfric, the hermit, account of, 527. Wyndham family, brief account of, 580, 581.
Sir William, memoir of,
581, 582. Wycuf Keyn, or Keyn the Virgin, account of, 632.
Yearsley, Mrs. Ann, short account of her, 706.
YEOVIL, whence it derived its name, 529, 523: customs of the inhabit- ants, 522; description of the town, 523; church, ib, Yeovilton parish, description of, 520; manor, 520, 521; church, 521. York-House Catch Club at Bath, 429.
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