Milner, Rev. [Bishop John Milner] / [Charles Heath] / [Henry Marten].

Sammelband with several publications bound in one Volume: 1. Rev. Milner – An Historical and Critical Account of Winchester Cathedral with an Engraved View and Ichnographical Plan of that Fabric. Extracted from the Rev. Mr.Milner’s History and and Antiquities of Winchester to which is added “A Review of its Modern Monuments” (Winchester, 1801 / 148 pages) / 2. Heath, Charles – The Excursion Down the Wye from Ross to Monmouth; Comprehending Historical and Descriptive Accounts of Wilton and Goodrich Castles; Also of Court Field, The Nursery of King Henry The Fifth; New Wear, with Every other Object in the Voyage. The Celebrated Family of Swift, who resided at Goodrich, are not overlooked: and, throughout the whole are Interspersed, A Variety of Amusing and Interesting Circumstances, Never Before collected: Particularly Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Life of John Kyrle, Esq. Rendered Immortal by the Muse of Pope, under the Character of “The Man of Ross”. By Charles Heath, Printer, Monmouth. Being Part the First of this Work, – which will include the Whole of the Voyage from Ross to Chepstow. Part II will contain Monmouth. Part III from thence to the Junction of the Wye with Severn. Pointing out every interesting Object in the Course of this much-admired Excursion. (London, 1799 / 246 unnumbered pages with mentioning on the last page of this section: “End of First Part” [This information seems to be the same in all versions of this book in international libraries and it is possible that Parts II and III were not published as advertised on the titlepage but in a different way]) / 3. Henry Marten – Monmouthshire [has its own titlepage but can very well be Part II and III of the previous Volume] – “Monmouthire – Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Ancient and Present State of Chepstow Castle – Including Persfield, with the various Views in those pleasurable Regions – Also, Notices of Caerwent, An Ancient Roman Station; Moyne’s Court, Matherne, and St. Pierre – The Old and New Passages, on both sides of the Water – The Roads to Bristol and Gloucester; and a Variety of other interesting particulars deserving the Stranger’s Notice. Interspersed with curious Biographical Anecdotes relating to the Life of Henry Marten, one of the Judges of King Charles I. confined twenty years in this Castle. Collected from original Papers and unquestionable Authorities by Charles Heath, Printer, Monmouth (c.1802) //

Winchester / London, Ja. Robbins, Charles Heath, 1801 – 1802. Octavo. Pagination of the Sammelband: First Book: Rev.John Milner – Account of Winchester Cathedral Part: Frontispiece of “North West View of the Cathedral), [2], Fold-out-plan of “Ichnography of the Cathedral Church”, 148 pages / Second Book: Charles Heath: “The Excursion Down the Wye…etc.” – First Part: 246 unnumbered pages / Second / [and possibly Third] Part: 188 unnumbered pages. Hardcover / Original, decorative half-leather of the early 19th century with original spinelabel, restored and with new endpapers and new marbled paper-covers on original boards. In protective Mylar. One page with a minor cut (without text-loss). Otherwise in very good condition with some signs of external wear. This very rare work originates from the wonderful Meade – Collection in Ballymartle (near Kinsale, West Cork), with the name of one of the Meade – family-members written on the titlepage and the bookplate / Exlibris of Richard Meade to the original endpaper.

The rare book bound in the back of this Volume, “The Excursion Down the Wye from Ross to Monmouth” includes for example the following sections:

- Brief notices of the Town of Ross
- Geographical description of the Wye, from a “Survey of Herefordshire”
- Measurement of the River and Country from Ross to Chepstow
- Pedigree of the Kyrle family, supplied by a Gentleman, earlier than i sknown either to Mrs.Clarke or Philip Jones, Esq.
- Pedigree of the Man of Ross, from Mrs. Clarke’s Manuscripts
- Biographical Sketch of the Life of the Man of Ross
- Mr.Pope’s Lines on the Man of Ross
- Dr. Johnson’s remarks on Mr.Pope’s Lines
- Interesting particulars concerning Mr. Kyrle
- Further Interesting particulars relating to the Man of Ross, communicated to Mr.Heath, by William Dobbs, who knew Mr.Kyrle
- Notices of Mr.Kyrle’s successors
- Mr.Coleridge’s Lines, written at the King’s Arms, Ross
- Description of a curious Chair, said to have belonged to Mr.Kyrle
- Description of a curious Silver Tankard, given to Baliol College of Oxford, by the Man of Ross
- Church Notes for Ross (containing with a description thereof) the Man of Ros’s [sic] Monument, – an account of the Rudhall and other Monuments with their inscriptions translated
- Mr.Scott’s Charity at Ross
- Pedigree of the Marcle Branch with its fine Church and Monuments
- Ancient and Present state of Wilton Castle
- Church Notes for Bridestow

The Wye:

- Its course from “William of Worcester’s Itinerary″
- Observations on its picturesque beauty

Goodrich Castle:

- Historical and descriptive accounts of Goodrich Castle
- Of Goodrich, from an old man of 95
- Sir Henry Lingen
- Lines on Goodrich Castle
- Goodrich Priory
- Church Notes for Goodrich
- Anecdotes of the Swift Family
- Plundering of the Vicarage House in 1642
- Of “Master Swift’s” house
- Description of a curious Silver Chalice presented to Goodrich Church by the celebrated Dean of St.Patrick’s
- List of Vicars of Goodrich
- The Voyage recommended
- Court Field, the nursery of King Henry the Fifth
- Description of the House and Gardens
- Welch Bicknor Church – The Monument in the Church (said to be that of the Countess of Salisbury, nurse to Henry the Fifth)
- Historical particulars of the Salisbury Family
- Church Notes for Welch Bicknor
- The Voyage continued – Coldwell rocks
- Whitchurch and the Gwillim family – further Notices of Whitchurch
- Doward Hills and King Arthur’s Hall
- Curious and interesting particulars relating to the gigantic figure, which was found in Little Doward, as mentioned by Camden in his Britannia
- Living testimony of the truth of its having been found

New Wear:

- Account of the settlement of New Wear as an Iron Manufactory, descriptive Account of New Wear
- Mr.Wheatley’s observations on the New Wear
- The Voyage resumed
- Hadnock House, the mansion of the Rev. Dr.Griffin
- Mr.Kyrle’s Will (now first printed)
- Notices of Walford, an early residence of the Kyrle family
- Mrs. Clarke’s House of the Hill
- Church Notes for Walford including the Monuments
- Ballad of the Boy and the Mantle, referred to at Court Field
- The Ride from Ross to Monmouth
- Sonnet to the Wye

Succession of Contents [in part Two (and possibly three)]:

- Continuation of the Excursion down the Wye from Tintern to Chepstow, noticing its rocky scenery
- Interesting description and comparison of the Rivers Severn and Wye
- Chepstow, etymology, situation &c.
- Historical accountof the Earls of Pembroke, Proprietors of the Castle
- Ancient and present state of the Castle
- Chepstow Bridge, with a poetical description and an account of a remarkable well in Bridge Street
- Variety of curious and interesting particulars relating to Henry Marten one of King Charles First Judges, confined in the Castle, remarks on his Portrait at St.Pierre House, Catalogue of his writings and anecdotes of eminent men with whom he acted
- Interesting notices of Sir Nicholas Kemeys, killed at the Siege of Chepstow Castle, of which he was Governor
- Anecdotes of that intrepid loyalist, Sir John Winter, of Lidney
- Account of the Port Walls, with the Views from their summit
- Description of the Church with its monumental Record
- Description of Persfield, containing new notices of its Proprietors, the Walks with their various views and other desirable information
- Description of Caerwent, the ancient Venta Silurum of Antonius – with observations on the passage of the Severn
- Description of the Old and Aust Passages
- Description of the Road from Chepstow to Glocester
- Excursion to Mathern, with an account of the episcopal Palace and Church
- Description of Moyne’s Court, an ancient Manor House
- Historical and descriptive account of St. Pierre
- Church Notes for ditto, with an account of its ancient sepultural stones and monuments in the Church
- Excursion to the New Passage, with brief notice of Caldicot and Lanvair Castles
- Concluding with the Road to Bristol

• Keywords: Architecture · Architecture – Rare · Art – Rare · English History · English History – Rare · English History in the 18th century · English History in the 19th century · River Wye · Swift, Jonathan · Travel England – Rare · Winchester
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 31408AB

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