Archaeologia/Volume 13

ARCHAEOLOGIA:

 

OR,

 

MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS

 

RELATING TO

 

ANTIQUITY.

 

VOLUME XIII.

ARCHAEOLOGIA:

 

OR,

 

MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS

 

RELATING TO

 

ANTIQUITY.

 

PUBLISHED BY

 

THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON.

 

VOLUME XIII.

 

 

LONDON:

Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street.

Sold at the Society's Apartments in Somerset Place; and by Messieurs

White, Robson, Nicol, Leigh and Sotheby, Bickerstaff,

Cadell and Davies, Egerton and Taylor.

MDCCC.

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS.

I.A

DESCRIPTION of what is called a Roman Camp in Westphalia, by the Abbé Mann, in a Letter addressed to the President. 1—6

II. Some Observations upon the Life of Cecily Duchess of York, Daughter of Ralph de Nevil, Earl of Westmoreland and of Richmond, by Joan, natural Daughter of John Duke of Lancaster. Communicated by the Rev. Mark Noble, F.S.A. 7—19

III. Description of a Gold Medal struck upon the Birth of King Charles II. by the Rev. Mark Noble, F.A.S. in a Letter addressed to Wilson Aylesbury Roberts, Esq. F.A.S. 20—22

IV. A Description of an unpublished Gold Coin of King Charles I. in a Letter addressed to the Rev. John Brand, one of the Secretaries to the Society of Antiquaries. By the Rev. Mark Noble, F.A.S. 23—26

V. A complete List of the Royal Navy of England in 1599. Extracted from an Original Manuscript in the Possession of Dr. Leith of Greenwich, exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries by William Latham, Esq. F.S.A. 27—34

VI. Dissertation on the Life and Writings of Mary, an Anglo-Norman Poetess of the 13th Century, by Mons. La Rue. Communicated by Francis Douce, Esq. F.A.S. in a Letter to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 35—67

VII. Account of Inscriptions discovered on the Walls of an Apartment in the Tower of London. By the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 68—99

VIII. Copy of an Original Manuscript, entitled, "Instructionns for every Centioner to observe duringe the continuance of the Frenche Fleet uppon this Cost untill knowlege shal be had of their dispercement, given by Sir George Carye, Captein, this fyrst of September, 1586." Communicated by Sir William Musgrave, Bart. F.R.S. and F.A.S. 100—102

IX. Account of the Fall of some of the Stones of Stonehenge, in a Letter from William George Maton, M.B. F.A.S. to Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. 103—106

X. An Examination of an Inscription on a Barn In Kent; the Mantle Tree In the Parsonage House at Helmdon in Northamptonshire, as described by the Professors Wallis and Ward, revised; and Queries and Remarks on the general Use of Arabic Numerals In England. In a Letter from the Rev. Samuel Denne, F.A.S. to Richard Gough, Esq. 107—140

XI. Additional Remarks on the Helmdon Mantle-Tree Inscription, and on the Knowledge and Use of Arabic Numerals In the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Centuries. By the Rev. Sam. Denne, F.A.S. 141—168

XII. Copies of Two Manuscripts on the most proper Method of Defence against Invasion, by Mr. Waad. Communicated by the Rev. Sam. Ayscough, F.A.S. in a Letter to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 169—184

XIII. Copy of a Manuscript in the British Museum, (Harl. MSS. 6844. fol. 49.) entitled, "An Expedient or Meanes in Want of Money to Pay the Sea and Land Forces, or as many of them as shall be thought expedient without Money in this Year of an almost Universal Povertie of the English Nation. By Fabian Philipps. Communicated by the Rev. Sam. Ayscough, F.A.S. 185—192

XIV. Explanation of a Seal of Netley Abbey, in a Letter from the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. Addressed to the President. 193—195

XV. Explanation of a Seal of the Abbey of Lundores, in Scotland, by the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. In a Letter addressed to Owen Salusbury Brereton, Esq. Vice President. 196—198

XVI. Copy of an Original Instrument dated 25 Nov. 1449, concerning the Church-yard of St. Mary Magdalen in Milk Street, London. Exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries by Thomas Loggen, Esq. 199—200

XVII. Copy of an Original Letter from Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Warwick. Exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries by Peter Renouard, Esq. F.A.S. in whose Family this curious Paper has long remained. 201—203

XVIII. Account of Flint Weapons discovered at Hoxne in Suffolk. By John Frere, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. In a Letter to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 204—205

XIX. Account of Antiquities from St. Domingo. In a Letter from Thomas Ryder, Esq. to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 206—207

XX. Observations on Stone Pillars, Crosses, and Crucifixes, by Thomas Astle, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. In a Letter to the President. 208—222

XXI. Observations on Mr. Townley's Antique Bronze Helmet, found at Ribchester in Lancashire. By the Rev. Stephen Weston, B.D. F.A.S. In a Letter addressed to the President. 223—226

XXII. Observations on the Griggirrys of the Mandingos. In a Letter from Elliott Arthy, Esq. to William Blizard, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. 227—229

XXIII. Dissertation on the Lives and Works of several Anglo-Norman Poets of the Thirteenth Century. In a Letter from Mons. De La Rue to John Henniker Major, Esq. M.P. F.R.S. and F.A.S. Translated from the French. 230—250

XXIV. A short Chronological Account of the Religious Establishments made by English Catholics on the Continent of Europe. By the Abbé Mann. 251—273

XXV. Extracts from the Parish Register of St. Bennet's, St. Paul's Wharf, London. Communicated by the Rev. Mark Noble, F.A.S. In a Letter to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 274—279

XXVI. Observations on a Greek Sepulchral Monument in the Possession of Maxwell Garthshore, M.D. F.R.S. and F.A.S. By Taylor Combe, Esq. F.A.S. 280—289

XXVII. A Description of the Church of Melbourne in Derbyshire, with an Attempt to explain from it the real Situation of the Porticus in the ancient Churches. By William Wilkins, Esq. F.A.S. 290—308

XXVIII. Enquiries concerning the Tomb of King Alfred, at Hyde Abbey, near Winchester. By Henry Howard, Esq. In a Letter to George Nayler, Esq. York Herald, F.A.S. 309—312

XXIX. Copy of a curious Record of Pardon in the Tower of London. Communicated by Thomas Astle, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. In a Letter to the Rev. John Brand, Secretary. 313—314

XXX. Copy of an Original Manuscript, entitled, "A Breviate touching the Order and Governmente of a Nobleman's House" &c. Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S. and F.S.A. 315—389

Appendix 391

List of Presents 411

List of Works published by the Society 417

LIST OF PLATES.

Plate			Page.
I.	Plan of a Camp in Westphalia		5
II.	Inside View of a Room in the Tower of London		68
III.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$
IV.
V.		Inscriptions on the Walls of a Room in Beauchamp's
VI.		Tower in the Tower of London
VII.		69, 70, 74, 76, 77, 89, 98
VIII.
IX.
X.	View of Stonehenge as it appeared before the third of January 1797, taken from the West		105
XI.	View of Stonehenge as it now appears, taken from the S. W.		104
XII.	Mantle Tree of the Rectory House at Helmdon in Northamptonshire, &c.		142
XIII.	Seals of Netley and Lundores Abbies		193
XIV. XV.	Antient Flint Weapons found at Hoxne in Suffolk		204
XVI.	Antiquities from St. Domingo		206
XVII. XVIII.	Stone Pillars, &c.		213, 217
XIX.	A Greek Sepulchral Monument in the Possession of Maxwell Garthihore, M. D.		281

XX.	Plan of Melbourne Church	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	307
XXI.	Section of Melbourne Church
XXII.	Capitals of Columns, &c. in Melbourne Church		308
XXIII.	Plan of Hyde Abbey		310
XXIV.	Antient Snuff Boxes		395
XXV.	Inscription in Great Bookham Church, Surrey		395
XXVI.	Miscellaneous Plate		401
	Two Impressions from an Ancient Ægyptian Copper Plate		408
XXVII.	Ancient Bronze Æolipyle found at Basingstoke		410

 

Vignettes, &c.

At a Council of the Society of Antiquaries, May 31, 1782.

Resolved,

That any gentleman, desirous to have separate copies of any memoir he may have presented to the Society, may be allowed, upon application to the Council, to have a certain number, not exceeding twenty, printed off at his own expence.

 

At a Council, May 23, 1793.

Resolved,

That the order made the 31st of May, 1782, with respect to gentlemen who may be desirous to have separate copies of any memoir they may have presented to the Society be printed in the volumes of the Archaeologia, in some proper and conspicuous part, for the better communication of the same to the Members at large.