THE

HISTORY

OF

GREAT BRITAIN,

FROM THE

FIRST INVASION OF IT BY THE ROMANS

UNDER JULIUS CESAR.

WRITTEN ON A NEW PLAN.

By ROBERT HENRY, D.D.

ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF EDINBURGH, MEMBER OF THE
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIANS OF SCOTLAND, AND OF
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH.

THE FIFTH EDITION.

IN TWELVE VOLUMES.

VOL. VI.

LONDON:

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J. NUNN; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN; LACKINGTON, allen,
AND CO.; E. JEFFERY; C. LAW; WHITE and COCHRANE ; B. AND R. CROSBY;
JOHN RICHARDSON; J. M. RICHARDSON; S. BAGSTER; BLACK AND PARRY;
J. AND A.ARCH; J.BOOTH; J. OTRIDGE; J.MAWMAN; R. BALDWIN; W.STEWART;
R. SCHOLEY; G. AND S. ROBINSON; CRADOCK AND JOY; J. BLACK; T. BOHN ;
J. FAULDER; GALE, CURTIS, AND FENNER; AND J. WALKER AND CO.

CHAP. IV.

The History of Learning in Great Britain, from

the landing of William Duke of Normandy,

A. D. 1066., to the death of King John,

A. D. 1216.

Page 87

Sect. 1.
An account of the fciences that were cul-

tivated in Great Britain, from A. D. 1066. to A. D.

1216,—of the improvements that were made in

them, and of the reafons of these improvements

Sect. 2. Hiftory of the most learned men who flou-

rished in Britain, from A. D. 1066. to A. D.

1216.

88

121

Sect. 3. Hiftory of the chief feminaries of learning

in Great Britain from A. D. 1066. to A. D. 1216. 155

CHAP. V.

Hiftory of the Arts in Great Britain, from the

the landing of William Duke of Normandy,

A. D. 1066., to the death of King John,

A. D. 1216.

Sect. 1. Hiftory of the neceffary arts in Britain, from

A. D. 1066. to A. D. 1216.

Sect. 2. The Hiftory of the fine or pleafing arts of

fculpture, painting, poetry and mufic, in Great

Britain, from A. D. 1066. to A. D. 1216.

CHAP. VI.

History of Commerce, Coin, and Shipping

in Great Britain, from the landing of Wil-

liam Duke of Normandy, A. D. 1066., to

the death of King John, A. D. 1216.

172

173

218

255

CHAP. VII.

The History of the Manners, Virtues, Vices,

remarkable Customs, Language, Dress,

Diet, and Diversions of the people of Great

Britain, from the landing of William Duke

of Normandy, A. D. 1066., to the death of

King John, A, D. 1216.

Page 313

APPENDIX to BOOK III.

NUMBER I. Magna Carta Regis Johannis, xv die Junii

MCCXV. anno regni xvii

NUMBER II. Translation of the Great Charter of King

John, granted June 15th, A. D. 1215. in the seven-

teenth

of his reign

year

381

393

NUMBER III. Epiftola P. Blefenfis ad Petrum amicum

medicum

407

NUMBER IV. Permiffion of Richard I. for holding tour-

naments in England

409

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