The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire: : with the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes, boroughs, corporations, towns, parishes, villages, and hamlets; the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches, advowsons, tythes, rectories, impropriations and vicarages, in general; ... as also the several honors, mannors, ... and parks of the nobility and gentry; ... Faithfully collected from public records, leiger books, ancient manuscripts, charters, evidences, and other select authorities. Together with an exact transcript of Domesday-book, so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions, in all the parishes· ... Illustrated with a large map of the county; a prospect of Hertford; the ichnography of St. Albans and Hitchin; and many sculptures of the principal edifices and monuments. /
Chauncy, Henry,Sir,1632-1719.
Rooke, H.,former owner.StEdNL
Rooke, J.,former owner.StEdNL
Savage, John,active 1680.StEdNL
London : printed for Ben. Griffin in the Great Old Baily, Sam. Keble  at the Turks-head in Fleet-street, Dan. Browne at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar, Dan. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh at the Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Church-yard,
MDCC. [1700].
Title page in red and black.
Frontis. portrait (plate) of the author signed: J. Savage sculp.
Includes index.
Last leaf is directions to the printer.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
ESTC
Manuscript inscription at head of title page "Hen Rooke" in an 18th century hand. The leaf preceeding has a manuscript inscription "J Rooke" and "William - Herts 1739" in different hands. A list is affixed to the front pastedown giving the names of the members of parliament for Hertfordshire 1698-1790.  A pouch has been affixed to the back pastedown containing six loose manuscript leaves in a late 18th century hand concerning the antiquities of Hertfordshire. These include a sketchmap of the Hatfield-Baldock road with nearby places, notes on church lands in Hertfordshire and the pedigree of Thomas Wilson, Hoby, Lincolnshire.
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