Identifier: newdisplayofbeau02lond (find matches)
Title: A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial ..
Year: 1776 (1770s)
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Subjects: Historic buildings
Publisher: London: : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers, and by R. Baldwin
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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tolemy Metaris iEftuarium, but called now theWafhes. The Witham rifes near Grantham, and runningnorth-eaft, pafles by Lincoln, whence, directing its courfefouth-eaft, it falls into the German Ocean near Bofton. The Trentlifes in Staffordfhire, and running north-eaft through the countiesof Derby and Nottingham, and parting Nottinghamihire fromLincolnfhire, falls into the mouth of the Humber. The Dunrifes in Yorkfhire, and enclofing, together with the Trent, aconfiderable piece of ground in the north-weft part of this coun-ty, known by the name of the Ifle of Axholm, falls into theTrent near its conflux with the Humber. The Ankam rifesnot far north of Lincoln, and directing itscourfe due north, fallsinto the Humber eaft of the river Trent. LINCOLN. This city is 132 miles from London, and was anciently calledNicoL It is fttuated on the fide of a hill, at the bottom ofwhich runs the river Witham in three fmall channels, overwhich are feveral bridges. Vortimer, that valiant Briton, who f»
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. THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 73 Co often defeated the Saxons, died and was buried there. TheDanes took this city twice by ftorm, and the Saxons as oftenretook it. In Edward the Confeflbrs time it is faid to have had1070 houfes; and William of Malmefbury relates, that in thetime of the Normans it was one of the moft populous cities inEngland, and a mart for all forts of goods coming by land orwater. King William I. built a caftle here j and, about thefame time, the bifhops fee was tranflated hither from Dorchefterin Oxfordfhire. This is ftill reckoned the largeft diocefe in ailEngland, though Ely, Peterborough, and Oxford, have beentaken out of it. The cathedral was efteemed the glory of England; for itsmagnificence and elevation is fuch, that the Monks concludedit would chagrin the devil to look at it; and thence a fly fourlook by a proverbial expreffion is compared to the devils lo> kingover Lincoln. The city formerly abounded with monafteries,churches, &c. fo that many barns, f

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