The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire

The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire

The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire: with the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes, boroughs, corporations, towns, parishes, villages, and hamlets; the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches, advowsons, tythes, rectories, impropriations and vicarages, in general; ... as also the several honors, mannors ... and parks of the nobility and gentry; ... Faithfully collected from public records, leiger books, ancient manuscripts, charters, evidences, and other select authorities. Together with an exact transcript of Domesday-book, so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions, in all the parishes· ... Illustrated with a large map of the county; a prospect of Hertford; the ichnography of St. Albans and Hitchin; and many sculptures of the principal edifices and monuments. By Sir Henry Chauncy, kt. Serjeant at Law.

Chauncy, Henry, Sir, 1632-1719

London : printed for Ben. Griffin in the Great Old Baily, Sam. Keble at the Turks-head in Fleet-street, Dan. Browne at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar, Dan. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh at the Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Church-yard

MDCC. 1700

[10], 601, [23] pages, [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 39 cm

Title page in red and black.
Frontispiece portrait (plate) of the author signed: J. Savage sculp.
Includes index.
Last leaf is directions to the printer.
Signatures: A⁴( -A4) B² C-4H⁴ 4I-4K⁶ chi1(=A4?).

Woolf, D.R. (Daniel R.) former owner;
Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.
Inscription on title page: Ex Libris J[ohn] A[lexander] Stainsby Lincoln's Inn. Library copy lacking frontispiece.

Gift of Daniel Woolf
Savage, John, active 1680.

English

DA670 .H5 C4 1700;
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C3741;
English Short Title Catalogue (RLIN), R006200