The Natural History of Wiltshire John Aubrey The Natural History of Wiltshire Table of Contents The Natural History of Wiltshire.............................................................................................................................1 John Aubrey...................................................................................................................................................2 EDITOR'S PREFACE....................................................................................................................................5 PREFACE....................................................................................................................................................12 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. CHOROGRAPHIA.................................................................................15 CHOROGRAPHIA: LOCAL INFLUENCES. 11.......................................................................................17 EDITOR'S PREFACE..................................................................................................................................21 PREFACE....................................................................................................................................................28 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. CHOROGRAPHIA.................................................................................31 CHOROGRAPHIA: LOCAL INFLUENCES. 11.......................................................................................33 CHAPTER I. AIR........................................................................................................................................36 CHAPTER II. SPRINGS MEDICINALL...................................................................................................41 CHAPTER III. RIVERS.............................................................................................................................49 CHAPTER IV. SOILES...............................................................................................................................55 CHAPTER V. MINERALLS AND FOSSILLS..........................................................................................60 CHAPTER VI. STONES.............................................................................................................................63 CHAPTER VII. OF FORMED STONES....................................................................................................66 CHAPTER VIII. AN HYPOTHESIS OF THE TERRAQUEOUS GLOBE. A DIGRESSION.................67 CHAPTER IX. OF PLANTS......................................................................................................................68 CHAPTER X. BEASTES............................................................................................................................77 CHAPTER XI. FISHES...............................................................................................................................80 CHAPTER XII. BIRDS...............................................................................................................................82 CHAPTER XIII. REPTILS AND INSECTS...............................................................................................84 CHAPTER XIV. OF MEN AND WOEMEN..............................................................................................86 CHAPTER XV. DISEASES AND CURES................................................................................................90 CHAPTER XVI. OBSERVATIONS ON PARISH REGISTERS,..............................................................92 PART II.....................................................................................................................................................................93 CHAPTER I. WORTHIES..........................................................................................................................94 CHAPTER II. OF THE GRANDEUR OF THE HERBERTS, EARLES OF PEMBROKE. WILTON HOUSE AND GARDENS..........................................................................................................................99 CHAPTER III. OF LEARNED MEN THAT HAD PENSIONS GRANTED TO THEM BY THE EARLES OF PEMBROKE.......................................................................................................................105 CHAPTER IV. OF GARDENS:—LAVINGTON GARDEN, CHELSEY GARDEN.............................108 CHAPTER V. ARTS: LIBERALL AND MECHANICK.........................................................................110 CHAPTER VI. ARCHITECTURE............................................................................................................112 CHAPTER VII. AGRICULTURE.............................................................................................................118 CHAPTER VIII. THE DOWNES..............................................................................................................121 CHAPTER IX. WOOLL............................................................................................................................124 CHAPTER X. FALLING OF RENTS.......................................................................................................125 CHAPTER XI. HISTORIE OF CLOATHING..........................................................................................126 CHAPTER XII. EMINENT CLOATHIERS OF THIS COUNTY...........................................................127 CHAPTER XIII. FAIRES AND MARKETTS..........................................................................................128 CHAPTER XIV. OF HAWKS AND HAWKING....................................................................................130 CHAPTER XV. THE RACE.....................................................................................................................131 CHAPTER XVI. OF THE NUMBER OF ATTORNIES IN THIS COUNTIE NOW AND HERETOFORE.........................................................................................................................................132 CHAPTER XVII. OF FATALITIES OF FAMILIES AND PLACES......................................................133 CHAPTER XVIII. ACCIDENTS..............................................................................................................134 i The Natural History of Wiltshire Table of Contents The Natural History of Wiltshire CHAPTER XIX. SEATES.........................................................................................................................136 CHAPTER XX. DRAUGHTS OF THE SEATES AND PROSPECTS....................................................137 CHAPTER I. AIR......................................................................................................................................140 CHAPTER II. SPRINGS MEDICINALL.................................................................................................145 CHAPTER III. RIVERS...........................................................................................................................151 CHAPTER IV. SOILES.............................................................................................................................157 CHAPTER V. MINERALLS AND FOSSILLS........................................................................................162 CHAPTER VI. STONES...........................................................................................................................165 CHAPTER VII. OF FORMED STONES..................................................................................................168 CHAPTER VIII. AN HYPOTHESIS OF THE TERRAQUEOUS GLOBE. A DIGRESSION...............169 CHAPTER IX. OF PLANTS....................................................................................................................170 CHAPTER X. BEASTES..........................................................................................................................179 CHAPTER XI. FISHES.............................................................................................................................182 CHAPTER XII. BIRDS.............................................................................................................................184 CHAPTER XIII. REPTILS AND INSECTS.............................................................................................186 CHAPTER XIV. OF MEN AND WOEMEN............................................................................................188 CHAPTER XV. DISEASES AND CURES..............................................................................................192 CHAPTER XVI. OBSERVATIONS ON PARISH REGISTERS,............................................................194 PART II...................................................................................................................................................................195 CHAPTER I. WORTHIES........................................................................................................................196 CHAPTER II. OF THE GRANDEUR OF THE HERBERTS, EARLES OF PEMBROKE. WILTON HOUSE AND GARDENS........................................................................................................................201 CHAPTER III. OF LEARNED MEN THAT HAD PENSIONS GRANTED TO THEM BY THE EARLES OF PEMBROKE.......................................................................................................................207 CHAPTER