Name: AN HISTORICAL TOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE (2 VOLUMES)
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AN HISTORICAL TOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE (2 VOLUMES)

by William Coxe

Illustrated by R.C. Hoare

Published by T. Cadell. 1801

Good condition. Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, red title labels to spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations and maps, some fold-out.

Spines rebacked retaining original title-strips. Covers are very edge-worn and scuffed. New endpapers. Two names in ink to top margins of title-pages of both volumes (one name crossed out in each volume). Heavy foxing to contents and a musty (antiquarian) smell to contents. All plates are present. Fold-out map of Monmouthshire to volume 1 has been neatly repaired on verso with clear tape. Plan of Monmouth in volume 2 (pg292) has been neatly/professionally repaired and plan of Chepstow in volume 2 (pg357) has a small hole to it (not affecting any text or the illustration).

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PART THE FIRST
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I. Monmouthshire - Situation and Boundaries - Rivers - Hundreds - Population - Languages - Situation in the Roman, British, Saxon and Norman Periods. Reduced to an English County
Sect. 2.Roman Stations and roads in Monmouthshire - Course of the Julia Strata from Bath to the confines of Glamorganshire
Sect. 3. Ancient Encampments - Castles - Churches
TOUR.
CHAPTER 1. Passage of the Severn - Charlton Rocks - Black Rock and house - St. Pierre - Ancient Tomb - Pedigree of the Lewis Family
Chap.2. Mathern - Ancient Residence of the Bishops of Landaff - Church - Moinscourt - Runfton
Chap.3. Sudbrook encampment - Chapel, Portscwit - Caldecot Castle
Chap.4. Crick - Caerwent - Roman Antiquities - Dinham
Chap.5. Castles of Penhow - Pencoed - Lanvair - and Striguil - Bertholly House - Views from the Pencamawr -
Chap.6. Road to Newport - Christchurch - Excursion to Lanwern and Goldcliffe - Remains of Priory - Sea Walls
Chap.7. Newport - Bridge - Situation - Population - Commerce - Canal - Castle - History and Proprietors - Chruch of St Woolos - Anecdote on the Construction of the Tower - Account of St Woolos - Caerau - Ancient religious establishments
Chap.8. Excursions from Newport to the south western boundaries of Monmouthshire - Upper Road to Cardiff - Encampment of the Gaer - Baffaleg - Craeg y Saeffon - New Part Encampment - Lanvihangel Vedw - Kevenmably - St. Melons - Rumney - Castleton - Tredegar - Morgan Family- Bedwas
Chap.9. Leve of Wentloog - Sea Walls - Greenfield Castle - Churches of St. Brides - Peterstone and Marshfield - Excursion to Twyn Barlwm
Chap.10. Road from Newport to Caerleon - Malpas Church - Caerleon - Etymology - Walls - Circumference - Amphitheatre - Suburbs or Ultra Pontem - Castle
Chap.11. History of Caerleon after the Departure of the Romans - King Arthur - Knights of the Round Table - Church of St Cadoc - Ancient Abbey - Castle - Modern History and present state of Caerleon - Bridge - Singular Escape for Mrs Williams
Chap.12. St Julian's - Memoirs of Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Chap.13. Lantarnam Hoiuse - Branch of the Morgan Family - Upper Road to Usk - Langibby House and Castle - Family of Williams - Lower Road to Usk - Kemeys House - Inscription in Tredonnoc CHurch - Lantrifaint - Lanllowel - Vale of Usk
Chap.14. Town of Usk - Ancient Burrium - Castle - History and Proprietors - Church - Priory - Campwood and Coed y Bunedd
Chap.15. Raglan Castle - Proprietors - Anecdotes of William Herbert Earl of Pembroke, of Sir Charles Somerset fifth Earl and of Henry fifth Marquis of Worcester - Siege - Surrender - demolition of the Castle - Church - cemetry - character of Edward Earl of Glamorgan and secon dMarquis of Worcester
Chap. 16. Lanfanfraed House - Church - Pant y Goytre - Clytha House and Castle - Lanarth Court - Trostrey Forge - Kemey's Commander - Trostry House and church - Bettus Newydd
Chap. 17. Abergavenny - circumjacent mountains - The Blorenge - Sugar Load - Skyrrid - Establishment of the Free School
Chap. 18. Tudor's Gate - Ruins of Abergavenny Castle - History and Different Proprietors
Chap. 19. Ancient Parish church - Priory - St Mary's Church - Herbert Chapel - Monuments - Sir William ap Thomas - Sir Richard Herbert of Coldbrook - Sir Richard Herbert of Ewias - Other Sepulchral Memorials - Epitaph on the Roberts Family
Chap.20. Excursions to the Summits of the Sugar Loaf and Great Skyrrid
Chap.21. Twy Dee - Werndee - Ancient Seat of the Herbert Family - Landeilo Bertholly - Ancient Grant - Excursion to the Derry, Rolben and Lanwenarth Hills - View from the Summit of the Little Skyrrid