The history and antiquities of Glastonbury.
To which are added (1) The endowment and orders of Sherington's chantry ... (2) Dr. Plot's letter to the Earl of Arlington concerning Thetford. To all which pieces (never before printed) a preface is prefix'd, and an appendix subjoyn'd,
by the publisher Thomas Hearne, M.A.

Description

Main Author

Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735

Related Names

Plot, Robert, 1640-1696.
Sherington, Walter, d. 1448.
Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755.
Eyston, Charles, 1667-1721.

Language(s)

English ; Latin

Published

Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1722.

Subjects

Glastonbury Abbey.
Thetford (England) > Thetford (England) / Names.
Glastonbury (England) > Glastonbury (England) / History.

Note

"The endowment and orders of Sherington's chantry" (p. [161]-223) has half-title and text in Latin.
"The history and antiquities of Glastonbury" (with special t.-p.: A little monument to the once famous abbey and borough of Glastonbury ... Collected out of some of our best antiquaries and historians, and finish't April the 28th. 1716: p. [1]-[18], 1-160) was written by Charles Eyston. cf. Dict. nat. biog.; Warner, Richard, Hist. of the abbey of Glaston, 1826. pref.; and Gt. Brit. Historical ms. commission, 3d rept., p. 260. It has been erroneously attributed to Richard Rawlinson. cf. Brit. mus. Cat.

Physical Description

xciii, [18], 349 p. front., illus., 3 fold. pl., facsim. 19 1/2 cm.

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