edition of ‘Camden's Britannia.’ He spared no trouble or expense in obtaining information, personally visited every county, and forwarded proof-sheets to antiquarian friends and others likely to make useful suggestions. The work, which he was seven years in translating and nine in printing, appeared under the title of ‘Camden's Britannia, translated from the edition published by the Author mdcvii. Enlarged by the latest Discoveries,’ in 3 vols., London, 1789, folio. The edition of 1806, fol., 4 vols., is a reprint of the 3 vols., with additions and corrections to the first volume, which was the only one Gough superintended, having quarrelled with the publisher. A third edition, begun at the press in 1806, was rapidly advancing when the destructive fire at Mr. Nichols's printing-office on 8 Feb. 1808, and the declining state of Gough's health, put a stop to the undertaking.
Gough's other works are:
- ‘A History of the Society of Antiquaries of London,’ prefixed to the first volume of their ‘Archæologia,’ 1770. To the eleven succeeding volumes, whose publication he superintended, he contributed various articles, enumerated in Nichols's ‘Literary Anecdotes,’ vi. 299–301.
- ‘Description des Royaulmes d'Angleterre et d'Escosse, composée par Etienne Perlin (Par. 1558). Histoire de l'Entrée de la Reine Mère dans la Grande Bretagne, par De la Serre, Paris, 1639. Illustrated with Plates, English Notes, and Historical Prefaces,’ London, 1775, 4to.
- ‘A Catalogue of the Coins of Canute, King of Denmark and England, with specimens,’ London, 1777, 4to.
- ‘History of the Town of Thetford, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk,’ London, 1779, 4to, edited from the manuscript collections of Thomas Martin of Palgrave, and illustrated by Captain Grose.
- An enlarged edition (1780) of the plates of the ‘Medals, Coins, and Great Seals,’ executed by Simon, and first published by Vertue in 1753.
- ‘An Essay on the Rise and Progress of Geography in Great Britain and Ireland; illustrated with specimens of our oldest maps,’ 1780, 4to.
- ‘Catalogue of Sarum and York Missals,’ 1780; this and the preceding work are extracted from the ‘British Topography.’
- Several essays in Nichols's ‘Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica,’ including the Memoirs of Edward Rowe-Mores, No. i.; of the Gales, and of the Gentlemen's Society at Spalding, Nos. ii. and xx.; preface to ‘Antiquities of Aberdeen,’ No. iii.; of Sir John Hawkwood, Nos. iv. and xix.; ‘History of Croyland,’ No. xi. (to which he afterwards added a ‘second appendix,’ in addition to one previously communicated by Mr. Essex); and a ‘Genealogical View of the Family of Cromwell,’ No. xxxi.
- ‘History of the famous Royston Club,’ in the ‘Gentleman's Magazine,’ 1783, liii. 613.
- ‘A Comparative View of the Antient Monuments of India, particularly those in the Island of Salset, near Bombay, as described by different writers, illustrated with ten curious plates,’ London, 1785, 4to.
- Oldys's ‘Life of Sir John Fastolf,’ fol. (1793), enlarged and revised.
- ‘Account of a Missal executed for John, Duke of Bedford,’ London, 1794, 4to; this missal is now in the British Museum.
- An English translation of the ‘Arabian Nights' Entertainments,’ 1798, with notes and a preface by Gough, showing that the supplementary tales published by Dom Chavis are forgeries.
- ‘List of the Members of the Society of Antiquaries’ (1717–96), London, 1798, 4to.
- ‘The Parochial History of Castor [Northamptonshire] and its dependencies … with an account of Marham, &c.’ Printed with the Rev. Kennett Gibson's ‘Comment upon part of the fifth Journey of Antoninus through Britain,’ London, 1800 and 1819, 4to.
- ‘The History and Antiquities of Pleshy, in the county of Essex,’ London, 1803, 4to.
- ‘Coins of the Seleucidæ, Kings of Syria; from the establishment of their reign under Seleucus Nicator to the determination of it under Antiochus Asiaticus. With Historical Memoirs of each reign. Illustrated from the cabinet of Matthew Duane, engraved by F. Bartolozzi,’ London, 1804, 4to.
- ‘Description of the Beauchamp Chapel, adjoining to the Church of St. Mary at Warwick, and the Monuments of the Earls of Warwick in the said church and elsewhere,’ London, 1809, 4to.
- Verses by Gough in Nichols's ‘Literary Anecdotes,’ vi. 332–43.
- ‘A Syllabus of Churches,’ describing the various parts of our most ancient religious edifices.
- ‘Antiquities and Memoirs of the Parish of Myddle (co. Salop),’ London [1833?], fol.
Gough also assisted in the following: Hutchins's ‘History of Dorset’ (both editions); Nichols's ‘Collection of Royal and Noble Wills;’ Nash's ‘History of Worcestershire;’ John Carter's ‘Specimens of Antient Sculpture and Painting;’ Nichols's ‘History of Leicestershire;’ Schnebbelie's ‘Antiquaries' Museum;’ Manning and Bray's ‘History of Surrey;’ and Kippis's edition of the ‘Biographia Britannica.’
